Warning: This post is extremely personal and filled with blatant sentimentality. You've been warned. Today, I'm leaving for Britain for the first time in almost 3 years. My wife and I last set foot in Britain in March of 2007 and it seems like that was a lifetime ago. I was still a student - … [Read more...]
Dreams of Britain: My Love Affair with Shaftesbury Dorset Finally Explained
November 3, 2009 By 12 Comments
When I publish this post I will actually be in Britain in two weeks. Just 14 days. It's been almost three years since I set foot in the green and pleasant land that is Britain. It's been a long, tough journey with several trips planned and several trips canceled. At one point we even had plane … [Read more...]
Dreams of Britain: How to Get Into London’s Top 10 Tourist Attractions for Almost Nothing – London on the Cheap
September 24, 2009 By 4 Comments
London is an expensive city but that's not going to stop people from wanting to visit it. So, you need to be a savvy traveller in order to make the most of your London trip. Most of the major London tourist attractions are very expensive to get into - some as much as £25 per person! Thankfully, … [Read more...]
Dreams of Britain – Stephen Fry Has a Way With Words
September 10, 2009 By 3 Comments
It's beginning to sink in that I'll be in London in a matter of weeks. Planning is going ahead at full steam here at Anglotopia central. I could not put into words how excited I am about this trip - then I read this recent blog post by Stephen Fry and he really has a way with words. From his blog … [Read more...]
The Ultimate London iPhone iPad App Review List – The Top 17 London Apps for iPhone
July 22, 2009 By 27 Comments
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...]
Dreams of Britain – How I Almost Got a Job in London – An Internet Marketing Tale
July 1, 2009 By 5 Comments
Let me preface this by saying that, though I did not get the job in London, I managed to find an even cooler job in Chicago which has deadened my desire to move to London for now. I can't wait to start it. I thought this would be a story worth sharing for people looking for innovative ways to try … [Read more...]
Dreams of Britain: My Top 10 London To Do’s – My London Traditions
June 29, 2009 By 63 Comments
As I countdown to our trip to London in November, it's time to start making lists of things to do in order to make the most of my time there. So, I thought it'd be cool to share my list of things that I do in London every time I go. You can call them my London Traditions. I've been to London 5 … [Read more...]
Dreams of Britain: Top 12 Reasons Why British Airways is Always the Best Choice for Transatlantic Flights
May 19, 2009 By 15 Comments
From my Second Trip to London I've only ever flown British Airways to Britain in my time as an Anglophile. They were there with me on my first journey to Blighty, they were there for my last trip and they'll be there for the next one. I will only consider flying BA - despite there being many other … [Read more...]
Dreams of Britain: It All Started with Two Fat Ladies
April 21, 2009 By 2 Comments
Many moons ago. Well, the late 1990's to be exact. There was a cooking show on cable called Two Fat Ladies. I wasn't particularly interested in the food. I've pretty much always been interested in Britain even before I knew what the word Anglophile meant. So, what piqued my interest about the … [Read more...]
A New Countdown Begins – England Here We Come
April 12, 2009 By 4 Comments
On My Way Here - Paradise on Earth - Shaftesbury, Dorset You may have noticed that something has returned to the Anglotopia Sidebar - that's right a trip countdown! My wife and I are planning a trip to Britain in November! We're still a little sore that we had to cancel out trip last … [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.