Due to a last-minute work trip and a big difference in plane ticket prices, I have from Thursday evening through to a 2 PM Heathrow departure Monday free to go exploring. Where should I go and what should I do?
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posted by psycheslamp
on Mar 19, 2013 -
7 answers
My girlfriend and I want to do that 'public display of commitment' thing, but we don't want to get
married. Heterosexual
Civil Partnerships are not yet available in the UK. Can we do it elsewhere with legal status? Or should we wait?
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posted by bollockovnikov
on Sep 20, 2012 -
31 answers
The recently-retired senior generation of my family is traveling from US to London in October. They are arriving separately and splitting up for a couple of different side trips, and want to be able to stay in touch by cell phone. What are the easiest, cheapest options for cell phones that they can purchase ahead of time?
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posted by kimdog
on May 23, 2012 -
6 answers
I'm looking for podcasts that are British or European, to counterbalance the overwhelmingly American coverage I receive of my areas of interest. Can anybody recommend some good English language offerings to match the criteria under the fold?
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posted by nowonmai
on Oct 5, 2011 -
12 answers
A friend and I want to climb a mountain, ideally inside Europe. Only question, which one? Advice for beginners much appreciated!
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posted by dragontail
on Dec 5, 2010 -
5 answers
Europeans using PayPal to bill customers in the U.S. or U.K., can you help me? I want to bill for services using PayPal, and then transfer the money to my Greek bank account. Greece uses the Euro. I'd like to bill in dollars for my U.S. clients, but I'm a PayPal newbie as far as receiving funds is concerned. Is there something that I should know about fees or ... um ... anything, really. I don't even know what I don't know! Any tips/advice will be helpful; don't assume it's too minor. :)
posted by taz
on Aug 25, 2010 -
12 answers
Help me plan a connecting leg in my winter trip to Europe!
My wife and I are going to visit friends in London for a week and then traveling onward to Brussels to stay with another friend.
What are some great ideas for places on the way from the first to the second that might make for a great stop-over for a few days of just the two of us?
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posted by canine epigram
on Jan 1, 2009 -
15 answers
What are some good job search websites/engines for Europe? I'm interested in jobs in international affairs, public relations, business and finance, advertising and marketing. I'm mostly looking for resources for Germany, Belgium, France and the UK, but pan-European websites are good too.
posted by barrakuda
on Jan 31, 2008 -
4 answers
I'm looking for honest views/reviews of UK/European web hosting. I know it's easy to google, however there is so much spam and disinformation regarding hosting that I got sick of trying to find anything regarding it. I need your help!
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posted by thelost
on Jun 7, 2007 -
12 answers
Interested in possibly moving abroad in a few years, either to the UK or to France...
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posted by kaseijin
on Aug 3, 2005 -
4 answers
What was the first match played using Football Association rules?
posted by Dreamghost
on Mar 13, 2005 -
4 answers
Is there a difference between US and European playstation games? I want to get games for my nephew and brother-in-law who live in Moscow but my sister says that games bought here (the US) will not play there. I have googled and asked at a bunch of stores and have gotten many different answers. Has anyone here had any experiences with this?
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posted by GrumpyMonkey
on Dec 1, 2004 -
6 answers
Is there a euro-based alternative to PayPal? I'd like to get back into the on-line auction scene, but I don't want to have to deal in US$ because they're too all over the place.
posted by krisjohn
on Nov 3, 2004 -
9 answers
Every manual transmission car I've ever driven makes a strange high pitched whining noise when going in reverse at more than about ten miles an hour. They don't make the same noise at the same revs in any forward gear. So why the difference? These are UK / European transmissions if that makes any difference.
posted by twine42
on May 21, 2004 -
15 answers
Let's say you're spending three weeks in Europe late this summer. The first week is in Denmark, the third is in Ireland. Where would you spend the second? You'd like to go somewhere off the beaten path (in other words not Paris, London, or Amsterdam), but don't want to spend too much time in transit. You'd rather go somewhere rural than urban, you have a limited budget, and you'd prefer culture to castles and cathedrals. Any suggestions?
posted by emptyage
on Apr 19, 2004 -
28 answers
DVD question: I bought a European release of Frasier, season 1 - complete with subtitles etc. - but it seems like I'll have to buy seasons 2 -10 in the region 1 version.
Region compatibility is not an issue, but I wonder if "closed captioned" means that a DVD is subtitled, meaning: will I be able to get to those subtitles here in Europe, or do I need one of those hearing impaired set top boxes I've heard about (they seem to exist in UK and USA, maybe Canada as well)?
posted by NekulturnY
on Apr 16, 2004 -
5 answers
