Yesterday I got my credit card bill, which painfully reminded me how much fun I had in London. In fact, those five days rank as the most expensive vacation ever – calculated on what I spent per day. But it was so much fun that I don’t mind that I did spend a bit more money then usual.
I’ve met way to many people hanging around in hostels, arguing that they can’t go anywhere because they don’t have the money. What’s the point in going to Costa Rica and staying at a hostel in Monteverde when you are to greedy to pay the taxi to get to the rainforest? The hostel-experience and the chances to get laid are much better in Thailand, at only a fifth of the price compared to Costa Rica. When I travel, I always make sure that I have enough money to do and see whatever I want.
Well, but back to London… I did not visit a lot of expensive sights this time, just the London Eye. But this time I did enjoy going out at night and spend a little fortune to get into a club and drink a couple of Smirnoff Ice… I enjoyed taking a girl out for dinner in Soho in an Indian restaurant and a concert of a band called Gomez, a band that I did not even know about before I bought the tickets. Christmas shopping on Oxford Street – Sure why not?
And then there are those things in London that are free of charge, like Speakers corner on Sunday, something I never miss, or the Tate Modern, my favorite art gallery, or just walking along the river Thamse with a beautiful girl – Priceless! I don’t mind a Euro that I spent in London. Lots of wonderful memories. And isn’t that what traveling is all about?