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Pickpockets, Beggars, Crime and Scams London
169 Reviews Please beware of those selling tickets outside the theatres for shows (especially ones that are sold out!). For example in 2008 I was waiting outside for a friend outside Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and...
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Crime and Safety Manchester
25 Reviews Unlicensed and dangerous taxis are a danger no matter where you are but there is a scheme for all of the Greater Manchester area called 'Travel Safe Taxis' You can type in the registration number of...
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Dodgy Areas Birmingham
23 Reviews I say that because if people have lived country life or outskirts of birmzzz, they cum in to our inner city areas and see how multi cultural it is, if they see a black person they automatically think...
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Punting Cambridge
8 Reviews Getting in and out of the punt wasn't as tricky as you might think, we didn't wobble much at all and I don't think we were in danger of tipping over. But as we were sitting in the punt, Donna's...
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Traffic, Driving and Crossing the road London
89 Reviews Since Londoners drive on the left side of the road, it's important to make sure you look the right way when crossing the street. Often times you will see directions painted on the street at crossings...
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Transport Birmingham
10 Reviews Arriving by coach ? In the past you had to enter a tin-shed that would disgrace a third-word banana republic. It is deeply depressing. Sooner or later, the new coach station will appear - it...
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Rising Bollards Cambridge
3 Reviews In preparation for my journey to Cambridge, I did review all of the tips on VT's Cambridge travel page. The "warning or danger" category only had two entries: punting and rising bollards. I had to...
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Taxis London
42 Reviews Single females should NEVER take unlicensed mini-cabs. Check the GLA website advice regarding taxis, and minicabs. They also provide a phone number listing licensed cab firms in your area: "You can...
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Public Transport (not taxis) London
26 Reviews In London, you will need to Hop-on, hop-off the bus while visiting Big Bin, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, Madame Tussuad,....etc, so i would suggest to purchase the ticket for the "Big Bus Tour"...
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Pigeons London
21 Reviews Im not usually in the city centre at lunch time to be one of the lunchers said to usually be at risk of bombarding pigeons (though have once had the unfortunate experience of being in the tragectory...
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Food Vendors London
10 Reviews Just a wee bit of a problem for us yanks, seems as though most of the pubs have great beer and even the fish & chips are decent, but the tartar sauce is served warm and it could be off. I should have...
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Money Matters London
23 Reviews As of midnight tonight (3 January 2011), goods and services in the UK just got EVEN more expensive with an increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) from 17.5% to 20% as part of the Government's austerity...
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Parking London
7 Reviews Probably not quite as bad as having your vehicle towed away completely, but just as inconvenient! For a fine payment of £65 you can have your car released - but personally, I'd rather pay the...
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This little warning is something that really came as a surprise to me. When you approach Stonehenge by road, there are tanks all ove the place. And you will also hear the loud booming of practice fire. It seems there is a military base of some sort nearby. Just an FYI.
From SB's Cleethorpes page :You just have to read this abridged account from Hansard (proceedings of the House of Commons)Mr. M.B: I have the honour and privilege to represent the seaside resort of Cleethorpes. For most hon. Members, the word "Cleethorpes" conjures up visions of seaside, donkey rides and the promenade. One of the greatest pleasures for young people of visiting Cleethorpes is the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of normal seaside pleasures. Donkey rides have been a traditional seaside pleasure at Cleethorpes and at other seaside resorts in the north, such as Skegness and Blackpool for a long time. Mr. H G : A donkey is not referred to as an equine, although it is within the equine family. Most often, donkeys are ridden on beaches, so there would be no danger in children riding them. I caution that donkeys are incredibly dangerous to ride and I have seen them unseat the...
From Sourbugger's Southend - on -sea page :(although it applies to several other downmarket resorts like Skegness and Blackpool)Southend is probably best known for the mile or so of amusement arcades stretched out along the seafront.The mass of neon lights is somewhat reminiscent of the Strip in Las Vegas, and they have similar names like "New York" or "Monte Carlo". These places are however limited to arcade games, bingo,slot machines (one-armed bandits) and 'push penny' type games.In addition you will find several novelty games, pool tables, 'grabber' cranes and air hockey etc.Things may well change when the current gambling laws get an overhaul in the near future.Southend also has other added attraction down here compared to Las Vegas - like a beach (well sort of), mountains of discarded fish and chip papers, hoardes of feckless youths high on cheap drink and petrolheaded idiots...
If you are planning on doing Agency work in the UK, dont go for the small agency offering big money! You may end up in a place like this... Called Red Roof, 10 of us stayed there, middle of winter, enough hot water for one (Yes, one) person to bath a night. We eventually started walking about 3 miles into Dereham to use the town pool showers. We left after a week...
Driving on the left side of the road wasn't too difficult to get used to... but on those narrow streets with limited vision, be careful! I had a close call with a 'recovery lorry' (we call those tow trucks). Luckily, the man driving it was very nice and checked out my car and told me it would be safe to drive it. Also, be sure you do buy the rental car insurance!! I did have to pay a bit of money, but not nearly what I might have if I hadn't gotten the insurace on the rental car! Good luck!
You may see mobile vans selling food and drinks at tourist spots or in lay-bys (places to stop on main roads). Be wary of these ..... the ones at tourist spots may rip you off and their hygiene is not always brilliant. Buy food and drink from shops to take with you, or look for pubs and cafes nearby.
Be very careful when looking for a hostel in London. We made the mistake of not making a reservation on our first stop there, and ended up wandering around late at night, trying to find a place to stay. A man approached us, and could obviously tell we were tourists. He told us that he had a place to stay that was several pounds cheaper than all the hostels in the city. He saw that we had a card of a hostel that we were planning on going to next. He whipped out his cell and "called" them. He told us that they said they only had one bed left. This man then proceeded to insist that we come to his hotel, because he had only two beds left, and would give them to us. My friend and I were getting a little disturbed by this man, and knew something was quite fishy. We ended up taking his card and getting the hell out of there. We figured he was a pimp or something, wanting to take advantage of...
Taryn and I must have really loved Heathrow. We ended up sleeping there on New Year's Day night because we could not get back home and I had to get a plane to Australia on the 2nd. Naively assuming that the UK's biggest airport might do the 24/7 thing we bunkered down, kidding ourselves that we would be able to drink coffee all night at one of the cafes. Of course we were wrong to presume that anything other than policemen with semi automatic guns and pickpockets hung out in Heathrow during the wee hours. Sleeping on lino is not comfortable, especially after being up all night dancing on New Year's Eve. We entertained ourselves by a) chatting b) singing and c) talking to some of the cops, who recommended that one of us always be awake in case someone stole our things.An interesting and strengthening experience.
Hmmm Taryn and I had the *delight* of going to Heathrow three times in as many days! It was awesome to see our friends off - but a little more organisation on our part would have made the whole Heathrow thing a little easier.Firstly we missed the last bus to Wycombe two days running! For some stupid reason buses only run until 7pm. Therefore we had to fork out a lot of cash to get a cab from SLOUGH bus depot (not a nice place!).If you are not staying in the middle London (the tube runs until late in the evening) I recommend checking local bus timetables. To make a prolonged stay at Heathrow more bearable check out the Starbucks opposite the international terminal. Everywhere else is very expensize.
Prepare yourself for LONDON. No doubt it's historic and has an impressive collection of museums and other treasures, but it's an expensive, dirty, ugly, soul-crushing place. Which is why Kew Gardens is one of my fave places to visit there.
The Montague On The Gardens London
5 Reviews and 1067 Opinions The concierge was fabulous, the hotel very grand, and despite the rooms being small they were...
Radisson Edwardian Manchester Manchester
4 Reviews and 929 Opinions I had a great time there. Stayed due to business 4 nights in the hotel. Staff was great, friendly...
Guy Fawkes Inn York
4 Reviews and 233 Opinions We went to the pub new years gay. I ordered the fish and chips and found a lump of metal in the...
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Q: Hi! We r planning to go Paris from London on 16th June Saturday by eurostar. We r planning to stay at L'Elysee Val D'Europe hotel...
A: Lookin on google maps I notice that the L'Elysee Val d'Europe is basically sitting on top of a railway station. It's not the station where the Eurostar stops, but that is...
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