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I live in north Georgia and want to move to England - perhaps a London suburb. What help can you offer as far as where to live, cost of living, finding work, etc.?
I am potentially moving to UK for a year. I cannot afford to live in London, but can anyone recommend an outer suburb, close to tube lines?
I work in the medical field, so I'd like to live and work close to a tube line, and then be able to get to London on days off with not too long a commute.
An area that is considered similar to a US "suburb", with it's own grocery stores, restaurants, coffee shops, post office, etc.
Does any place like this exist? I am single, in my 30's. any names of suburbs to check into would be appreciated!
I don't know if south is better than north, east vs. west, etc.
Sportsfangal. My guess is you want a town more than a suburb, which like in America can be a very boring place. If it's the underground you need, then as a rough rule of thumb north and west are better than south or east. But there are some real holes in north and west London (hello Wembley).
Edgware at the end of the Northern Line is lively with loads of shops.
I am potentially moving to UK for a year. I cannot afford to live in London, but can anyone recommend an outer suburb, close to tube lines?
I work in the medical field, so I'd like to live and work close to a tube line, and then be able to get to London on days off with not too long a commute.
An area that is considered similar to a US "suburb", with it's own grocery stores, restaurants, coffee shops, post office, etc.
Does any place like this exist? I am single, in my 30's. any names of suburbs to check into would be appreciated!
I don't know if south is better than north, east vs. west, etc.
Well once you have sorterd out visa/work etc you can start looking. The make up of London is unique. Don't know where you are from in the US but the most comparable I can think of is New York and its out lying boroughs. Couldn't give an answer unless I know where you will be working, what you will be earning etc.
I live in north Georgia and want to move to England - perhaps a London suburb. What help can you offer as far as where to live, cost of living, finding work, etc.?
Raggy Dee Ann and Hengist- I am working with a medical recruitment company that will handle my visa/permit requirements and finding the job before I arrive.
I guess when I get closer to interviewing, I'll know more about where to look, but I just wanted a general sense of some of the areas. When I think of a suburb, I think more of cities like Denver, Chicago or Los Angeles, I think the outer areas of NYC are hard to compare, as I don't think of them as regular "suburbs".
I'd like to live and work near a tube line, and still be able to take the tube to the city to shop/sightsee/go out, etc. How far out does the tube run in either direction from London itself? about how many miles away from the city center? Even if I had to take a bus to get to the station, I could handle that. I won't have a car, so I will be at the mercy of public transport, which I don't mind at all.
thanks for the insight! when I get more info on my job, I'll post again for more ideas-oh, and I should be earning in the range of $34-37K.(pounds)
Raggy Dee Ann and Hengist- I am working with a medical recruitment company that will handle my visa/permit requirements and finding the job before I arrive.
I guess when I get closer to interviewing, I'll know more about where to look, but I just wanted a general sense of some of the areas. When I think of a suburb, I think more of cities like Denver, Chicago or Los Angeles, I think the outer areas of NYC are hard to compare, as I don't think of them as regular "suburbs".
I'd like to live and work near a tube line, and still be able to take the tube to the city to shop/sightsee/go out, etc. How far out does the tube run in either direction from London itself? about how many miles away from the city center? Even if I had to take a bus to get to the station, I could handle that. I won't have a car, so I will be at the mercy of public transport, which I don't mind at all.
thanks for the insight! when I get more info on my job, I'll post again for more ideas-oh, and I should be earning in the range of $34-37K.(pounds)
The tube runs about 20 miles out from the central Zone 1 in some directions. It takes about 50-60 minutes to get from there to the central zone. However the train also goes centrally in some parts of London from some nice villages in the South that take 25-40 minutes. However some of these are extremely expensive places to live as London bankers and senior managers live in many of these places.
Hmm-thank you for that info richt71- I am looking forward to this new adventure, but it's very scary! as I imagine it would be for someone from another country trying to settle into the US.
Since I have no idea where I will work, it's hard to asks the questions. I'll be posting again!
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