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Beyond London. Presented by: Joy Owen. Welcome!. www.wanderengland.com. Wanderingengland.blogspot.com. Agenda. Hosteling International Why England? Currency Electronics Phone Transportation Language Food Lodging Next Steps/Summary. What is Hosteling International?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Beyond London
Presented by: Joy Owen
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Welcome!
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Wanderingengland.blogspot.com
www.wanderengland.com
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Agenda
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Hosteling InternationalWhy England?CurrencyElectronicsPhone
TransportationLanguageFoodLodgingNext Steps/Summary
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What is Hosteling International?
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Hosteling International is a nonprofit membership organization that has been serving young travelers for over 80 years. The organization was founded in 1934 to promote international understanding of the world and its people..
HI invites people to volunteer at HI Austin and other hostels around the USA for a variety of positions such as leading excursions for guests in your local community, cooking meals for travelers, leading travel classes, being a committee member for awarding travel scholarships, etc.
In England/Wales, Youth Hostels Association (YHA) is a part of Hostelling International.
YHA Network Map
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Why England
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History• The Monarchy• Battles• Invasions• Religion• Government
The Arts• Shakespeare
• Christopher Wren• The Beatles
Culture• North/South Divide
Tradition• Teas• Guy Fawkes• Bank Holidays
But beyond that… England is one of the most beautiful countries in the world!
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Why England
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• 15 National Parks/7,842 square miles
• More than 140,000 miles of public footpaths
• Just under 400 Lakes and Reservoirs
• Canal highways crisscrossing the country
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Why England
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Let’s Take It *There*!
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Currency
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Pounds not Euros
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Electronics
What you’ll need:What you’ll need:
• Converter to convert 120 to 240 wattsConverter to convert 120 to 240 watts
• Adapter to convert to UK plugAdapter to convert to UK plugformatformat
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$57.95
$36.99
UK plug
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Phone
• Check with your provider.Check with your provider.
• If you have a GSM (not CDMA) phone and it’s unlocked, you If you have a GSM (not CDMA) phone and it’s unlocked, you can get a UK SIM and UK phone number easily. One of the can get a UK SIM and UK phone number easily. One of the least expensive ways to communicate overseas. least expensive ways to communicate overseas.
• SkypeSkype
• WhatsAppWhatsApp
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Transportation
• PlanePlane
• TrainTrain
• CarCar
• TaxiTaxi
• BusBus
• Underground/TubeUnderground/Tube(certain cities only)(certain cities only)
• Canal BoatCanal Boat
• Ferry (and hop on/hop off)Ferry (and hop on/hop off)
• Foot!Foot!
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Remember – drive on the LEFT!
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Is it REALLY English?
• Hundreds of dialects in the UK.Hundreds of dialects in the UK.
Famous Yorkshire quote:Famous Yorkshire quote:
‘‘Hear all, see all, say now't, tak' all, keep all, gie now't, and if tha Hear all, see all, say now't, tak' all, keep all, gie now't, and if tha ever does ow't for now't do it for thysen.ever does ow't for now't do it for thysen.
(Hear all, see all, say nothing. Take all, keep all, give nothing. (Hear all, see all, say nothing. Take all, keep all, give nothing. And if you ever do something for nothing, do it for yourself.)And if you ever do something for nothing, do it for yourself.)
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Food
•There are regional foods such as Yorkshire pudding and Cornish There are regional foods such as Yorkshire pudding and Cornish pasties.pasties.
•Plenty of western restaurants these days (McDonalds and Burger Plenty of western restaurants these days (McDonalds and Burger King)King)
•Cut costs Cut costs • Have your big meal at lunch• Stay at a B&B and get breakfast free• Buy food at grocery stores
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Lodging
• HostelsHostels
• HotelsHotels
• B&BsB&Bs
• CaravaningCaravaning
• Wild camping – www.pitchup.comWild camping – www.pitchup.com
• Self CateringSelf Catering
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Resources
• www.wanderengland.comwww.wanderengland.com
• wanderingengland.blogspot.comwanderingengland.blogspot.com
• England VideosEngland Videos
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Next Steps
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Summary
““He stood staring into the wood for a minute, then said: "What is it He stood staring into the wood for a minute, then said: "What is it about the English countryside — why is the beauty so much more about the English countryside — why is the beauty so much more than visual? Why does it touch one so?“than visual? Why does it touch one so?“
-Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle-Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle
More detailed information available at UT Informal Classes.More detailed information available at UT Informal Classes.
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