Above: London's Clock Tower, Big Ben The bell of Big Ben weighs 13 tons. it is the heaviest and biggest bell ever made in London. Though it was cast on April 10 1958, making the clock itself took 2 long decades. The first time the bell of the Great Clock of Westminster rang across London was on May 21st of 1859. During this time the Parliament sat down and deliberated on how to call this clock. Many suggestions were heard. One of which were ... Read More

Above: Need you be a tourist too conspicuous? You just arrived in London for your holiday and more than once you were asked, “You’re a tourist, huh?” Yes, by now you have this incredible urge to quickly go find the bathroom, there must be TOURIST in bold characters scrawled on your forehead! Otherwise, how would other people know you were a day-tripper? The last thing any traveller would want is to be conspicuous and recognized as a tourist. For a number of reasons, ... Read More