飛機到EXETER一般選擇有兩種交通 工具(sth wrong with my chinese typing system )：coach or railway.
coach(about 19 pounds) is much cheaper than railway(more than 30),for detail you can check
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
http://www.nationalexpress.com/neh.cfm
(coach)
for the railway, you need to transfer via the express or underground from the airport to the paddington station ,though the train is quicker ,adding the time waiting for transfer will cost you more than 4hours ,the same as the coach , I prefer not try this at your first time .
if you decide to go exeter by coach ,follow the "central bus station" indicator after reclaiming your luggage ,remember NOT to follow the "express" indicator (I made this stupid mistake myself when I first came here as the coach is also called express ),and if you arrive very late at night(ie by virgin,) and the ticket office is closed, do not worry ,you can buy your ticket directly from the coach driver when the coach arrives as well! but do ask someone where to wait.
Do remember to change some coins with you ,and you can make a phonecall either for your parents or the person who pick you up since you may be delayed at the CUSTOM HOUSE ,and you can make a phonecall to the taxi agency (you always need to book a taxi rather than wait besides the road as you did in CHAINA )as you can not carry your luggage from the coach station to your accommodation, and one local number of a agency in exeter is 013926 666666,(there are other numbers that i do not remember now)
the place where you can claim your key is at CORNWALL domestic office on the campus, and DO check its opening time (there are some information on your accommodation handout sending to you after your accommodation confirmation. after a short rest ,there are loads of things for you to buy.
there are two supermarket on the high street ,tesco(well known for its cheap price ) and sainsbury(in the guidehall on the high street),which I prefer as its bigger and good quality and freshness. BUT you can not buy any pot or pan and tableware or on-bed-stuff from the supermarket.
I recommend buy stuff in WOOLWORTH, just near sainsbury to buy these things as there are always on sale ,and do not buy pot or pan just because it is cheap ,a good pan can save you a lot of time for washing(i hate washing) and money for replacement!!!! I bought a stainless TEFAL (french brand) PAN less than 15pounds when it was on sale and there is no doublt it can be in good condition for more than 3 years !same as the on-bed-stuff,it is really important in your daily life ,do nor save in those things.
or you can pick up a handout form ARGOS,(a real heavy one!thousands of products with pictures and price and functions on it), or you can go to the POUND LAND to buy some small things ,everything for only pounds,its 200miters left of tesco along the high street.
學校位于DEVON 郡，是有名的風景旅游地，尤其夏天度假，所以消費水平相對較高，聽說排全英第四 ,EXETER 為郡首府，離海約30分鐘車程， 學校內有一銀行NATWEST,但是勸大家別圖一開始的方便，因為入學期間會有很多學生報著就近的想法去那個分行開賬戶，所以要等大于兩星期的時間才能拿到卡和密碼(我等了一個月),而且對于申請CREDIT CARD 的要求很高，所以大家可以去HIGH STREET 上找銀行開，雖然離學校有點路程，但是因為大家基本都是自炊住宿，所以平均每星期要去HIGH STREET 一次以上，所以還是比較方便的。HALIFAX 的利息教高，但CREDIT CARD 好像要開賬號3(又好像是6)個月以后才有資格申請。
HSBC 申請CREDIT CARD 相對教寬松，一個月以后就可以申請，而且距的很少。還有可以注意一下銀行的NOTICE ,為了搶客源，在開學高峰期會有不同的優惠或鼓勵政策。關于手機，這里有兩種方式，PAY AS YOU GO 和 PAY MONTHLY,第一種買張卡就可以用，但是手機得自己帶。
第二種需要簽一年合同，選擇套餐服務 一般都會送手機，不過對與新出的手機，會額加費用或者要求保險，不過，可以和店員BARGAIN 的。
由于一些這里的中國留學生拿了手機，付了一個月或幾個月的BILL就回國溜之大吉，現在商家對簽約手機卡的比教緊，剛來的學生被鋸也很有可能。
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