My first trip overseas & my first long haul flight. Needless to say, after an hour stop over in Singapore & arriving at Heathrow at 6am in the morning, I was in desperate need of a shower AND sleep! They don't tell you how hard it is to heave your luggage through Heathrow & onto the Tube! There are a dozen escalators and entry points with bollards in the way... if your luggage is wide, it ain't going through. I found myself looking around to see if you are actually allowed to take your luggage to the Tube Station. If you're wondering, you are... of course you are! You just have the heave your luggage over the bollards and hope you back doesn't break in the process. However, after having no problems getting an Oyster Card
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