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Popular Tourist Traps | Miscellaneous Tourist Traps Tips | All Tips (497) What does a man do when he tires of London? If you think the answer might be to take a cruise along the River Thames, think again. For all the times we've been to London, we had never been on the river by boat, so we decided once to take a cruise along the South Bank from Tate Modern to the London Eye.
What a sorry set-up. The staff at the pier were surly - I know it must get tiresome to be asked 1000 times a day 'is this our boat? when does it arrive?' - but maybe if there was more information provided and the boats kept to some semblance of a schedule then tourists would not pester so much. As it was our point-to-point boat was about 40 minutes late and our hop to the next pier along cost £2 with our travel card discount.
The seating onboard was a pathetic arrangement of plastic lawn furniture occupied by inattentive Spanish teenagers. The live commentary was an embarrassing affair given by a Cockney 18 year old with a BTEC in travel-n-tourism whose insight amounted to saying each bridge we passed under was 'very famous.'
What a shambolic exercise. We were ashamed to be on board and cannot recommend that anyone submit themselves to this hellish experience. Perhaps it's all a joke by what I take to be French owners??
Perhaps the Tate to Tate catamaran or circular cruises aboard the glassed-in boats are better - they are certainly more expensive.
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When eating burgers (preferably Burger King) in Piccadilly, try not to get urinated on Leave a Comment
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When walking through Soho, central London, you may be approached by very scantly clad ladies who want to take you somewhere (its not usually certain where you're going). They will proceed to take you to a strip club or a brothel, and once you're in its hard to get out without your wallet being considerably lighter than when you went in.
My best advice on this subject is that if you're approached by one of these 'ladies', just say that you're not interested and keep on walking. If you end up inside a club or brothel that you dont want to be in, let it be known that you're not going to be spending any money and try to get out.
If you enjoy the pleasures that these places offer, and you want to visit one, opt for the larger establishments rather than the small, backstreet ones. At least you wont get stripped off all your hard earned cash if you dont want to be. I suggest Stringfellows. Leave a Comment
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Yep - we've all been sucked in. It IS a fascinating place just because it could only be London and that's where you want to be :) But there is not a Londoner in sight, just tourists and school parties from all over the World. This is the place I can be sure to hear more Swedish spoken than anywhere else apart from the Swedish church when in London. I came here a lot during my study days as my local bar was nearby and my flat was along the Piccadilly Line but these days I try to avoid it and only cross it to get my daughter to Hamleys :)))
Spend your cash at the amazing Virgin Megastore!!!
Charing Cross Road is not far away with all its bookshops... Leave a Comment
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You can't recommend this too many times - be aware of pickpockets. The pickpockets are vhere the tourist are (who normally don't go on vacation with an empty wallet). Oxford street, Picadilly circus and the tube are places where you should be extra careful about your valuables. Leave a Comment
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