Scooterman's prices aim to beat the cost of a return taxi ride - one to get home after a night drinking and a second to pick up your car the following day.

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But for travellers who dread the prospect of a long taxi ride on top of a cross-country flight, the perimeter rule is an unnecessary hassle.

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After a morning browsing the souq, jump into a taxi for the 20-minute ride to the Pearl-Qatar, a man-made island in West Bay Lagoon and one of the most up-and-coming areas in Doha.

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She then took a six-hour taxi ride to Madrid and after failing to get on a ferry, took two days to drive to Paris.

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The next morning, I met Thomas in the hotel lobby at 7:30, and we took a 10-minute taxi ride to the headquarters of the Polish company.

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For another classic Istanbul experience, dine on the catch of the day at the waterfront Bebek Balikci, a 20-minute taxi ride north in the charming village of Bebek, once a separate town now annexed by the city.

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Once at Pakret, follow the crowds to the main road and take a motorcycle taxi to the Wat Sanam Neua temple (24 Moo 3 Chaengwattana Road), a short 10-baht ride away.

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Other walkers decided to head north toward Bark Bay (about two-and-a-half hours farther) and get a water taxi ride from there.

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The traveler stumbles bleary-eyed into the crowded arrival hall, only to face another two- to four-hour journey either by bus or train (a taxi ride would bankrupt an Arab prince) into the city.

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The plans for Jubilee Square involve creating gardens to replace a car park in St Nicholas Place and move the taxi rank and park-and-ride bus stop.

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