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...

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[jedidiplomat]

I think you can totally do it. Even me, who's no longer willing to stay in a hostel where I have to take all my crap with me everywhere all the time (remember King's Gate hotel?), I still got by on WAY less than 200 pounds a day last tiem. Of course, that was because my wallet was stolen and I was without any way to get cash, but it's doable for sure. I took the underground everywhere in London or walked.

I can give you hotel rec's in London if you want. The one I stayed in last time was 30 pounds a night and I did have to share a bathroom, but I had my own room with a lock so I was fine. And I've got a fannish friend that I can ping for things to do. She's a docent at the Tower of London on the weekends and working to get her tour guide license.

I will say, that if you want to go anywhere by train, get the tickets EARLY. I couldn't believe that some of the tickets were 80 or 90 pounds for a one way ticket. Kicked my ASS it did!

[blucougar]

LOL, yes I have vivid memories of the Kingsgate! Wasn't all bad, except for that last night...

If you have recs for places to stay in London, that would be great, though I'll probably cope with backpackers, just to maximise my spending money.

I'm also looking at getting a BritRail pass - 20% off if I buy it after September 1st. That'll at least get me to and from Cardiff. Now, if I can just get the girl from Flight Centre to get her s**t together, and stop trying to book me onto sub-standard airlines ten days earlier than I requested...