but you may one day reach bro status, interested?
we live in poverty, here.
which means, if you want to go cheapo, you can, but you will live in a dump.
inversely, if you want to stay in a place that is "nice", you'll be gouged.
also, london sucks donkey balls, its wet, smells, a veritable ghetto. if your idea of fun is being on a bus, wet, sandwiched between two polish moms yelling in polish at their children and a bunch of wannabe jamaicans listening to drum n bass on the speakers of their phones, london is paradise.
but as soon as you start to eye a "bed and breakfast" (with hot OR cold water, not both at teh same time) then the prices go up.
having lived a long time in teh states and well aware of the standards of living there, i'd say you would be horrified at what we call "cozy" here.
my advice - pick a better holiday location. you really would't enjoy london anyway without someone guiding you.
cuz i am thinking about doing it next year, provided it doesnt break the bank
I take it you're from Brixton?
is there a special bro subforum?
Sure there is, bro.
You aren't invited though
I take it you're from Brixton?
Would it be convenient to get to any of the larger airports in different states like Pittsburgh or Detroit? For some random dates it looks like that could save you $300-500 in airfare. If you want to fly out from Ohio I think a lot of the $1k suggestions here are overly conservative, esp now that United and I think US have decreased their presence there. Looks like $1300 is more likely, increasing to around $1500 the closer you get to peak travel times (ie: summer) If you can get to Boston, DC or ORD easily then you have some other interesting options like flying to London with a stop over in Istanbul for $1,000 RT or a a 1-7 day stop over in Iceland for $950 RT or a quick stop over in Dublin on your way to London for $1,000 RT
I think around $15 for lunch and $25-30 for dinner would be a good ballpark unless you spend all your time in London. For breakfast we would usually just go to a grocery store and get a bakery item, banana and drink for about $5
If you are going out and about you may want to think about renting a car for the non-London part of your stay. Take the tube back to one of the airports and pick up your car there. They all tend to be on the outside of the city (except LCY) so you will avoid the city traffic that way. An automatic will cost more but we got one because I didn't want to deal with driving on the wrong side of the road AND using my left hand to shift.
For london itself you might want to look at the Premier Inn County Hall. There are cheaper places to stay but this one is right across the river from the Parliament\Big Ben and relatively easy walking distance to the major attractions. They are usually in the $160-250 range per night which is pretty darn good for downtown London
Depending on dates, where you choose to stay and what you choose to eat I think $3k is doable but much less than that might be a stretch
Good lord - our two week trip there cost waaaay less than that
In 2014 dollars?Yeah our cost $5000 tops.
That is for a month too.
I know, this is 8+ years old, but UK is still there, I have a passport and I have still not used it (damn pandemic is my excuse... and a good one), but I'm getting my 2nd bivalent booster hopefully in a few days... I have a cousin living at Oxford, could probably stay with her.