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« on: March 01, 2010, 08:32:38 PM » |
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I'm headed off for a research trip to the UK this week and have a couple of last-minute questions.
I completely forgot about the power converter issue. I have a Mac, a digital camera, and a cell phone that need charging. Any help with this issue?
I'm going to be in Edinburgh and Cambridge each for a few days. I'm mostly going to be working, but what can I most afford not to miss seeing in these places?
Thanks for the help!
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2010, 10:26:52 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2010, 10:27:54 PM » |
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Pax in terra choreagibus
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How am I?: There are four levels: Alive, Alert, Awake & Functioning. Right now, I'm standing upright & moving forward.
We are gifted superfluously--the cosmos is more generous than we can ask or imagine.
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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2010, 12:10:12 AM » |
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At this time of year, go for a walk along The Backs in Cambridge. King's College is quite nice. You might be able to go to Evensong. If there are several of you going or you are with someone, punting is nice or you can hire one at Scudamore's and let someone else do the punting. You can also watch others trying to punt from any of the bridges along the backs. It is quite funny to watch, especially when they fall into the water. You can also rent a bike and cycle along the Cam, but watch out for the cows.
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« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2010, 03:57:43 AM » |
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Edinburgh is awesome! You should definitely take a walk up to the top of Calton Hill (paved the whole way, so an easy walk) and wander down the Royal Mile (St. Giles' Cathedral is a fun stopping-off point on the Mile; it's John Knox's church and the architecture is stunning). The art galleries in Princes' Gardens are lovely and free. Depending on your field, the Writers' Museum (just off the Mile) is also fun and free and (very Scottish-oriented). Finally, if you're up for something really touristy, Edinburgh Castle is a lot of fun (but a little pricey).
Oh--and if you like curry, the Mosque Kitchen (behind the mosque, quite close to the University Library) has amazing cheap lunches. It's outdoor cafeteria style, but the food is awesome.
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« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2010, 04:08:59 AM » |
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« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2010, 10:16:57 PM » |
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Thanks all! I'll try to fit everything in. The hardest part is that I can't be anyplace long enough. So, The Backs, Evensong, and punting-watching it is in Cambridge. I figure I can count the libraries as destinations themselves.
I'm also PM-ing the experts tonight.
BTW, I found an awesome transformer and converter with plug in one unit. It looks like an excellent piece of technology that will come in handy in the future.
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« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2010, 07:36:40 AM » |
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Remember your warm clothes! Cambridge and Edinburgh in early March can be positively Siberian. The idea of punting when the wind chill takes the effective temperature down to about 0C makes me long for several layers of thermals ;-)
Do have a look around a few of the colleges when you're in Cambridge, though. King's and Trinity really are quite astonishingly beautiful.
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« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2010, 07:43:22 AM » |
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Macs don't need the transformer/converter, only a plug.
You can also buy a USB charger that will let you charge small devices like cameras and phones through your laptop, so you can use it anywhere. Very cheap.
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« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2010, 09:44:58 AM » |
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Also also, make sure that your cell phone will actually work in England before bothering to take it. A few will, but only if you buy a sim card to use there. I've decided just to get a phone card and use Skype for regular communications back home.
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« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2010, 10:19:19 AM » |
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Also also, make sure that your cell phone will actually work in England before bothering to take it. A few will, but only if you buy a sim card to use there. I've decided just to get a phone card and use Skype for regular communications back home.
Redding is going to Scotland. Never, ever talk to Scots about it being England. Relations will cool so fast you will see the ice form. Checking a phone will work in the UK (tri-band or quad-band should) and that the tariff permits overseas calls is not a bad idea though... |
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« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2010, 10:37:00 AM » |
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Re: cell phones abroad
I have been told that you can go to a phone store and ask them to "unlock" your phone and then you can purchase a sim card abroad and be able to use your phone overseas. But if the phone is not unlocked the sim cards won't work. I haven't checked into this personally.
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« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2010, 05:48:48 PM » |
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If you like mussels, go to the Mussel Inn in Edinburgh! It's so good (and affordable!).
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Your environment sounds vaguely toxic. Or maybe just characteristically British.
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« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2010, 01:50:28 PM » |
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Re: cell phones abroad
I have been told that you can go to a phone store and ask them to "unlock" your phone and then you can purchase a sim card abroad and be able to use your phone overseas. But if the phone is not unlocked the sim cards won't work. I haven't checked into this personally.
You can get this done in the UK for under a tenner. You need your phone 'unlocked to all networks'. |
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« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2010, 05:16:07 AM » |
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Cambridge: Eagle Pub is good for history, but the Anchor is a must (my favorite pub in the world). Don't worry about restaurants--Cambridge eateries are terrible.
Edinburgh: The castle and Royal Mile, as already suggested. The National Museum of Scotland is also worth a visit.
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