How I learned to love my long commute | Julian Borger

As one of the 3 million Britons who spends over two hours a day travelling, I have found the daily journey to be a thing of joyI never expected to be a commuter. In my 20s and 30s, the very word seemed to encapsulate the humdrum, the subjugation of the soul to an uncaring railway timetable. That was then. Returning to London in my 40s from a long spell abroad brought the shock of London house prices but also an infatuation with Brighton with its sea views, eccentric shops and green surrounding h