12 sure-fire ways to make Londoners hate you
Ooh, someone’s got themselves in a bit of a tizzy after spending time in their former home town… Well I did tone it down quite a bit, to be honest. These were my working titles: “How to piss off locals…
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Hotel Review: Hampton by Hilton London Waterloo, London, England
Image (c) 2015 Hampton Remember we were in London last month for some more Pottering about? As detailed in the pre-trip itinerary that was published a few days beforehand I had made arrangements to stay at two different hotels in order…
The Best Street Food in London
Street food vendors serve up amazing food without the expensive price tag; a plus if you’re a student! Discover the best street food in London here: The street food scene has really taken off, and it’s no surprise why. Street…
Hotel Review: Premier Inn London Blackfriars, England
Image (c) Premier Inn Hotels How times have changed. When I was living in London the only reason you’d choose a hotel in the City for a weekend stay was if you wanted to be undisturbed. As soon as the…
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter
Introduction The whole Harry Potter phenomenon kind of passed us by. I saw the first film and the second-to-last many years later (which made very little sense but was exciting anyway) but have still to read any of the books.…
A weekend away from it all – in Maidenhead, England
Image (c) Holiday Inn/IHG Look, you know we love London. Like the vast majority of visitors to the UK, we almost always include the capital in our travel plans. We’ll continue to do so, too, and recommend you to do…
Hotel Review: Hilton London Paddington, London, England
Image (c) 2015 Hilton Hotels & Resorts As you’ll know if you read the ‘teaser’ for our latest trip to London, one of the purposes of this long weekend was to test a couple of hotels in the capital. We are…
Next trip details: A long weekend in London and more Harry Potter
Image (c) Andy Higgs, Grown-up Travel Guide After a lot of solo travel recently I’m very pleased to report that all three of us are going to be taking part in our next trip – a long weekend in London.…
A few good reasons to visit Devon & Cornwall
Man-made marvels in London – the Greenwich Foot Tunnel
London has a wealth of sights to keep its visitors occupied. But the British capital can also boast of some amazing wonders of engineering and construction, not all of which are so well known. Last time we covered the Monument which…
Man-made marvels in London – the Monument
London has a wealth of sights to keep its visitors occupied. But the British capital can also boast of some amazing wonders of engineering and construction, not all of which are so well known. Such as the underground (love the…
The best Christmas markets in London
We’ve already visited the Christmas markets of Berlin, Paris, Stockholm, New York, Copenhagen, Rome and Amsterdam. Today we’re back in Britain to see what the capital has to offer. The number of markets keeps on growing and there is an appealing trend away from…