Traveling to London 06/09/04 to 20/09/04
Tnilc Stone
idea what to pack I am a 23 year old male could you please give me
some advice.
tim
"Tnilc Stone" <tnilc...@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi I'm going to london on the 06/09/04 until the 20/09/04 and have no
> idea what to pack I am a 23 year old male could you please give me
> some advice.
Presuming you are enquiring about the weather, it will be warm
but not hot during the day, it could get cold in the evening and you
will then need a jacket/pullover. You will not need winter clothes
There is the probability it will rain on more than one day so you
will need a rain jacket.
tim
Jipsey
Barnaby Page
> Hi I'm going to london on the 06/09/04 until the 20/09/04 and have no
> idea what to pack I am a 23 year old male could you please give me
> some advice.
As far as clothing requirements go, the likelihood is that it will be
fairly mild temperature-wise (you might want a sweater or a light
jacket, especially in the evening, but don't burden yourself with a
heavy coat) and it is almost certain to rain some of the time.
There is nothing else that you particularly need to bring - anything
you could possibly want is easily available in London. I do recommend
that your first investment on arrival is a copy of the London A-Z map
book (or the smaller, pocket-sized Mini A-Z) , widely available at
newsstands and bookshops. (Possibly also available in Australia, but
likely to be cheaper in London.)
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
Tnilc Stone wrote:
What do you wear at home? SFAIK, there's not much difference, unless
you're nudist (in which case London might prove a little chilly.)
Frank F. Matthews
rain.
Richard
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> Hi I'm going to london on the 06/09/04 until the
> 20/09/04 and have no idea what to pack I am a 23
> year old male could you please give me some advice.
Though it's a great city, London is horribly overpriced, so buy enough of
anything you might otherwise use up during your stay (like shaving cream,
toothpaste, contact lens solution, cigarettes if you smoke, etc.) to avoid
having to by them in London at exuberant prices.
Richard
tim
"Richard" <th...@is.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Tnilc Stone" <tnilc...@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> > Hi I'm going to london on the 06/09/04 until the
> > 20/09/04 and have no idea what to pack I am a 23
> > year old male could you please give me some advice.
>
> Though it's a great city, London is horribly overpriced, so buy enough of
> anything you might otherwise use up during your stay (like shaving cream,
> toothpaste, contact lens solution,
I think you'll find that in most countries you go to for a holiday
these will be much more expesive than at home, you just don't
know which shops to go to and end up buying them in a corner
shop.
> cigarettes if you smoke, etc.) to avoid
> having to by them in London at exuberant prices.
can I have some of these exuberant things please
tim
Richard
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> > Though it's a great city, London is horribly overpriced,
> > so buy enough of anything you might otherwise use up
> > during your stay (like shaving cream, toothpaste, contact
> > lens solution,
> I think you'll find that in most countries you go to for a
> holiday these will be much more expesive than at home,
> you just don't know which shops to go to and end up
> buying them in a corner shop.
Easily remedied by asking a couple locals where to shop. Sometimes certain
items cost more in one city than they do in another regardless of which
stores you visit to research prices.
Richard
Hatunen
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tim
"Richard" <th...@is.invalid> wrote in message
> "tim" <52001097350...@t-online.de> wrote in message
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>
> > > Though it's a great city, London is horribly overpriced,
> > > so buy enough of anything you might otherwise use up
> > > during your stay (like shaving cream, toothpaste, contact
> > > lens solution,
>
> > I think you'll find that in most countries you go to for a
> > holiday these will be much more expesive than at home,
> > you just don't know which shops to go to and end up
> > buying them in a corner shop.
>
> Easily remedied by asking a couple locals where to shop.
Yes, I know, but I was replying to the other poster's IMHO
biased view. I doubt very much that a basic tube of toothpaste
costs more in a Tesco Supermarket than it does in Carrefour,
Ahold, Real or Esselunga. But having had to make a distress
purchase of toothpaste in other countries, I can assure you that
it is always damned expensive to buy toothpase in tourist
emergency shops.
tim
Hatunen
<52001097350...@t-online.de> wrote:
Most tourists don't know what a Tesco is.
Keith Willshaw
"Richard" <th...@is.invalid> wrote in message
Those things arent especially expensive (except fags).
How many tubes off toothpaste can you use in 3
weeks for heavens sake.
The pricey part about London is the accomodation.
Keith
Keith Willshaw
"Hatunen" <hatu...@cox.net> wrote in message
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>
> Most tourists don't know what a Tesco is.
>
They do however know what a supermarket is.
Keith
David
> idea what to pack I am a 23 year old male could you please give me
> some advice.
Sweatshirts, trainers, something waterproof, shades,cigars, a few
T-shirts, jeans, shoulder bag, pref of the over-the-shoulder dispatch
rider type.
Goatie beard optional.
Dave
Richard
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> On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:34:22 -0600, Hatunen <hatu...@cox.net> wrote:
> >Most tourists don't know what a Tesco is.
>
>
> Isn't "a Tesco *Supermarket*" a bit of a give away?
Not to mention anyone who's not confined to guided bus tours will probably
walk by one or two while in London.
Richard
Richard
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> Those things arent especially expensive (except fags).
So you're used to London prices, eh?
> How many tubes off toothpaste can you use in 3
> weeks for heavens sake.
If you're budget travelling, every dollar/pound/euro counts. I ended up
paying significantly more than I would have at home for some contact lense
solution and a box of bandaids. Not that it broke my budget but it still
annoys me to see the display on the register and think "gee, if I were at
home I'd be paying that number of dollars, not pounds."
> The pricey part about London is the accomodation.
... and the food, clubbing, tube fare, taxis ...
IME whatever costs a CAD here in Montreal costs a GBP in London. Notable
exception being a pint at the local pub. London's still a great city, just
that it's bloody expensive.
Richard
Rita
I had to buy some over the counter meds while in London this
spring and found them to cost considerably less than in the U.S.
What's more I could obtain some that are available only by
prescription in the U.S.
>
Keith Willshaw
"Richard" <th...@is.invalid> wrote in message
> "Keith Willshaw" <keit...@kwillshaw.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> > Those things arent especially expensive (except fags).
>
> So you're used to London prices, eh?
>
The major supermarkets charge the same in London as
elsewhere in the UK.
> > How many tubes off toothpaste can you use in 3
> > weeks for heavens sake.
>
> If you're budget travelling, every dollar/pound/euro counts. I ended up
> paying significantly more than I would have at home for some contact lense
> solution and a box of bandaids. Not that it broke my budget but it still
> annoys me to see the display on the register and think "gee, if I were at
> home I'd be paying that number of dollars, not pounds."
>
> > The pricey part about London is the accomodation.
>
> ... and the food, clubbing, tube fare, taxis ...
>
> IME whatever costs a CAD here in Montreal costs a GBP in London. Notable
> exception being a pint at the local pub. London's still a great city, just
> that it's bloody expensive.
>
Funny I was in Switzerland this year thinking how expensive
it was compared to the UK
Keith
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Richard
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> I had to buy some over the counter meds while in
> London this spring and found them to cost considerably
> less than in the U.S. What's more I could obtain some
> that are available only by prescription in the U.S.
That's the exception that makes the rule!
Medication of any sort is almost always more costly in the US.
If you do the research, you'll find articles about Americans going to Mexico
and Canada to stock up on medications at a fraction of the price they're
used to paying in the US. There are Canadian Internet pharmacies that do
good business selling prescription medication to US residents because the
price difference between the two countries is so drastic. Some drug
manufacturers are catching on and asking these pharmacies to stop selling to
the US at Canadian prices, threatening to increase the price at which they
sell to these pharmacies if the pharmacies don't stop but that's getting way
OT...
Richard
Richard
> > IME whatever costs a CAD here in Montreal costs
> > a GBP in London. Notable exception being a pint at
> > the local pub. London's still a great city, just that it's
> > bloody expensive.
> Funny I was in Switzerland this year thinking how
> expensive it was compared to the UK
What does Switzerland have to do with anything? The OP is from Australia,
judging by the headers.
Richard
Keith Willshaw
"Richard" <th...@is.invalid> wrote in message
> "Keith Willshaw" <keit...@kwillshaw.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> > > IME whatever costs a CAD here in Montreal costs
> > > a GBP in London. Notable exception being a pint at
> > > the local pub. London's still a great city, just that it's
> > > bloody expensive.
>
> > Funny I was in Switzerland this year thinking how
> > expensive it was compared to the UK
>
> What does Switzerland have to do with anything?
Its in Europe.
> The OP is from Australia,
> judging by the headers.
>
So what , we are discussing relative prices in EUROPE
Keith
Hatunen
wrote:
We had a hard time finding one in London.
Jim Ley
[Tesco]
>We had a hard time finding one in London.
Surely the one near covent garden is likely passed by most tourists
wondering around?
Jim.
Hatunen
wrote:
Passing by doesn't mean you notice.
Jim Ley
>On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 20:59:00 GMT, j...@jibbering.com (Jim Ley)
>wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:52:10 -0600, Hatunen <hatu...@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>[Tesco]
>>>We had a hard time finding one in London.
>>
>>Surely the one near covent garden is likely passed by most tourists
>>wondering around?
>
>Passing by doesn't mean you notice.
No, but the OP just said that most tourists would walk past one, not
that they'd notice it to be something. The Prague store might be more
noticeable IIRC.
Jim.
Richard
Richard:
> > > > IME whatever costs a CAD here in Montreal costs
> > > > a GBP in London. Notable exception being a pint at
> > > > the local pub. London's still a great city, just that it's
> > > > bloody expensive.
Keith:
> > > Funny I was in Switzerland this year thinking how
> > > expensive it was compared to the UK
Richard:
> > What does Switzerland have to do with anything?
Keith:
> Its in Europe.
True, but the OP is neither from Switzerland nor is he going to Switzerland,
so it really doesn't matter whether Switzerland is in Europe or Antarctica.
Perhaps you misunderstand me. I'm not trying to scare people from traveling
to London, nor am I saying that it's the world's most expensive city. I'm
only saying that it is expensive, so to save money one should bring whatever
can conveniently be transported along with them.
I don't make similar comments when people ask about Switzerland because I
don't know enough about the country to offer any advice that I feel would be
useful.
Richard
Keith Willshaw
"Richard" <th...@is.invalid> wrote in message
> "Keith Willshaw" <keit...@kwillshaw.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Richard:
> > > > > IME whatever costs a CAD here in Montreal costs
> > > > > a GBP in London. Notable exception being a pint at
> > > > > the local pub. London's still a great city, just that it's
> > > > > bloody expensive.
>
> Keith:
> > > > Funny I was in Switzerland this year thinking how
> > > > expensive it was compared to the UK
>
> Richard:
> > > What does Switzerland have to do with anything?
>
> Keith:
> > Its in Europe.
>
> True, but the OP is neither from Switzerland nor is he going to
Switzerland,
> so it really doesn't matter whether Switzerland is in Europe or
Antarctica.
>
> Perhaps you misunderstand me. I'm not trying to scare people from
traveling
> to London,
It seems to me that you are trying to come the netcop.
> nor am I saying that it's the world's most expensive city. I'm
> only saying that it is expensive, so to save money one should bring
whatever
> can conveniently be transported along with them.
>
And I'm pointing out Switzerland is more expensive.
Given that the object of this newsgroup is to discuss
travel in Europe it seems rather apposite to mention the
fact.
> I don't make similar comments when people ask about Switzerland because I
> don't know enough about the country to offer any advice that I feel would
be
> useful.
>
Very noble of you I'm sure.
Keith
Hatunen
>On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:52:10 -0600, Hatunen <hatu...@cox.net> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:59:57 -0400, "Richard" <th...@is.invalid>
>>wrote:
>>
>>><nit...@privacy.net> wrote in message
>>>news:idf8j01c2fopqc1tp...@4ax.com...
>>>> On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:34:22 -0600, Hatunen <hatu...@cox.net> wrote:
>>>> >Most tourists don't know what a Tesco is.
>>>>
>>>> Most American tourists?
>>>>
>>>> Isn't "a Tesco *Supermarket*" a bit of a give away?
>>>
>>>Not to mention anyone who's not confined to guided bus tours will probably
>>>walk by one or two while in London.
>>
>>We had a hard time finding one in London.
>
>Use this next time http://www.tesco.com/storelocator/
I don't have a computer when I'm in London.
Alan Harrison
"Richard" <th...@is.invalid> wrote in message
> IME whatever costs a CAD here in Montreal costs a GBP in London. Notable
> exception being a pint at the local pub. London's still a great city, just
> that it's bloody expensive.
As a midlander in southern exile, my great London price moan is about how
expensive a pint of beer is down here. I pay the same for a newspaper or a
tube of toothpaste as I would back hom in Walsall, and can't for the life of
me understand why I get charged 40 or 50 pence more for a jar, expecially
when it's a local London brew like Fuller's.
Alan Harrison
Sprout
Stone) wrote:
>Hi I'm going to london on the 06/09/04 until the 20/09/04 and have no
>idea what to pack I am a 23 year old male could you please give me
>some advice.
If you want to keep in touch with home you could get a UK SIM card for
your phone.
Search Google for something like 'British SIM Card'
Tim Challenger
> On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 20:59:00 GMT, j...@jibbering.com (Jim Ley)
> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:52:10 -0600, Hatunen <hatu...@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>[Tesco]
>>>We had a hard time finding one in London.
>>
>>Surely the one near covent garden is likely passed by most tourists
>>wondering around?
>
> Passing by doesn't mean you notice.
Assuming you're looking for one... if you don't notice, then you deserve to
pay 5 quid for a tube of toothpaste.
--
Tim C.
Richard
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> As a midlander in southern exile, my great London price
> moan is about how expensive a pint of beer is down here.
> I pay the same for a newspaper or a tube of toothpaste as
> I would back hom in Walsall, and can't for the life of me
> understand why I get charged 40 or 50 pence more for a
> jar, expecially when it's a local London brew like Fuller's.
Really? Perhaps I went the wrong way when I decided to explore England
outside of London (I went to Nottingham, then Manchester) but my impression
was that a pint cost the same give or take 10 or 20p in all three cities.
Essentially nowhere, except that big chain of pubs (Witherspoon?) that I
avoided like the plague as they seemed far too sterile and without
character, did I ever see a pint for less than two quid.
Richard
Jim Ley
>Really? Perhaps I went the wrong way when I decided to explore England
>outside of London (I went to Nottingham, then Manchester) but my impression
>was that a pint cost the same give or take 10 or 20p in all three cities.
The central parts of these areas are similar in price to London, but
away from the center and in smaller villages etc. they can be quite a
bit cheaper.
>Essentially nowhere, except that big chain of pubs (Witherspoon?) that I
>avoided like the plague as they seemed far too sterile and without
>character, did I ever see a pint for less than two quid.
J D Wetherspoons - I don't actually mind them, the pubs are similar
buildings to others, and the lack of music etc. is quite refreshing.
Maybe not so good for tourists though.
Jim.
David Horne
I live in Manchester, and used to live in London, and I can assure you
that there's a fairly substantial difference in prices- I'd put it as
much as around 50p a pint.
Wetherspoons are a big chain, of course, and there is something of a
sameness about a lot of them, but I still think they have a lot going
for them. For a start, they always have non-smoking areas, and most of
their branches don't play music. Also, in some cities, they have
reoccupied some pretty impressive properties- I'm thinking recently of
the one I was in near the main Newcastle train station. And, as you
mention, the prices are excellent.
David
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Alan Harrison
"David Horne" <this_address...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I live in Manchester, and used to live in London, and I can assure you
> that there's a fairly substantial difference in prices- I'd put it as
> much as around 50p a pint.
I would agree. When I was recently visiting my folks in Walsall, the bloke
who served me at the Turf - http://freespace.virgin.net/altair.4/turf.htm -
apologised for the high price (two quid) of the especially strong guest beer
they had on that night. Most bitters are £1.80, and mild is cheaper. In
London, even in the unfashionable area where I live, you commonly get
knocked at least £2.20. There is one notable exception, as mentioned by
David:
>
> Wetherspoons are a big chain, of course, and there is something of a
> sameness about a lot of them, but I still think they have a lot going
> for them. For a start, they always have non-smoking areas, and most of
> their branches don't play music. Also, in some cities, they have
> reoccupied some pretty impressive properties- I'm thinking recently of
> the one I was in near the main Newcastle train station. And, as you
> mention, the prices are excellent.
Wetherspoons have extremely good prices, even in London. The lack of
character of which some posters have complained largely reflects the fact
that the premises are normally converted from other purposes. For instance,
the Good Yarn in Uxbridge is a former tailor's shop. The Imperial in Walsall
is a former cinema, previously notorious for monster flicks. It has a
mammoth in the former balcony seats, and when it first opened as a boozer,
the first thing you saw on entering was a brontosaurus's bum. (The reptile
has since been removed to provide more space for imbibing!)
Alan Harrison
tim
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> On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 10:05:33 -0400, "Richard" <th...@is.invalid> wrote:
>
>
> J D Wetherspoons - I don't actually mind them, the pubs are similar
> buildings to others,
Strange that. Company policy is to take unused buildings
(like banks) that aren't pubs and convert them. Anmd you
think they end up looking exactly the same?
tim
Patrick Wallace
on in the known tourist areas), but there are also factors like higher
rateable values on the property and higher staff wages, I imagine.
PJW
bar...@cix.compulink.co.uk
(Hatunen) wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:59:57 -0400, "Richard" <th...@is.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> ><nit...@privacy.net> wrote in message
> >> Isn't "a Tesco *Supermarket*" a bit of a give away?
> >
> >Not to mention anyone who's not confined to guided bus tours will
> probably
> >walk by one or two while in London.
>
> We had a hard time finding one in London.
IKWYM. They're all over the place (supermarkets in general, not just
Tesco) but in central London they can be oddly difficult to spot - they
conform to the building line and have relatively modest signage, so they
don't stand out the way supermarkets traditionally do with large parking
lots, elevated signs etc.
Ed Dente
: "Rita" <justforn...@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
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:> I had to buy some over the counter meds while in
:> London this spring and found them to cost considerably
:> less than in the U.S. What's more I could obtain some
:> that are available only by prescription in the U.S.
: That's the exception that makes the rule!
: Medication of any sort is almost always more costly in the US.
: If you do the research, you'll find articles about Americans going to Mexico
: and Canada to stock up on medications at a fraction of the price they're
: used to paying in the US.
You'll never be more conscious of this than if you cross from Nogales AZ to Nogales MX.
You'd think the Mexico town comprises nothing but pharmacies. Last time I was there I
didn't notice, but I can't imagine Nogales AZ can support more than one.
(Hyperbole, I guess, but that's what it seems like.)
Ed
Ed Dente
: "Richard" <th...@is.invalid> wrote in message
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: Alan Harrison
Nothing like the thrill of discovering that you can get four pints of the best, freshest
Pilsner Urquel in a good pub in Prague for the price of a single pint of Fuller's,
Greene King, or any other real ale in London. If anyone's planning a trip to include
both cities, make sure to do London first, then Prague, otherwise the shock of the price
differential will make you too depressed to have more than a single pint in London.
Ed
Hatunen
There are charter buses to take people to Nogales for drugs.
rache...@gmail.com
During the Olympic Games I went to visit East London & Stratford where the Olympic Park reside and enjoyed the culture and sport competitions. i Started with two famous museums and then went towards Victoria Park where there was a big happening and festival with huge t.v. screens displaying all day by day the olympics activities. it was so much fun. i got it all planed before i went there. http://www.voyajo.com/viewTrip.aspx?trip=111748 I can’t wait for the next Olympics! around September is Summer in London, and so the weather is good. not too cold, but i still recommend taking long sleeves. its little bit cold at the evenings.
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> During the Olympic Games I went to visit East London & Stratford where
> the Olympic Park reside and enjoyed the culture and sport competitions. i
> Started with two famous museums and then went towards Victoria Park where
> there was a big happening and festival with huge t.v. screens displaying
> all day by day the olympics activities. it was so much fun. i got it all
> planed before i went there.
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
>
Either you are VERY late posting your request, or you're living a few
years behind the times! (I realize Europeans express numerical dates as
"day, month, year", where Americans list them as "month, day, year" -
which would mean you're talking about September 6 through 20 - but we
are already in 2012, and "04" was 2004.)
>
Runge 667
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evg...@earthlink.net> a �crit dans le
Surreyman
Wetherspoons are almost certain to be the cheapest.
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> Hi I'm going to london on the 06/09/04 until the 20/09/04 and have no
> idea what to pack I am a 23 year old male could you please give me
> some advice.
What are your top 5 items to pack while backpacking?
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> business trip, you will know just how valuable a sewing kit can be :)
1) Use the one the hotel supplies.
2) buy a new pair of trousers
tim
> --
>
> Martin
>
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