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Edinburgh is, undoubtedly, one of the gorgeous cities in the world. I also had a chance to visit this beautiful city. Its cobblestone streets, stunning buildings, and rich history can impress any traveller. Edinburgh is also one of the sought after destinations for weekend getaways, pub crawls, and there are lots of hidden gems to explore.
But, the city’s only downfall is that it is quite costly. Yes, I won’t include Edinburgh in the budget-friendly destinations. While some attractions of the city are unavoidably inexpensive, you can visit various free museums, historical sites, reasonably priced restaurants & hotels, and a huge variety of outdoor activities to offset the costs of its costly attractions.
So, here are the six ways you can save your money on your holiday.
Enjoy Sampling The Drink
If you really love scotch whisky, then it is advisable you should book a tour at The Scotch Whisky Experience. But, here is the sad part, this tour will cost you £14.50, are you saying it is costly, indeed it is. But, wait you can still taste the national drink of Scotland. All you need is to visit one of the whisky bars here. Bow Bar is known to have an insane variety of single malts on offer and Whiski Rooms brags off a combined restaurant and bar. It has a specialist Whisky Shop as well.
Avoid Travelling By Taxis
It is quite costly when it comes to travelling from one place to another from a taxi. So, if you are on a budget, then make sure you avoid at all costs. If you still looking for any other alternative, then you can take the services of Uber. Trust me, the service is good and moreover, it is cheaper than other cabs you will find in Edinburgh. This will certainly help you in saving some quick money.
Getting Around
I really liked the fact that Edinburgh is amazingly compact, this makes it a walkable city. Now, this means you can explore the city by foot, especially when all the major attractions are located within neighbouring New and Old Town. If you want to use the public transportation, the buses are the inexpensive and convenient option.
For a single ticket, all you need to pay is £1.50 and the price for a day ticket is £4.00, the best part is that it includes unlimited travelling by trams as well. If you are looking to use transport for a number of days, make sure you have opted for weekly passes, this will surely help you save money.
Economical Drinks
Make sure you visit one of the popular and historic pubs here, but the prices for pints and cocktails are quite high. But, you don’t need to worry as there are various bars and pubs where you can enjoy cheaper pints and cocktails specials.
If you are visiting New Town, make sure you have visited Lucky Liquor, this is the place where you get to enjoy a beer at £6, The Basement has some of the best collection of inventive cocktails and it starts at £5.52. Rose Street is quite famous to have some of the best pubs, The Black Cat being one of the reasonably priced. Here, you can enjoy affordable pints and you also get to enjoy live music on Monday and Wednesday.
Sandy Bell’s is a must-visit in Old Town. This is a folk bar and its traditional music makes the whole ambience pleasant. Enjoy your pints at around £3.54. Banshee Labyrinth is quite popular amongst the tourists and locals alike. It has seven rooms, two jukeboxes, three bars, and huge underground dance floor. The mixed drinks and pints will cost you less than £5. It is said to be one of Edinburgh’s haunted bars as well. Enjoy international bottled and draught beer at The Hanging Bat by paying just £6.
Cheaper Accommodation Options
Finding reasonably priced accommodation in Edinburgh is quite easy. The price for a hostel dorm room starts around £30 per night. If the hostel is not what you are looking for, then there are cheaper hotel options like Motel One and Cityroomz, charging you £90 per night.
If you want to cut down on the costs related to accommodation, then you can go for the options like HomeAway and Airbnb. If you are a student, then the University of Edinburgh offers dormitories, of various types & sizes, to the students. You will be staying at Pollock Halls and you have to pay a reasonable amount, even during summers.
Avoid Visiting In The Month Of August
The Fringe Festival is the world’s largest arts festival and it takes place in in the month of August every year, the festival goes for three weeks. The festival is attended by the tourists and art lovers from around the world, owing to this, the prices for the accommodation increase dramatically. If you have plans to visit Edinburgh during August, then, if possible, reschedule your visit to save on accommodation.
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Business travel to London is far different from leisure trip to the city as you have a specific purpose in mind while you are on a business travel. Not only you need to make your business travel productive but it should also be organised and economical. Given below are few tips through which you can achieve both these aims:
Opting for the Right type of Accommodation
You are going to visit London for business purposes. Therefore, it would be unwise if you book a family or luxury hotel. Book only from those hotel websites that boast a good range of business hotels in the city.
While you are booking a business hotel in the city, see to it that the hotel has comforting facilities like central London location, in-house bar and restaurant, conference and meeting rooms and other such services. This will help you in saving your time in the city.
Going for Thrifty Packing
When you are travelling for business to a mega city like London, you are the thriftiest packer as you do not have your family with you. Take full advantage of this and pack only essentials as a heavy baggage will not only be inconvenient but prove costly as well (due to weight charges of airlines).
Check thoroughly all your items before packing the bag. Do make sure that all the important business and travel documents are snuggled into a plastic envelope. In addition to this, do not bury down the travel and business documents with clothes and other such things. It would be better if you keep them into a separate briefcase.
Selecting Appropriate Clothes
Pack formal clothes and do not forget to pack jacket or woollens as London weather is extremely unpredictable. Men should go for coats, tie, formal trousers and shirts whereas women should opt for knee-length skirts and coats other than formal clothes.
If there will be an informal get-together after your business meetings in the city, pack dark coloured jackets for that. However, do not stuff fancy clothing patterns.
Keeping Electrical Plug Adapters
Do not forget to put plug adapters while you are hurrying to the journey. You never know how long your business trip might take to conclude. Therefore, it would be a good idea to stock plug convertors for computer, cell phones and other gadgets which you use. If you are still confused about what plug adapters to pack, visit countryplug.com to get detailed information.
Maintaining a Routine while on-board
If you are a frequent business traveller to London and your journey happens to be a long one, then you should definitely frame a routine. Keep your favourite books, portable DVD players and other such leisure items into a separate bag so that you do not have to rummage through your luggage while you are on-board.
Eating and Sleeping Right
It is of prime importance that you have an optimum amount of sleep before you embark on your business trip to the city. It is often seen that many business travellers skip meals and follow a disorderly sleeping pattern due to anxiety. This practice, however, reduces your efficiency and working abilities. Stay away from unhealthy eating habits too, like gorging on junk food and having alcohol before taking a flight.
Keeping Medications at Hand
Researches have shown that one in five people catches cold within a week of flying. Therefore, it is only apt that you keep hand sanitizers and nasal sanitizers for your business travel so that you don’t catch germs while in-air.
Your business travel to London should be a productive affair not a disarrayed program. Use the tips given above and plan an organised business travel to the city.
Author’s Bio: Author Mohit is a frequent business traveller to different parts of the world. He loves passing on his advice regarding different aspects of business travelling.
On these holidays move to central Europe and enjoy a great time in the gorgeous Hungarian city the whole world know as Budapest. The watery city is loaded with an immense number of attractions making this city a strong contender for being your choice for Cheap Weekend Breaks in Europe.
Budapest: City in a Glance
Budapest is a beautiful city settled on the banks of equally gorgeous Danube River. Budapest is known and crowned as the capital city Hungary, making it a vital city for all major activities in Hungary, activities like political, cultural, financial, commercial and many more, resulting in major development of city. So you can get assured of getting all essential amenities on your Weekend breaks in Budapest and enjoy this marvellous city at its best.
Stunning Budapest Landmarks
Zwack Unicum: Officially known as Zwack Unicum Heritage Visitors’ Centre, is a great place to visit and kill a few hours with classy activity of wine tasting. Located in Soroksari region of the city, Zwack is a place where you will get more knowledge about wines and taste as well and the most exciting thing is great discounts over purchases of wines.
Underground Railway Museum: A unique museum where you can enjoy fun ride and fun facts about the development of railway in Hungary and Europe, one of the very few underground railway museums you’ll find in the world is located in Deak Ferenc ter metro underpass and a proven way to enjoy a few hours.
Palace of Wonders: Another place where you can learn a few new things and tricks. Settled in millennium park in city, palace of wonders is a great place where you can easily kill a day while playing around and rejuvenate the inside you.
Victor Vasarely Museum: Literally a temple for art lovers and especially for the people appreciating modern paintings. Victor Vasarely Museum is settled in Szentlelek and exhibits works of great artist named Victor Vasarely, a large museum with a large number of world class paintings.
The Invisible Exhibition: An innovative place where you can know how a blind person lives his/her life. A great humanitarian idea and raising money for disabled people; The Invisible Exhibition shows you another perspective of life and gets you closer to humanity.