Currency Exchange Rate: £ 1 = $1.67
a/o Jun. 2003 See: xe.net and
oanda.com
Electrical
240v 50Hz.
Auto: 12 V (They plan to convert to 42 v. and predict
1/2 the cars will have 42 v. systems by 2010)
Weather:
London
| Mon. | Avg.
High | Avg.
Low | Mean | Avg.
Precip. |
| Jan | 44°F | 32°F | 38°F | 3.10 in. |
| Feb | 44°F | 32°F | 39°F | 2.00 in. |
| Mar | 49°F | 34°F | 42°F | 2.40 in. |
| Apr | 54°F | 38°F | 46°F | 2.10 in. |
| May | 61°F | 43°F | 52°F | 2.20 in. |
| Jun | 67°F | 48°F | 58°F | 2.20 in. |
| Jul | 71°F | 52°F | 62°F | 1.80 in. |
| Aug | 70°F | 51°F | 61°F | 2.20 in. |
| Sep | 65°F | 47°F | 57°F | 2.70 in. |
| Oct | 59°F | 43°F | 51°F | 2.90 in. |
| Nov | 50°F | 37°F | 44°F | 3.00 in. |
| Dec | 45°F | 34°F | 40°F | 3.10 in. |
Telephone Directories: White Pages
UK Yellow Pages
Note 1: To call Scotland or England from the US you need to drop
the leading "0" usually listed on their web pages and dial 011 44 first.
(011 - International Access Code, 44 - Country code for UK)
For the Tourist Board "(01506) 832121", dial "011 44 1506 832121"
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England Links
Visit Birtain - Official Travel Guide US:1 800 GO 2 BRITAIN (462-2748)
VisitBritain offical Travel Guide
Lonely Planet
London
York
Information at: Lonely Planet
Maps
Lonley Planet,
Yahoo Interactive (Incl. travel directions)
multiMap.com
Sample Travel Time/Distance
London to Bath 116 mi.
London to Oxford 56 mi. 1 hr.
London to York 209 mi. 3 1/2 hrs.
London to Edinburgh 403 mi. 6:45 hrs.
London to Glasgow 405 mi. 6:30 hrs.
York to Glasgow 213 mi. 3:45 hrs.
York to Leeds 45 min.
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Places