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i kind have always wanted to do a "Eurotrip" style vacation to london, and head out from there. Can anyone give me tips, ideas, suggestions? Is there a better place to go? It looks like a can get a $800 flight outta syracuse to London mid march, was thinking maybe renting or buying a cheap scooter to get around instead of backpacking or taxis to cover more ground efficiently. Id like to see France, and possibly Germany (I was there when I was younger while my dad was at the Big Red 1).
Any idea of how much a week of life would cost once there? Im not a very lavish person, id rather sleep in a crap hotel to use my funds to cover more of the country. But i do enjoy alcoholic beverages, and id like to taste the finer foods there (dinner mainly)
Any idea of how much a week of life would cost once there? Im not a very lavish person, id rather sleep in a crap hotel to use my funds to cover more of the country. But i do enjoy alcoholic beverages, and id like to taste the finer foods there (dinner mainly)
Take a subway card for a few days and you'll be fine. They got a good subway system going there it's the cheapest way to get around and will take you anywhere.
Cheap hotels or hostels should not be a problem to find. Lots of students and backpackers visit the place.
The GP at Valkenwaard (Holland) is on April 9th so that might fit in your schedule.
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Rolling, green countryside, stratford upon avon (shakespeares town), warwick (medieval town) and leamington spa (victorian) as an American im sure you would be welcome. And not far from birmingham. But a 3 hour drive down to Dover for the ferry to France.
Thats just me though. probably help that I live there though
Read something inside the castle about it being a gift from some Duke to some Princess (or something!) from back in the 1800's.
Wasn't too impressed with the castle, though. A bit too Disney-Lite for my tastes.
Liked Arundel Castle better. Sitting there on the look-out, gazing out across the marshlands at the English Channel, you can just imagine waiting there for those continental bastards to hit the beach.
Hook Norton Bitter.
Nice!
Speaking of Oxfordshire, the old Covered Market is worth a visit. Then an hour and a half down the A34 to Salisbury for the cathedral and Stonehenge.
Did you go to London when you were over here? What did you think?
If you want the full-on Fawlty Towers experience stay in Bicester at the Littlebury.
I would always spend a couple of days in London, as our freight forwarders were there and they'd look after me with my own driver. I liked London, but it is very expensive, and if I didn't have a driver, then I'd have to figure out the tube, as taxi's are pretty pricey.
I also worked for a company that was based in Swindon (Magic Roundabout!), so spent some time there. But even then I stayed on the week-end up near Brackley (Hinton-in-the-Hedges) with a friend and went out on his canal boat, which was pretty cool.
I love England, and miss going there. (I have been accused of being an Anglophile!)
Now with Dallara, though. So a trip to Italy is in my future!
yes thumpa, ive watched the Hostel movies, and chuckle about having that experience. I think I'd find myself in the club vandersexxx scenario more than anything haha.
thanks everyone for the ideas and tips. should i be looking into renting a car then? what would be the best way for me to travel about? the subway system seems good, but I cant imagine it covers much outside of england
Pit Row
Italy should be really good, im going there for a week on Sunday! My first time so it should intresting.
little hotel in Finchley, near where I was raised as a tyke. Free Internet and breakfast - about $100 per night. That's
about a third of what you pay in London. 10 minute walk to the East Finchley tube station. Or 5 pounds by car service or bus.
20 minutes on the Tube (underground) to downtown (Picadilly Circus/ Oxford Circus, etc,,). Northern Line.
DO go to Camden Town, very interesting food, people, shtuff...you'll dig it...
http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-finchley-united_kingdom-GB095
Email me , facebook or IM for any further way I can help. I love London....
Don't believe the hype, tons of great British food available...and you already know the language.....sort of.
Cheers, amiigo.
and by the way, what is the exchange ratio to the pound?
Ps your $1 will get you around £1.50, pretty easy to work prices out
www.xe.com/ucc/convert/?Amount=1&From=USD&To=GBP
quite frankly there is nothing to see above the watford gap..... except snow, rain, terraced houses, more rain, shakespeare, rain, coronation street, people you can't understand, rain, some mountains...... oh, and shitty weather
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