Forgot your password?  Comment: Essential information (Score 1)
1095  by gnomeza (#30215966) Attached to: Geek Travel To London
From the US &mdash; Tips? If you're travelling to London you
ought to know about these:  It's also useful to know that each
post code (zip code) is allocated to a small group of houses
(say ten-ish) within the same street. That's accurate enough to
navigate using just the house number and post code. So if you
wanted directions from, say, the British Museum (WC1B 3DG) to
Buckingham Palace (SW1A 1AA) you'd google this:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=WC1B 3DG to SW1A 1AA  Get
yourself a London A-Z (Zed ;) - most of the time dead tree maps
still beat electronic (and there's no cellphone reception on the
Underground).  Get yourself an Oyster Card. It's a significantly
cheaper way to travel. You don't have to register it if perhaps
you're sensitive about personal privacy (just remember you're
constantly under CCTV surveillance).  CCTV cameras will watch
you everywhere Unless you happen to