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Meeting Julia Roberts in Notting Hill

OK, I didn’t meet Julia Roberts nor Hugh Grant in Notting Hill. Sorry, I know you were excited because you asked me to say hello to them. It is funny how many people know Notting Hill because of the movie and how many of you have asked me to say hi to Julia and Hugh [...]

Myths and Truths about London

Before I moved to London, I spoke about the city with many of my friends, colleagues and strangers. It seemed everyone had opinion about London, no matter if they ever visited it or not. After talking to a few dozen people I realized that people either love or hate London. There didn’t seem to be [...]

Quick first week impressions of London

Hi there. London has been great so far and before I go on vacation to Italy tomorrow I wanted to share with you my first few impressions of London:

Almost everything in the supermarkets is organic, fair trade, cage free. People in London seem to be really into eating healthy and fair trade.
The tube is very [...]

Free events under the blue sky

One of the nice things about London is that there is always something going on and a lot of the events are free, like the one on the video below. It is from a More London Free Festival that takes place June – September. I saw the performance of Protect the Beat, which is a underground [...]

First 25 Hours in London

What can you get done in 25 hours in London? With some preparation, quite a bit, I learned. Within the first 25 hours, I was able to get from the Heathrow Airport to my hotel on Edgeware Road, check-in, get my new UK mobile number, buy wireless internet connection for my laptop, get an Oyster [...]

Today is THE DAY!

It is 9 a.m. CET and I am sitting in my room in Prague, Czech Republic. In about one hour I will leave for the airport to fly to London. The bags are packed just outside my room, the boarding pass in my carry-on, my camera to document my trip is charged and ready with [...]

Do any British people live in London? It’s all Aussies.

I know that first impressions are oftentimes incorrect, but so far my first impression of London is that British people don’t live there. That’s at least what I got from a few days of searching for a flat. I responded to about a dozen of ads on gumtree.com and then realized that only one of [...]

Moving to London in less than one week

It is finally happening! After months of waiting, I will be moving to London. Next Tuesday, on June 30, I will leave exciting Prague for another very exciting city. On nextstoplondon.net you will find posts, photos and quick videos about this big move and my first impressions of London (I’ve been there only once and [...]