Comments on: now taking your suggestions

By: Gringogidget

Gringogidget — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:51:20 +0000

I”m leaving for London September 22nd,

My first trip, I’m super excited

By: beth

beth — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:14:33 +0000

Yes, but my family has the worst luck when vacationing. Like, freaky bad luck. Like my parents go to a resort in Mexico, and a week later a Canadian couple is murdered there. They go to London, and the tube explodes. My sister goes to New Orleans, and a couple months later it ceases to exist.

DON’T JINX ME BEFORE I EVEN GET THERE JOE.

But THANK YOU TRAVIS for the actual helpful advice. I’m not sure about the burgers, as it will cut down on my busy itinerary of eating British cliches, but I will keep it in mind. And Damien Hirst kinda scares me, but I will look into it, because I am DEFINITELY going to the Tate.
By the way, I am watching the BBC right now, in preparation.

By: Liam

Liam — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:12:01 +0000

23 pounds for a burger???

That’s … carry the 5, over 14 … about a billion dollars! For a burger?

Seriously though, I really want to enjoy this trip, and not scrimp and worry about money too much, but $50 for a burger? There was a £10 note inside it, right? Was it made of gold?

Is it very wrong that I now want to hunt down and consume this hamburger, just to know its secrets and taste of its heart?

By: travis

travis — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:23:33 +0000

The truck on fire at the airport thing freaked me out, because I was at that airport about a dozen times last year. I recognized it right away. That said, Gottli is totally the one on the list.

And yeah, I may be cultured, but only in regards to places that have good beer and frequent fireworks displays.

By: beth

beth — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:41:39 +0000

Oh man. Now I’m totally gonna be on some No-Fly list, and I won’t get to go, and it’ll all be your fault for making a inapropriate joke on my blog. Thank you, very much, for turning me into a terrorist via the internet.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:48:47 +0000

Before I begin, I have to say that Travis is unbelievably cultured.

Now, my suggestions:

1) Fill a van with tanks of gasoline and nails, and leave it in Piccadilly Square.

2) Set a truck on fire, point it at an airport, and put a big rock on the gas pedal.

…too soon?

By: travis

travis — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:19:46 +0000

Oh, and The Burger Shack. Get a milkshake. And it's right in Carnaby, which is by Soho, which means GOOD shopping. I can taste the burger now, and it was the best 23 quid I ever spent. (Maybe.) (It was bought by a medium-to-big managing company, but it still seems to be the same place.)

By: travis

travis — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:14:26 +0000

Oh yeah, and don’t just ride the Tube once or twice for the sake of doing. Check out all the big stations: King’s Cross, Piccadilly, South Kensington, Victoria, blah blah, all the ones with lots of connections. They all have different architecture, flavour, smells and novelties.

Shoot for a Zones 1 and 2 pass. I don’t imagine your hotel is in Zone 1, because you’d likely be paying through the brain, and buying one for a week or so will save you waiting in line.

Oh, and at one point you should also take a London cab. Give the guy somewhere obscure to go, because (I think) the London cabbies need to know every street. (There are about 12 Abbey Roads).

Buy an London A-Z (I have one you can borrow, but I live in St. Catharines).

By: travis

travis — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:07:31 +0000

I hope you’re there for a good while, ’cause this is a lot of stuff.

The bus tours are not only informative, but serve as decent transportation (walking from a tube station to a destination is a solid hike). Get the one that gives you a free ride on the Damien Hirst boat outside the Tate Modern, Regarding the Tate Modern: get their via Millennium bridge, which is by St Paul’s.

Roasted chestnuts. Soho, for the bookstores. The London Eye, for the view (and for being a HUGE TERRORIST TARGET).

Pee in the Thames. Buckingham Palace is a piece of shit. Big Ben is a big clock.