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[rm]

Weird UK questions:

1. Free or low-cost Wi-Fi in Cardiff. I have my own laptop, but I need to know where I can pick up a signal and loiter for hours. I'll buy as much damn coffee as I need to.

2. For that matter, free or low-cost Wi-Fi in London. Same as above, particularly near the British Museum, Canary Wharf, Brick Lane. God, that says so much about me it hurts.

3. Is there some roaming hotspot thing where I can buy remote access for like a set period of time and be connected wherever? I'm explaining this badly, but they had it in Switzerland and it was cool.

4. Day trips from London for non-drivers. Especially ones that make sense on Saturday or Sunday. Are France or Ireland actually viable options? What about Stonehenge? Help, help.

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

Oh! That's a good idea and may appeal to Patty and be less brutal on us than some of the other crazy plans we are entertaining.

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

I second Oxford. Both the Oxford Tube (bus) and the train have their strengths and get you there with plenty of time to do sightseeing. From Oxford you can go on to visit Blenheim Palace or just walk in the countryside if you like that sort of thing. You can go out on the river. You can visit the university, obviously. There are great museums and Oxford is all in all a wonderful place to spend the day.

(says the person who spent ten years there)

[mellacita.livejournal.com]

I third Oxford! Not at all biased or anything. But really, some the university colleges are breathtaking (mine wasn't, lol) and this time of year is SO pretty there. Good museums, good food, pretty countryside, etc.

Stonehenge very doable. France or Ireland...well, sure, but the travel will eat up a lot of the day, since the London airports are so far out. Paris on the Eurostar is possibly doable, but tbh, Paris deserves more than 5 hours or so. And Ireland deserves weeks, IMO.

[m-nivalis.livejournal.com]

Contact me if you want any Oxford tips. There are tons of things to see and do here.