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Beyond London

Beyond London. Presented by: Joy Owen. Welcome!. www.wanderengland.com. Wanderingengland.blogspot.com. Agenda. Hosteling International Why England? Currency Electronics Phone Transportation Language Food Lodging Next Steps/Summary. What is Hosteling International?.

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Beyond London

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  1. Beyond London Presented by: Joy Owen

  2. Welcome! www.wanderengland.com Wanderingengland.blogspot.com

  3. Agenda • Hosteling International • Why England? • Currency • Electronics • Phone • Transportation • Language • Food • Lodging • Next Steps/Summary

  4. What is Hosteling International? Hostelling International is a nonprofit membership organization that has been serving young travelers for 79 years strong. Founded in 1934 to promote international understanding of the world and its people through hosteling. In England/Wales, Youth Hostels Association (YHA) is a part of Hostelling International. YHA Network Map

  5. Why England But beyond that… England is one of the most beautiful countries in the world!

  6. Why England • 15 National Parks/7,842 square miles • More than 140,000 miles of public footpaths • Just under 400 Lakes and Reservoirs • Canal highways crisscrossing the country

  7. Why England

  8. Currency

  9. Electronics • What you’ll need: • Converter to convert 120 to 240 watts • Adapter to convert to UK plugformat $36.99 UK plug $57.95

  10. Phone • Check with your provider. • If you have a GSM (not CDMA) phone and it’s unlocked, you can get a UK SIM and UK phone number easily. One of the least expensive ways to communicate overseas. • Skype

  11. Transportation • Plane • Train • Car • Taxi • Bus • Underground/Tube(certain cities only) • Canal Boat • Ferry • Foot! Remember – drive on the LEFT!

  12. Is it REALLY English? • Hundreds of dialects in the UK. • Famous Yorkshire quote: • ‘Hear all, see all, say now't, tak' all, keep all, gienow't, and if tha ever does ow't for now't do it for thysen. • (Hear all, see all, say nothing. Take all, keep all, give nothing. And if you ever do something for nothing, do it for yourself.)

  13. Food • There are regional foods such as Yorkshire pudding and Cornish pasties. • Plenty of western restaurants these days (McDonalds and Burger King) • Cut costs • Have your big meal at lunch • Stay at a B&B and get breakfast free • Buy food at grocery stores

  14. Lodging • Hotels • B&Bs • Hostels • Caravaning • Wild camping – www.pitchup.com • Self-Catering

  15. Next Steps

  16. Summary • “He stood staring into the wood for a minute, then said: "What is it about the English countryside — why is the beauty so much more than visual? Why does it touch one so?“ • -Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle • More detailed information available at UT Informal Classes.

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