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traviling to brighton by undergroun1/22/2012
  Q: This march it will be my husbands and i third visit to london. Having seen most of the most popular ...
  A: Anna! I am not a resident of the U.K., but rather an American with enthusiasm for visiting Britain. ...
our base at Bath, Bristol11/26/2011
  Q: I am paul writing from malta. My friend and I will be visitng England next month for a week. We ...
  A: while I have been an enthusiastic visitor to England in the past, I am not a resident there. So I ...
Harwich to Ireland4/10/2011
  Q: We will be arriving by cruise ship May 18th at the Harwich port. We plan to tour Ireland and ...
  A: Jerry, I'm a traveler from the U.S. so not exactly an expert on ferries and getting across the ...
British History1/3/2011
  Q: I'm very interested in the ghost stories of England, but one of my books (Haunted Britain, Copyright ...
  A: William, I regret that I am only an enthusiastic American traveler who has spent a fair amount of ...
Books about Britishness?7/7/2010
  Q: I’m looking for a good, accessible book to help a foreigner understand better what British people ...
  A: Jay, I deeply regret that I cannot help you with this question. I'm an American who is enthusiastic ...
London to East Midlands6/22/2010
  Q: I have to travel from Gatwick to East Midlands Airport on 14/09/2010,could you tell me which ...
  A: Suraj, I'm not a resident of England, just an enthusiastic traveler. But I do a lot of online ...
Rail Travel5/25/2010
  Q: Arriving London 6/6/2010from Aust, on 7th would like to visit old friend at Heartford Heath I ...
  A: Richard, I'm not an expert on British rail travel, but I think I can help you some. According to ...
Transit Visa to UK1/29/2010
  Q: I m a student from India living in Dallas. I m planning to goto India during the break. I booked my ...
  A: Raj, I truly wish I could be of assistance, but I simply don't know the answer. When I have traveled ...
transportation from Heathrow6/29/2009
  Q: My husband and I will be visiting London in July - we've never been before. How do we get from ...
  A: I'm an American travel enthusiast but I'm pretty sure I can help you with this. My recommendation is ...
uk honeymoon4/30/2009
  Q: I would like to plan my honeymoon for September 2009 in Great Britain and Ireland. My fiance and I ...
  A: Deborah, sorry for the delay in answering, but I wanted to try to give you a complete answer. I'll ...
Manchester Men arena to London 024/11/2009
  Q: "Hello Bill, Basically I need to get from the Men Arena in Manchester to the London ...
  A: I'm so terribly sorry that I am just an enthusiastic American traveler who knows a few things to ...
what's it called?8/27/2008
  Q: In the United States the document required to drive a motor vehicle legally on the streets is ...
  A: There really is not much difference -- the Brits call it a driver's licence (note slight difference ...
Question on moving and working in London2/25/2008
  Q: Several years ago, I had a friend from California who I met through the internet. She wanted to ...
  A: Julian, I regret that I'm a US citizen who writes about traveling to and in the U.K., and have ...
narrowboating5/28/2007
  Q: Bill, My wife and I were considering narrowboating and would appreciate any info/recommendations you ...
  A: Monty, My wife, son and I went narrowboating on two separate vacations (mixed in with some time ...
Purchasing Apex rail tickets4/23/2007
  Q: How do I purchase an Apex train ticket? What are the restrictions or disadvantages of Apex tickets? ...
  A: Lynne! I'm terribly sorry, but I am an American who travels to Britain, but I don't live there. I ...
music1/13/2007
  Q: Bill, Thank you for this excellent info. Regarding what you said about work; I have heard that...I ...
  A: Leah, I don't know that they would discourage or encourage "welfare" recipients coming in. It MIGHT ...
Becoming a Britain citizen8/5/2006
  Q: I am a U.S. citizen. I was just wondering if it is really hard to move to England. I heard you have ...
  A: I'm sorry to say that I'm a US citizen too, so may not be able to help you too much with this. I ...
Where to move in England?7/25/2006
  Q: Cissna, I've recently decided to move to England due to the current political decisions made by my ...
  A: Jennifer, I hope to offer any suggestions I can that might be helpful, but I'm not sure I can give ...
Lake Country vs. W&S of London?12/18/2005
  Q: In the June 14-26 period, we will be doing Athens, Greek Islands-Turkey Coast cruise, Istanbul. ...
  A: Terry, First of all, your trip sounds great, no matter what you choose! As far as Europe goes, my ...

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