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  1. Faimar15 avatar

    Re: Good tailor in Singapore?

    by Faimar15 12 May 2012

    I must admit the good prices I got from Dino's does not commensurate good quality. In fact I had to alter all my pants again and hard…

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    RE: manchester to bath or oxford to london

    by richiavo 09 May 2012

    If you are taking public transport why would you stopover somewhere between Manchester and London it is only 3 hours on a train 5-6 on…

  3. amsel07 avatar

    RE: London Accomodation August 2012

    by amsel07 09 May 2012

    Do you have tickets for an Olympic event? If not, I'd stay outside of London during this time, in Oxford as suggested or Cambridge (also…

  4. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: manchester to bath or oxford to london

    by Fwoggie 09 May 2012

    I'd do Oxford but maybe Telford for the industrial revolution or Stratford Upon Avon for Shakespeare may appeal more, depends on your…

  5. jeanniehk avatar

    manchester to bath or oxford to london

    by jeanniehk 09 May 2012

    I shall take my two teenage kids ( age 15 & 13) to London. If we start from Manchester, which would be a better choice for stopover and…

  6. battybilly avatar

    RE: manchester to stratford-upon-avon to Oxford to London

    by battybilly 08 May 2012

    Can't that all be done in 2 days? Why a week? Seems a waste of a good trip to me. I'd rather have a few days elsewhere - than 7 days in…

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    RE: london to scotland by car

    by ChilliJ 08 May 2012

    Sorry, I don't think you are getting good advice on this one... If you are starting in London easiest way out is the M40. It goes past…

  8. ChilliJ avatar

    RE: manchester to stratford-upon-avon to Oxford to London

    by ChilliJ 08 May 2012

    Have to agree with Voyager-2002. Two nights in Oxford...you could stay longer.... Pitt Rivers Museum Ashmolean Museum Tour of a colleg…

  9. battybilly avatar

    RE: manchester to stratford-upon-avon to Oxford to London

    by battybilly 07 May 2012

    A week in Oxford? I suppose for some people yes - others no. What exactly would you do? Each to their own. Nice to have a choice. …

  10. Voyager_2002 avatar

    RE: manchester to stratford-upon-avon to Oxford to London

    by Voyager_2002 07 May 2012

    I must disagree with #2: for me, Oxford is worth at least a week. Obviously tastes differ. About Stratford: presumably you want to go…

  11. battybilly avatar

    RE: manchester to stratford-upon-avon to Oxford to London

    by battybilly 07 May 2012

    Great shout above by *1.... aubo23. Nowt to add to that 1. My little couple of lines.... 2 nights in Oxford?.... Nah. Just not worth it.…

  12. jeanniehk avatar

    manchester to stratford-upon-avon to Oxford to London

    by jeanniehk 07 May 2012

    I am planning a trip in July, from Hk to manchester. I shall take public bus or train from spot to spot. I am wondering whether to…

  13. 6345789 avatar

    RE: oxford

    by 6345789 03 May 2012

    Thank you all. I am at present engaged in a spat with a friend who insists that the word christmas lights has been replaced with winterligh…

  14. iviehoff avatar

    RE: oxford

    by iviehoff 03 May 2012

    >Or this just a non story stoked up by the press That. One particular event in Oxford, previously called Christmas Festival, was renamed…

  15. JohnTannahill avatar

    Re: london to scotland by car

    by JohnTannahill 02 May 2012

    Oxford looks like your first stop from London - it's about one hour depending on traffic and where you leave from. It's a good place to…

  16. Genya avatar

    RE: Two Weeks in the United Kingdom - itinerary assistance, must sees, etc!

    by Genya 25 April 2012

    For Stratford/Warwick:- I'm not sure of the route from Bath but I assume you go into London. If you don't have a rail pass buy your ticke…

  17. meats avatar

    RE: 7 Weeks in Western Europe/UK

    by meats 13 April 2012

    Why on earth do you want to go to Dover? Apart from the castle (there are much better ones in Kent) and the war tunnels there isn't there…

  18. dick_dangerous avatar

    RE: walking the thames river path in england from the source

    by dick_dangerous 10 April 2012

    I've been walking the Thames Path in stages for the last 4 years - I'm going out to do the final stage from Cricklade to the source of…

  19. TheDevil avatar

    RE: Flowers in Holland

    by TheDevil 05 April 2012

    Scheveningen is nice in summer, in winter it's just a concrete, cold, deserted and windy place just like any beach resort in the UK Madurod…

  20. nutraxfornerves avatar

    Getting to Mississippi

    by nutraxfornerves 04 April 2012

    A friend has a family emergency & is trying to get from the Wash. DC area to Water Springs, Mississippi. [_see map for location_|http://maps…

  21. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: England or Ireland trip with Mom

    by Fwoggie 01 April 2012

    Agree with the others; do not hire a car in London. Use public transport. That said, the tube (underground) has a fair few stairs in…

  22. fowler9 avatar

    RE: A week? or so in the UK (and Ireland?) in July

    by fowler9 31 March 2012

    I think I worded what I said quite badly. Oxford, Bath and Cambridge are beautiful places and well worth a visit. I just think if you…

  23. afus avatar

    RE: A week? or so in the UK (and Ireland?) in July

    by afus 31 March 2012

    Thank you for the replies! My school thing is in Silchester, small village near Reading. I have been actually to both London and Oxford…

  24. fowler9 avatar

    RE: A week? or so in the UK (and Ireland?) in July

    by fowler9 30 March 2012

    Don't bother doing Oxford or Cambridge if you've seen London, they are both London on a smaller scale.Go to a proper british city like…

  25. geeg avatar

    RE: A week? or so in the UK (and Ireland?) in July

    by geeg 30 March 2012

    I went to Stonehenge aged seven (a very very long time ago) and back then you were allowed to walk and climb all over the stones. It was…

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