travel

With the millions of tourists traveling to London every year the transport system and public areas can get pretty crowded. To keep in good with the locals and allow people to get where they need to go in London stand to the right of the escalators. This allows a free space on the left for those keen enough or wanting to to get past and on their way.

It is not a matter of filling up every step as full as possible as some of the escalators in London, especially on the Tube can be quite long and you won't be popular if you can't get out of the way of the busy local trying to get up faster.

The Tube doesn't run all night long in London. So if you were expecting that London, being the vibing bustling metropolis, would have all night transport then sadly you are wrong. Be aware of this. Most trains have their last run between 12.30 - 1.00am. Don't get caught out as getting home otherwise can be a pain in the butt.

There are night buses if you are caught out after the Tube shuts but these are harder to work out and you may share the seat with an inebriated, smelly dude.

The Octopus travel card is a prepay card you can get anywhere. It is the only way to travel on the MTR. If you are there for 3 days and expect to do a lot of traveling you should get good use out of a three day Travel Card with a return trip to the airport on it. The Train from the Airport is great and is the fastest most comfortable way to travel. The staff are friendly anyway so you should have no problems.

Don't be afraid to buy your Octopus Card as you come out of customs and immigration - it is no more expensive than anywhere else.

If your arriving from the Airport

If you jump on the buses in Barcelona from the backdoors you can get away with standing innocently and not paying. Although I think if you don't pay for your bus fare than your not very cool.