cesy
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Jan 16, 2011 0:52:11 GMT -5
Post by cesy on Jan 16, 2011 0:52:11 GMT -5
Hi, I was wondering if you know of a good bus tour for England, Scotland and maybe Whales? Something similar to the Ireland paddywagon tour you previously suggested to me. I was planning on doing the 10 day tour of Ireland but have recently started thinking that I may just do the 6 day tour so that I can check out the UK....seeing as I'm in the neighbourhood and the fact that the flights in Europe are dirt cheap Any suggestions you have would be highly appreciated. Take Care, cesy
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Jan 20, 2011 10:58:36 GMT -5
Post by Tara Kroes on Jan 20, 2011 10:58:36 GMT -5
Hello Cesy, The 6 day all Ireland tour is great too! My friend did that one and he loved it. You should have one extra day in Dublin, to walk around. Go to Temple Bar area, Trinity college, Jameson Distillary. They are all within walking distance of each other so it is easy. You are going at the two times I recommend to go the most, before/after the cray tourist season. Pries are a bit lower and the crazy mob of tourists are gone, but the weather is still nice (well as nice as it gets in the UK). I went in Septmeber, for the month and out of 30 days only had two of rain. For London, I have been looking at tours. I am a big, big fan of the hop-on hop - off sightseeing in all cities I have been too. It is a great way to see all of the major attractions and get around the city. It also gives you the freedom to see things at your own pace. When you are on a traditional tour, the rush you back on the bus. This one just has times that the bus comes to the stop so you can see things at your own pace. Also it includes a free walking tour and one of them is a Beatles theme. This will take you 2 days to do and see everything. There are two of these types of tours The all around Hop on Hop and the Original Hop On Hop off they look pretty similar to me. They are about $45 which I thin is worth it for the transport and seeing everything. They are both on this website www.londonenglandtours.netAs far as stonehenge goes you are not going to get there from London on a tour fro under $100, so you can decide, if it is something you really want to do, from my research the best tour looks like the one also found on this page called Bath Stonehenge & Salisbury Tour from London it is $115 but you are gone all day. So if you both of those I think that would cover almost everything you want to see and do. That would be 3 out of your 6 days accounted for then you would be free to, wonder on your own. The subway system (or tubes as they call them) are AMAZING!!! Makes Toronto look like a kids ride. You can get anywhere. So then you could go to Camden Street, Soho, Picadilly Circus, ect If you have another questions please feel free to ask. Hope this helps. Enjoy your trip and please write back and let me know how it went. Happy Travels ~ The Traveling Waitress
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bgirl
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Jan 28, 2011 16:42:32 GMT -5
Post by bgirl on Jan 28, 2011 16:42:32 GMT -5
Bath is a beautiful little place actually - so visiting there too would be good. When I was there I went on one that went to Bath, Salisbury & Stonehenge... it was a full day trip but it was awesome. If you want to go to Stonehenge only and nowhere else, you could check this out: www.premiumtours.co.uk/tours/subcategory/stonehenge-tours.id12.html (it's one of our clients from when I was working in the UK!), but they offer a stonehenge only for about £20. Tara's right about their Underground system... definitely makes Toronto look like a kids ride! You literally can get anywhere in the city (and even outside of the city) on their underground - for areas going too far out of the city the train is still the best option. One of the times that I visited Scotland I went on a day trip with Haggis Adventures and they were really good... I just did a quick check on their website and they have other tours available as well. Maybe check them out: www.haggisadventures.com/Hope you have a great time
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