Before you make your trip to the UK, you’ll need to figure out how you’re actually using money in the UK while over here. Not specifically about budgeting money for London, but using it! First off, the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) use “pounds” and “pence.” Pounds are the equivalent of dollars and […]
Money in the UK: How to Pay for Things in London and the UK (2026) Read More
Predicting the weather in London is nothing short of impossible. Today, for instance, it was sunny in the morning, cloudy in the late morning, a massive downpour just happened in the mid-afternoon, and now we’re back to sunny again. The weather will change multiple more times before we get to dinner. Much of what I’ll talk about regarding weather in London goes for the rest
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If your trip falls on a holiday or special event in London, it’s important to know how this will affect your travels. Will London transportation be running? Will attractions be open? Of course there are a million things happening all of the time in the city, but here are some of the bigger events and
Ultimate Guide to Events, Holidays, and Festivals in London (2026) Read More
There are so many London travel tips that we could be here for a million years talking about them (yes, London tap water is safe to drink!), but after 10 years of living in or near London as an American, I’ve finally broken it down to the top 49 travel tips for London (yes, it’s
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Bekonscot Model Village, the oldest original model village in the world, is just a train ride away from central London in a town called Beaconsfield. Basically, an entire village (and more) has been recreated with small figurines and miniature buildings to scale. While there are model villages in other countries (including a few in the
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We’ve all been there. You book an Airbnb that won’t let you store your luggage on the check out day but your flight isn’t until the evening. You’re transferring hotels in London and there’s a weird gap in the middle where you’ve got nowhere to out the 8 suitcases that somehow two people needed. Figuring
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After 7 years of living in the UK, I was pretty sure I had seen it all – from rolling countryside in Buckinghamshire to the dramatic Lake District to rocky beaches down at Brighton and Dover, I’ve been to a lot of places. It wasn’t until I visited Kynance Cove in Cornwall, however, my breath
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Cambridge is one of the UK’s most beautiful university cities and one of the most beautiful places in England. It’s considered in the top two, and often spoken in the same sentence as Oxford. “Oxford and Cambridge” have even been combined to form the phrase “Oxbridge.” Visitors to Cambridge will of course find some wonderful
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Dover, England is one of the most beautiful places on the English coastline and a popular day trip for visitors to London. You may have found this article because you’re wondering how to get from London to Dover, and in this guide, I’ll show you everything from how to get from London to Dover by
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Whether you’re coming to the UK as an expat, study abroad student, or just for a visit, one of the must-do experiences is to visit one of the grocery stores in England to check out the differences between American and British grocery stores. I mean, firstly, they don’t even call them “grocery stores,” they call
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