My city. And this is very good advice for all tourists. 100% correct. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@AtravelLens39 минут бұрын
thanks for sharing
@josephfreedman94227 сағат бұрын
Some very helpful suggestions! I agree - London IS massive. You can't know it all, just a neighborhood at a time. I suspect you could live in London your whole life and still be discovering it.
@destinationwellknown6 сағат бұрын
Thanks! Totally agree 🙌
@threelittlepotters10 сағат бұрын
I loved this video! I am bringing my 12 and 15 year old to London next month, so it was particularly fitting for me. That meat pie looked so good!!
@destinationwellknown6 сағат бұрын
Thanks a lot! It was amazing tbh 🙌 Have a lovely trip to London 🇬🇧
@charlieunderwood13113 сағат бұрын
A student of mine from Mexico loved the food in London, and was especially taken by the various forms of meat pies here.
@MsVictory194522 сағат бұрын
No way. The London Eye is NOT worth it IMHO. Very expensive and you can't really see anything. Go to the Top of St. Paul's for a great view and info. Also, you can use your oyster card to ride one of the thames ferries. No narrative but a fraction of the cost!
@valerieashton7424Күн бұрын
wait you don't like cheese? I'm not sure I trust your judgement anymore lol Thanks for the video ! I had planned to skip the London Eye since other vloggers labeled it as a tourist trap but at the end of the day I think the kids would enjoy it! Cheers!
@destinationwellknownКүн бұрын
Hahaha, sorryyyy! 😭 Thanks for your comment - and I agree, I think kids (in general) are super fond of the London Eye 🙌
@STEPHENCONRAD-l5yКүн бұрын
I'm so glad you highlighted St. Etienne du Mont. I came upon this beautiful church whilst exploring side streets in the Left Bank. The striking thing was the year the church was founded: 1492 = the same year Columbus set sail for the New World. The layered history of Paris is endlessly amazing!
@destinationwellknownКүн бұрын
Oh I didn’t even realise that! Thanks for sharing 🙌🤝
@Damarco4uКүн бұрын
Jesus, this is like the same videos I’ve seen about New York, congratulating yourselves for living in a major city and offering veiled complaints about tourists by saying “this is a working city.” Everyone knows this. That’s why they are visiting. In fact, people visiting your city also work, so they know how things function. And pretty much everywhere you visit, people are working. Be thankful for those tourist dollars instead of condescending. 😂
@destinationwellknownКүн бұрын
🥰🥰🥰
@rgchannel8398Күн бұрын
Thank you, travelling this March❤
@destinationwellknownКүн бұрын
Cheers, have a great London trip 🇬🇧
@PattyEmmert2 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing these tips - my husband and I will be visiting this October for the first time. I love your alternatives to some of the more busy spaces. Merci !
@destinationwellknownКүн бұрын
Thanks a lot! Have a lovely trip to Paris 🇫🇷
@elliemarani40182 күн бұрын
Been almost all over the world but never in denmark soooo next week one of bucket list wishes will finally come true🎉🎉🎉 off to copenhagen for a week so definitely i will pay a visit to malmo and maybe stockholm too. First question: im old skool when it comes to exchange money, any kiosk in the city that can be recommended? Forget banks and airports and all those rip off places! Ive always managed to find the perfect exchange rate everywhere i went although i won't have too much time to wonder around, once checked in at the hotel, so maybe someone can offer a quick solution, i would be very grateful and im soooo looking forward to go 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@destinationwellknownКүн бұрын
To be honest, I haven't used cash in Copenhagen/Denmark in around 5-6 years, and I wouldn't know anything about where to get the best exchange rate. My guess would be a bank ATM? 😅
@elliemarani4018Күн бұрын
@destinationwellknown with massive commissions taken, ll pass on that 😬
@clarea18012 күн бұрын
Love that you mentioned Southwark, it's the borough I live in and people often think it's rough and dangerous, it's definitely not. The South of the river is definitely better than the North. Also great last tip, if I need to look at my phone when I'm out I'll normally stand somewhere not look at it whilst I'm walking along.
@destinationwellknownКүн бұрын
Cheers, love Southwark 🤝
@giglambert87872 күн бұрын
thanks for the tips and very handsome are you attached?😊
@destinationwellknownКүн бұрын
Haha, thanks! I am yeah ✌️
@giglambert8787Күн бұрын
@destinationwellknown well congratulations and lucky other half😊
@jpfrommanila2 күн бұрын
Thanks for this video!
@destinationwellknown2 күн бұрын
Cheers 🙌
@jeremiahreilly97392 күн бұрын
Excellent introduction to London! The British Museum has a very nice restaurant up top, if you want to give yourself a treat. I like the art museum at Hampstead Heath and if the weather is nice it is very pleasant to eat lunch outside on the terrace at the on-site restaurant.
@destinationwellknown2 күн бұрын
Thanks a lot! Those are some great tips as well, cheers 🙌
@ELEKTRARE2 күн бұрын
I like strong man thick & juicy , drop me a line mate okay 😽 I do luuuuuuuvvvvv London , always stay close to British Museum ✌🏼
@SamAlQattan-p2h2 күн бұрын
Join Man City mate. Manchester is the best city in the UK.
@destinationwellknown2 күн бұрын
That may not be a bad idea, actually. I absolutely love Manchester and they probably pay well 🧐
@SamAlQattan-p2h2 күн бұрын
@@destinationwellknown Yes definitely.
@MJN09222 күн бұрын
You still have the same haircut 🤣 I did the London Eye on my first trip over but have yet to do the Thames river Cruise. The Pubs are great for fish & chips but I don't understand the mushy peas? Just why?! I love the National museum and did not know that tiny structure was a police station so thanks for that! This was a great video. Have you been to Sky garden for the view and a drink? Oh wait, you don't drink...
@destinationwellknown2 күн бұрын
Hahaha, true 😅 Oh I actually love the mushy peas, but I agree - it's super weird 😀 Haha! I actually had Sky Garden and Horizon 22 on the list for this video, but I booked it pretty last minute, so I couldn't get tickets 😫 thanks for your comment!
@BristolLeathered20102 күн бұрын
You are Gorgeous ... have you been to Crete for a holiday . My first ever holiday on ✈️ was to Majorca in 1987 to Cala Marsal ... gorgeous sandy cove beach
@destinationwellknownКүн бұрын
Haha thanks! 🤠 Love Crete too 🙌 Mallorca in the 80’s must have been an amazing experience!
@BristolLeathered2010Күн бұрын
@@destinationwellknown yes it was ... cone to Bristol in the UK sometime
@dirtywaterpj_dj3 күн бұрын
You’re coming to London and drinking that inferior Irish beer? Stout porter is originally a London style of beer and there are so many British breweries, including a number in lindin London of course, that do it much better.i recommend a pub called The Harp, on Chandos Place, very close to Trafalgar Square.
@destinationwellknownКүн бұрын
Love Guinness, love the Harp too 🤠
@charlieunderwood13113 күн бұрын
A few tips from a Londoner: You will walk a lot; wear comfortable shoes and expect to cover 10km or more a day exploring. Get one of the several public transport apps- these will give you bus and tube routes and times. Public transport is the only sensible way to get around other than walking. Note some bus routes are almost the same as those of tour busses and a fraction the cost. Avoid the West End unless going to a show- it is a tourist rip off. The Tower of London is by far the best attraction; expensive but worth it. Avoid Oxford Street like the plague; if you must go shopping go to Liberty on Regent St. Never go to chain restaurants. Go a couple of streets back from the main tour areas and find smaller places for far better food. Traditional British food is mostly in pubs, but you will find amazing Indian (esp in the east of London), Chinese (esp Soho), Italian, Greek, Jamaican, and many more; Indian food is essentially British to many people. Allow a day for the Museums at South Kensington- Natural History, Science and (my fave) Victoria and Albert. Don't overdo it. If it is feeling a bit much, go to one of the beautiful parks and wind down. Crime to tourists is low BUT there are pick pockets and phone snatchers about so keep an eye on what you are carrying.
@destinationwellknown2 күн бұрын
10/10 comment - so many fantastic London travel tips. Thanks a lot for sharing 🙌
@michelleb7493 күн бұрын
I live in NY and Leicester Square and Leicester Square sounds like Times Square. No thanks. I do already have theatre ticket for our trip.
@giovannytravels56773 күн бұрын
Thanx 4 all the tips. I’ll be visiting London in 3 weeks. Can’t wait.
@destinationwellknown2 күн бұрын
Thanks! Have a lovely trip to London 🇬🇧
@olivercc933 күн бұрын
Another excellent London video, Kris! I see you went to the Devonshire Arms... what do you think about it and the Guinness in there? I've seen it all over Instagram and want to visit so bad haha
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
Thanks a lot! Haha, well spotted 😎 I went there on a Friday morning at around 11:15am because I knew it would be rammed later in the day and I thought it would be pretty empty (they open at 11)... Boy, I was wrong - it was literally jam-packed and I couldn't get a seat 😅 The Guinness was incredibly smooth, though, and the pub is lovely. Is it worth travelling across town to visit? Probably not, but it's definitely worth checking out for a quick one if you're in Soho/Central London ✌️
@waynebrown65533 күн бұрын
I have a dilemma as I have to visit England in February for a wedding and my wife wants to visit Denmark as her mother is Danish. Is there going to be anything to do or see at the end of February -early March ? Im worried its going to be dismal. We do have relatives to visit. Are we mad ?
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
I know this may not be very helpful, but it's genuinely impossible to say... We've just had a few days of lovely sunny and crisp winter days, but now it's grey and rainy again 😬 Copenhagen is definitely best in the summertime, but there are still plenty of tourists here in the winter and seeing as the weather is usually so crap, there is a lot of stuff to do indoors too.
@sbrekab84563 күн бұрын
Hello great info! We will be visiting London for the first time in Spring. We are so excited I am doing lots of research to ensure a safe and efficient trip. Would you be able to show us what's the best way to travel from Heathrow airport to any hotel in London? via tube, bus, or private transpo? Also, is it better to get pocket wifi or sim card? Thank you!
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
Thank you! How to get from Heathrow to your hotel in London would depend greatly on what area you're staying in... However, usually, the newly opened Elizabeth Line is the best mode of transport as you can get to Central London (stations like Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon and Liverpool Street) and from there either walk to your hotel or get the tube to a station nearer to where you're staying. I'd get a SIM card instead of pocket wifi ✌️
@ib9rt3 күн бұрын
Just FYI, "The Mall" is pronounced to rhyme with pal (or Pall Mall), not wall. A mall is a shopping centre in the USA.
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
Good to know! At least I got "Leicester" right 😀
@dennymcevoy3 күн бұрын
This channel should have 3 million subs.
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
Aww, thanks!! 🙌 (I agree lol)
@michellnav3 күн бұрын
We're going to London for the 1st time this October. I can't wait and your videos are very helpful. Happy New Year & much success in 2025~
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
Thanks a lot! That's awesome to hear - happy New Year, and have a lovely trip to London 🙌
@DevilCruz133 күн бұрын
Finally!!! A video for tourist that says it’s ok to be a tourist on your first trip to London.
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
Cheers 🤝
@schweber102 күн бұрын
Crazy concept! Still don't go to Leicester Square
@cijmoКүн бұрын
I agree! I got to London a lot and did the touristy things gradually but I just say...don't take someone else's holiday. Don't let people discourage you from riding the Eye, seeing Picadilly Circus or going to the M&M and Lego stores. You may not stay LONG but if it's what your trip is planned for, you MUST do it. I agree, the stretch of Shrek etc is great for children. My only advice is that you don't have to do the Dungeon AND London Bridge Experience.
@alexandratzouloufi3 күн бұрын
I am visiting London on the 20th of this month from Sweden. I have an American passport and just found out I need an ETA to visit Great Britain .
@charlieunderwood13113 күн бұрын
Quick and easy to get.
@alexandratzouloufi3 күн бұрын
@@charlieunderwood1311yes it was.
@McGrathPete3 күн бұрын
I like the way you cover things without going into too much detail, although I don’t know why I’m watching as I’m a Londoner! At times your accent sounds like you’re from Liverpool 😂. Good video as usual and just to say I love Copenhagen 👍🏻
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching - and for your kind words 🙌 Haha, the Scouse accent thing comes up all the time over on my Instagram, too 😅
@neildaniels35403 күн бұрын
@@McGrathPete Like listening to Jan Molby 😕
@destinationwellknown2 күн бұрын
Hahaha, he’s a top geezer though 😎
@noir95283 күн бұрын
Who want to go to France after the country take over by Lunatic migrants who love violence and bring 7 century barbaric acts and lead by Macaron weird President. France 🇫🇷 was beautiful in early 2000. Not anymore!
@johnoleary5283 күн бұрын
I live in London and still appreciate your guide to remind me what I take for granted 😊
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
Thanks! I also get that "wow, this city is absolutely amazing" feeling when I watch other travel KZbinrs visit Copenhagen (where I live) - it's good to get that little reminder every now and then 😎
@VBH88883 күн бұрын
I think it depends when you hang out. Most of you say oh it’s not so bad, sure but you’re also probably in bed by 21:00 -22:00. Go around at 1:00-4:00 and a different story. Just by wrong place wrong time had group of people try to stab me. And had someone try to take my head with machete. Sure can be safe but also don’t get careless.
@alex-025x3 күн бұрын
I am in London right now for the first time, your videos help a lot. Thanks👍
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
That’s so nice to hear, thanks - enjoy London 🇬🇧
@paulpuckerinGM3 күн бұрын
Another fantastic and focused travel vlog crucial to get an insider's view. London is so sprawling and has so Monday options. These ones in your content were great suggestions. Happy New Year Kris all the best in 2025. Hope to see more vlogs from you. 😊
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
Thanks a lot, Paul 🙌 Happy new year to you too 🤝
@treytracytravel3 күн бұрын
Great things to see and do. Makes me ready to go back to London and check them out. So much to do in this great city. Thanks for sharing.
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
Thanks a lot 🙏
@GaryTBuffalo243 күн бұрын
If you can't trust a guy who likes steak & ale pie and drinks Guinness who can you trust? I've been to London at least half a dozen times and most visits I go Kensington to visit Harrods. Would you know what else there is to do in Kensington beside shop...it is such a cool area.
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
Hahaha, I know right 🤝 I'll put "a video on things to do in Kensington" on my to-do list. From the top of my head: National History Museum and the Science Museum, Kynance Mews, a gig at the Royal Albert Hall and for some reason, I've always liked Kensington Church Street with the iconic Churchill Arms.
@GaryTBuffalo243 күн бұрын
@@destinationwellknown Thanks....
@neildaniels35403 күн бұрын
Natural history museum is a must. Amazing inside and out
@charlieunderwood13113 күн бұрын
V+A museum trumps anything else in the area. Great cafe in there too.
@oksinecherdchaitrakul70673 күн бұрын
Hello from Bangkok Thailand.
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
Hello hello, I love Bangkok 😀🇹🇭
@jeremiahreilly97393 күн бұрын
Honestly, I find London expensive no matter where you stay. Sometimes the best location depends on what you want to do. For years I stayed in Kings Cross because of transportation convenience, but more recently I've stayed in St James for accessibility to the West End.
@destinationwellknown3 күн бұрын
Good point, London is crazy expensive - also regarding hotels... And I agree, it makes good sense to have a quick think about what you're actually going to be doing in London before choosing what area to stay.
@BenWeaverGoogle3 күн бұрын
A meal deal from a supermarket is usually around £3.75 not £5. I’m actually eating one right now watching this video!
@liuzhou4 күн бұрын
The service charge no longer goes straight to the business. It is now illegal for the business to take any of it; it must be 100% distributed among the employees. Drivers must stop for pedestrians on traffic light controlled crossings and on marked zebra crossings. You can't even pronounce some of the place names in London. Some expert.
@destinationwellknown4 күн бұрын
😘
@hyena1314 күн бұрын
Very accurate regarding Paddington hotels. They can be very cheap, but you get what you pay for - extremely small rooms stuck in a time warp. That said, they serve a purpose and are ideal if you're a young traveller on a budget. If, however, you're a 'grown up' with a little more disposable income and are used to more creature comforts, pay a little more and look elsewhere.
@destinationwellknown4 күн бұрын
Good point 🙌
@westaussie9654 күн бұрын
Hmmm. 1:28 My sister just went here, a woman at the railway station said “why don’t you speak French?” My sister said “I’m only here 3 days!”😂
@destinationwellknown4 күн бұрын
Hahaha good comeback tbh 🤠🙌
@iwannabeahippy4 күн бұрын
you obviosly havent been to london lately
@destinationwellknown4 күн бұрын
I was there 2 weeks ago 😀 What do you mean?
@threelittlepotters4 күн бұрын
Thanks for this video! I am really looking forward to visiting London for the first time next month. I might have to try the chocolate strawberries, lol.
@destinationwellknown4 күн бұрын
Cheers! Have a nice trip - with or without strawberries... 😀
@simeonbryan39574 күн бұрын
How late does the metro run has my flight arrives at 22.15 thankyou
@destinationwellknown4 күн бұрын
It runs 24/7 🤝
@simeonbryan39574 күн бұрын
Thankyou
@Anduresta5 күн бұрын
Most of these recommendations are simply common sense or good manners. Both of which are lacking in most travellers these days lol
@stevo7288225 күн бұрын
Tip 22. When entering a pub, buy everyone a round:)