Indeed in london you can live for less money if you want to, but you have to be careful not to fall into tourist traps. First of all I would say, try to avoid taking the public transport, but if you must, buy an oyster card asap. Unlimited travel per day for £4.40 by tube and £3.50 by train. Recently I have bought myself a bicycle, which I have bought for the same amount than a months travel ticket in zone 1-2. Cycle paths here in London are improving rapidly and it gets you wherever you are going faster than the tube, might want to check it out. If you want to do and see stuff. Well all the big museums have free admission. If you want to go to eat, a lot of nice restaurants offer great lunch deals (around £6.00 per person). I work in Covent Garden, around Neal street. Check that area out, it's amazing. Then musical and theatre stuff...Never go on a saturdayevening, prices tend to go up then (or maybe it is my imagination). I will always go during the week. Most people buy their tickets at Leicester square, but I have been doublecrossed once (by a legal agency not a tout) and now I prefer to buy my tickets at box offices all the time. Never pay more than £25.00. I went to Chicago for £17.50 for example. Excellent seating!
Then for the rest, keep checking for free stuff. Festivals, markets (like camden town market)...this site puts it all in perspective already, very handy. Lots of fun in your discovery!!
Posted: 2006-07-09 10:31:45
