United Kingdom Country Overview

This island of rain and mist is filled with history and her people have distant links with lands throughout the world. No longer is it a dreaming, gentle, place of quiet village squares and passing vagabonds. Its wandering minstrels today are raving, hard rock bands, its cities fast-paced giants with towering concrete and glass structures, and quiet country lanes have become immense multi-laned highways. Britain is a power to be reckoned with and still has influence on countries far outside its borders, and people who say it like it is. It is also packed with icons and relics from its past, and still has some of the most beautiful scenery on the planet.

Daily Budget
Travelling through Britain costs vary, with a daily budget ranging between US$65 and US$125 just keeping your head above water, and the cities being the most expensive.

When to Go!
It is advisable not to go to Britain in July and August, when the crowds are overwhelming, spring (May to September) is possibly the best time with the least rain, and in autumn the countryside is a riot of colours. Depending on what floats your boat there are events such as the Trooping of the Colour, celebrating the Queen's birthday on the 2nd June, or the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales held in Wales in early August, or one of Scotland's greatest celebration, Hogmanay, a grand greeting of the New Year.