Can Anyone Help...?

[blucougar]

I'm seriously considering travelling to the UK this year to see John Barrowman live in concert. I'm looking at going to the Cardiff concert on November 13, and structuring a holiday around that - a couple of weeks in London, approximately a week in Cardiff, and then back to London for a few days. Approximately 20-22 days in total.

I've worked out that I need around $2800AUD for flights and accommodation, leaving me with the equivalent of around 4,000 pounds for everyday spending and extraneous transport.

My question is, could I comfortably survive with around 200 pounds spending money per day (including the cost of food, every day transport, and any souvenirs I might like to buy)? Or am I being over-eager?

I really want to do this trip, because I have a nasty feeling that JB probably won't have a concert tour next year because of the Olympics, and I don't want to miss this opportunity, if I can manage it. Any and all help in figuring this out would be immensely appreciated. And in return, I promise to post the next chapter of my latest "What Never Should Be" installment this coming weekend...

Comments

[bookwormsarah]

You should certainly be able to get by on £200 - you could get by on £200 a day including paying for accommodation if you stayed in *really* basic places. When I spent a month travelling round in the States I saved lots of money by buying food in supermarkets, and eating main meals at lunchtime rather in the evening to take advantage of special offers. Have you been to London before? I can recommend lots of free/cheap places to visit if you are interested.

I saw JB on tour in October - he was amazing and I had a fantastic evening.

[blucougar]

Thank you! I've never been to London/the UK before. The last time I left Australian shores was back in 1992, for a student exchange to Japan. Any suggestions you can make will be much appreciated.

I have fingers and toes crossed that the PTB will accept my leave application, because I desperately want to do this.