The Guide to Living and Traveling in London. Book Hotels in London using Cryptocurrency.
One of the greatest pleasures of a UK vacation,
however, is just how easy it is to explore this fascinating and diverse
country. London is an amazing
place to live. There’s never a shortage of new things to do: a play to see, a
museum to peruse, a modern art show that might not make any sense but is still
fun to experience. Let’s see few advices for you staying in London:
1. Accommodation: It is expensive. If
you’re not self-funding your life in London, you’ll probably be regularly
reminded by your parents just how expensive it is. If you’re a student, finding
accommodation through your university is your best bet. Student
accommodation is also very different in the UK than it is in North America.
Instead of long dormitory halls lined with double or single bedrooms, student accommodation
in the UK are most often set up as flats with around five or six single
bedrooms sharing one kitchen and living area. If you’re looking for private
accommodation, XcelTrip is the most
affordable option. The cost of rent depends where you live; a one-bedroom flat
in Islington is a lot more expensive than a 5-person flats share in Wembley. If
you choose to live further out from the city center, you should factor in the
travel costs since trips on the bus and tube are more expensive the further out
you live.
You could choose Queensway Serviced Apartments
Located in London (London City Centre) at XcelTrip and stay in Queensway Serviced
Apartments it’s within a 15-minute walk of Kensington Gardens and Kensington
Palace. This apartment is 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Natural History Museum and 2.5
mi (4 km) from Buckingham Palace.
2. Food: Being on a
camping trip in southern England you probably couldn’t find graham crackers
anywhere! The main mid-range grocery stores are Sainsbury’s and Tesco. Waitrose
and Marks & Spencer are slightly more expensive but tend to have
higher-quality stuff. Iceland is a good budget grocery store and also great for
buying bulk, frozen food. Lidl and Asda are great cheaper options, too. When it
comes to restaurants, London disproves the myth that English food is boring and
bland, nothing but baked beans and fish and chips. In such a multicultural city,
there is a wide range of cuisines to try. Definitely find a good curry place
near your flat as soon as you can. There are a lot of good coffee shops in London,
too, like Costa or Café Nero, but nothing will ever replace Tim Hortons.
3. Travel: It’s easy to
travel around Europe when you have a Canadian passport, but getting a visa to
actually live in a new country is not so easy, even when moving to the UK
from a commonwealth country. It is also quite expensive. But using XcelTrip
is always easy and cheaper!
4. Weather: It doesn’t rain
in London as much as people think, and rain here is more of a slight drizzle
than a full-on downpour. If you’re cold in London you can’t complain because
people will tell you it can’t possibly be colder than what you’re used to in Canada,
but trust me, it feels colder. But in London some people wear trench coats and
Hunter rain boots in 2˚C weather and somehow think that’s sufficient. The cold
here is a wet kind of cold, which leaves you with a constant damp feeling that
is hard to shake. In the summertime it can, contrary to popular belief,
actually get quite hot, nearing the high 20˚C’s.
5. Drinking
culture: There is no doubt that there is a big drinking
culture in the UK. Walk by any pub in London and no matter what time of day it is,
it will be overflowing with people. Coming from Ontario, where there are very
strict drinking laws. For those who don’t drink, you’re the lucky ones because
you’ll save a lot of money.
6. People: People in
London always seem to be in a hurry. Very rarely will someone apologize for
bumping into you in the street or stepping on your foot on the tube. There is
much less casual conversation between strangers in London than in other UK
city.
The culture isn’t
too hard to adjust to. And one final thing to note: English people will be very
surprised if you tell them you’ve never seen a moose or a polar bear and that
Canada isn’t actually covered in snow 365 days of the year.
Nevertheless, make
you next trip to London as comfortable as possible by using XcelTrip - functional use case for XcelToken, Bitcoin and Ethereum. Plan your next trip with XcelTrip!
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