London Travel Blog

When you return home from a holiday to London, surprise the smarty pants who quips, “Did you see the Queen?” With these suggested Queen-spotting venues and events, you will even have photographic proof. Best Places to Catch Sight of Her Majesty In & Around London Buckingham Palace -...

Not interested in a Mind the Gap thong for Christmas or a faux Burberry umbrella for Chanukah? Like other world cities, the list of cheap souvenir possibilities is endless with so many iconic London images to copy and boy are they ever … Big Ben Bobby hats Red telephone booths Double decker buses Black...

The thought of an extended layover is usually quite a nightmare, but not at London’s Heathrow Airport. Consider yourself lucky! Gone are the times of smoky lounges, cardboard pizza, dreadful gift shops and tired decor. Heathrow (LHR) has so much going on, it ought to be listed in guidebooks as...

London's loos are well marked just follow the signs, image by victoriapeckham Before even finding a public bathroom in London, you first must know how to ask. Don’t forget as Winston Churchill once pointed out, England and the US are two nations separated by a common language. In the UK, a...

How Cheap is Cheap? Once again the NileGuide local experts have been given a $5.00 challenge which always makes me cringe. That equates to a whopping $3.15 hardly enough for round trip bus fare in town. Now London does do free very well: museums, parks, street entertainment, exhibits and walks but when...

Haggle in London? Just asking the question makes my cheeks burn; it’s just so out of the reserved British nature. When I asked a few English women their thoughts on haggling, I received a unanimous response. They recoiled in horror. West Londoner Amanda Kerr exclaimed, “It’s just not...

Transport for London (TFL) announced a Tube strike is set to begin Monday evening for 24 hours with Underground travel return to normal Wednesday morning. Just in time for students returning to school and commuters coming off summer vacations, millions of Londoners will be forced to find alternate means...

A little guidance with London’s Underground subway system, commonly known as The Tube, goes a long way despite its simplicity. flickr image: MarcelGermain Signage Chances are you’re already quite familiar with the iconic Tube signs, the London Underground map and the saying Mind the Gap....

After the camera, jeans, toothbrush and NG city guides (of course!) are carefully packed in your suitcase, here are a few tips from a local for keeping it simple and comfortable while exploring London: Necessary items: layers, layers, layers – this is a nautical climate, one minute it’s...

Exploring local food markets and grocery stores are some of my favorite traveling activities. I’m afraid I may actually spend as much time perusing the aisles of foreign supermarkets as I do museums. Then I pack my suitcase full of samples as souvenirs to share with friends back home. Pathetic...