Getting around London: public transport, travel cards and local tips

Getting around London can seem like a minor Olympic sport the first time you look at the Underground map. Coloured lines, zones, travelcards, Oyster cards, contactless payments, trains, red buses, station names that seem like distant cousins to one another… and then, suddenly, someone tells you: “You just need to change at Bank.” British humour […]
London for couples: romantic ideas for Valentine’s Day and all year round

London has a reputation for being serious, for always carrying an umbrella, and for saying ‘sorry’ even when the traffic lights turn red. But when you’re with your partner… London gets all lovey-dovey. And it doesn’t have to be Valentine’s Day: here, romance comes in the form of a sunset over the Thames, a pub […]