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#1 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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peppertm says:
This is a great little book to have with you for reference, as it is full of maps- London, the theatre district, railway connections, and a full tube railway map. It’s very useful to have in your purse or backpack. I used it quite a bit.
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#2 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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dfoo says:
If you don't fancy catching the heathrow express and want to save a few quid, I recommend catching a South West train to Feltham and then getting a bus from Feltham to Heathrow.
Slightly slower than Heathrow express (but not by much) depending on where you are. But a lot cheaper.
It actually...
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#3 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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byrneharris says:
Jbo is right, although it has to be saidd that bargains are out there. When I moved in I had a place in Wembley then a place in Holloway, both non-sharing rooms and both less than £400 a month with 1 month deposit. I saved about £25 a week by cycling and shopped carefully.
I recommend food shop...
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#4 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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scarr says:
So I don't have any pictures of a London bus for whatever reason, but I was watching the Graham Norton Show and was reminded of the night bus. For anyone looking for a good time late night, I recommend spending some time riding around on the night bus in London. There are alot of crazy people in thi...
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#5 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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janethepain says:
For cheap transport around the UK check out the National Express buses. They are super handy and their fun fares are only 1 pound. I managed to travel from Victoria Station to Bournemouth return for only 2 pound. The station is a handy 5 minute walk from Victoria train station. The fare to Bright...
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#6 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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Naiyaru says:
Ewan McGregor, of whom I'm a huge fan, and Charley Boorman, who is also a lovely chap, have made two DVD's on which they travel the world on... motorbikes! Laura showed me the DVD and since then I'm hooked and wanted to share this with all you travel lovers! The combination of a tough journey, a Sco...
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#7 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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prosaddler says:
Sounds like "oh my god not again we all know it", b-u-t. I can tell u ive been ice skating on every continent and without exemptence this was was the most fun. In front of the natural history museum in london. We had so much fun that i had tears in my eyes. All people helped eachother over teh ice t...
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#8 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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bonejas says:
Email: nicko@climatecars.com
Website: www.climatecars.com
Office: Canalot Studios
Street: 222 Kensal Road
City: London W10 5BN, England
Prius hybrid cars. All the cars have leather seats, free cold Belu mineral water, bike racks, newspapers and magazines.
WE ARE NOT MORE EXPENSIVE, b...
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#9 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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sarahelaine says:
The London Underground - "the tube" - is one of the oldest, most famous mass transit systems in the world. Mostly, it works very well, but there are things that you should bear in mind when using it.
The first is that decades of underinvestment, and then a new mayor, have combined to make the...
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#10 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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sandra_s021 says:
I was born in this city and have lived here all my life. I have battled with every form of transport imaginable. It can be quite daunting to those unfamiliar with the options, but here are my favourite ways of getting around..
1) Walking: Zone 1 (according to the tube map) of London is a walker's...
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#11 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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thenicepilot says:
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To: British Airways, London Heathrow Airport, Thomas Cook
Re: Terminal 5 and currency conversion nightmare
I recently flew into London’s terminal 5 on BA flight 0875 whic...
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#12 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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jbo says:
I've actually done some research into this for a book and here's what I concluded in terms of how much money you need to come to London to live (even if you're going to start work as soon as you arrive)...
Accommodation is your first great expense. Expect to pay on average between £500-600 a mon...
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#13 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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Maureenie says:
I totally stole this from "puddles_mcgee" on the Lonely Planet website,
AND it has nothing to do with London specifically, but I wanted to
share it, because it made me feel less stressed out about traveling. It
was called, "Travel Pleasures to Stop Feeling Guilty About":
Missing...
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#14 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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louisebenedetto says:
www.gumtree.com
This site its really good, specially who wanna spend a long time in London. Have a lot of jobs oportunities, rent flats, rooms... really helpfull site! Hope that its a good tip!
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#15 of 70 general tips & advice in London
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mswim says:
When I was doing research for my trip to Europe I was inititally planning a month long backpacking tour. A friend of mine was going to accompany and we were wanting to see it all. We had our route mapped out, knew what we wanted to see in each destination and then something happened and I was sudd...
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