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Day: November 18, 2025

Security 101: Why Londoners Treat Unattended Bags Like Bombs

18 November, 2025 woody 0 Comments Tourist Guide to the Tube 10:25 am

If you’ve never seen an entire platform freeze at the sight of an unattended bag, welcome to London. Because of decades of public safety campaigns, and a history of IRA bomb threats, Londoners have been…

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