The Guardian Newspaper has published a handy guide for visitors to the UK for the Olympics. It serves as a handy guide to all thing British – you can find the full article here Pay no attention to those bow-tied etiquette experts you sometimes see on CNN International, telling you how to behave while in…
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Living in an Olympic City – part 5 – Security
The past few days have been a little more troubled than most expected. With less than two weeks (called a Fortnight in the UK) to go to the Opening Ceremony, the newspapers and House of Commons has been awash with complaints about the arrangements for the Security of the Games. It appears that the Government…
Living in an Olympic City – part 3 – Tube marked up with Olympic venues and the surprise hit!
During my travels over the weekend I noticed that TFL (Transport for London) has started to add temporary markers to many of its tube signs. These show station information for Olympic venues – in a lovely pink – as shown above. Once you get to your station, exits are marked with venue information. The surprise…
Living in an Olympic City – part 2 – Transport Challenges
A lot has been made here about how much more troublesome it will be to travel around London (and other areas) during the Olympics period. Some of the following are worth noting if you are in London, for the games or other reason, and are likely to need to travel. Heathrow Airport Heathrow have issued…
Living in an Olympic City – LIAOC (part 1) – Thinking of coming?
I am starting an occasional series today, looking at how life in London is being impacted by the imminent arrival of the Olympics. My Paralympics tickets came on Saturday, which set me off thinking about what happens if people still want to come to the big event: Reward Flights There do seem to be award…
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