You're right Hollydolly, The changes that occurred during the time I lived in Hampshire were one of the main reasons I headed back north. The south has become grossly over-populated and obscenely expensive. I've only been back there once and I hardly recognised the place.
It's called progress.!!
this isn't progress I can assure you... we are now so overcrowded that our essential services can no longer cope
I went to Wales and London (and Paris) before the pandemic, and I mostly stayed at hostels. They were not expensive and were really conveniently located in the cities. Food was my biggest expense, but I kept succumbing to special restaurants and dishes, so probably it didn't need to be as expensive to eat as it was for me. Also I don't remember exactly but if you plan ahead you can get some discounted prices for transportation, or buy the right type of ticket/pass (I've had to learn this in the US too, I'm in Chicago this month and if I had researched and planned ahead I could have saved half the price of the commuter train tickets, and in the beginning here I was paying cash for each bus ride but eventually learned if I got the transportation service fare card I only had to pay once every two hours no matter how many times I changed buses).
I was being facetious
ok Timoc, my favourite is passionfruit. see you in 24 hours,The U.K.! your opinion
Bellbird, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.....so I'm told......so, jet over here, hire a car, pick me up, and I will give you the most comprehensive tour of the best ice cream, parlours.
Here in London you can buy an Osyster card which will give you travel on the buses , tubes and trains.. and lasts all day long.. until 4am the day after you bought it..
