London

Pros: LOTS of history and culture
Cons: expensive, pretty much like any big city

Despite its reputation as the most expensive city in the world (apart from Tokyo), London is definitely worth the visit. It takes several days to see everything, though. I suggest starting with one of the bus tours of the city. These allow you to see...

Pros: easy to get around, fantastic art and theatre, wonderful history
Cons: expensive, not the greatest weather

I've spent several months in London, and I've also spent just 24 hours there. It's a testament to the city that it's open to the long-timer and the person just dropping in.

That's an awfully dispassionate first paragraph. The truth of it is:...

Pros: An English-speaking city with great energy & sites
Cons: Eating is expensive

This is unquestionably the most exciting city you can visit outside the USA where everyone speaks English. The royal stuff, however ridiculous, is intriguing. One of my favorite places is the Tower of London, where a uniformed Beefeater takes you on...

Pros: Great City
Cons: Lots of tourists

A high school student, I traveled to London in August and stayed a week. It was during this week that my cousin led me on a full tour, taking the tube to every main tourist site (Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, The Mall,...

Pros: Trendy, Wild, and Beautiful if you take the time to find them.
Cons: Tourist traps... Wax Museums... ugh!

These tips come from living in London for a year from 96-97. Once you've had your fill the tourist traps, here are some insider tips for things that aren't in your tourist guide...

Shopping:

CAMDEN TOWN!!! It's the spot where all...

Pros: History and Culture, Inexpensive airfare if you look for specials in Fall/Winter
Cons: Too short and too much to do and see, long flight from West Coast, a bit cold, always chance of rain

I went to London over the '98 Thanksgiving Holiday - leaving Wed evening and returning Monday (so maybe I'm stretching the "long weekend" title a bit too long!). We left from Los Angeles so the flight was a bit long for the short trip.
I...

Pros: Learn the easy way
Cons: Don't learn the Hard way

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Pros: History, beauty and convenience
Cons: smoking

Review Topic:  Overview

In September 2000, for our 30th anniversary, my husband and I took my mother and her husband of 4 months to London. We're in our 50's and they are in their early 80's. (and needlessly, were very worried...

Pros: Ferris Wheel
Cons: Dome - don't bother

Just returned from a 4 day long weekend (March) in London. Here's the latest on some of the Y2K sites to see.

The Millennium Dome - ~ $30 - adults - I was pretty underwhelmed. The center area is setup for a large stage show that consists...

Pros: Fast and Cheap way to get round London
Cons: Central London is smaller than you think - see more sights by walking or using the bus!

Review Topic:  Practical Information

Review Topic:  Practical InformationAs a daily user of the London Underground (or the tube ) I like to think I can spot a tourist from miles away. Maybe I only spot the obvious...

Pros: The people, the culture, the history
Cons: Crazy street layout, expensive town

Ahh, London. What a great city! The pride of the (former) British Empire, the pride of a progressive and modern, yet traditional and cultured England, London has something for everybody, from all parts of the globe.

When I travelled there...

Pros: history, great shopping, great sightseeing, wonderful cab drivers
Cons: expensive, the Tube (subway) is expensive and breaks down all the time (unpredictable)

I love London! I love, love, love London! Did I mention that I love London? Yes, I did. I've been to London twice. Both times I made London my last stop on my European trips. The first time I spent a month in Paris and took the Eurostar from Paris to ...

Pros: Lots to do, lots of places to go, lots of people.
Cons: Lots of people, better plan an itinerary of things to do and places to go.

I have been to London about four times in the last two or three years. The first three visits, I was with a traveling companion, this last time I went by myself. Word of advice -- either find a companion who likes the same things you like to do or just...

Pros: Shopping, museums, theaters etc. Everything is worth the trip.
Cons: The expenses on just living there!

London is one of the most beautiful capitols in Europe. Its glorious and outstanding buildings cannot be seen likely others places in the world. London is unique.
When going to London one should go in the spring or summer time. Seeing the beautiful...

Pros: wonderful settings for the common toursist. Best hightech and cutting edge techno/trance clubbing worldwide.
Cons: expensive...bring along a few weeks wages.

Upon a recent trip to the city of legend and old fashioned stoicism, curiously I remarked, "ok. Which bridge is actually London Bridge?" There's the tower bridge next to the tower of London, the main Leicester Bridge and countless other stylized...