I cannot beleive how expensive it is in the UK!
I am an American, and want to really see what Scotland is like. I am planning on staying there for 3 months, but for that length of time, I will only have around 25-30 pounds per day to spend on food, transportation, entertainment etc.
and the bus is 5 pounds of that or more each day. but I am taking my laptop and I guess if it is raining or something I could just study, but what would you suggest?
have not really any money for pubs or nothing, no cigarettes no way (5 pounds for that too! rediculous!)
2007-11-12 12:32:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
I AM THINKING OF BUYING A MOUNTAIN BIKE TO BICYCLE EVERYWHERE, FROM TOWN TO TOWN, AS I THINK THE BUS IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND I THINK RIDING A BICYCLE, EVEN THOUGH WINTER TIME, WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO SEE AROUND A BIT BETTER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK??
2007-11-12 12:33:48 · update #1
IN CASE ANYONE MISUNDERSTOOD, I WILL HAVE 25-30 POUNDS EXTRA AFTER PAYING RENT.
THIS IS HOW MUCH I WILL HAVE FOR FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, TRAVEL.
2007-11-12 13:04:59 · update #2
OH , SORRY, AGAIN, JUST REALIZED, YES, THAT IS RIGHT, 25-30 POUNDS IS ALL I HAVE PER DAY. MUST PAY FOR EVERYTHING WITH THAT .
SO THAT AVERAGES OUT TO 200 POUNDS PER WEEK ROUGHLY.
2007-11-12 13:16:52 · update #3
I WILL HAVE MORE LIKELY AROUND 12-15 POUNDS PER DAY SPENDING MONEY AFTER RENT.
2007-11-12 13:20:05 · update #4
well the scottish seem to manage boredom with extreme all day booze binges so copy them
2007-11-12 12:35:56 · answer #1 · answered by tom a 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
You'll have more than a lot of people in Scotland have. I couldn't afford £25-£30 a day & I get along just fine. BTW - you can buy a monthly bus pass in Edinburgh for £37 & you can use that on any bus you wish. Or buy a daysaver ticket for the buses, that would cost you £2.50 per day. You could eat something in a pub (one course) & have a drink for about £12. That leaves you with £10.50. You can buy some really cheap souvenirs with that, or visit tsomewhere like Edinburgh Castle.
Try hitchhiking to different cities/parts of Scotland.
Basically, like I said you sound to have much more money than an average Scot could afford to spend in a day. It sounds a bit like you are what the Brasilians call a "Filinho do papai".
You'll be studying a lot as Scotland is a very "rainy" country.
2007-11-13 18:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by Jock 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your interests?!
You can explore the countryside for the cost of transport and a packed lunch!
There are different activities in different parts of Scotland. You could google Scotland and check out the different sites, telling you what there is to do and where and some may tell you how much and give contact details!
You might be able to email various places for further details on seasonal opening times, etc!
Also check what adaptors you will need to use your laptop in the UK!
As for taking a bicycle, I'd check the distances between the places you want to travel between first! If it is within your ability, then it would be a great way of exploring, as you could get off the road in some places with a bicycle, that you couldn't with any other vehicle!
I'm sure you'll have a great time in Bonnie Scotland!
2007-11-12 12:55:31 · answer #3 · answered by Watsit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cycling in Scotland would be great from May to September, but in the winter, as a main means of transport, it will likely be miserable as hell! The hours of daylight are really short in the winter as well, but in the summer it doesn't get dark until 10pm or later (depending how far north you are).
I wouldn't make this kind of trip in the winter. Scotland is a great place to visit any time of year, but winter cycling trips aren't such a great idea.
P.S. it only seems so insanely expensive in the UK to you at the moment because the US dollar is down the toilet (like £1 per litre/$7.70 for a U.S. gallon of petrol here!) . Or maybe not: the UK is pretty much a rip-off all round...
2007-11-16 11:29:45 · answer #4 · answered by johnny_dee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very bored, I stay about 30 miles south or Irvine, the shopping centre is nice but its the same as any other Scottish new town, you go to work in the cold and rain, come home and watch TV and maybe at the weekend you go out for a drink, Scottish people are very friendly but most keep themselves to themselves and its not safe to go alone at night, and we are being overrun by immigrants. I have 24 pounds per day to live on and off of that I have to pay rent, council tax, electric, food, petrol, car payments, debts, cigarettes and clothes.
2016-05-22 21:30:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
200 gbp a week, try bed and breakfast on the outskirts of the city,
get a job in a bar or cafe before you ask 10% of illeagles in the uk are americians so one more wont hurt and move yo a town/city thats not to big or to small and remember because your a yank over here we will try to take you for a few quid just as you would with a brit over there.
good luck
2007-11-12 12:57:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why you would ever want to stay in a confined area for so long is beyond comprehension. There is so much to see and experience. Man, you are young and have all of your life to see and enjoy So why not stay for a shorter period experience more luxurious accomodations , enjoy the people and culture and plan for future trips if you've missed anything.
2007-11-12 12:45:21 · answer #7 · answered by googie 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
With that kind of money you could still find some ways of getting drunk.You're thinking too much.
2007-11-13 02:22:51 · answer #8 · answered by slightlystoutbob 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you should more than enough to see you through....scotland
is cheaper than england,
2007-11-13 02:34:24 · answer #9 · answered by Norrie B 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋