It is my Second Uk tour and obviusly I have learn a Lot about saving some coins on a Daily basis when it comes to food which is definetely essential but many more things you can save money on with clothings and entertainment.
When we are on tour the habit of going out to lunch and dinner is a must due to not having sometimes even a fridge or a microwave but the solution the majority of the times comes down to buying food as need it and there is when the experience becomes handy.
It is one place in the United Kingdom that you should absolutely include on your list and the name is TESCO or TESCO EXPRESS.
Basically is a supermarket/convenience store where you can find from a small snack to the best cheap bottle of wine. It is basically like an every day needs store and a fast Pay and go situation.
My favorite is the sandwiches, They make all kind of convination from BLT to prawn with mayonaisse absoluetely delicious. And extremely cheap at least for what we expect coming from America and here is an example. I live in New York and when you go to a convenience store there a sandwich, bag of chips and a can of soda will probably cost you around $15, here they even have a deal where for 4 pounds you will get those exacto three things. QUITE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. Another similar store is CO-OP which is similar in prices but you will not find as many as Tesco’s around the country.
For my more wealthy Friends you have Mark & Spencer but as a comparison Tesco is like Trader’s Joes and M&S is like whole Foods both amazing but when it comes to save money i will definetely choose Tesco over anything else.
Let’s talk about Clothing. We all know America has it all but if we talk about fashion they might Buy it but European Union makes it. I know this might be controvertial but PRIMARK. Oh my God this store makes me loose it. The most good Quality and cheap Clothing brand i have ever experienced. They have truly so much of everything that if you have an extra $700 you could go back to your hometown with an entire whole new wordrobe from socks to the most elegant gala attire. For instance my roomate and I had an issue with our Laundry service back in our Second week in London where literal all our underwear of the week was Lost so we had to go to Buy new one and for less than 7 pounds i not a fabulous pack of 5 briefs in different colors that i honestly love after wearing them. Over the years this store has been the one to go when Im in Europe also because of the fact that, you can get a par of boots for 14 pounds that take a Lot of space in the suitcase and tras them afterwards if you don’t want them or like them without feeling you throw money out the window. You can she here my new Black (dirt friendly) sneackers that I bought for 10 pounds and look sleek enough to wear any time also because after dancing so much sneackers is the only thing I actually can wear.
I am bless to be able to travel around the world and save money on Hotels and flights but is always good to know and discover places around to help others to save the coins because one thing we all know is that travelling is really expensive so if you can avoid every night restaurants it becomes even better.
Please share you experiences and even better a photo if you go to and of this stores, I will love to she your adventures and what you enjoy about them.
SAFE TRAVELS
XOXO KEVIN GARCIA.
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