Before I leave London I visited Leah who just moved to London for school. After taking several buses I met her on the south bank near Kings Cross station. The last time I saw Leah was at my goodbye party and it’s nice to finally see a familiar face after all this time. We decided [...]

My next stop is London. There are many factors in this decision. To get to Turkey from Morocco one way flights cost between 800-1000 USD, while a flight from Gibraltar to London and also London to Istanbul totaled less than 300 USD. In addition, somehow my credit card information was stolen and charges started to [...]

Here are some other pictures I took while exploring London.

The London Eye

London is full of museums and the best part is that most of them are free. I was able to visit the National Galleria, and the Tate Modern in one day and the British Museum the following day. Visiting museums one after another can easily lead to an overdose. Spreading these museum excursions in between [...]

We decided to take a free walking tour. Free? What’s the catch? It seems that most major historic cities have these free walking tours. The tour guides are hired by the Sandmans company that does many of the free walking tours throughout Europe, the most famous one being Berlin. They are not paid hourly or [...]

In the wee hours of the morning, 7:30am, mostly everything is closed; the hostel booking standing, the internet cafes, the public library, tourist information booths, etc. The only place we found open were morning coffee shops where we grabbed a bite to eat. I sit outside in the cold. It is windy on and off [...]