london post codes:
start with the compass point [n, nw, s etc.] followed by a number. the smaller the following number, the closer to the centre it is.

the only ones that don't start that way are EC and WC [east city and west city] but they all have the same syntax.

kings cross is N1.

i'll second the comment about london's roads being 'organic'. the road layout of the city hasn't been drastically changed since the romans got here. but you'll get used to it. learn the tube map and keep it in mind when trying to get between points [that's the way i do it]


food:
ICCO on the corner of goodge street and charlotte street [w1] does good £3 pizza. they also used to have a branch just off Victoria Street on Strutton Ground, but i haven't been there in a while. either way, in summer a lot of messegers hang out in the park accross Victoria Street [opposite new scotland yard] for lunch.

also go to edgware road [near marble arch] for middle eastern food and shisha, try brick lane [near alwych station from what i remember] for south asian food, and chinatown is right in the centre. [next to leicester square]


clubbing:
fabric is the best. club. ever. but expensive and a scary place to be if you arrive sober at 3am. stunning sound system and consistently good djs though. if someone big's playing [eg sasha, digweed, 2manydjs] get there early or expect to queue for three hours.

otherwise there are loads of sweatbox indie clubs along oxford street [try club metro] and in camden [too many to list]

also try collide a scope at kings college. quite commercial, but a nice crowd and great views over the river at sunrise [in summer atleast].


the law:
just remember that no matter what a police officer says, you have a right to remain silent, the only information you need to give them is your name and address. otherwise answer 'no comment'.

stop and search has to be done by an officer of the same gender, and can only be a pat-down search.

this was put together for the g8 protests, but most of it is still pertinent.

that's all i can think of right now

fsnl
sparky