Preparing for your trip to London

Trips to London and need advance preparation is also necessary to take into account some points, so that no unexpected events occur. Then you point out some tips and observations to make more successful your trip to London:

Prepare the following things before traveling to London:

- Your documents:

a) Being an EU citizen you do not need a passport to travel, even if you have to bring your ID to London. However, it is recommended that you carry both documents and photocopies of each. It is also advisable to carry documentation in a location other than baggage, such as in your pockets.

b) Do you have travel insurance? If not, you should have one. You can ask one of the many travel agency there for more information.

c) Do not forget to bring your driver's license. If you want to find work in London, sometimes you wonder if you have driver's license. It is convenient to have it on hand at the time.

d) In London, the Spanish social security card does not work, however, EU citizens can get free health care at a price good enough showing the passport or Form E111. To achieve the latter you can go to your security center nearest provincial and apply. When you ask, do not forget to mention you're going to look for work and until I find one, you need this document in case something happened to you. Anyway, once you are working in London will give you high in the social security there.

For Security in London:

London is a safe city. Many places there are cameras monitoring everything, and police watching and willing to help when you have a problem. However, it is advisable that you consider the following recommendations:

Do not go out at night alone (a).
Do not carry more money you will be using
Watch the bags and luggage in busy areas or public places.
Beware of thieves (that while there are few) in places like markets. The British currency

Unlike other European countries, the currency in Britain is the pound sterling (pound) of symbol "£".

The coins are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 pence and £ 1 and £ 2.
£ 1 = 100 pence (penny / pence). And the tickets are £ 5, £ 10, £ 20 and £ 50.

You can take travelers checks in pounds, as it is a convenient way to carry money and also in many places accept them as payment. Although it is always best to take your Spanish visa to work perfectly there, but cercioralo on the bench before coming.

If you want to change money, you have to go to exchange houses and banks are everywhere, even in the same departure airport will have at your disposal for any bank or change. Watch out for the committees before making the change of money.

The Outlets in London

In the UK plugs have three bars, so you'll have to get an adapter for electronic devices from Spain. Although it is likely that in the hotel or the place where have you stay. If you buy any electronic device in London, make sure it has European plug, so you can use it to return. The coins are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 pence and £ 1 and £ 2.
£ 1 = 100 pence (penny / pence). And the tickets are £ 5, £ 10, £ 20 and £ 50.

You can take travelers checks in pounds, as it is a convenient way to carry money and also in many places accept them as payment. Although it is always best to take your Spanish visa to work perfectly there, but cercioralo on the bench before coming.

If you want to change money, you have to go to exchange houses and banks are everywhere, even in the same departure airport will have at your disposal for any bank or change. Watch out for the committees before making the change of money.

Sockets London

In the UK plugs have three bars, so you'll have to get an adapter for electronic devices from Spain. Although it is likely that in the hotel or the place where have you stay. If you buy any electronic device in London, make sure it has European plug, so you can use it to return.

Weather in London

JANUARY RAIN 6 ° C
FEBRUARY 6 ° C CLOUDY
MARCH 8 ° C RAIN
APRIL 10 ° C SUN / SHOWERS
MAY 13 ° C SUN / SHOWERS
SUNNY JUNE 16 ° C
JULY SUNNY 19 ° C
AUGUST 19 ° F SUNNY
SEPTEMBER 16 ° F SUNNY
OCTOBER 13 ° C very rainy
NOVEMBER RAIN 9 ° C
DECEMBER 7 ° C RAIN

In July and August is very hot sometimes. So echate sunscreen and drink lots of water. When you leave, do it with several layers of clothing and if you take them off the heat and the cold weather will stay. Do not forget your umbrella because the weather is rather unpredictable. In October / November, the winter is very cold and even goes so far as snow. In spring there are sometimes some sun and some rain. The summer is unpredictable so bring something warm in your hand forever, even though the day starts with sunshine.

The phones in London

To free your phone in London is easy: you can do it just 10 pounds. Once released, buy a card and place it. With that and can receive calls from family, friends and job offers.

The phone free card without English, will change from power to detect one of the operators.

The time difference

The time difference between Spain and England is only one.

The metro in London

The subway is a system of thirteen lines. Some of their names are: Metropolitan, Jubilee, Circle and Central. Lontras size is large and has 6 areas for public transport.

When traveling by subway, be sure to keep it until the end of the trip, as you will need to exit. If you travel without a ticket or for any reason may not, chances are that you must pay fines and £ 10. The price of a ticket for the metro is 2 pounds for the Zone 1.

If you plan to take the subway several times a day, then the best recommendation is to buy a daily bonus (one-day Travelcard £ 3.60 zones 1-2), as this is cheaper. The validity of this bond from 9:30 am. Another option is the bonus for seven days. Something else I can do is apply for a card tickets (10 tickets = £ 11 in zone 1. This is interesting if not traveling constantly. You can also buy a voucher every month (about £ 135 zones 1-6), or every year .

Water in London

When showering, you may feel a little odd. Drinking water has enough lime and for those not accustomed to that, it can be unpleasant. While this is a more expensive option, while safer, something you can do is Combra bottled mineral water.