Snow is lovely, isn’t it? Powdery, fun, pretty. Except if you want to get anywhere. And then it’s a nightmare. I can’t even imagine what it must be like at the airports at the moment. Chaos doesn’t quite cover it. Because if one flight is cancelled, it’s not like you can squish everyone onto the next flight over, is it?

And then there’s the trains. And they’ve been a nightmare. Despite the London underground and the DLR working pretty OK, the rest of London’s train services (and seemingly the UK) has come to a standstill leaving people stranded all over the place. Two hour journeys are taking almost an entire day, some people are getting stuck on tracks overnight.

So what have you done? Driven to your destination? Camped out at the airport? Braved the trains and decided to get to your destination no matter how long it takes and how many trains you have to get on? (I’m most impressed if you’ve done that!) When the unpredictable winter weather arrives, how do you make sure you get to where you want to go? Are you stubborn enough to stick it out, or are you ready to cancel everything you’ve planned for another time?

The worst thing about snow is that there’s nothing we can do about it. Whether we like the way our transport is run, it’s out of our hands unless we’ve got four wheels of our own (and they’re unlikely to get us somewhere sunny). This is the one time we don’t have other options. We can’t just jump on another flight, or pick another option. It’s unsurprising that so many people decide to stay at home.

You can see just how many people are being affected in the UK on Twitter using the hashtag #uksnow.

Which is what I’m doing. After a narrow escape to the Cotswolds last weekend, I think I’m set for snowy travelling. It started snowing badly the day after I returned, but what was an hour journey could have been much worse. I’ve decided unless I need to, I’m staying home. It’s far to icy outside for safe journeys.

Wherever you’re trying to get to in the snow, be safe. It’s dangerous out there and no journey is worth hurting yourself for.

How are you getting to your destination? Tell us in the comments!

Flickr image from roberthunt1987‘s photostream.