I'm 16 and I've never planned a trip before. I'm planning to go to London in 2008. What do I need to do besides get a passport, a hotel, and get a plane ticket? How much money do I need to save?
2006-12-07 04:55:55 · 7 answers · asked by Lorelai P. 1 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Packing & Preparation
What stores and sites should I go to?
2006-12-07 04:58:12 · update #1
I'm coming from America.
2006-12-08 04:38:53 · update #2
Also, How much is a Pound worth in American currency?
2006-12-08 04:42:13 · update #3
You need to decide what you want to see and do. You have lots of time until you go so spend some of it looking at guidebooks to help you decide. If you are going to use the trains (for travel outside of London) and the subway, you might want to look into buying a Brit Rail pass and a subway pass. You may save money by doing so. Plus, the subway is a relatively inexpensive and safe way to get around London and it's easy to use. Get a subway map. If you want to see any London shows, you might want to choose them ahead and book online. However, it isn't crucial and you can usually book them after you arrive. You can even do it at Harrod's. Speaking of money, take lots. London is a very expensive place - one of the most expensive in the world. A practical consideration that you probably need to figure out before you go is how you will get from the airport to your hotel and back again. Another: if you are going to depend on a cell phone, determine now whether it will work in the UK so you can do whatever is necessary in case it doesn't.
My personal recommendations for a first-time visitor would include taking a half-day bus tour to get your bearings and give you ideas of things you want to spend more time at, the Tower of London, British Museum, St Paul's cathedral, Changing of the Guard at Buck. Palace, a visit to Harrod's, and an art museum and London show of your choice. If you have time, take the train to Windsor. More time? go to Oxford or maybe Bath. Add or subtract from this list based on your own interests and the length of your stay. Here is where your guidebooks will help.
2006-12-07 05:33:56 · answer #1 · answered by Kraftee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apart from a lot of money, you should have a mobile phone. You don't want to roam in England, it's better to buy a new prepaid sim when you get there so you only pay local rates. A new sim is cheap (about 5 pounds) and topping up is easy and convenient.
You didn't mention what country you're coming from.
If it's America, you need a PCS phone that also works on GSM 900 and 1800 bands (most new/good models have those bands; they are called tri-band phones). T-Mobile and some Cingular are PCS (find out your current plan).
Most of the phones in the rest of the world are compatible. The big exception is Brazil/South America, where there are still many old TDMA networks.
Depending on your current phone plan, your mobile might be locked on to your current operator. You can do a search on the Internet with your phone model and "unlock mobile" or "unlock sim" to possibly find secret codes to make it compatible with any other operator. If you can't find a secret code on the web, there are many shops in London that will do it for about 10 pounds.
Also make sure you have the correct power adapter for your phone and any other small appliances that you'll take.
Have a great time.
2006-12-07 21:35:20 · answer #2 · answered by patrioticjock 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-23 03:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by Pauline 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save a ton of money! You need to pay go radmission to dights, suveniers, and the obvous things like a hotel. You might even want to budegt in a day trip somewhere else. The way I would go is to plan where you want to go and what you want to see, then add howver much you want to spend on suveniers.
2006-12-08 07:56:05 · answer #4 · answered by Elizabeth C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let me just stay that London is the most expensive place ive ever been, well the whole of the UK . especially if you are coming from Australia because of the exchange rate. One thing you need to brace your self for is the amount of people there will be in one area its amazing, Ive lived in Sydney most of my life and that's nothing
2006-12-07 05:16:26 · answer #5 · answered by jc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save money...a lot of it
I think it's best that you make a checklist of the places you want to visit and things to do....visit a site about the attractions there
Give way for hole-in-a-wall places
Hope I helped
2006-12-07 05:00:52 · answer #6 · answered by Iggie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learn the language,
Learn the dress styles,
Try not to look out of place or like an american tourist, they hate that.
learn the customs and laws, you do not want to be arrested for something stupid.
2006-12-07 05:13:16 · answer #7 · answered by Teri Molina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋