5 mistakes you'll make in your first 3 days in London

Hello, I have 2 and a half days in london and would you recommend bigbustour and hop off in the main attractions?

Of course when we go spend our 48 hours in London in the summer we will try and avoid the big restaurant chains for our meals. I love fish and chips (I even make my own beer batter from a recipe I found on the Ricardo website here in Quebec, I may even make some for lunch this weekend!) and I asked on IG if anyone had any recommendations for real OG fish and chips and one local guy recommended a place which does them in beef drippings so we'll definitely try it out. For the other meals, we'll go by what we're in the mood for and find something to our liking.
We're really looking forward to this trip, we've waited so long to go. Salut!

First day we took a nap and went to Regent street to see the lights. It was fabulous! Second day we tried the underground to go to a museum and got lost for 3 hours. But we really figured it out that day which really made our trip fun! We did a Jack the Ripper tour too. The rest of the trip we mostly did vintage shopping and shows. It was fabulous and relaxing. Biggest waste of money was tea at Ting in the Shard. That was awful. And Juliet was the best show. We had a great trip!

Day 1...Have a nice meal and then stroll around and absorb the vibe of an interesting neighborhood, like Camden.

great advice...the 6 p's...proper preparation prevents p*ss poor performance!...

If you're a tourist in London, Google maps is your friend as it's easy to get lost. Just remember to keep your phone out of sight when walking through busy areas.

never ever get a pedicab they are a major rip off

Have you considered opening a paid app?? Would go over VERY well if you did :)

Trip Advisor is blech...

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Listen to Jess, she has good ADVICE

I spent almost three weeks in London back in 1985. I know it's an entirely different London these days compared to the London of 1985. The punk scene was still very prevalent during that time. Carnaby St looked entirely different than it does today. I watch several people that walk around the city and video places. Back in 85 there was an official punk store there on Carnaby St. It was so cool. We stayed at a bed and breakfast place on Gloucester Place just one block over from Baker St. Nice place. Basically we didn't have an itinerary to go by or anything. We just got up each day and checked maps and brochures and a lot of hit and miss walks, and we had a blast. We did plan for some things, like going down to Wimbledon to see Center court. They had a cheap walk through tour there. We also planned to go up to see Wembley Stadium where Live Aid was performed. Couldn't get inside it was all locked up. I loved riding the double decker buses and the tube. It was awesome. We saw a lot. Went to Abby Rd and saw the famous Beatles crosswalk. My first night was actually in an apt on Abby Rd further down from EMI Studios. My wife now, but girlfriend at the time, was spending two semesters in college in London. I flew over and spent almost three weeks with her during Christmas break. I absolutely loved London. I felt like I fit in. I could live there if I could afford to. We hit all the major stores, Harrods, Selfridges, Debenhams, Liberty and Co plus tons more. Hit all the museums, or at least a good bit, and took the tour at the Tower of London. Very cool. We saw what was called back then, The London Experience. It was an exhibit type show of some sort. It was inside the London Pavilion. We also saw live at the Apollo Theater, Starlight Express. Very cool. Anyway, I love London and wish I could go back over there and spend a month.

Not using Trip Advisor for a while, agreed can't rely on review in there

One of the things that annoy me about TripAdvisor is the number of people who post pictures of Tower Bridge & call it London Bridge

When visiting London after years of absence, I found I had to exchange my old bank notes for new ones. This could have potentially caused me to miss my last train. (Fortunately, this didn't actually happen, but it easily could have done!).

We are going o London in April and have a plan that sees us spending time in one geographic area on one day and another area the next to avoid the toing and froing and wasting time and money. We have been planning the trip for close to twelve months so we have hopefully done the research so as to maximise the precious days that we are there.

Do you think it's safe for a mom and son to go to london?

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Don’t use the “rickshaws” that you see parked up everywhere, they will overcharge you and they have no insurance.

As an Australian I found London overwhelming when I first arrived. It was a bit different than I expected.

As an Australian I found London overwhelming when I first arrived. It was a bit different than I expected.

This is my third day in London. Your tips have been very helpful. Thanks.

My first week in London I got drawn into the Scientology centre on Tottenham Ct Road. I was a silly billy when I was 19 .. I am 59.

"TripAdvisor trap,"... Excellent..

Born and raised in London. I enjoy seeing visitors. London is a big city indeed it’s good to plan what to see. I recommend travelling after rush hour on weekdays. Some tourist get in the way and overcrowd unnecessarily blocking the exits and tight spaces with huge bags

Do you have any tips for a mom bringing her children for the first time?

I will be there in October. My plane lands at 11am. All I plan on doing that day is checking in to my room and check out Notting Hill.

Can you add multiple stops in the CityMapper App? I can only get a single start and a single end point.

Thanks! Its my first time to go outside Asia, and Im quite nervous , your video helps me really plan my trip.

Walking is best I always find places I haven’t see before forget The London Eye in summer there a longggggggggggg lines and the London on the weekend crazy otherwise it’s a brilliant place to visit.
The tube in rush hour find a pub have a pint and wait it out

Am really appreciating your videos. Thanks, Jess!! Leaving for London very soon and am feeling more confident thanks to you :)

I always recommend British museum! You could spend all three days and the museum but for times sake spend half a day... you won't regret it

Dead right about Trip Advisor. Also right about the rush hour - don't travel, find a pub and let it go past.

I'm visiting London from Moscow in 9 days.... can someone explain to me how Oyster Card works? :)

Study up on transit options, both to and from the airport, and around the city. It's easy to pay a lot more than you have to for which might not even be efficient transit.

I love London I think it is great.

I lost a hole day going from one airports to the other (at the other side of London) just to save about $100 in air tickets in my way back to Boston. Stupid idea.

do you ever meet up with people that watch your videos?

Bought my tickets to London ! will be there with family on December! thanks to your channel!! got lots of tips...

My mistake was not knowing one tube line has actually two routes lol i mean, in other countries, 1 line is a single route. For example, the Northern Line actually goes to two places. Visitors should take note of this. I made a mistake of getting into a train going to another direction--not the direction I was supposed to go hahaha hope I made sense

Hola tendrás tips para night clubs en Londres ?

I’m a Londoner who knows London inside out and my tip is:-
It’s better to walk than take the tube if you are staying central. If you look at a tube map, there is a yellow circle tube line on the map- within it is central London. Everything within the circle is within walking distance. It’ll likely be just as quick to walk and you’ll likely pass things on your to do list by accident walking to your destination plus you’ll very likely discover some great things that weren’t on your list. Just to give you a timescale of walking distance; the longest distance is 40 min max. If you look at the top of the yellow circle, you’ll see kings cross station. At the bottom is embankment station. To walk from kings cross to embankment is around a 40 min walk, so the map is deceiving. You can walk from Westminster to Trafalgar Square to Leicester Square, to Piccadilly Circus, to Oxford Circus all within an hour (obviously without stopping but you’ll tick a lot of your list within half a day!). Have fun!!

Watching this after visiting London 😂😂

You're 1st point was well made, once visitors understand that Greater London is approx. 30 miles (50km), East to West and almost the same, North to South, they will plan their time; for example, aiming to visit Hampton Court Palace and Greenwich on the same day would be a bad idea, unless you particularly enjoy suburban train services!

We are traveling to London at the end of May 2019 and will, actually, only be there for 3 days. We will be in Europe for a week, but will be traveling to Oslo for 3 days and then back to London for our final night before flying back to the US. Any recommendations or will your 3 Day Itinerary be sufficient for us? We are making lists of possible things to see/do and will narrow things down as needed.

For Americans a safety tip you cannot take a turn on a red light while driving, pedestrians do not get any right of way, there is no such law as jaywalking.

London...best city in the world.i love it.

Im relax the 1st day I get there, doing a 8 hour walking tour of london on the 2nd to see the majority of the city attractions

Islington is very good for food spots