When you think of the quintessential British eccentric, you probably imagine something like an old lady with a dog in a pram, or some fellow in a flat cap who knows the name of every steam train ever to roll through the British railway system – or maybe even a gongoozler. What you probably don’t …
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One of the most common misconceptions I hear about UK travel is that idea that if you venture outside of London or Edinburgh, you have to rent a car. Renting a car in the UK comes with a host of issues many travelers would prefer to avoid – driving on the opposite side of the …
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Very often when I’m talking with people about travel to the UK, I’ll hear someone say something like, “I’ll definitely be avoiding Manchester, their crime rate is way too high,” or “I’d love to visit Manchester but I’m not sure it’s safe.” Sometimes, those people are from American cities – even places like St. Louis …
As a non-gazillionaire who loves to travel to the UK (and elsewhere) as often as possible, I’ve learned quite a few tricks to help fund the habit. One of my more recent favorites – and one that’s very relevant this time of year – is to use cashback sites for any online shopping I do. …
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As someone who loves to travel, but doesn’t love to spend money on travel, I’ve become quite adept at the airline/credit card points game in recent years. With a little planning, it has allowed me to greatly reduce the overall cost of traveling to the UK, and I was even able to send my parents …
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Around the United Kingdom, you’ll occasionally encounter the curious phenomenon of model villages. And no, I don’t mean something like the miniaturized version of Bourton-on-the-Water you can find in the Cotswolds. A model village was a largely self-contained community designed for the workers and families of a given employer, usually some kind of factory or …