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Just Around the Block

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Besides working and site-seeing in London I used some of my other free time to get to know my neighborhood . My address would say I lived in Hammersmith but I was within walking distance to the White City, Wood Lane, and Sheppards Bush tube stops. White City … [Read more...] about Just Around the Block

London Duck Tour Trip Report

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The London Duck Tour is one of a handful of way to tour London. The premise is that you will board a duck themed vehicle that morphs into a boat allowing you to get a duck's eye view from London's city streets and also the river Thames. It is an amphibious vehicle adventure. The company bought a fleet of World War Two vehicles that have the ability … [Read more...] about London Duck Tour Trip Report

BBC Studio Audience

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Jessie J? Black Eyed Peas? Free? Yes. I'm living just a minute walk from the BBC television studio in London. It's only natural that when decent shows and acts stop by I am going to try to see them. I signed up for the BBC's live studio audience notification system and days later registered for my first show. The Black Eyed Peas and … [Read more...] about BBC Studio Audience

Top 5 things to do in London

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1) The London Eye - One of the first stops on any trip to London should be the London Eye . On my most recent trip to London, I stopped off at the Eye. I was in London for the first time since the Olympics and had heard many great things about the ride. I was soon to find out that all I had heard was true; the ride on the great ferris wheel was one … [Read more...] about Top 5 things to do in London