When you think of London, you might think fish and chips, steak and kidney pie, but have you heard of London’s oldest fast food snack—pie, mash, and eels? Did you know that the oldest pub in London dates back to 1538 (and yup, you can still visit it)? That there’s a thing called a ‘wallet…
What to do for free in London I love London. It is a city that was once home to me almost 20 years ago when I came to here work in the city for a poorly paid summer internship. I didn’t have much money at the time so it was a pretty rough time. However,…
When you think about taking the kids for a holiday, the first thing that crosses your mind is getting value for money. You also want the holiday to be fun, engaging and uplifting. Something they will hopefully talk about in months and maybe years to come. Plus you certainly don’t want to go too…
Can you recommend your favourite budget places to stay in London…a good budget hotel in London or hostel? This is probably my most popular request from readers and friends so I thought it would be beneficial to summarise on my blog, my favourite budget places to stay in London. So in no particular order,…
Latest slice of inspiration on the BudgetTraveller comes from, regular contributor Sophie Rae who with the help of renowned sleep expert checks out the brand new Ibis Shepherd Bush, London. Being a city girl, the rumour of a new hotel in London popping up never really fazes me. With no room to…
You can never have enough of discovering awesome cheap eats in London. I thought as follow-up to Steve Lowy’s awesome post on his favourite cheap eats in London, I’d invite local foodie Julia Rampen to share some of her favourite London budget eats. So here’s her top 5:- feel free to comment and…
London native , successful hotelier and founder of the popular budget hotel chain, umi Hotels– Steve Lowy shares his top 5 tips for cheap eats in London, complete with a reference to the nearest located tube station. 1) Eat Street near Kings Cross Station. There’s been a recent surge in street food popping up all…
It’s a strange sensation when you leave a place you’ve only stayed barely a few days and feel kinda as if you’re leaving home. That kind of place where everyone seems to be dead friendly and you just slip into the swing of things like a duck to…
Few years ago I had reviewed Tune Hotels first hotel in London: Tune Westminister. At that time I thought I had probably come across THE best budget hotel in the city. So when Tune announced they were opening a second hotel in London in Liverpool Street-naturally I was really curious and excited to check…
