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Waterloo East station has no gates. Be sure to get on the right train (there are two routes to Dartford, one goes through Mottingham (via Hither Green), the other one doesn't). If you hopped on the wrong train, be sure to get off before Dartford, as it has gates and really rude cops just waiting for you.
NOTE: I tried this Mottingham hitching spot in July 2010 and had NO luck all day, would not recommend it, BUT the best spot for hitching out of london is a Service station that is directly on the motorway to maidstone Maidstone services, dover Dover etc. Take the bus to Foots Cray tescos Tesco (i I know it leaves from new cros New Cross amongst other places). at At the tescotake Tesco take a right out from the front and head towards swanleySwanley, you will pass a BMW garage and eventually get to a Serviices Services with a Mc DonaldsMcDonalds. you You will need to get through the fence (there should be a hole), but this will be the best way to get out of london London currently.
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So to go towards Ipswich, take the tube to Bow Road Station. Here you need to ask direction to the A12. Walk along Bow Road . At the end of the road you will come to a round about with traffic lights on it and also a McDonalds You can get lifts from here to Ipswich or Colchester along either the A12 or A11. I waited 20 minutes. It was okOK. There is plenty of room for people to stop at there is a bus stop right near.
== Airports ==
== Transiting in Greater London ==
Since nearly all the motorway networks lead towards London you probably might have to go through that urban area somehow to reach your destination. The M25 is the ring motorway that surrounds the metropole city and connects with every possible motorway network in destination of the country. It is then better to be left at some very specific Motorway Services to manage to catch a ride further.
Be careful: there are only 3 service stations on the M25, and on the whole western part there are none at all. If you get dropped at a junction rather than at services you can get really stuck, as a large part of the traffic is only going round the road a short way. If it is not possible to get a lift to one of the services, consider waiting for a ride that takes you actually to the road you want to be on, rather than just stopping somewhere random on the M25.
Hari Krishna offer free food from several locations in London at lunchtime: outside SOAS by Russel Square at 1pm, for example. Expect to queue for 30 minutes, arrive early to guarantee a fill - the food does run out. Otherwise...
In the UK, the term for eating food that would otherwise be thrown away, is called skipping. Lots of people do it, all from people that come from poor countries and see all the food that goes to waist, to people that are political in there way of living. Many people, especially in the squat sceen scene live totally out of food from the bins...
Plenty of places throw out food at closing time. Always check the bags out front of '''Pret a Mangers''' and '''Benjy's''' at 5-7pm. If you feel up to it, you can even go inside when they are closing shop and explain that you're homeless and pick out all the food you want instead of getting it off the sidewalk. Feel no shame, you're helping to curb wastefulness!
The '''Coffee Republic''' on Great Marlborough Street near the Oxford Circle and Carnaby Street is reported to put out garbage bags with totally normal food--boiled potatoes, sandwiches, etc. every eveing evening around 8pm on weekdays and 7pm on weekends.
The sandwich company "Eat" throw away lots of stuff everyday all over town. Have a look in there bins or outside the shops on the street.
Wholesale vegetable markets at New Covent Garden Market and New Spitalfield Market have tons of stuff lying around on the floor that they cant sell but you certainly can eat... Go early in the morning, you probably run in to some other people skipping...
Places like Sainsburys, Marks and Spencers, Tesco and so on have a marking system on there packedge their packed food that says when the food should be thrown away and when it should be eaten before. The gap between this days are often two days and you can still have it more or less a week more depending on what it is.
http://freegan.org.uk/
=== Cheap ===
If you're going to self cater, stick to '''Sainsbury's''' and '''Tesco''' rather than the convenient Off-Licenses for better prices. If you are a bit out of Central London, you might as well look for '''Lidl''', '''Morrisons''', '''Netto''' or '''Asda'''. Anyhow with a decent and wise grocery, you can get your grocery for nearly a week for about 10-15 pounds at any of the mentioned supermarket with decent, fresh and healthy food ''(to cook)''. Be aware though that these supermarkets are not in any sense "ethical". They are wiping out local shops, taking monopoly on feeding us, destroying the environment and throwing away food every day that could feed hundreds of people. It's better to eat out of their bins.<!-- Totally irrelevant information! -->
If you get tired of peanut butter sandwiches or want to fill up for the weekend, try one of the MANY many £5 all-you-can-eat '''Thai Buffets''' which are always always totally vegan! (some good all-you-can-eat start at £3,50). Go early, they get more expensive in the evening. While downtown, you can also get a ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>6-inch sandwich of the day<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' at '''Subway''' for 2 pounds.
The markets in Camden Town have cheap food around 5pm, especially in the Lock Market where, if you walk for a few minutes past all the initial food courts, you can easily find dishes of noodles for £2.
In Westminster, there's a public library which you can use for free Internet access. You might need to register yourself, though, and that progress (and waiting for the next available computer) can take quite some time.
Go to the Apple store, oxford Oxford street as i I remember, ask any '''local''' around Piccadilly or Regent or Oxford street and they should be able to tell you the exact location.
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