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Originally Posted by Sharon
highthief - of course it can be done on a budget... but if you are doing your entire trip on a budget, it's still going to be a more than going budget anywhere else.
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I understand what you're saying, but respoectfully disagree. If someone is planning on seeing the world London is really no more or less expensive, significantly, than Paris, Tokyo, or New York, and only marginally more expensive than Toronto or Rome.
Now London is obscenely expensive to live in, I grant you - a brief view of the estate agent's window in Kensington and my cousin's purchase of a small $500,000 flat well outside the city centre told me that!
I concur with those who say don't bring a laptop if you're staying in hostels - most of the time it would be OK, but there are a few dodgy characters staying in such places who won't think twice about taking such a valuable item. With telephone banking, reputable internet portals (as found in good hotels), bank machines, and so on, there is little to be concerned with. The use of compact devices (such as cameras) will suitably document the trip.
If you're staying in good hotels, no worries, I'd say, use their secure storage facilities, also for your passport and plane tickets.
Good luck, I envy you.