{"id":88260,"date":"2012-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/11-things-about-london-from-relax-with-dax\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:50:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:50:58","slug":"11-things-about-london-from-relax-with-dax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/11-things-about-london-from-relax-with-dax\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Things about London from Relax with Dax"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dax Villanueva of Relax with Dax<\/a> fame recently visited London<\/a> courtesy of Virgin Atlantic<\/a>. I have long been a Dax follower on Twitter. He\u2019s the go-to-guy for honest consumer related news, entertainment and leisure reviews and a whole host of useful lifestyle tidbits in between.<\/p>\n

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So when he started his \u2018Things about London\u2019 series of Tweets I just had to ask him if I could publish them on this blog:<\/p>\n

1. Not many people wear sunglasses here. If they do, it’s not because it’s sunny.<\/p>\n

2. Only about 20% of the people around you at any time will be British. I’ve hardly heard English spoken since arriving.<\/p>\n

3. You can pay for vending machine purchases by just sending a (premium rate) sms [PIC<\/a>]<\/p>\n

4. I suck at getting my bearings. Everywhere I went today, I started walking there in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n

5. These hand dryers in public restrooms dry your hands in less than 10s. I hope we get them in SA. [PIC<\/a>]<\/p>\n

6. Free Wi-Fi is not as prolific as you might imagine. I find myself loitering outside Starbucks to check my mail.<\/p>\n

7. There are very few rubbish bins around. I haven’t seen any on the streets or tube stations. The city is clean though.<\/p>\n

8. Struggling to get used to the tipping culture. In SA it’s ‘if in doubt, tip’, but here it’s ‘if in doubt, don’t tip.<\/p>\n

9. There are self-service tills in some convenience stores. Scan your items yourself and process your own payment!<\/p>\n

10. They’ve turned nearly every movie into a musical. I’m surprised I haven’t seen a poster for Expendables – The Musical<\/p>\n

11. Staying out until the tubes stop running is not smart. It means learning to use the night bus system.<\/p>\n

Thanks Dax for allowing us to publish your London Tweets on the Travelstart blog. I recommend following Dax on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> \u2013 always insightful and often entertaining, Dax has amassed a substantial and faithful following just by showing people \u2018what\u2019s what in Cape Town\u2019 (and more).<\/p>\n

Dax flew to London courtesy of Virgin Atlantic on their new direct CPT \u2013 LHR route. Christmas in London has never looked this good with cheap flights<\/a> and hotels<\/a> for the 2012 festive season.<\/p>\n

Back in Cape Town. If not for Virgin Atlantic’s new LHR – CPT direct flight, I’d still be sitting in Joburg waiting for a connecting flight.<\/p>\n

Back in Cape Town. If not for Virgin Atlantic’s new LHR – CPT direct flight, I’d still be sitting in Joburg waiting for a connecting flight.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dax Villanueva (@RelaxWithDax) October 22, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n