User blog comment:AveryWood/Realistic Skyrim and My Opinions on Hearthfire and Dawnguard/@comment-1840877-20120907151703/@comment-3492791-20120909005558

Whiterun and Markarth are in Oblivion?! =O

Also there is always your friendly neighborhood carriage driver waiting outside Whiterun, willing to take you to Markarth. With Hearthfire I think they take you to towns as well as cities now too. (it doesn't count if you have to pay for it ;D)

Keep in mind, if you wanted to be lazy, why are you playing the hardcore mode?