http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/ Americans in Britain - Survival tips for Americans in the United Kingdom Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:50:58 GMT Anita McRory http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1803 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1803 What are the names of the top/favorite Brit magazines for decorating and gardening?   [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Tue, 19 May 2009 18:18:41 GMT Marie Raymond http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1802 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1802 Hello. I'm looking to extend my stay in the UK...and my circumstances are a bit quirky....briefly my partner is British...we have a child together...but do not Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:44:11 GMT Roselyn McKee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1801 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1801 Hi Lynne -   Im very sorry, I realise that I am quite late answering this message.  I had a baby in October and I very rarely check this account.  Those two Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:19:36 GMT Shawn Strickler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1800 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1800 http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/ First Great Western goes from Heathrow to Bristol, but you have to switch trains.  Continental flies from Newark directly Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:36:02 GMT Anita McRory http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1799 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1799 I assume I will need a credit card to rent a car (once I get outside London).  Do they take US pre-paid credit cards?  If not, should I get (do they have) Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:10:38 GMT Zina Lee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1798 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1798 Hmmm -- this might help, though not much: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/visitors/gettingtobristol.shtml -- at least it gives you some options, sort of. :) Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:09:24 GMT Zina Lee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1797 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1797 Not insofar as I know -- I think you have to go to Paddington to get to Bristol unless you want to take a bus/coach first to Reading. (Personally, I'd get the Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:57:08 GMT Anita McRory http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1796 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1796 Is there a train at Heathrow Airport that I can take directly to Bristol.  I'll be arriving in London but going to Bristol.  Anita [Non-text portions of this Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:08:54 GMT Zina Lee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1795 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1795 Bradford? Why Bradford, exactly? That's not what would have leapt immediately to mind for me as a destination, though I don't necessarily agree with my Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:49:08 GMT mindcrime09 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1794 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1794 Thank you all for your input and advice. As soon as I get up to speed on it all I will probably actually have something more to ask... I do want to be prepared Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:08:32 GMT Zina Lee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1793 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1793 Oh, and these were my top tips for a long visit to the UK: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1501 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:13:20 GMT ligeia23@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1792 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1792 Hi Bud, The first thing you need to decide is where you want to go, London or somewhere smaller, and how long you plan to stay. You say you're on disability so Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:12:11 GMT Zina Lee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1791 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1791 ... If that was irony, perhaps you will fit in very well here. :) I don't think I'll ever become British, regardless of how long I live here, frankly! I'm Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:39:28 GMT mindcrime09 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1790 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1790 Hello everyone, I'm new here and have lots of questions and very little advice to offer (lol). Just being honest. A little ice-breaker there. I'm a US citizen Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:29:47 GMT Gabrielle Bonillas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1789 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansinbritain/message/1789 Hi, I have recently been denied my fiance visa to the UK due to lack of evidence and documentation. I sent my appeal in about a week ago, and I was just