First Trip to London

First Trip to London

Author: A Travel Podcast May 23, 2023 Duration: 56:18

On this week's episode, the boys right a major wrong: in over 150 episodes, they've never done an episode on London for first-timers! England's capital city can be overwhelming—world-class museums on every corner, historically significant architecture left and right, churches and zoos and gardens and parks and theater and libraries! What is a tourist with limited time to do?? This episode tells you.

Things we talk about in this week's episode:

Obscure Musuems of London Episode

https://outofofficepod.com/podcast/episode-141-obscure-museums-of-london-part-1-return-trip/

River Thames

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-long-and-winding-history-of-the-thames-139049496/ 

Handy Guide to Neighborhoods of London

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/48-london-neighborhoods-a-quick-reference-guide_b_7557148 

Planning your public transportation

https://tfl.gov.uk/maps_/tfl-go 

Taxis and "The Knowledge" (NYer article was behind a paywall so here is a NYT)

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/10/t-magazine/london-taxi-test-knowledge.html 

Westminster Abbey

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/ 

Saint Paul's

https://www.stpauls.co.uk/ 

Houses of Parliament

https://www.parliament.uk/visiting/ 

Tower of London

https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/ 

Buckingham Palace and Changing of the Guard

https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/8725947-changing-the-guard 

Hampton Court Palace

https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/#gs.ysui4s 

Shakespeare's Globe

https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/

West End

https://officiallondontheatre.com/london-west-end-guide/ 

British Museum

https://www.britishmuseum.org/ 


Tate Modern

https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern

Tate Britain

https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain 

 

Victoria and Albert

https://www.vam.ac.uk/

 

V&A David story

https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-story-of-michelangelos-david 

 

Natural History Museum

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/ 

 

Churchill War Rooms

https://winstonchurchill.org/visit/churchill-war-rooms/ 

 

British Library

https://www.bl.uk/discovering-our-collections 

 

John Soane Museum

https://www.soane.org/ 

 

Trafalgar Square

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square 

 

Piccadilly Circus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccadilly_Circus 

 

Hyde Park

https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park 

 

Kew Gardens

https://www.kew.org/kew-gardens/visit-kew-gardens 

We love Rick Steves's London guide for first-timers and, for those who are looking to get way off the beaten path, Jonglez Publishing's "Secret London."

 


Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast is hosted by Ryan Davis and Kiernan Schmitt, two people who caught the travel bug early and never looked back. Their conversations stretch the idea of what a journey can be, finding adventure just down the road as readily as on a distant continent. Each episode focuses on a single theme, weaving together personal stories, practical tips, and broader reflections that can shift from deeply thoughtful to genuinely humorous without warning. You’ll hear discussions that might cover the nuances of packing light, the ethics of tourism, the joy of getting lost in a familiar city, or the sheer logistics of planning an epic trek. The tone is less about presenting a perfect itinerary and more about sharing a mindset-one that finds curiosity and discovery in both the grand and the mundane aspects of moving through the world. This podcast operates on the belief that an exploratory spirit can be applied anywhere, and that the stories we collect along the way are what truly shape us. It’s a show for anyone who feels that pull to see what’s around the corner, offering grounded advice and genuine camaraderie for all kinds of trips. Listening feels like getting travel advice from well-traveled friends who are just as passionate about a clever day-trip hack as they are about a life-changing overseas odyssey.
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