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Originally Posted by carom
Izzle- keep in mind you need to get back to the airport fairly early on a Sunday morning. London has a great travel system, but Brits don't like working on Sunday's so the service is reduced (and when maintenance is usually performed). If you don't want to get ripped off take an expensive cab ride on Sunday plan to stay close to the airport. I live in the Borough of Richmond so I am biased, but I think a Saturday evening pint on the River Thames is a great way to spend a summer evening, and less than an hour from Heathrow with many different public transit options.
Slava- I am thinking of getting tickets for the Canada game in Milton Keynes, otherwise I think all their games are pretty far from London. Let me know how serious you get as I can get tickets relatively easily (still on sale last I checked). All the games at Twickenham are long sold out except for an Italy Wales game, I think. I am a season ticket holder for Harlequins so i have been trying to get into the rugby union scene. Anyway, as for your other questions: trains are great for getting around, I just flew air canada and it was fine. I think air transat does weekly charter flights out of gatwick that are the cheapest.
Send me a pm if you have any other questions.
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I was just looking at the Transat flights actually and they're easily the cheapest (by about $1000 roundtrip for 2 adults!). I'm basically debating dates and what else to do there while we're there. I do want to see Canada, but then again I've seen them and can see them anytime. When will I ever get to see New Zealand again though?! Watching them pound Georgia is still available, and tha Haka would be amazing. Then again there is a Scotland/South Africa game which would be incredible as well. So many choices.
My issue isn't seriousness though; I'm coming and its happening! I will go to a couple games most likely, and tour around England to some extent doing the tourist thing and then maybe head to Paris for a day or two in there. Basically we're looking at two weeks and trying to cram as much as possible into those two weeks. Planning to be very busy!