It's happening!! Mr. Concolora and I are flying out to London tomorrow to start our three week tenth wedding anniversary European extravanganza and I'm about to pop with excitement.
We're going to be in London, Paris, Dijon, Verona, Vicenza, Venice, and Rome and we'd love some recommendations on where to eat. Snowflakes inside!
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posted by Concolora
on May 20, 2013 -
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I am an AT&T Customer with an iPhone 5. I am traveling to London, Paris, and Dusseldorf this summer and don't want to get killed with international data and cell charges. Plus I want good apps for translation, maps, etc. What's the best way to do this, and would I be better or worse off with an Android phone (Galaxy S4 or HTC One)? Any first-hand experience would be awesome.
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posted by bodgy
on May 12, 2013 -
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I'm going to Chaudes-Aigues (France) in early July and I currently live in England (York). What are my (best) options for getting there? Would like to fly out of Manchester if at all possible, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what airlines and airports I should be looking into at the France end and how feasible train/bus travel is to/from places there. Thanks!
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posted by iamkimiam
on May 10, 2013 -
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I finally saved up enough flyer miles for a flight to Europe and I am super excited since I've never been. I'm planning on a week in London and then a week in Paris, advice for things to do while I'm there would be much appreciated.
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posted by xtine
on May 6, 2013 -
21 answers
Moving away from the UK after a stay of about 9 months. One thing I will
NOT miss is English plumbing. What is the deal with taps / faucets? Even in new construction, in bathrooms and kitchens you will often find one tap for hot water and one for cold, mixing taps seem to be rare. Why? Economy? Tradition? No one I've met here has a good explanation, so thought I'd try the green.
posted by Expat
on Apr 27, 2013 -
25 answers
What would be
the book to read to understand the intellectual climate of the first decades of the 19th century in England?
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posted by Marauding Ennui
on Apr 3, 2013 -
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I'm moving house next weekend and new place does not have WiFi. It's a six month lease and I'll probably be moving out of the country after that. I use a lot of internet (streaming music, downloading podcasts, films, sending large files, using cloud services, etc.) and so I need something unlimited or pretty near it. Everything I'm seeing online so far is either too much £ for too little internet (£20 for 2GB per month, seriously??) or too much commitment (12-18 month contracts for phone, broadband and TV). I only need internet. What are my options, if any? Thanks!
posted by iamkimiam
on Mar 9, 2013 -
11 answers
What is the best way to spend an 8 hour stopover in London England for a family that has never been there before?
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posted by fairmettle
on Mar 2, 2013 -
16 answers
I just read
Pride and Prejudice again, and once more I am struck by how empty the lives of the main characters seem. I understand the class division that set "gentlemen" land owners above those "in trade" who worked for a living but what I don't understand is how people with nothing to
do passed their time.
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posted by seanmpuckett
on Dec 24, 2012 -
22 answers
Tell someone who's pretty familiar with London what there is to do between December 20 and the first week of January.
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posted by anewnadir
on Dec 17, 2012 -
16 answers
I read a fiction trilogy in the 1990s. The first book was set in Britain (or England), the second in a Scandinavian country (Norway or Sweden), and the third in the USA. What was the trilogy?
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posted by Wordshore
on Nov 16, 2012 -
4 answers
Trying to find winter resorts in New England for the whole family that aren't ONLY about skiing.
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posted by Thrillhouse
on Nov 12, 2012 -
6 answers
Hats and Social Class in Pre-Internet England: I recall part of an episode of Are You Being Served where Captain Peacock was castigating another male employee (perhaps Mr Grainger) for wearing a bowler hat to work when bowlers were reserved for managers. Now, we all know Peacock to be stuffy, stodgy, etc., but was this a real thing? We're different styles of hat ever reserved for a particular class?
posted by bluejayway
on Nov 9, 2012 -
23 answers
A family member died. There exist two wills, one of which probably revokes the other - each was written in a separate jurisdiction (England, and Ireland). The solicitor of the later will is unwilling to release it to us. What are our next steps?
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posted by plonkee
on Nov 7, 2012 -
7 answers
What is the knowledge and perception of the Tudor Rose symbol outside of England?
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posted by Jehan
on Nov 3, 2012 -
35 answers
I would like to buy and download a specific album (with no scheduled or rumored or hinted at American release date) from any reputable English purveyor of music. Yet my lack of a UK mailing address and/or UK payment method seems to block me from doing so. Is there any legal way I can purchase this music digitally and download it to my American desktop?
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posted by julen
on Oct 22, 2012 -
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My wife and I are going to Norwich next weekend. We'll spend four days there. What should we do? Challenge: we'll have our small dog, but she can stay in our hotel room for a few hours, while we tour stuff. We just can't go too far out that we'd have to leave her all day.
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posted by Philosopher Dirtbike
on Oct 14, 2012 -
5 answers
A cartoon about academia from the 1990s (or even before). Is it online, offline, anywhere?
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posted by Wordshore
on Oct 9, 2012 -
1 answer
What does the documentary film making scene look like in Northeastern England? Where would one start looking for a community? jobs? opportunities?
posted by zany pita
on Oct 1, 2012 -
2 answers
Any recommendations on articles, books that would help me form deeper insight into UK politics, especially Scotland?
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posted by cendawanita
on Sep 21, 2012 -
2 answers
How does the end of 'Get Carter' differ from the end of the novel, 'Jack's Return Home', it's based on?
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posted by BigSky
on Sep 20, 2012 -
2 answers
I'd like to do some light hiking in the south of England next week, but I don't have a car and don't want to hire one.
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posted by hannahlambda
on Sep 8, 2012 -
8 answers
Is there anyplace I can get a men's haircut on (this coming) Sunday in Colchester, England? Or are all the barbers closed on Sunday?
posted by Philosopher Dirtbike
on Aug 2, 2012 -
1 answer
Any recommendations for pet boarding in Birmingham, UK? (Bonus: good vets.)
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posted by Because
on Jul 27, 2012 -
3 answers
Going to London, England for a bit and would like to see another city or two while I'm there. What other cities in England are must-sees?
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posted by vanitas
on Jul 16, 2012 -
47 answers
I'm taking a week to hike Hadrian's Wall in mid-to-late August, and I'm looking for a useful guidebook.
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posted by SpringAquifer
on Jul 10, 2012 -
3 answers
Two guys travelling by bike through England/Scotland from mid-July to mid-August, but no definite plan. What to see and do?
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posted by ar0n
on Jul 8, 2012 -
8 answers
A saw a winged bug today, but don't know what it was. Can you help me identify this bug even though I have no foto, only a description?
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posted by Jehan
on May 30, 2012 -
9 answers
Visiting London for the first time, alone - Have any recommendations as to where to stay or eat comfortably?
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posted by xiadagio
on Mar 20, 2012 -
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I am an American taking a trip to London in late March, and I want to rent a motorcycle to use for a day of riding enjoyment. Is this allowed by English law, and if so where can I look to rent a bike?
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posted by suburbanrobot
on Mar 5, 2012 -
7 answers
Are there any great off-season travel deals or tips for a weekend in New England in March?
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posted by JakeWalker
on Feb 29, 2012 -
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I'll be traveling in Scotland and England for a couple of weeks in February, mostly by bus. I'm an inveterate iPhone user, always tweeting, checking-in, posting photos and so on ... but I know that route will lead to financial madness. So what's best to do? I know I can jailbreak, unlock my iPhone, perhaps use another SIM card while traveling, but is the effort worth doing? Is it better to leave the iPhone at home in the US and grab a pay-go smartphone upon arrival in Edinburgh (and if so, how best)? Or do I bring the iPhone and use it via wifi only, hoping I don't slip and fall into a welcoming bit of 3G along the way?
posted by grabbingsand
on Jan 18, 2012 -
8 answers
What is the statute of limitations for a juvenile assaulting another juvenile in England. I'm in the US., laid up for a few days and have been watching
"Midsommer Murders" on DVD. This would answer a plot point I have.
This is a VERY dangerous town to live in, every show 2 to 3 people die.
Don't go there!
Thanks
posted by Pecantree
on Dec 1, 2011 -
3 answers
What are your favorite places in England to live and work with a lower cost of living than London?
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posted by snowysoul
on Nov 19, 2011 -
13 answers
Road tripping through VT and NH to Portland, Maine between Sunday and Tuesday, with a pretty open schedule. What should I do and see?
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posted by hanoixan
on Oct 6, 2011 -
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