My oldest son is 15, and finally going out in his own for the first time. He's going to an amusement with tons of rollercoasters with a friend (he finally discovered rollercoasters 2 years ago).

He originally wanted to be brought by car, but that's an hour each way, so 2 hours, and public transport is also two hours, so I argued he should just do that. After a bit of resistance, we finally reached a compromise: they're going by train, but my wife picks them up by car after work.

So it's his first train trip without us. About time.