It's A Walk in the London Horse Guards - by Rick Steves

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London Riots Plundering Your Travel Dreams?

It seems that all my life, I’ve been in Europe when news of tumultuous events over here hits back home, causing people to worry about me — or even to consider cancelling their own planned trips. Of course, the riots in London are tragic. But I’ve been in London the last few days…and only read about the violence in the newspapers. I’m sure that if you’re out in the working-class suburbs, you can feel the anger in the streets. But filming our new TV show all over London as the rioting was going on, there was not a hint of tension downtown. Personally, I would not hesitate to do the typical tourist activities in downtown London...