pre-trip
I had been looking for a rental away from NC for the hottest part of the summer. Our first choice was Russia but they had too many questions such as when where & how. We like travel with no strings attached. I was checking LA, San Diego & Paris when this London place came up. For years we had wanted to again stay in London but the natural expense and changing exchange rate had prevented our visit. I found it on Craigs list for $55 per night for 34 nights. It appears to fit our wants. Close in and two sleeping areas. The owner warned us that there were 3 running children in the apartment above us. NKO says if it worries us too much then we will just go to the coast of France for a while.
I found a cheap fare from Philideaphia to Manchester for $511 each. I think we can get from NC to PHL by Hertz rental for $120 and from MAN to LON by rail for $22. The return may cost aliite more but we will be saving $500 or $600 for the extra time and trouble over a RDU to LON ticket.
We are planning on getting the cheapest tickets for the entertainment. We think that we can average $20 per ticket. Opera standing is $15, the cheapest PROMS tickets are about $12, but the west end plays will be above $20. I am hoping to cut my addiction to internet & cable as neither are available in the flat. Food buying will be one big form of entertainment.
Food will be the biggest cost! We are planning to avoid restaurants. Hey, it is not France! We are hoping to stock up at CARFOUR or similar; shop the local bread and butcher shops; visit the "farmers" markets; and buy prepared foods at the deli and grocery stores. At home, we spend about $40 per day. We are planning on $80 in London. This is a big change from our spring trip to Buenos Aries where we ate out every meal and only spent $30 per day.
I am planning on the transport pass costing $5 per day each.
So our budget is entertainment $40, food $80, transport $10 or $130 per day total for the two of us. We hope this will result in our over spending only about $1,000 above our normal rate for travel days.
I found a cheap fare from Philideaphia to Manchester for $511 each. I think we can get from NC to PHL by Hertz rental for $120 and from MAN to LON by rail for $22. The return may cost aliite more but we will be saving $500 or $600 for the extra time and trouble over a RDU to LON ticket.
We are planning on getting the cheapest tickets for the entertainment. We think that we can average $20 per ticket. Opera standing is $15, the cheapest PROMS tickets are about $12, but the west end plays will be above $20. I am hoping to cut my addiction to internet & cable as neither are available in the flat. Food buying will be one big form of entertainment.
Food will be the biggest cost! We are planning to avoid restaurants. Hey, it is not France! We are hoping to stock up at CARFOUR or similar; shop the local bread and butcher shops; visit the "farmers" markets; and buy prepared foods at the deli and grocery stores. At home, we spend about $40 per day. We are planning on $80 in London. This is a big change from our spring trip to Buenos Aries where we ate out every meal and only spent $30 per day.
I am planning on the transport pass costing $5 per day each.
So our budget is entertainment $40, food $80, transport $10 or $130 per day total for the two of us. We hope this will result in our over spending only about $1,000 above our normal rate for travel days.
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