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Britain outside of London is cheap, friendly, and relaxing

Tom — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:20:00 +0000

As someone who has spent much of his adult life going from one big city to another, it’s a welcome reminder that the largest cities in each country tend to be poor representatives of the rest of the place. Whether it’s Bangkok, New York City, Kuala Lumpor, or London, these places often have more in […]

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The people were so friendly! – Where isn’t this true?

Tom — Mon, 27 May 2013 10:36:15 +0000

Most of us like to avoid using cliches like the plague, but one cliche that people never seem to acknowledge is the automatic answer people give to the question, “what did you like about the place?” With only a few exceptions, people say, “Oh, the people were so friendly!” The weird thing for me about […]

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The UK is becoming an even less appealing expat destination for families

Tom — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:26:45 +0000

The United Kingdom tends to be more of an exporter of expats than an importer of them, at least among those in the West. The country remains a huge draw for people coming from developing countries, but new survey results show that its appeal for people coming from the US, Canada, Australia, and continental Europe […]

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The 2011 ‘most livable’ cities list is dominated by boring and expensive European cities

Tom — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:00:42 +0000

This year’s Mercer Quality of Living Survey is freshly out and as expats or potential expats we might all be interested in which cities are considered the best. Anyone who has seen this survey or ones like it in the past will not be surprised that the top spots are all dominated by very expensive […]

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Some amazingly cheap flights to London have been popping up lately

Cheap Flights — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:48:45 +0000

Just when it looked like any flight between the US and Europe was going to be at least $900 or more round-trip this summer, a few sensational deals have begun to appear. Part of the problem is that they often disappear almost as quickly, so we’ll discuss this phenomenon and how best to take advantage […]

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Summer airfare bargains are possible in August

Cheap Flights — Wed, 25 May 2011 09:22:06 +0000

Regular readers of this site are certainly aware that we’ve been trying to find any alternative to flying in the heat of summer this year, because fares are insanely high. Doing research on airfares all day can be depressing when I see that June fares to Europe are very high, and then in July they […]

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Flights to Europe this summer are brutally expensive, so go before or after if possible

Cheap Flights — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:31:32 +0000

There’s been a lot of talk about how this summer was going to see much higher airfares to Europe than last year, and unfortunately it’s coming true. In most years passed it was always possible to find a roundtrip ticket to London for under $1,000, regardless of which American city you started in. This summer […]

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Cheap flights to Europe are still possible for the flexible traveler

Cheap Flights — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:08:40 +0000

With oil prices continuing to spike, and those mysterious fuel surcharges continuing to go up, many so-called experts are claiming that this summer Europe will be out of the price range of most Americans. While it’s true that prices are definitely higher this summer than they were last summer, things don’t have to be all […]

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Public Transit in London, UK

Tanya — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:23:35 +0000

London, United Kingdom, has one of the best, most extensive and most widely used public transit systems out of any metropolitan area on earth. Many different rail, underground, bus, tram and boat services can take expats, residents, tourists, commuters and all types of people around this gigantic city, its outskirts and suburbs. London Underground The […]

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The Aquariums of England

Tanya — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:09:46 +0000

London Aquarium This aquarium is located in the heart of London, and has 50 displays of over 400 different species. There are over a dozen zones in this aquarium, and they have animals like eels, clownfish and stingrays. They have also recently opened a Rainforests of the World Exhibit, with crocodiles, Poison-Arrow Frogs and Piranhas. […]

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