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London

from $90 a Day

9th Edition

by Donald Olson

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About the Author

Donald Olson is a novelist, playwright, and travel writer. His sixth novel, My

Three Husbands (written under the nom de plume Swan Adamson), was published

in 2003. Oregon Ghosts, his play based on Oregon’s legendary spirits, premiered in

Portland in 2003. His plays have also been produced in London, New York, Ams-

terdam, and Rotterdam. Donald Olson’s travel stories have appeared in the New

York Times, Travel & Leisure, Sunset, National Geographic guides, and many other

national publications. He is the author of London For Dummies, Germany For

Dummies, and England For Dummies, which won the 2002 Lowell Thomas Travel

Writing Award for “Best Guidebook”.

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Contents

List of Maps

What’s New in London

The Best of London from $90 a Day

1 Frommer’s Favorite

London Moments . . . . . . . . . . . .5

2 Best Hotel Bets on a Budget . . . .9

3 Best Dining Bets on a Budget . . .10

Planning an Affordable Trip to London

1 The $90-a-Day Premise . . . . . . .12

2 Fifty Money-Saving Tips . . . . . . .13

3 Visitor Information . . . . . . . . . . .19

4 Entry Requirements &

Customs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

5 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

The British Pound & the

U.S. Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

What Things Cost in London . . .23

6 When to Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

London Calendar of Events . . . .24

7 Travel Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . .28

8 Specialized Travel Resources . . . .29

9 Planning Your Trip Online . . . . . .32

Frommers.com: The Complete

Travel Resource . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

10 The 21st-Century Traveler . . . . . .34

11 Getting There . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Make the Airline Pricing

System Work for You . . . . . . . . .37

12 Money-Saving Package Deals . . . .43

E-Package Deals . . . . . . . . . . . .44

13 Recommended Books & Films . . .44

Getting to Know London

1 Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Neighborhoods in Brief . . . . . . .49

2 Getting Around . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Tube Tales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Fast Facts: London . . . . . . . . . .63

Telephone Dialing Info

at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Accommodations You Can Afford

1 How to Save on Sleeping . . . . . .70

2 Kensington & Chelsea . . . . . . . .71

3 Earl’s Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

4 Notting Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

5 Paddington & Bayswater . . . . . .84

6 Marylebone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

7 Soho & Oxford Circus . . . . . . . .91

8 Bloomsbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

9 Covent Garden, the Strand

& Holborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

The Bargain Business . . . . . . . .101

10 Victoria & Westminster . . . . . . .103

11 Just South of the River . . . . . . .107

12 Near the Airport . . . . . . . . . . .108

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