PICK UP YOUR FREE COPY January 2015
Student
TRAVELLER Where Will You Go?
The Essentials You Need!
How to Travel The stay safe UK On Your Student Budget!
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What/Who/Why/ How We Are
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Essentials To Pack
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Why Your Railcard Is Your New Best Friend London; Attractions, Food, Transport, Accommodation Hull; Attractions, Food, Transport, Accommodation Manchester; Attractions, Food, Transport, Accommodation
Glasgow; Attractions Food, Transport, Accommodation How To Stay Safe
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Show Us Your Pics!
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Looking To Travel Abroad?
elcome to the first W issue of Student Traveller!
Each month will explore a different element of travelling, trying to give you the best advice and informaion on where to go! Hannah Walker Editor
Follow Hannah @HannahStudentTraveller
Editors Letter
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What, Who, What:
Student Traveller is a magazine for students exploring different aspects of travelling every month. This month explores travelling some of the top student cities in the UK, on a budget of ÂŁ250, visiting attractions, restaurants, looking at transport and accommodation.
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Who:
Student Traveller is created for students, by students at Leeds Beckett University. One of which embarked the challenge of travelling the UK on ÂŁ250.
, Why, How We Are! Why:
Student Traveller was created to help students find the best and cheapest ways to travel. Making sure everyone has the best trip they possibly can!
How:
Equipped with creative people, a camera, editors, and software, our team has worked around the clock to gather all the information for you!
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Essentials to Pack Have a big rucksack, around 21l, that can hold everything you need, but only take the essentials,you dont want to be carrying extra weight that isn’t needed. Enough, but not too many clothes, suitable for weather conditions. Although trying to stick to a budget, make sure you have some extra money and/or Make sure you keep debit card in case anything all train tickets and unexpected happens or an any hotel reservations emergency. And Photo ID safe!
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There is plenty more that is needed when travelling, but as long as you have these essentials, your on your way!
How To Travel On a Budget Buy your train tickets 12 weeks in advance. Buying in advance gets great discounts and can save you a lot of money. Dont have a 16-25 railcard? Get one!
Booking hotels and making reservations If you have friends too in advance in different cities, will save you countries, wherever you money ingo, see if you can stay stead of paying with them to save on same-day rate. accommodation prices! Research!
Lots of attractions in many cities are free, and not all boring! Research the places before you go to see what there is available.
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Why Your Railcard Is Your New Best Friend! Not only can your railcard save you 1/3 off your railfares! Within certain routes upon Tpexpress Trains, they offer an additional student discount online with your 16-25 railcard. Most student bank accounts also offer a 3-year railcard for free when you upgrade at the beginning of your undergraduate course. Saving you ÂŁ30!
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London BIG BEN
ATTRACTIONS
& HOUSE OF PARLIMENT £: FREE CAMDEN TOWN & MARKET £: FREE BUCKINGHAM PALACE & CHANGE OF GUARD £: FREE
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PICADILLY CIRCUS £: FREE
LONDON EYE £: STUDENT £21.50
OXFORD STREET £: UP TO YOU! HER MAJESTYS THEATRE £: VARIES
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London
FOOD
HAPPY HATTY CAKES BUCKINGHAM GATE AMAZING!
“Lovely little cafe. Well worth dropping by for good coffee and cupcakes.” - Henry Cooper
“Staff was so friendly, and the cupcakes were beautiful I had to have 2!” - Sarah Walker
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EDS DINER OXFORD STREET DELICIOUS! For some American Comfort food you need to visit Eds Diner! Just located off Oxford Street, its in the perfect place to stop after you shop! Reasonably priced food and great customer service, you dont want to give it a miss!
MCDONALDS COUNTY HALL NEXT TO THE LONDON EYE CHEAP N CHEERFUL! For some home comfort food and a cheap meal, dont forget about your fast food chains! Everybody likes McDonalds and within the middle of London wheere prices are high, McDonalds prices remain the same which will help you to stay within your budget!
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London
TRANSPORT
A Visitor Oyster card is a quick, cheap and easy way to pay for your travel on public transport around London - buy your card before you leave home and save money with special offers and discounts too. You can use your contactless payment card to travel on Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground and most National Rail services in London, as well as on buses.
LONDON UNDERGROUND
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You can only enter the tube station with payment by your contactless card or oyster card. Avoiding rush hour traffic, the tube is the fastest way to travel around London with connections all over the city.
LONDON RED BUS You can no longer pay for travel on the bus with cash. Only with a Visitor Oyster or your contactless card. You can now benefit from capping and pay the same fare as on Oyster when you use your contactless payment card to pay to travel on London buses. Daily capping: The most you will pay in a day for all your bus travel will be £4.40 irrespective of the number of journeys you make Monday to Sunday capping: The most you will pay for all your bus travel in a week ending on a Sunday, will be £21.00 irrespective of the number of journeys you make with the same contactless payment card
BORIS BIKES
BLACK CAB
Just hire a bike, ride it where Can be expensive, othyou like, and return it to any er modes of transport cheaper, convenient to docking station, £2 = 24hrs get to locations quicker.
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London
ACCOMMODATION
PECKHAM LODGE Peckham Lodge was superbly priced for one night. £27 in London is suprisingly cheap. Only a 20 minute bus ride from Oxford Street, its easily accessible and breakfast included in the price, it’s well within buget for the trip!
HELPFUL WEBSITES
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Peckham Lodge
Recently Refurbished Rooms Best Prices In Peckham All Rooms Ensuite All Rooms Have TV Call Now To Book! Rooms Starting From ÂŁ24 110 Peckham Road London SE15 5EU
020 3564 2773
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Hull
ATTRACTIONS
THE HUMBER BRIDGE
& COUNTRY PARK £: FREE EAST PARK & THE ZOO £: FREE
HULL ICE ARENA £4.50
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THE DEEP £10.50
ST STEPHENS SHOPPING CENTRE £: UPTO YOU FERENS ART GALLERY £: FREE
HULL TRUCK THEATRE £: 9-15
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Hull
FOOD MR CHUS
CHINESE RESTAURANT YUMMY! I have recently heard good things about this Chinese restaurant. All I can say is I couldn’t agree more. We arrived quite late on Monday evening but the staff were very attentive, food extremely good and you weren’t outfaced as you can sometimes find. We ordered a bottle of prosecco which was very nice and a wonderful lady who I assume is the manageress exchanged the champagne flutes for lovely crystal ones. I was surprised to find that this restaurant wasn’t on trip advisor so put them forward, they deserved good reviews for their hard word professionalism. We will be returning.in a few weeks for a birthday party and I can’t wait!
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NANDOS PRINCES QUAY THE BEST Nandos is much loved across the country, and if your wanting home food, look no further than shopping centre Prines Quay, so you can shop and eat under one roof!
SLEEPERS BAR NEWLAND AVENUE UNBELIEVABLE Family run bar Sleepers is a little more expensive than your fast food chains, but its most certainly worth it. The food is all cooked fresh, and so tasty! Great for a nice relaxed atmosphere with lovely and helpful staff. Noone will be disapointed visting Sleepers Bar.
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Hull
TRANSPORT
Unfortunatley, Hull is a much smaller city compared to London, Manchester, Newcastle etc. And so to have a tram or underground system for a much smaller population wouldn’t generate much use or money at all. And so the bus is your only realistic cheap transport form in Hull, unless you want to pay for a taxi!
BUSES East Yorkshire buses provide the most services in Hull, as well as company Stagecoach. From Hull Interchange, you can get to anywhere pretty much in East Yorkshire, with connections to all over Yorkshire. Prices are relativity cheap and within budget.
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Hull
ACCOMMODATION
For this part of the trip, our team member stayed with a friend that they knew there to save on hotel costs, and have more to spend on other things like attractions. However they did some research on nice hotels in the area:
LAZAAT HOTEL
In the west of the city there is a beautiful little village called Cottingham, 25 minutes on the bus from Hull Interchange, Lazaat holds functions all year around, as well as a nice place for a short stay. With prices starting from ÂŁ30 a night, its still within budget and a really nice lpace to stay and breakfast included.
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Manchester
ATTRACTIONS
CHINATOWN £: FREE
ARTZU ART GALLERY £: FREE MANCHESTER ARNDALE CENTRE SHOPPING CENTRE 26 £: UPTO YOU
CORONATION STREET TOUR £16 MANCHESTER EYE £: STUDENT £7.50
OPERA HOUSE £: VARIES MANCHESTER ART GALLERY £: FREE
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Manchester
FOOD
PICCADILLY TAVERN BEST BREAKFAST
Arriving off the train at Piccadilly Station bright and early, a short walk down the street on the right is a small pub called the Piccadilly Tavern, with a full english breakfast for ÂŁ2.99 you cant go wrong. With a belly full of food and friendly staff, it set up the day really well!
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CAFE EINE & CO COSY Cafe Eine is a small coffee shop located off a side street in city centre Manchester. With freshly made ground coffee and cakes to go with, its the perfect little stop for a break.
THE ALCHEMIST PICADILLY GARDENS ONE OF A KIND The Alchemist is absolutley amazing. Delicious meals at great prices it’s not to be missed when you visit this amazing city. With 2 for 1 cocktails between 7-10pm and food served until 10pm, its great for students as it then turns into a nightclub from 10pm until the early hours of the morning. Free entry before 11pm.
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Manchester
TRANSPORT METROLINK
Manchester tram electric tram system is the biggest in the UK. It’s the quickest way to get across the city and was the first tram city in the UK. Average standard fare costs £1.60 however long your on the tram, making it cheap to travel the city.
BUSES Manchester has hundreds of buses running hundreds of routes everyday running day and night. With cheap fares across the city, its cheap to get from one point of the city to another.
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Manchester
ACCOMMODATION
THE MERCHANTS HOTEL BACK PICCADILLY
Cheap hostel, for £16 in superb location near Piccadilly Gardens and Train Station, you get what you pay for. Its not amazing luxury, you have a shower in the room and no toilet, but for the one night when travelling if you don’t mind a bare minimum room then its cheap and within budget.
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Glasgow
ATTRACTIONS
GEORGE SQUARE
& WAR MEMORIAL £: FREE RIVERSIDE MUSEUM £: FREE
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CITY CENTRE SHOPPING £: UPTO YOU NATIONAL ART GALLERY £: FREE PANTOMINE £: VARIES
THE TALL SHIP £: FREE
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Glasgow
FOOD
You cannot without fail go to glasgow without visiting the Hardrock Cafe, with it being one of its most famous restaurants among the chain. With its distinctive ‘rock n roll’ theme, its a one of a kind. The food was absolutley amazing, and great service too.
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WILLOW TEA ROOMS BRILLIANT Whether you are a fan of Rennie Macintosh or not, you’ll want to just pop into the tea room restaurant - it’s a really sensational design and taking Tea is almost decadent.
THE CRAFTY PIG BEAUTIFUL The food at the Crafty Pig was unbelievable. The portion sizes were huge that it was hard to finish the meal. The staff were really pleasant and friendly and the design in the building was very different and quirky, really suitable students.
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Glasgow
TRANSPORT SUBWAY
The Glasgow Subway is an underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro. With cheap fares of ÂŁ1.60 a single or ÂŁ3 return, it makes getting round the city easy and within budget.
BUSES Glasgow the same as Manchester has hundreds of buses running hundreds of routes everyday running day and night. With cheap fares across the city, its cheap to get from one point of the city to another.
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Glasgow
ACCOMMODATION GLASGOW HOUSE HOSTEL
For a hostel at a good cheap price, it was suprisingly really nice. The rooms and ensuites had been recently refurbished, the night stay was really comfy and breakfast was really good being included in the price.
For looking at other hostels in the area, www.hostelbookers.com is really good for finding cheap accommodation in Glasgow.
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Total Cost of The Trip TRAIN TICKETS = £92.30
ACCOMODATION = £65.50
FOOD = £43.90
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p ATTRACTIONS = £84.50
TRANSPORT = £17.35 TOTAL: £303.55 + £53.75 OVER BUDGET So our team member went slightly over budget by £53, but for the money they spent they saw many sights and explored cities that had never been experienced. For a weeks worth of travelling from one end of the country to another, it was definitely worth the while.
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How To Stay Safe Make sure you always stay in contact with someone, be a family member, friend, boyfriend. Let them know where you are so if anything happens someone always knows where you are supposed to be.
Always make sure you have plenty of money, in case of emergency or needing accommodation / travel so you can get to your destination safely.
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Make sure you always know where your going and plan your route from A to B on public transport so your always in sight.
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Words of advice from tripping.com Traveling alone is an incredible opportunity to learn about yourself and make new friends. But since you won’t have the support of a travel companion or group, it’s important that you’re prepared to keep yourself safe. Here are some tips we’ve put together to help you stay safe and have fun while traveling alone. Be smart when exploring a destination. Try to arrive in and explore destinations during the day. Leave the headphones in your luggage. Listening to music can distract you from what’s going on around you (whether it be potential danger or local culture). Dress appropriately and don’t wear your valuables - staying modest will help prevent unwanted attention. Be sure to research culture and body language before you head out - especially when you’re a solo female traveler. Maps can be your best friend, but they’re even more useful if you consult them before going out. Having your nose stuck in a map on the street, especially at night, is a strong indicator that you are in unfamiliar territory and could attract unwanted attention. Be confident - people are less likely to bother you if you’re confident and controlled. Always keep your bag, purse or wallet on you or in sight. Bring the right items with you when you go out. At the very least, always carry some form of I.D. and the number to your travel insurance so you can get medical assistance at any point. It’s never a good idea to carry large sums of money, so before heading out, think about how much you will need for your excursion and only bring what’s necessary. If you have credit cards or an ATM card, be sure to bring only one. That way if your wallet gets lost or stolen, you’ll still be able to access money while you’re waiting for a replacement card.
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