Tourist in London

Overview: Solo backpacker travelling Europe; general exploration of London

Hostel Recommendations: Wombat’s The City Hostel, Hostel One Notting Hill. Both of these hostels were incredible. The Wombat has a bar in the basement and we all watched a football game together and played beer pong. Notting Hill is in a great location. They have hostel dinners and bar crawls. Wombat was much ‘nicer’ while Notting Hill was more party oriented. Both fun.

Market Recommendations: Camden Market, Borough Market, Portobello Road. I spent many hours at each of these places. There is a lot to see, many different foods to try, live music to hear, and shops!

Restaurant Recommendations: Candella Team Room (Best tea + scones!), Dishoom, any of the market food, tesco (for the cheap 3 pound meals!), Pret (for cheap breky)

Drinks: Swift Soho (live music downstairs, good cocktails), The Shard (if you go up for drinks only you don’t have to wait in line), The Lord Southampton (fun pub),

Activities:

1. Walk from Tower of London to the London Eye, beautiful walk by the river, go past The Globe, end up in a very vibrant area especially at night.
2. Free walking tours (Sandemans are my favorite). I did a royal tour (and I don’t really care much about the royals) but it was extremely informative!
3. Any museums you can go to. Natural History Museum was great.
4. Stop by Harrods for the fun of it
5. Hyde Park of Course! Walk everywhere. Pack a lunch.
6. I took a day trip to Brighton. It was a nice escape from the hustle of the city.
7. Just explore. I spent the majority of my time just walking around the city.