Trim the price...London

This new category aims at offering you the best snips and bargains there are, because traveling does not have to be pricey. 

So, as I just went to Londontown, the first will be about flying to, sleeping in and eating at the exciting capital.

All right, first things first: the flight. If you really want to save money and don't really care about comfort, chose Ryanair. If you like to have more space and free meals, chose either AirBerlin or Lufthansa.

If you want to go for a weekend, there are some really amazing offers. You can fly from €38 from Berlin to London Stansted with Ryanair and from €99 with Lufthansa to Heathrow.

Arriving in London, if you land in Heathrow you can chose between three different ways to get into the city: by tube, with the Heathrow express or with a taxi. It's £4 with the tube, which takes around an hour or 90 minutes, £18 with the Express and takes around 20 minutes and around £50 with taxi taking 35 minutes out of your time.

There are loads of cool hotels that don't take all your money and are really well situated. If you don't want to spend a lot on hotels, I recommend the Astors Hotel. There are several in London from which you can chose: there is one in Victoria, at Hyde Park, in Kensington, at Piccadilly Circus and in Queensborough Terace. Prices for a double room range from £30 to £50 a night, which is really reasonable, especially in a really pricey city like London. Eating out in London can also be rather expensive, but there are also loads of possibilities to eat at low prices. If you like Italian food I can recommend "Bella Italia" near Oxford Circus in 25 Argyll Street. It has great food like pasta and pizza, so real italian dishes. Furthermore, there's Jamie's Italian, Jamie Oliver's chain, which is also really really good. There are loads of indian, japanese and thai restaurants which are all very good and reasonably priced. Check out the Covent Garden area and The Strand as well as Camden. I just went to a Belgian restaurant called Belgo centraal, near Covent Garden, where I had really good mussels with tomato sauce. As you can really argue about taste I'll leave you to make your own choices, but if you have any questions just mail me.

So, all in all, with flight hotel and food for three days you can have a wicked weekend for just around £170. Mind you, that's the kind of money you can spend on a room in an exclusive hotel...for one night!! So why not just try to make the most with very little. That's "Trim the Price...London edition"!

Overview:

£  40,00 - flight

£  16,80 - public transport (£5,60 for a day Zones 1 and 2 for and adult off-peak)

£  60,00 - 2 nights in a double bedroom (breakfast included)

£  20,00 - lunches

£  30,00 - dinners

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£166,80

Travels to...London: Style

So, as London is one of the most stylish cities imaginable, you have to adapt to it, of course without losing sight of your own style. As I went for a casual weekend, I mostly chose comfortable clothes, that would take me throughout the entire day, suitable for day and night. The only exception was the dressier attire for the Tea at the Ritz, which was directly after Camden Market, so I just changed shirt and trousers. Fortunately, the weather was supposed to be really good (which it was, actually), so I didn't really need thick jackets or coats and I could go out with just a tee and a blazer (well, and trousers, of course)

 So, this is my London style.

Portobello Rd. Market with
grey trousers, white V-neck tee,
braces, brown boots
and black jacket

Airport style, with grey blazer
with buttons, gray jeans and boots

At Camden Market with jeans,
navy suit, V-neck tee and
brown boots

Tea at the Ritz with navy suit,
black shirt and trousers,
red tie  and brown boots

Shopping on Oxford Street with
black jeans, military jacket and
brown boots

Customise your stay

Introducing a new topic, "Customise your stay" aims at improving your stay and make the best of your travels. Instead of only doing the "usual touristy" things,  I will give you useful tips, information and advice to make the most of your travels. You can find cool pubs, awesome shops, great restaurants, interesting museums and hints to have a brilliant night out to in each city that will make your journey absolutely unique. The first post will be out soon, so have a look and get inspired!