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We wanted to let everyone know that today we've launched our latest guidebook called 101 London Travel Tips. It's the perfect sequel to our first guidebook 101 Budget Britain Travel Tips. Many people commented that there was a lack of London information in our previous book - that's because … [Read more...]
Jamie Oliver has released a new iPhone app that features the best restaurants in Britain. From the app description: Explore your way around Britain with my guide to over 1000 places to eat, visit and shop. * Find recommended places near you with the GPS function * Upload and tag photos of … [Read more...]
With such a wealth of history and culture in Britain, holidays to the UK involve a lot of museums, walks and sightseeing. Rather than carry around a guidebook all day, find all the useful information you need on your phone with one of these fun and useful apps: 1. StreetMuseum The Museum of London … [Read more...]
Britain is now home to some of the finest chefs in the world and to celebrate that - a new app has been released that features them and their recipes. From the app description: The first Great British Chefs iPhone app features 12 of the most exciting and creative chefs working in Britain … [Read more...]
For the iPhone users out there, Visit Britain has released an awesome new iPhone app. Called the Top 50 UK Attractions app, the app takes their Facebook page that gathers Facebook Check-in data for all the top UK tourist attractions and presents it in an easy to use package on your iPhone (or iPod … [Read more...]
Enjoy England -- the agency in Britain responsible for promoting England to tourists -- has released one of the best British Travel iPhone apps we've seen to date (and we've seen them all). The app features thousands of things to see and do, where to do them, how to get there, and much … [Read more...]
Our friends at Visit Britain have released a great new iPhone app geared toward travelers who purchase the Great British Heritage Pass - which provides free entry into hundreds of top tourist attractions all across Britain. The good news is that you don't actually have to buy a Heritage Pass for … [Read more...]
I recently had the chance to review a brand new iPhone app that I've fallen in love with. It's called Time Travel Explorer and lets you browse the history of London by using old maps of the city. Basically Time Travel Explorer lets you explore the history of the great city by using old maps with … [Read more...]
I came across this really cool Jack the Ripper themed iPhone app. From the description: This guided tour of London's Whitechapel describes the locations surrounding five notorious murders committed in the autumn of 1888. To this day, no one knows the identity of Jack The Ripper. Over the years … [Read more...]
I'm a huge fan of Walk Talk Tours and I've written about them before. Basically they create audio tours of major cities in Britain that you can download and put on your MP3 player or iPod. I'm happy to announce that they've gone to the next level and launched their own iPhone app with Sploro … [Read more...]
I'm a huge fan of the National Trust. For those of you not familiar with it - the National Trust is a non-profit ogranization that runs many country homes and historical sites throughout Britain. It was very common for aristocrats to donate their houses to the Trust to avoid inheritance … [Read more...]
When it comes to traveling around central London - tourist and locals alike have many options. Usually the Tube is the cheapest way to get around. But in the days of rising Tube fares and the convenience of London Black Taxi Cabs - often one wonders, which is cheaper? Well, as Apple likes to … [Read more...]
I'm always on the lookout for the latest Britain related iPhone apps and this one is awesome. It's a guide to filming locations from all your favorite films made in Britain. You have the option to select from a list of movies or you can have the app use the iPhone's GPS to located movie locations … [Read more...]
Time Out has finally launched a London iPhone app. For years Time Out has left a void for restaurant and event happenings in the iPhone app market. Well that void has been filled, with the launch of the new Time Out Londo iPhone app. Londoners can now rely on their favorite guide, right from the … [Read more...]
As it gets ever closer to my trip to London in November, I'm starting to decide which iPhone apps I plan to take on our trip. This will be my first time to London with an iPhone and I can't wait to make use of it. The iPhone will be an incredibly useful tool for planning and while I'm on a trip to … [Read more...]
I'm a proud iPhone owner and love keeping Anglophile stuff at my fingertips on my phone. I've been testing out apps for some time now and I think it's a good time talk about my 10 best iPhone apps for Anglophiles. Top 10 Best iPhone Apps for Anglophiles NetNewsWire This isn't an Anglophile apps … [Read more...]
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dreams of traveling to the UK whenever we want a reality.
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