Better choice,Buckinghamshire or Greater Manchester area?
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Re: Better choice,Buckinghamshire or Greater Manchester area?
My comparisons are based on several years of living in London and on several visits to Manchester. The american comparisons are based on one week in New York and only two days in Chicago. Both London and New York are world defining cities and in my opinion along with Paris are the three most impressive cities in the world for a melting pot of cultures, history and entertainment etc. To live near one of these cities is to have everything on your doorstep. Given the choice I would choose New York just ahead of London followed by Paris, even though I think Paris is the most impressive historically.
I chose Chicago as an example, as its the 2/3 biggest city in the USA much as Manchester is the 2/3 biggest in the UK. I can think of numerous cities in either country that I would sooner live in than these two.
Wimbledon is very nice but forget Brighton beach its pebbly, dirty and largely a disappointment.
I chose Chicago as an example, as its the 2/3 biggest city in the USA much as Manchester is the 2/3 biggest in the UK. I can think of numerous cities in either country that I would sooner live in than these two.
Wimbledon is very nice but forget Brighton beach its pebbly, dirty and largely a disappointment.
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Thank you Jules. Have finally gotten off the wall and decided on Bucks. Now all to do is picking the house to rent and departure date. Interesting how the exchange rate is now going up as I near my leave. Can't expect everything to go as planned when visiting other countries.
Wise choice and just as I said...
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Re: Better choice,Buckinghamshire or Greater Manchester area?
Thank you Jules. Have finally gotten off the wall and decided on Bucks. Now all to do is picking the house to rent and departure date. Interesting how the exchange rate is now going up as I near my leave. Can't expect everything to go as planned when visiting other countries.
Well I live in Chalfont St Peter, which is just about the southernmost tip of the county. We've got the main line train link going from Gerrards Cross to Marylebone which takes about 25 minutes to get to the centre of London.
Whilst glancing through the previous posts, I picked out a few of your interests as tennis, horse riding and walking, so I picked a couple of examples...
My wife goes horse riding at Windsor Great Park (which is fantastic although it's in Berkshire, I think) and we often go walking our dog for a few hours around the great networks of public footpaths in the area around us. There are loads of tennis clubs here too, although trying to get a game during the time Wimbledon is on is going to be difficult. If you want any specifics or more information and ideas, I could try to point you in the right direction.
The other good thing about this area is the easy access up the M40 motorway to Oxford (a good day out) and pretty good links to head west towards Bristol and the Cotswolds. Then there is Henley-on-Thames and Marlow as well as some great pubs and food (if you know where to go).
There are loads of things to do and you would do well to have Chalfont St Peter as your base.
....also, just because we are southern doesn't mean we are all unfriendly. It's only 98.3% that are unfriendly.
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Re: Better choice,Buckinghamshire or Greater Manchester area?
So you've chosen Buckinghamshire...
Well I live in Chalfont St Peter, which is just about the southernmost tip of the county. We've got the main line train link going from Gerrards Cross to Marylebone which takes about 25 minutes to get to the centre of London.
Whilst glancing through the previous posts, I picked out a few of your interests as tennis, horse riding and walking, so I picked a couple of examples...
My wife goes horse riding at Windsor Great Park (which is fantastic although it's in Berkshire, I think) and we often go walking our dog for a few hours around the great networks of public footpaths in the area around us. There are loads of tennis clubs here too, although trying to get a game during the time Wimbledon is on is going to be difficult. If you want any specifics or more information and ideas, I could try to point you in the right direction.
The other good thing about this area is the easy access up the M40 motorway to Oxford (a good day out) and pretty good links to head west towards Bristol and the Cotswolds. Then there is Henley-on-Thames and Marlow as well as some great pubs and food (if you know where to go).
There are loads of things to do and you would do well to have Chalfont St Peter as your base.
....also, just because we are southern doesn't mean we are all unfriendly. It's only 98.3% that are unfriendly.
Well I live in Chalfont St Peter, which is just about the southernmost tip of the county. We've got the main line train link going from Gerrards Cross to Marylebone which takes about 25 minutes to get to the centre of London.
Whilst glancing through the previous posts, I picked out a few of your interests as tennis, horse riding and walking, so I picked a couple of examples...
My wife goes horse riding at Windsor Great Park (which is fantastic although it's in Berkshire, I think) and we often go walking our dog for a few hours around the great networks of public footpaths in the area around us. There are loads of tennis clubs here too, although trying to get a game during the time Wimbledon is on is going to be difficult. If you want any specifics or more information and ideas, I could try to point you in the right direction.
The other good thing about this area is the easy access up the M40 motorway to Oxford (a good day out) and pretty good links to head west towards Bristol and the Cotswolds. Then there is Henley-on-Thames and Marlow as well as some great pubs and food (if you know where to go).
There are loads of things to do and you would do well to have Chalfont St Peter as your base.
....also, just because we are southern doesn't mean we are all unfriendly. It's only 98.3% that are unfriendly.
Speaking of Wimbledon, I'm in the process as we speak trying to decide if attending a long day session would be wise. I will not arrive in the UK until the second week of Wimbledon. Can't be helped due to prior commitments. I think if my day session were to get rained out there is a policy of no refunds. Might leave that decision to the side until a few weeks before the tournaments starts just in case I can still buy tickets at a later date or if I can get a read on the weather forecast at least 10 days out.
I've been told that it does rain more often in the UK during the spring/summer months. I'm so excited that I might not even mind the rain.
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Thank you for the travel tips they are much appreciated. This is going to be a very fun adventure on so many levels I'm going to try and keep my stay in the UK as relaxed and day by day as possible. Will definitely have a host of things planned prior to my departure but for the most part will decide on events the day before on most outings.
Speaking of Wimbledon, I'm in the process as we speak trying to decide if attending a long day session would be wise. I will not arrive in the UK until the second week of Wimbledon. Can't be helped due to prior commitments. I think if my day session were to get rained out there is a policy of no refunds. Might leave that decision to the side until a few weeks before the tournaments starts just in case I can still buy tickets at a later date or if I can get a read on the weather forecast at least 10 days out.
I've been told that it does rain more often in the UK during the spring/summer months. I'm so excited that I might not even mind the rain.
Speaking of Wimbledon, I'm in the process as we speak trying to decide if attending a long day session would be wise. I will not arrive in the UK until the second week of Wimbledon. Can't be helped due to prior commitments. I think if my day session were to get rained out there is a policy of no refunds. Might leave that decision to the side until a few weeks before the tournaments starts just in case I can still buy tickets at a later date or if I can get a read on the weather forecast at least 10 days out.
I've been told that it does rain more often in the UK during the spring/summer months. I'm so excited that I might not even mind the rain.
Are you sure you will be able to get tickets at that late stage? They are notoriously hard to get hold of i am told. It is well known that people camp out on the pavements the night before just to get in!
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I have been looking at both areas as possible summer stays. Which of the two do you think offers the best combination of eateries,night life,pubs, scenery,sight seeing outings such as historical venues,parks ect ect? I'm in conversation with realtors about possible homes to rent.What is the up side to picking manchester over Buckinghamshire and vice versa?
Thanks very much
Thanks very much
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I'm not sure if a later purchase is possible. Tickets go on sale on june 8th. I might just go for matches played at the new indoor stadium only. Will limit my match choices but it's the safest way to hedge my bet. And speaking of betting I think it's very cool that legal betting is allowed on tennis matches in the UK. Might have to get a fiver down on a few favorites. Why am I smiling so much
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Re: Better choice,Buckinghamshire or Greater Manchester area?
My comparisons are based on several years of living in London and on several visits to Manchester. The american comparisons are based on one week in New York and only two days in Chicago. Both London and New York are world defining cities and in my opinion along with Paris are the three most impressive cities in the world for a melting pot of cultures, history and entertainment etc. To live near one of these cities is to have everything on your doorstep. Given the choice I would choose New York just ahead of London followed by Paris, even though I think Paris is the most impressive historically.
I chose Chicago as an example, as its the 2/3 biggest city in the USA much as Manchester is the 2/3 biggest in the UK. I can think of numerous cities in either country that I would sooner live in than these two.
Wimbledon is very nice but forget Brighton beach its pebbly, dirty and largely a disappointment.
I chose Chicago as an example, as its the 2/3 biggest city in the USA much as Manchester is the 2/3 biggest in the UK. I can think of numerous cities in either country that I would sooner live in than these two.
Wimbledon is very nice but forget Brighton beach its pebbly, dirty and largely a disappointment.
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Camping on the pavements is all part of the Wimbledon experience and shouldn´t be missed.
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Jules, would you really rather live in New York than London or Paris? I find that opinion interesting coming from a european. I have heard that New York city is considered a safer & cleaner city than London. In a few weeks I'll get the chance to truly explore all the different districts of London and get a feel for the cultures there. I'm curious, why do you prefer NYC over London and Paris?
Reason I Love NY is because it is so different to europe in many aspects, I love the greater melting pot of different cultures, the uniqueness of the city, the Bronx, Harlem, Queens and all the weirdos that roam the city at night, especially the waco´s in central park I love the feel that this was the city that offered a new world to millions of immigrants and for these reasons its unique to me, its probably my favorite city.