Experience London Like a Local: What to Eat, See, Do & Getting There on Points with Jessica Dante (+ Chris' Trip Report)

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Chris Hutchins

Business, Education, Investing, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Self-improvement

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2022

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

#94: Founder of Love and London, Jessica Dante, joins Chris to discuss all things London. They cover what to eat, see, do, and where to stay. Jessica also shares her favorite hidden gems, offers alternatives to overhyped tourist sites, and provides tips to experience the city like a true local. Then Chris provides a recap of his recent trip to London and walks through how to use use your points/miles for your next trip. Jessica Dante (@loveandlondon) founded the digital media company Love and London to share her love of London and make travel dreams a reality for others. Her mission is to provide tourists with unique ways to experience the city. Full show notes at: https://allthehacks.com/london-travel-jessica-dante Partner Deals Daffy: Free $25 to give to the charity of your choice DeleteMe: 20% off removing your personal info from the web Athletic Greens: Free 1 year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs Vuori: 20% off the most comfortable performance apparel I've ever worn Selected Links From The Episode Love and London: YouTube | Website | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest Jessica Dante: Website | Instagram Love and London Resources: London 101 Guide London Pass guide Love and London Hotel and Accommodation Advice Video tour of the Shangri- La Hotel in The Shard Resources Mentioned: Afar: The World’s 10 Best Cities of 2023 Travel & Leisure: The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2023 Reviews and Ratings: Love and London | Booking.com | The Infatuation | Timeout All the Hacks Luxury Upgrade Program London Recommendations: North London: Hampstead Sites: Hampstead Heath | Kenwood House South London: Brixton East London: Shoreditch Sites: Adrian Boswell: Shoreditch Broccoli Street Art Man | Columbia Road Flower Market | Broadway Market Dine/Drink: Bao Noodle Shop | Attendant Coffee Roasters | Jolene | Nightjar | Campania & Jones Accommodations: Mama Shelter West London: Notting Hill Central London: Covent Garden | Marylebone | Soho | South Bank | Westminster | Chinatown | Bermondsey Sites: Neal’s Yard | Neal’s Yard Remedies | Seven Dials | Tower of London: The Ceremony of the Keys | London Eye | Sky Garden Dine/Drink: Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels (CVS Wine Bar) | The Barbary | The Barbary Next Door | Seven Dials Food Market | Opium | The Bermondsey Beer Mile | Maltby Street Market | Paradise | Freedom Afternoon Tea: Fortnum & Mason | Ting | One Aldwych Accommodations: Henrietta Hotel | Shangri-La The Shard | Cheval Collection Residences Other Dining Recommendations: Dishoom | Pizza Pilgrims | Franco Manca | Padella Theater: Punchdrunk's The Burnt City | Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap Navigation: Citymapper | Google Maps Transportation: Uber | Free Now | Tube | Bus (Including Night Busses) | Taxis & Minicabs Airport transportation from Heathrow: Elizabeth Line | Heathrow Express Chris's Recommendations Amazing London Airbnb Free Now Airbnb's AirCover Guarantee London Transport Museum Hamley's Natural History Museum Science Tea at The Ampersand Food/Drink: Dishoom | Borough Market | Ave Mario | Bancone | Opium | Mitre Lancaster Gate | Normah's | Seven Dials Food Market Map of Award Hotels in London London Award Hotel Articles: The Points Guy | One Mile at a Time | Upgraded Points All the Hacks Upgrade Program Full Show Notes Due to the length of the resources shared above, the full list of topics and corresponding timestamps for this episode can be found at: https://allthehacks.com/london-travel-jessica-dante

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome to another episode of All the Hacks, a show about upgrading your
0:05.4	life, money, and travel.
0:07.1	If you're new here, I'm your host Chris Hutchins, and one of the areas I love optimizing
0:11.0	the most is travel.
0:12.0	I've been to 60 plus countries, and on every trip I love meeting locals, trying to understand
0:16.7	their culture, having authentic experiences, and most of all I love finding a way to eat
0:20.8	all the best foods a place has to offer.
0:23.1	So I thought it'd be fun to introduce a new type of episode where I bring in a local
0:27.2	expert in another country to share all the hacks for visiting their city.
0:31.6	I was originally going to start with Japan because it just opened, I have the perfect person
0:35.2	in mind, and it's probably my favorite travel destination in the world.
0:38.6	But that episode will be next, because after my episode with Bill Perkins, which is amazing
0:43.6	if you haven't checked it out, I started talking with Amy about how we could start optimizing
0:47.4	for more net fulfillment in our lives.
0:49.7	And so we actually decided to book a last-minute trip to London on less than two weeks notice,
0:54.3	and ended up getting a ridiculous deal with points, which I will talk about at the end
0:57.6	of this episode.
0:58.7	So with a trip to London on the horizon, I reached out to Jessica Dante, who not only
1:03.1	has been living there for almost a decade, but runs the Love and London YouTube channel,
1:07.3	which has over 20 million views, and she knows so much about London.
1:11.3	We're going to get into why you should visit, what you should do, what mistakes to avoid,
1:15.4	and get all of Jess's secret spots to visit to have an incredible trip.
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