No one would argue that the City of London isn't well-established on the world stage. But the rest of the world is only really shown a cross section of big-name sights; cherry-picked by tourism boards to showcase the most mainstream attractions the city has offer. London is so much more than Big Ben and Buckingham Palace – it is a vibrant culture of people and places with so … [Read more...] about Alternative London Hotspots
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More Ways to Stay in London
All the great websites, the real game changers, allow people to share things with each other. Facebook allows you to share, well, everything with, well, everybody. Ebay allows you to share commerce and sell anything you can think. Wikipedia allows everyone to share knowledge with each other. All of these sites cut out the middle man, and allow people to trade with each other in … [Read more...] about More Ways to Stay in London
London Calls Me, and I Answer
Readers, I must confess something to you: I love British food. I know that every world traveler is supposed to pooh-pooh British cuisine as bland and boring. I've just never found that to be the case. I'm fond of meat pies. Some people get squeamish when they even think about eating kidneys. My mouth just starts to get juicy. I think kidneys are tangy. And I assume they're … [Read more...] about London Calls Me, and I Answer
All (Traveling) is Local
U.S. Congressman Tip O'Neill once said that "all politics are local." The idea being that no matter how much a politician, even a national level politician like O'Neill himself, debated the big issues, voters voted on how national policies effected their local areas. I think, in a way, this applies to traveling as well. As much information as monstrous search engines might give … [Read more...] about All (Traveling) is Local
Royal Wedding Hyde Park Photo-Essay
It's a funny thing I moved to London just to witness the Royal Wedding first hand. Kidding. Honestly, the royal wedding atmosphere excited me but before the big day I did very little planning. How would I celebrate the big day? After sleeping in till 10 I turned on the telly and realized I felt some emotion toward this. For a few hours I worked while monitoring the TV. A few … [Read more...] about Royal Wedding Hyde Park Photo-Essay