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  1. walkabout123 avatar

    Re: May EVENTS in England, Scotland & Ireland

    by walkabout123 11 January 2012

    You might also like some of the street markets in London, of which there are several. My favorites are: Camden Markets: http://www.camden…

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    RE: May EVENTS in England, Scotland & Ireland

    by Copepod 11 January 2012

    You mention love of outdoors, so if you'd consider participating in adventure races, then also worth looking at http://www.sleepmonsters.co.…

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    RE: May EVENTS in England, Scotland & Ireland

    by Fwoggie 11 January 2012

    Birmingham Pride in Birmingham Southend Airshow (attracts nearly half a million people), free. World Naked Bike Ride in Portsmouth Royal…

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    RE: May EVENTS in England, Scotland & Ireland

    by Fwoggie 11 January 2012

    Brighton Festival Horse racing around most of the country Chelsea Flower Show Cheese Rolling festival in Gloucester Badminton Horse Tria…

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    RE: 3 month extended holiday in England for US citizen customs queries

    by Mrs_Trellis 11 January 2012

    NB - there may be a confusion in terminology but it's not Customs and Excise that you need to worry about, it's Immigration. Customs…

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    Re: May EVENTS in England, Scotland & Ireland

    by walkabout123 11 January 2012

    For London, try the weekly magazine, TimeOut London. You can get it at any newsstand in london and also online. For the online version,…

  7. battybilly avatar

    RE: May EVENTS in England, Scotland & Ireland

    by battybilly 11 January 2012

    Seems to me, as they're pretty much en-route between London and Edinburgh - both the city of Manchester and The Lake District National…

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    RE: Moving from Canada -- Best place to live?

    by battybilly 11 January 2012

    You like big cities and also culture and nature.... Then it could be anywhere, really. London, Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol are…

  9. professorm avatar

    RE: How long for a postcard to get to England?

    by professorm 11 January 2012

    It will take infinitely many years under the circumstances!

  10. bluecrush90 avatar

    Moving from Canada -- Best place to live?

    by bluecrush90 11 January 2012

    **I'm 21 years old, looking into moving to England on a working visa for awhile. Trying to research as much as I can... any help would…

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    RE: How long for a postcard to get to England?

    by danbushell 11 January 2012

    hopefully they'll get there-was scenarios years ago where if you didn't see the stamps get franked at the post office staff were known…

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    May EVENTS in England, Scotland & Ireland

    by Onetwogreyblue 10 January 2012

    Hello Thorn Tree-ers, We are heading to the UK for the month of May along the following schedule (which is super flexible). April 28-M…

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    How long for a postcard to get to England?

    by MikeR371 10 January 2012

    Hi all. I was in India over Christmas, and I had a fabulous time. I sent several postcards from Delhi on the last day, the 30th December.…

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    RE: First Time Traveling Advice!

    by Shuffaluff 10 January 2012

    Welcome to Thorn Tree. You need to help us to answer you. Where in England are you going? You do know, of course, that England is a count…

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    Re: 3 month extended holiday in England for US citizen customs queries

    by epj 10 January 2012

    Cheers for that and thank you for the good luck wishes! Much appreciated. Lots to think about there! Edited by: epj

  17. HimalayanUlrike avatar

    RE: 3 month extended holiday in England for US citizen customs queries

    by HimalayanUlrike 10 January 2012

    Personally I have no idea, but maybe this thread can help answer your questions: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=…

  18. epj avatar

    3 month extended holiday in England for US citizen customs queries

    by epj 10 January 2012

    I hope it's not considered too cheeky to sign up and ask a question straight off the bat but from looking around, this board seems to…

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    Baseball: Yankees vs Mets at Yankee Stadium

    by ham1sh 10 January 2012

    Hi All, 8th, 9th, 10th June @ Yankee Stadium. In England a local derby such as this is generally an awesome experience because of the…

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    RE: denmark and spain-- hot men

    by Daniel1971 10 January 2012

    Sorry but I am THE expert on the topic! I live in Southern Spain and IMHO there nothing to write about. On the other hand Denmark OMG!...and…

  21. battybilly avatar

    RE: Best and worst countries for eating cheaply?

    by battybilly 10 January 2012

    For me.... Best?.... It would have to be pretty much anywhere in North America. The choices and diversity are totally endless - plus the…

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    RE: I decided to leave this forum

    by andybox 10 January 2012

    Ok Felix, February was entertaining (loosely) taking my daughter to Canada, then England to visit my sister then SE Asia on the way home.…

  23. aussieguarddog43 avatar

    RE: New Zealand

    by aussieguarddog43 10 January 2012

    Sorry old girl, I wasn't a mind reader, I had remembered she mentioned she was leaving from the England in another post. Er, my partner…

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    RE: Great British Canapes

    by GND 10 January 2012

    oh yum! love welsh cakes! yes NEver understood why so many complain the food in England is bad. So many really delicious traditional…

  25. Ola11 avatar

    RE: I decided to leave this forum

    by Ola11 10 January 2012

    +Plus, of course, she could criticize and complain about England and the US (she'd lived in both you know, so she was a complete expert…

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