Be a student in London town/ NMC 302 post #2

The New York Times recently published an article on how to live and love the internationally-renowned city of London on a student's budget. "A Visit to London, With Students as My Guide" was a terrifically enlightening article, especially since I could relate based on my Spring Break trip there a few years ago.

The major concept posed by this article is unique and relevant to someone like me, who if ever to return to the streets of London, it would most likely be on the student budget mentioned so often in this story. The concept is that this city is known for it's high standard of living and therefore "consistently ranks far ahead of any city in the United States in cost-of-living indexes."

It's an old town full of energy and culture brought on by the mobs of immigrants that are magnetized to England's benefits. As such, it is a a town (a large town indeed) that students like myself would love to visit, even for the third or fourth time.

Something to consider when discussing travel plans to London are the upcoming 2012 Olympic summer games. When London beat out Paris for the opportunity to host what has always been one of the world's most important events, it also painted a big fat target on itself as a major travel destination for all sorts of demographics coming from every corner of the world for the next century. Some would argue it already was, so one can only imagine how much tourism will raise in the next year.

The controversy that this article instigates is that London is affordable. The author challenged himself to live like a regular London resident on a tight budget. He was able to dine, drink, and enjoy without overpaying.

All in all, what I realized from this article is that a trip to London, though not at the very top of my priority list, is do-able and therefore in order. Looking forward to some history and fish and chips.