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Do you think we had a heavy frost.....
Well today we awoke to the coldest day since we arrived and if we had have known better we would have thought it had snowed during the night but it was actually frost......it was that cold last night the fog had frozen and had blanketed the area in a brilliant white frost so I hope you enjoy the ...
2 Weeks to go
... wait to get back there, but never been to Cambodia, so will be really interesting to see what its like out there...heard so many good things about it though, so should be good fun :)
also can't wait to spend New Years Eve out there in Sihanoukville!!!!!
Hope you all have a good Christmas and I'll right up here again on Boxing day when we leave.
xx
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Sarah's Super Top Ten Travelling Tips
Things I have learnt the hard way mostly! -
1. Always take two of everything if you can, two phones, two cameras, two chargers. Without a doubt one of them will get stolen/broken and you'll probably be forced to fork out money for a new one. I have personally learnt this the hard way twice.
2. Girls, Do not do what I did and only take ****, horrible clothes with you. You will without a doubt end up going out on some occasions and there will be tons of girls ...
Windsor Castle and beginning our road trip
... with all our bags.
Matt had to go find a park a few minutes away while Emma and I went up to our room. The room is quite small but is modern and nice. The bed is big and comfy. Emma was happy to have some freedom and had a great time crawling all over the bed.
When Matt came back we went across the road to an Italian place called Fire and Stone. It was a really cool place and the staff were really nice in helping to heat Emma’s ...
Oxford rules! (cause I work here now =P)
... and supposedly they're trying to find well-rounded individuals who knows more than what they've majored in. No one can agree on what the second stage involves.
Oh, and if you think Oxford is a town full of studious law-abiding students, I'd like to point out the fact that rival colleges are very well known for pulling pranks on each other. Once, College A broke into College B and poured soap mix into B's fountains and ...
Location
Other places to stay in Oxford
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The Oxford Hotel
Godstow Rd, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $124- Recommended for honeymoon couples
- Average
- We enjoyed our stay at the Oxford
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Holiday Inn Express Oxford
Grenoble Road, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $85- Useless conference facilities!
- An Administrative Nightmare
- Location Location Location
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Holiday Inn Oxford
Peartree Roundabout, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $139- Nice hotel
- Modern, good standard rooms
- OK but go for the Travellodge, it's cheaper!
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Macdonald Randolph Hotel
Beaumont Street, Oxford | 5 star hotelfrom $223- Typical Victorian hotel
- Six months' guaranteed reservation broken the day before
- Not a place to choose
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Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel
Abingdon Road, Oxford | 4 star hotelfrom $153- Not the best choice for business hotels
- Value for money
- Not worth the price or 4 stars, bad building layout, not for the less mobile..
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The Holt Hotel
Oxford Rd, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $127 -
Ethos Hotel
59 Western Road, Oxford | Hotelfrom $130 -
Malmaison Oxford Castle
3 Oxford Castle, Oxford | Hotelfrom $213- Get me out of jail quick
- Getting the old 'Ball and Chain' off to a great start!!
- The teething problems continue...
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Mercure Eastgate Oxford
73 High Street, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $181- Good choice for Oxford town centre
- Okay place to stay
- Pleasant stay again
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BEST WESTERN Linton Lodge Hotel
11 - 13 Linton Road, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $133 -
Hawkwell House Hotel
Church Way, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $137 -
Days Inn Oxford
Welcome Break Service Area, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $69 -
The Victoria Hotel
180 Abingdon Road, Oxford | Hotelfrom $139 -
Nanford Guest House
137 Iffley Road, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $82- Didn't even stay one night
- Don't Bother its awful
- Shocking!
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Old Bank Hotel
92 - 94 High Street, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $268- You get what you pay for
- Overpriced and disappointing
- Great place to visit your student
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Cotswold Lodge Hotel
66a Banbury Road, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $192- Beautiful Hotel
- Not for business travelers
- Great Find
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Newton House
82-84 Abingdon Road, Oxford | Hotelfrom $137 -
Premier Inn Oxford
Garsington Rd, Oxford Business Park, Oxford | Hotelfrom $114 -
Travelodge Oxford
Peartree Roundabout, Oxford | 2 star hotel- Excellent choice
- Basic, but clean and reliable
- Great value
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Balkan Lodge Hotel
315 Iffley Road, Oxford | Hotelfrom $134 -
Royal Oxford Hotel
Park End Street, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $146- Noisy, basic, expensive but central location and clean
- Exceeded Expectations - Quite Good, Actually
- Dreadful Hotel
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Old Parsonage Hotel
1 Banbury Road, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $275- Overpriced
- Exquisite Hotel, Impeccable Service
- A wonderful retreat, gorgeous food
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The Westwood Hotel
Hinksey Hill, Oxford | 3 star hotelfrom $137 -
Victoria House Hotel
29-30 George Street, Oxford | Hotelfrom $130 -
Apartments in Oxford
58 St. Thomas' Street, Oxford | Hotel -
Travelodge Thame Hotel
Long Crendon Road, Oxford | Hotelfrom $78