London is the best destination in the world in the 2025 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards.
But for Canadians Tapping Traveler Zoe McCormack (@Zozomccormack), Paris trumps the British capital.
Although there are many she loves London, with the 24-year-old content creator going to MailOnline over the city’s public transport and chocolate-covered strawberries.
Zoe, who is of Montreal but now lives in Paris, tells MailOnline: ‘I usually take the tube everywhere I go, but my friend with whom I just moved into a new apartment. Now she’s closer to bus routes than the tube, so I took the bus everywhere or walked (on the most recent trip).
“I had a much better experience in London all day!”
The Tiktok traveler, who has 171,000 followers, adds that she thinks that London’s public transport is a good value, as it is ‘cheaper than in Paris and Montreal’.
Zoe hop on and out of London’s buses in a Video shared to her Tiktok accountin which she reveals how much she spent during a solo day trip to the capital.
On her outing, she first goes to Borough Market and Monsters a Honey Truffle Pork Sandwich for £ 11 ($ 13.69/ € 13.12) of the Black Pig. In the video, Zoe says that the sandwich was “worth it” and reveals that she “can’t stop thinking about it”. The traveler also buys a strawberry lime council from another £ 4.25 city market ($ 5.29/€ 5.07).
Zoe McCormack talks to MailOnline Travel about her experience with a solo day in London – and shares exactly how much she spent. LEFT: In Notting Hill. RIGHT: In Westminster
Zoe also tries two desserts from the market on her day. She first chooses for a ‘classic apple crumb’ with ‘Hot Custard’ from Humble Crumble, which costs her £ 7 ($ 8.71/€ 8.35). However, it is an inch for this delicacy, but Zoe explained that she found it a little too sweet ‘.
The second dessert she buys from Borough Market is the ‘famous chocolate -covered strawberries’ of rape, which costs her £ 8.50 (€ 10.13/$ 10.57). Zoe says in the video: ‘It was so worth it. The strawberries were fresh and juicy and they were big. I’ve never seen so big strawberries, so I would definitely get it right again. ‘
The Tiktoker reveals to MailOnline Travel that the strawberries were her ‘favorite’ purchase of the day, and explain: ‘I saw them everywhere on social media and I couldn’t wait to try it myself and they were truly fun!’
In the video, Zoe goes to the Black Dog Pub for dinner with a friend. The Vauxhall-based Boozer became popular on social media after being in a Taylor swift Song.
Zoe enjoys pimms for £ 6.50 ($ 8.09/€ 7.35) and two starters for £ 8 ($ 9.95/€ 9.54) and £ 7 ($ 8.71/€ 8.35) Each, which brings the total to £ 25.29 ($ 31.46/€ 30.06) for the meal with service charge.
After spending £ 5.25 ($ 6.23/€ 6.26) on bus trips over the day, her overall spending is £ 61.29 ($ 76.24/€ 73,10). Zoe explains in the video that according to her usual standards, it was “quite an expensive day”.
The traveler, who says she is not a ‘big spender’, says MailOnline: ‘I honestly think that everything I bought is reasonably priced.
“However, I did not expect the humble crumbling to be £ 7. The sandwich was £ 11, which is reasonable for Paris, but too expensive in Montreal. ‘
Zoe bought several food items from the London city market, including strawberries with chocolate -covered
The Tiktoker bought a crumpled of humble crumb in the city market, depicted above
Zoe traveled to London to stay with her friend. They are above in the Buckingham Palace
She adds that the dinner at the black dog costs about as much as she spent on a meal in Paris, but says: ‘London is definitely the most expensive city I visited in Europe. I think the pound makes everything more expensive. I also visited Oxford and the prices were almost the same as London, despite the fact that it was a much smaller city. ‘
And the biggest surprise about London?
Its size.
Zoe tells MailOnline that she is amazed at ‘how big the city is’.
She says, ‘It’s much bigger than Paris. Everything is super distributed and you can be in one area and must take two to three tubes or buses to get to your next destination. ‘
The tiktoker says she prefers the French capital in general because ‘the architecture feels more European’, and she notices: ‘It’s smaller, so it’s easier to come around and it’s cheaper’.
And she adds, “I think the food is better too.”
Despite her preference for Paris, Zoe adds: ‘London seems to be better to travel in Europe because Ryanair and other budget airlines are more easily accessible – Ryanair only goes to Paris Beauvais Airport, which no one really as a real Paris -Airport does not treat. ‘
And she is also a fan of the city ‘Harry Potter Merch’, which she would like to see after Canada.
Do you want to see more of Zoe? Find her on Tiktok at @Zozomccormack.
