SouthEastern SnowFail: The End
About a week ago I wrote to SouthEastern Railway's Public Affairs Manager, asking him two questions that could be answered with a simple yes or no. I didn't get a yes or no answer to either, and when I...
View ArticleLondon Cycle Hire: good, but not great
The hideously named Barclays Cycle Hire scheme – also known as borisbikes, kencycles, bankerbikes and so on – has been running for a few weeks now, and after a slow start I've finally had time to try...
View ArticleMeateasy, New Cross
I don't know enough about food to claim the title "foodie", but I am a glutton. And as a glutton in South London, when I heard about a "meatwagon" selling awesome burgers somewhere in Peckham, I was...
View ArticleMarch for the Alternative
Meet the Big Society: [swfobj src="http://www.tomroyal.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/march_pan.swf" height="500" width="640"] The March for the Alternative, as viewed from the Royal Festival Hall as...
View Article2012 (and 2013) London Travelcard Season Ticket Prices
Because these are ridiculously hard, if not impossible, to find on the TFL website, I've put the weekly, monthly and annual costs in a spreadsheet. Edit: Now updated to show 2013 fares, which are even...
View ArticleHenry James on London
IT is difficult to speak adequately or justly of London," wrote Henry James in 1881. "It is not a pleasant place; it is not agreeable, or cheerful, or easy, or exempt from reproach. It is only...
View ArticleTonari no Snowtoro (となりのスノトロ)
For the first time in ten years, Helen and I have a garden. So, when it snowed, I made a Snow Totoro. Snowtoro.
View ArticleThe Tour de France Peloton hits London
The Tour de France Peloton, in a GIF (might take a while to load). Snapped it in one burst on my iPhone as they passed Poplar.
View ArticleCan you travel to Gatwick Airport using Oyster or Contactless?
No, you can’t. If you try to visit this London airport using Transport for London’s Oyster or Contactless payments, you’ll find a line of ticket inspectors waiting to fine you – and everyone else who...
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