• Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
    • First Time Here?
    • Archive
    • London Blogs
  • Blog
  • Travel
    • London Theater Tickets
    • Shopping
    • Tips
    • Tours
    • Transport
    • Maps
    • Parks
    • Resources
    • Restaurants
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Buildings
    • Food
    • London Books
    • Movies
    • Museums
    • Music
    • Pubs
  • Londonism
    • Reviews
    • Fun London
    • Iconic London
    • Life in London
    • London Realities
    • Moving to London
    • Politics
  • The Tube
  • London History
    • Great London Buildings
    • Great Londoners
  • Guides
    • Top 10 London
  • Contact

Londontopia

The Website for People Who Love London



You are here: Home / News Features / Moving to London: Tips for Surviving and Thriving

Moving to London: Tips for Surviving and Thriving

Mar 18, 2019 By jonathan

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of Life”, almost everybody living in London is familiar with this quote. While it is hard to get tired of London as it boasts the most amazing restaurants, scintillating nightlife and stunning beaches – moving here can be an overwhelming experience.

When we consider London’s English-speaking population – proximity to both North America and Europe, and it’s a strong economy, the fact that the town is full of expats doesn’t surprise us.

So, if you are considering becoming one of fabulous London’s expats, here are some must-knows for surviving and thriving in the British capital.

Cut your tube Apron Strings

Top Tip to anyone moving to London – leave your car at home and get on the tube. The city has affordable public transportation, buses, overground trains, the famous Underground and cab services. If you want to explore London to its fullest – you’ll have to master the combination of all these transport facilities as some of the coolest neighbourhoods can never be discovered by tubes. Plus, travelling aboveground in trains will give you the opportunity to have a better sense of how the city is laid out.

Having said that, live somewhere close to your work. Seems quite obvious? Many people ignore this practical advice and get exhausted during the long tube journey from suburb to their office.

Know Where You Stand With Work

If you are moving to London for work, chances are that the organisation will require some special documentation. You are also going to need to acquire a U.K. work visa. Work culture in London is different than that in other cities. The dynamic nature of the economy and business environment may require employees to work extra hours. So, prepare well in advance. The organisations, however, implement team building events and policies to reduce the pressure of work on the private life of the employees. All these events contribute awareness of work-life balance in a positive light and encourage employees to work efficiently in the workplace.

Apart from London, there are various other destinations in Europe where you can have fun with your corporate buddies.

Download Some Apps on Your Phone

Londoners love technology, especially because it makes their life easier and helps them to get around the city. Use Citymapper to map your journey from A to B, the Cycle Hire App to get to your nearest metro station, and Uber for a bar crawl and to ride anywhere in the city at any time. Make sure you download Met Office for weather forecasts and Dojo to get updates about all the happening things in the city. The best part about using these apps is that you can make all the payments using your credit card.

Get some Culture

In many cities, there’s a misguided concept that the culture and history are for the tourists, and the citizens deliberately avoid going to the galleries and museums. That’s not at all true in London, the museums and galleries in the city are packed with the locals. Most permanent exhibitions in the city are free, but the real attraction is the late openings, which happen monthly – sometimes weekly, depending on the venue.

It’s Always Better When the Sun Shines

A day of sun is definitely a day of fun. It’s not always raining here – but in general the most glorious days are few and far between. As such, the people in London make the most of the blue skies and warm temperatures and shrug off their prior commitments to make impromptu fun plans. Londoners are excellent at fun-on-the-fly and love to go green – almost one-third of the city is covered in public green areas – royal parks, urban gardens, and small squares. Plus, you can legally drink in these green spaces. So, make sure you grab your lads and go do that.

Conclusion

London has so much to offer – from world-class museums and restaurants to a wide range of job opportunities – there’s a lot to love about England’s capital. But if you are planning to move here, you will have to jump over a few obstacles before you can call it your home.

Considering to say hello to Big Ben? Make sure you are well acquainted with these fundamentals about moving to London before you sit on the plane.

Share this:

  • Print
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Reddit
  • Pocket

Related

Filed Under: News Features

About jonathan

Jonathan is a consummate Anglophile who launched Anglotopia.net in 2007 to channel his passion for Britain. Londontopia is its sister publication dedicated to everything London.

Primary Sidebar

The London Quiz

Support Londontopia by Buying the 2020 Calendar

Anglotopia 2020 Calendar – Shipping October/November

Get the Anglotopia/Londontopia App

Our Advertisers

Sign-up for Free London Weekly Updates!



London Guide

  • Trip Planning: Top 10 Exhibitions To Plan Your 2018 Trips to London Around
  • London Guide: Our Favorite Restaurants in London – London Restaurant Recommendations for Americans – What’s Your Favorite?

Connect With Us

  • Facebook
  • RSS Feed
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Support Londontopia

Top 10 London

  • Top 10 London: Top Ten “Small” Museums
  • Christmas in London: Top Ten Places for Christmas Shopping in London
  • Top 10 London: Top Ten Things to See and Do in Stepney
  • Top 10 London: Top Ten Things to See and do in Kennington
  • Top 10 London: Top Ten Things to See and Do in Merton, London
  • Top 10 London: Top Ten Things to Do in Barking & Dagenham
  • Top Ten London: Top 10 London Street Markets
  • Top 10 London: Top Ten Things to See and Do in Enfield
  • Top Ten Works of Art to See at the Tate Britain
  • Top 10 London: Top Ten Things to See and Do in Waltham Forest

Search our Extensive Archive

Watch Our London Videos!

Recent Posts

  • Top 10 London: Top Ten “Small” Museums
  • Terror on the Tube: A History of Disasters on the London Underground
  • Christmas in London: Top Ten Places for Christmas Shopping in London
  • London History: A Guide to Metroland – The Suburban Expansion of London Brought On By The Tube
  • Top 10 London: Top Ten Things to See and Do in Stepney
  • The London Fiver – Five Things to Do in December
  • London Alert: Black Friday Sale is ON – Big Discounts On Everything We Have In Stock!
  • Fancy a Pint? Ten of London’s Most Beautiful Pubs
  • On Her Majesty’s Appointment – Shops in London that Serve the Royal Family
  • Top 10 London: Top Ten Things to See and do in Kennington

Follow us on Instagram!

Load More...Follow on Instagram

Best Posts on Londontopia

  • 101 London Travel Tips
  • Top 100 London Attractions
  • How to Find the Cheapest Airfares to London
  • 10 Things NOT to do in London
  • Best London Guidebooks
  • 101 Free Things to do in London
  • London Lingo – A London Word Dictionary
  • Top 7 Tips for Doing London on the Cheap
  • Top 11 Myths American Believe about London
  • Guide to Eating in London
  • Best Times of Year to Travel to London
  • London Packing Tips
  • Top 11 Movies Set in London
  • Top Attractions off the Tourist Track
  • Top 5 Most Amazing London Hotels
  • Top 10 Hostels in London
  • Best Views in London Restuarants
  • London Taxi Ettiquette
  • Top 12 London Views
  • Great Fire of London
  • A Guide to Five of London’s Bridges
  • 10 Random Facts and Figures about Trafalgar Square
  • Top 100 British Slang Words

London Places to Explore

Buckingham Palace Canary Wharf City of London Clapham Covent Garden Cutty Sark Greenwich Hampton Court Palace Heathrow Houses of Parliament Imperial War Museum Islington Kensington Kensington Palace Leicester Square London London Eye London Transport Museum Museum of London National Gallery Natural History Museum Notting Hill Palace of Westminster Piccadilly Circus Portobello Road Putney Queen's Gallery Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Regent's Street Royal Academy Somerset House Southbank Southwark St Pancras St Paul's Cathedral Tate Britain Tate Modern Tower Bridge Tower of London Trafalgar Square Wandsworth West End Westminster Westminster Abbey Windsor Castle

Footer

About Londontopia

Londontopia is simply the website for people who love London. It was founded by Jonathan & Jackie Thomas from Anglotopia.net as a place to post articles solely focused on London and its environs. Keep up with all the latest London news at Londontopia! This site is geared towards people who love to visit London and our primary audience is North American but everyone is welcome!

When We’re in London Next

We don’t currently have any travel plans to London but hope to visit at some point in 2020.

Link Partners

  • AmoMama Entertainment News

Top Posts & Pages

  • Language: Top 100 Cockney Rhyming Slang Words and Phrases
    Language: Top 100 Cockney Rhyming Slang Words and Phrases
  • New London Street Slang - Fun British Slang
    New London Street Slang - Fun British Slang
  • The London Fiver – Five of the Best Video Game Arcades in London
    The London Fiver – Five of the Best Video Game Arcades in London
  • Tower Bridge: 10 Facts and Figures About London's Tower Bridge You Probably Didn't Know
    Tower Bridge: 10 Facts and Figures About London's Tower Bridge You Probably Didn't Know
  • More Secret London – Twenty Hidden Places in London for You to Explore
    More Secret London – Twenty Hidden Places in London for You to Explore
  • Top 10 London: Top Ten Things to Do in Knightsbridge and South Kensington
    Top 10 London: Top Ten Things to Do in Knightsbridge and South Kensington
  • Top 10 London: Top Ten “Small” Museums
    Top 10 London: Top Ten “Small” Museums
  • Blog
    Blog
  • Top 10 London: Top Ten Things to See and do in Canary Wharf and the Docklands
    Top 10 London: Top Ten Things to See and do in Canary Wharf and the Docklands
  • London and the Industrial Revolution
    London and the Industrial Revolution

Sign-up for Free London Weekly Updates!



Copyright © 2019 Anglotopia, LLC · Website Developed by Anglotopia, LLC · Log in

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.