pubs and at breakfast at the B&B to determine what we should do the next day
or that day and where we should stay. Made reservations then. We've got 3
kids (18, 15 and 13) so we didn't just look when we got tired. We have done
that in France when we were sans children and had great fun.
Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 8:25 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Trip to England
Did you make reservations @ the B&B's before you went or did you just wander
into them during your travels?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Ousterhout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 3:49 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Trip to England
>
> I agree with Erika. We just returned from London and our favorite part
> was
> driving through South East England, staying in small towns and B&B's.
> Beautiful country!
>
> Andy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erika L Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 2:18 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Trip to England
>
>
> Personally, though many people love the rail pass, if you can squeeze a
> car into your budget ...
>
> PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do.
>
> PLEASE.
>
> You really get to be on your own schedule and see places that the train
> doesn't get to.
>
> Don't stay in hotels ... I can find you B&B's for everywhere you want to
> stay.
> £25-£35 a night, sometimes for a pair, sometimes per person, and it
> ALWAYS includes a beautiful breakfast.
>
> PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't do a tour
> without a car. :(
>
> You will be so disappointed.
>
> Cheers,
> Erika
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >>| From: Marlon Moyer
> >>|
> >>|
> >>| After my brother and I got to talking, we started thinking
> >>| about the Britrail pass. Would it be practical to do the
> >>| route (London, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Liverpool,
> >>| Bristol) via a train. It seems that between the cost of
> >>| the auto and the cost of petrol :) that it is more cost
> >>| effective to do the train. We'd be getting the Britrail
> >>| consecutive pass for 8 days which is exactly how long we'll
> >>| be there. Do you know if the Britrail pass also includes
> >>| inner city trains also, or is it just long runs. Also,
> >>| would luggage be a problem on the trains or is it pretty
> >>| easy to keep up with your stuff?
> >>|
> >>| Also, in the Edinburgh/Glasgow area we've noticed that the
> >>| hotels are quite a bit more expensive. Is there a town
> >>| nearby that might be a neat place to see that might not be
> >>| as expensive. We've been able to get rooms for under $200
> >>| a night in all other cities, but in that area is been over
> >>| $250 a night.
> >>|
> >>| Thanks for all the help so far. I don't think that this
> >>| trip would have been near as much fun without all the
> >>| list's input.
>
>
>
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