Tag: the Tube

The London Underground offers what some aficionados might say is one of the world's, if not THE world's, finest people watching opportunities.

Where is 'Mr. Right'? Could it be the guy you play ping-pong eyes with every morning on your way to work, awkwardly avoiding eye contact for longer than five seconds? Or is he just Mr Right Now?

I walked onto the Tube as a mere squire. I walked off the train as a man fulfilled.

You better watch out, you better not cry, the Babadook could be lurking nearby... or sitting right next to you on the London Underground.

Londoner leads merry Tube passengers on awesome impromptu sing-a-long.

TUBE TALK | With all this cold weather I have been thinking of advertising for a winter boyfriend. Yes, that’s right a boyfriend for the winter months. Or at least the spring months that feel like winter.

TUBE TALK | It’s not too often we see the same faces on the Tube on a daily basis, but imagine if one day as you hopped onto your carriage you saw a face that you knew.

TUBE TALK | This week I am preparing myself to travel to Armenia, where my family originated. It’s a very exiting journey for me as I get to discover the country of my heritage.

TUBE TALK | It's the latest epidemic to hit London and it's only going to get a whole lot worse. Each day at least five single gloves are left behind on the Tube.

TUBE TALK | This Australia Day let's 'Aussify' the Tube.

TUBE TALK | It's my party and I'll cry if I want to.

TUBE TALK | London: I’m coming for you. But Australia, I will always call you home.

TUBE TALK | “The world is our home; the Tube is our hallway to the rooms; so strut baby strut!”

TUBE TALK | Lately I’ve been paying extra attention to my fellow commuters and have come to the conclusion that the Tube has a special affect on people. It’s almost like a trance.

TUBE TALK | For the last few weeks, I have been unfaithful…There, I said it.

TUBE TALK | CAN I get in? Move down a little! Oooh, watch your hands.

TUBE TALK | To get into the Olympic spirit, this week I have been thinking of ways that I too can be an Olympic athlete competing for my country.

TUBE TALK | UNLIKE some of us still hanging to get our 15 minutes of fame, the Tube has been there and done that.

TUBE TALK | Etiquette: A code of behaviour that delineates expectations for social behaviour according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class or group. (Thanks Wikipedia!)

TUBE TALK | EVERY DAY I am reminded about my “first” time. Surprisingly, it was only 3 years ago and I was pretty good at it (even if I must say so myself!)

TUBE TALK | Although London Tube carriages are quite spacious, I often wonder if they could be altered in any way?

IT’S a big part of your everyday life, starting with the early morning greet and ending with the evening farewell. Sometimes if you’re lucky there may even be a midday encounter.

TUBE TALK | We all know that eye contact on the Tube can be an awkward situation, and so often I find myself reading the different advertisements plastered along the walls above the heads of my fellow commuters, if nothing else but to avoid their eyes.

RIGHT SAID ED | What happens in London, the capital of rain, when a bit of drizzle falls on the tracks? Pandemonium! That's what happens.