Any suggestions or anything I need to know before I go.
2007-02-26 09:59:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ London
a) Get a travelcard for the tube/buses. It is the cheapest way to get around town and sometimes the fastest.
b) remember the exchange rate is 2:1 (basically) so double the number of everything you see to figure out the price in dollars (which will be painful).
c) take a look at http://www.tripadvisor.com to get candid photos of your hotel and real people reviews (a must I would say)
d) try to visit things off the beaten path that are not necessarily touristy. Maybe see a football match, or a market, or take a day trip to Bath or Oxford or Cambridge or Plymouth or Dover or something. Get out of London if you can.
e) The temperatures are usually a 'damp cold' this time of year, so if it says "in the 50s" don't think it is a nice sweater and the 50s -- it is more like a trench coat and scarf in the 50s and wet.
f) Enjoy yourself. Remember it is a different country and they do something different than they do in the US. Not better, not worse, just different. Enjoy the difference.
2007-02-26 11:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by apleyden 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you're going to be in London... The Tube is your friend!!!
And the Taxi drivers will basically give you a history of the city, whether you want one or not... and the people of London are usually friendly, so you needn't worry..... Oh, and American appliances WILL NOT work in the UK without an adapter AND converter...
2007-02-26 15:49:04 · answer #2 · answered by Hayden S. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you comming to London the first thing to do is to purchase an Oyster card for all your travel needs. Buy them at Newsagents and Railway stations
2007-02-28 17:21:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to remember that in england cars are on left handside of road so watch yourself when crossing over
2007-02-26 10:10:12 · answer #4 · answered by loco 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SHOP IN PRIMARK IF YOU'RE LOOKIN FOR NICE CLOTHES FOR CHEAP! DONT GO IN RIVER ISLAND UNLESS U WANNA BE BROKE! TESCO IS THE BEST FOR GROCERY, ARGOS & WILKINSONS FOR HOUSEHOLD STUFF. THERE'LL BE GOOD SALES IN JULY. O & IF U LIKE SWEETS, ENGLAND IS THE BEST PLACE FOR DESSERTS! ANYTHIN ELSE U'D LIKE TO KNOW?
2007-02-26 16:24:14 · answer #5 · answered by tupac4evaa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't bother taking any hair dryers or curling irons there, they won't work, the plugs are different.
2007-02-26 15:06:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋