Eb in England--Update

[Dai Evans]

--- In HPFGU-London at y..., "Ebony AKA AngieJ" <ebonyink at h...> wrote:
> (Very Important Note:  The first rule of giving Stupid American 
> Tourists directions is this.  DON'T GIVE US TOO MUCH INFORMATION!  
My 
> body is going to feel like it's 2 a.m. when I get there as it is--
I'm 
> not a night person--I want the no-brainer route.  And then there's 
my 
> luggage to think of!)
> 
> I need suggestions, bit-by-bit details, etc.  Help, please.

Just go to the railtrack website trains enquiry page 
(http://212.87.65.227/bin/query.exe/en) and tap in the details of you 
journey (Starting Station London, Heathrow - Destination station, 
Oxford, date (dd/mm/yy) and time of travel and it'll come up with a 
few options for you. There are trains from Heathrow to Oxford with 1 
change at Reading, takes about 2 hours.
You can buy a ticket at the station at Heathrow, just ask for "a 
single to Oxford" which'll take you all the way, and they'll do the 
business for you.

> 2)  I've read Neil's advice re: cheap eats.  I need to know the 
> cheapest way to buy *everything*... we're on our own on the 
weekends 
> as far as food is concerned, I'm on a budget, and I have a zillion 
> souvenirs I must bring back for family and friends.  In addition, 
> I'll need to purchase texts and odds and ends like washing powder.  
> And your pound seems to beat the stuffing out of our poor dollar... 
I 
> was horrified when I realized that it currently takes $1.60 to make 
a 
> single pound!  
> 
> Too bad you guys don't have the equivalent of our big discount 
> superstores... I could sure use one this summer.

Asda's the cheapest, it's owned by Walmart and has saved many student 
lives. I dunno if there's one in Oxford, I'm sure Simon can help you 
out there.

> 3)  Any chance of meeting any UK listies?  It's time to make 
definite 
> plans... I've met Penny already, so it's time to meet some more of 
> you!

I'm sure we can all have a meet up at some point in July.

I have no commitments aside from the daily grind of cash amassment.



Dai