How to London ... without going broke

by Sheila Stone

Overview

View London icons from the Thames, hear Big Ben toll the time, rise over the city on the London Eye, visit Kensington Palace where Queen Victoria grew up (now home to Will, Kate, and the kids), see where Harry Potter boarded the Hogwarts Express at King Cross Station's famous Platform 9 ¾, and much more. London is an amazingly vibrant and complex city and it's easy for first-time visitors to get overwhelmed. In "How To London ... without going broke" professional tour guide and unabashed Anglophile, Sheila Stone, tells you what you really need to know about visiting England's capital. She points out the London attractions you won't want to miss and gives you sample itineraries and London maps to get the most out of your trip. In addition, she shares the best places to stay, how to eat well on a budget, and the trick of riding London's Underground like a local. She even provides tips on what you need to pack – and what you don't - all with your budget in mind!


This is a must read for everyone visiting London England for the first time – and even those who've been before!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940156940844
Publisher:	Hauser Publishing
Publication date:	07/14/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	74
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Sheila Stone has had a GREAT midlife crisis…!
…Since her 50th birthday she has…
¥ Earned her BA at UCLA, going at the same time as her two sons (they didn’t live together and it’s a big campus!);
¥ Went to grad school in Leeds, England living in the lovely market town of Skipton, North Yorkshire;
¥ Participated in an archaeological dig at Bamburgh Castle in northern England; and had a great time – even though the box she sent ahead with her sleeping bag arrived just as she was leaving!
¥ Lived in an Irish hostel for three months, in a room with seven other women … and one bathroom;
¥ Volunteered at an English school in Spain, discovering a previously-unknown talent for squirting red wine into her mouth from a bota-bag;
¥ Performed stand-up comedy at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival;
¥ Spent a summer in Japan interviewing middle-aged women about their lives;
¥ Wrote three books: Boomer Bloomer – A guide for women *still* on the wrong side of the glass ceiling, Unmarried With Children – the single parent’s guide to family fun and How to London … without going broke.
Now … isn’t this the kind of person YOU’D want to get your travel advice from??!