Traveling England

Archive for May, 2011

The United Kingdom has plenty to offer those in search of a vacation destination. Popular at the moment are city breaks, especially in the capital cities of London, Edinburgh and Cardiff but the traditional seaside resorts still have plenty to offer. In following the article I introduce the seaside resort of Southport in Merseyside on the north west coast of England.Southport is different to many English seaside resorts in a most distinctive way, it is likely that you will not see the sea! Due to the fact that the sea is extremely shallow and the sands extremely flat when the tide is low the sea is actually a great distance from Southport's seafront. It can seem strange to see a .. more»

These pages have covered quite a lot of travel tips but no structured system of chapters can cover everything. So we have had to resort to a Misc. section to cover those items that are not amenable to separation into sections. Tipping is expected in some countries and not in others. Find out what is expected. In the USA for example the tip is often included in the bill, in others you are expected to offer a tip in cash or add it to the bill yourself and in still others people may be slightly offended (this does not often happen though). Often, where tipping is expected, you will discover that 15% is normal but that not always easy to calculate. .. more»