 | Great Britain (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Buy used from: $0.50 ABSOLUTELY without a doubt the best travel guides to get before you go - they give you a TRUE flavour of the destination.
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 | Michael Busselle's Guide to Travel & Vacation Photography (Michael Busselles Guide to) by Michael Busselle
Buy used from: $14.95 Or any other travel photography book by Michael Busselle. He is a genius at capturing the flavour of a culture without using an "in your face" recognizable monument. His images are inspiring.
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 | Streetwise London Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of London, England - Folding pocket size travel map with London underground tube map by Streetwise Maps
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $3.67 If you're in London, you'll be overwhelmed without a map. Best Bet: take a "hop on hop off" open top bus tour - drops you at all the sites & you can use the pass all day.
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 | London By Tube (Atlas)
Buy used from: $22.24 I know Londoners who aren't completely sure how to use the Tube (that's the "Subway" to Yanks - what's a "Subway" to Brits? see below...)
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 | NTC's Super-Mini British Slang Dictionary by Richard Spears
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $1.25 I'm sorry, you thought you WERE speaking English? There is a difference in phrases, not just accent. Be prepared!
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 | Sliding Doors
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $2.82 For a slice of British life, study up on a few films. Gwyneth does a good job faking Brit. Typical London girl in this one.
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 | The Full Monty
Buy used from: $3.57 Life in the North. A few regular blokes in a cash crunch and before you know it everyone's naked...
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 | A Guide to the Cotswolds by Richard Sale
Buy new: $18.25 / Used from: $10.49 If you have time to get out of London, this is Not To Be Missed! Like stepping back in time.
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 | Canon EOS Rebel G SLR Camera Kit with 35-80mm Lens
Buy used from: $89.99 Looking for a "good camera" for this trip? Hands-down the best beginner SLR ever. Has auto and manual modes - you can take it as far as you like.
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 | Canon PowerShot S200 2MP Digital ELPH Camera w/ 2x Optical Zoom
Buy used from: $99.99 You'd rather go digital? This one has excellent picture quality, is easy to use and takes easily found CompactFlash cards. Don't make it too complicated.
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 | Olympus Stylus Epic QD CG Date 35mm Camera
Keeping it as simple as possible? The absolute best quality for the money - every pro I know has or has had one of these. Super compact, excellent optics.
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 | Olympus iS-50 QD Date 35mm Camera
Buy used from: $114.99 "I want good quality, and a zoom, but don't want to have to change the thingys!" Perfect compromise - auto features but excellent optics and options. Not too compact though...
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 | Olympus Stylus Zoom 140 QD CG Date 35mm Camera
Buy used from: $41.99 Here we go - compromise at last! Good optics for a zoom point & shoot, long zoom, but compact size. Maybe you can have it all?
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 | Lowepro TLZMINI-R Topload Zoom Mini Camera Bag (Red)
Buy new: $19.95 Perfect for the Rebel or the Olympus IS series. Compact - take what you need for only the day. But you WILL look like a tourist.
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 | Lowepro Micro Trekker 100 Camera Bag (Black)
Buy new: $49.95 / Used from: $49.88 My personal favourite - this holds a bit more and is comfy. Lowepros are the best. Ever hear of Lowe/Alpine climbing gear? Enough said.
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 | Rio S50 128 MB MP3 Player
Single travelers' trick - if you wear headphones while meandering through London, you'll look a bit more at home and be less likely to be hit up for a spare pound by the homeless. MP3s are my fave.
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 | Sony MZ-NF610 High Speed Net MD Walkman Recorder
Buy used from: $87.00 MD players are great too. Several music stores sell them pre-recorded - one in Gatwick, if memory serves.
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 | Abroad: A Travel Organizer and Journal by Julianne Balmain
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $4.32 One of the best ready made journals. Hint: write down where you've been each evening upon return & the number on the camera's counter so you'll know where the pics were taken.
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 | Ripley Under Ground by Patricia Highsmith
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $0.01 A read for the flight: find out what Tom's been up to since that unfortunate Dickie Greenleaf incident so many years ago...
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 | Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $0.01 Or on a lighter note... do catch up on your Singleton Speak, Durr!
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 | Colors of Provence 3-Ring 4" x 6" Pocket Page Photo Album
Everyone at the office will want to see the photos - get a decent photo album (pockets, NO magnetic pages - they destroy the photos). Now... aren't you ready for another vacation?
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