Posts Tagged ‘day’

London Getaway

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

London is a great place to live and work, with a lot of cultural diversity and a huge range of attractions, making it an exciting and fun place to live.

If you’re planning on moving house to London, then you’ll find that property prices vary significantly from one part of London to another and you if you’re moving to London for work, you may consider instead buying or renting somewhere in one of the surrounding counties Essex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Surrey or Kent (starting to the North East of London and finishing South East of London). (more…)

Counting the cost of travel in London

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

In 1900, motoring was a luxury hobby in Britain, and there were only 8,000 cars in the whole of Britain at the start of the 20th century; but by the end of the century the car population had soared to 21 million. The number of cars on the roads began to rise during the 1920s as manufacturers started to make small, lightweight and cheaper vehicles for a wider market. Cars at this time were still relatively expensive. The Austin Nippy, was at the top of the Austin 7 sports car range and cost £152 – about £8,500 in today’s money.

The boom in car ownership occurred in the 1950s and 60s. Car ownership in London quadrupled between 1950 and 1970 as standards of living rose and car prices fell. By the mid-1960s, there were 1.5 million cars registered in London and the numbers continued to rise until the end of the century when 2.2 million cars were registered at London addresses. (more…)

Science Museum London – Vacation with Education

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

There are over 200 museums in London showcasing the art, culture, history, science and much more about London. Science Museum in London is one of them which has the collection of thousands of objects with their historical records.

Science Museum in London is a part of the National Museum of science and industry. This has turned out be a very famous destination among tourists and they enjoy coming here again and again. It has a huge collection of items and the best part is they keep on bringing new ones.

“Quality is never an accident but is always a result of intelligent effort” this quotation is very much applicable with this museum for its effort in bringing out the best on a consistent basis. Science Museum provides platform for young talent from across the globe. (more…)

Apartment’s for living

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Now day’s apartment is one of the familiar and major names for housing. There are different type of apartments offering different type of facilities and service. Employees, officials, families and even students now depends these apartments. One bedroom apartments are mainly focusing the employees and nuclear family with members of two or three. This apartment has an unfurnished kitchen, central room, a small separate room, bathroom and a bed room. Mainly One bedroom apartments give very lower facilities for the people. This types of apartments are very less expensive that can be affordable for ordinary people. It has so many limitations in space, beauty and in other general facilities. (more…)

Five Best Ways To Save On London Hotels

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

How remarkable the price to stay in a hotel in London. As a major city in the UK there are lots of hotels available though, and you don’t always have to pay top price for them. All it takes is a little knowledge and some advance planning to get some better deals.

Here are five ways you can cut costs when you are looking for cheap hotels in London.

1.Look further out from the centre of London. It’s tempting to stay right in the heart of the city when you come up to London. But that isn’t where you are likely to find the cheap hotels in London. Instead try looking on the outskirts. You will still be close to the city but you will leave the more expensive post codes behind. This should reduce the room rate and you will still be able to reach all the locations you want to see easily by public transport. (more…)