The Website for People Who Love Britain - Anglophiles
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...]
It's the ultimate Anglophile dream: living and working the UK. Unfortunately, in the current economic climate, this dream will be even harder to achieve for Anglophiles looking to hop across the pond and it bloody well pisses me off. Because of my Anglophilia disease, not a day goes by where I … [Read more...]
Most of my fellow Anglophiles have probably watched in horror as deadly wildfires have raged across Australia. Well, now you can do something about it. Darren Rowse (and Australia native) over at ProBlogger alerted me to this earlier today. Major web development website SitePoint is sponsoring a … [Read more...]
The preview for the upcoming Torchwood series Children of Earth was premiered today at New York Comic Con. It's made it's way onto the net and it looks really interesting. I thought Torchwood was rather weak last season and I thought it was a shame they got rid of a couple characters. But this … [Read more...]
Photo from Flickr Many people don't realize that Britain actually has a much milder climate than North America. Britain is kept mild by the warm waters from the Caribbean thanks to the gulf stream. They don't really have the extreme cold and snowy winters that many North Americans are used … [Read more...]
Michelle Ryan as the New Companion The venerable Doctor Who now has a new companion! Michelle Ryan, star of the former ABC show Bionic Woman and Brit Soap Opera EastEnders, has been cast in the upcoming Doctor Who Easter Special. From the BBC Press Release: "I'm a huge fan … [Read more...]
By the time I was in middle school, I was a self-proclaimed Anglophile. My love for all things British developed out of an introduction to The Beatles and Sherlock Holmes, both of which I am still greatly passionate. On whim, I picked up a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories when I was in the … [Read more...]
I fell in love with England at 10:32 AM on the 12th of October 2001. I arrived on a morning flight to visit a woman I had met six weeks earlier while hiking in Ireland. This was my second trip abroad, and my first to Britain. The woman's father met me at the airport (she was at work) and we … [Read more...]
Hello, fellow Anglophiles! My name is Lisa Coulson and I was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. My search for a job outside of the automotive industry led me to Chicago, Illinois where one night in an English pub I met my husband - a sailor in the British Royal Navy from the … [Read more...]
This is currently making the rounds on the major news outlets and I thought it was a perfect thing to share with my fellow Anglophiles. In a major publicitiy stunt, the state of Queensland has opened up a job for anyone in the world to compete for. How would you like to live on a tropical island … [Read more...]
Google Recently teamed up with LIFE magazine to digitize their entire archive and post it for free on the internet, available to all. Many of the pictures are stunning and provide an unique insight into the life of yesteryear. I did a search through the gallery to find pictures that might … [Read more...]
Picture from Ibontxo on Flickr I was browsing some Expat forums recently and came across an interesting thread. It asked the question: What do you wish you knew about Britain before you moved there? There were some pretty interesting nuggets of information I thought I'd share with all of you. I'm … [Read more...]
Picture from Flickr: marcusjb One of the biggest controversies in London in the past few years was the decision by the former Mayor, Ken Livingston to take the classic Routemaster Bus out of service and replace it with the hated bendy buses, despite promises to do otherwise. Well, last year … [Read more...]
Big news for fans of British Sci-fi, David's Tennant's replacement as the venerable Doctor Who has been announced. And it's not who anyone expected. I was expecting a woman. I was hoping for Patterson Joseph or James Nesbitt. I don't know anything about this bloke named Matt Smith. Frankly, … [Read more...]
The folks over at Unearthed Outdoors True Marble Imagery have released some stunning satellite imagery into 'creative commons' domain. The images are extreme high quality and have an amazing amount of detail of pretty much anywhere on the earth. I saw an opportunity to combine some of the … [Read more...]
Picture from Flickr Just wanted to wish all my fellow Anglophiles a Happy Christmas! It's time to break out the Christmas crackers, Christmas puddings and curl up to watch BBC Christmas Specials. HAPPY CHRISTMAS! … [Read more...]
Twitter is fast becoming a fun tool that has many uses. It allows people to explore their interests in fascinating new ways. Over the past few months, I've been following Tweets releated to the UK and London. I've discovered some pretty cool British and London Twitters, so I thought I'd share them … [Read more...]
As you can see, things have been changed round a bit. This site has grown by leaps and bounds since I started it in June. I have growing traffic and a small loyal following. I never thought this site would be so popular! It's proof that if you are passionate about something, there surely are … [Read more...]
If you're interested in keeping tabs on the British Prime Minister and what he's up to, you can now follow him on Twitter. 10 Downing Street on Twitter features updates of the Prime Minister's movements and meetings. It's pretty fun to follow. Check it out. Downing Street on Twitter … [Read more...]
Heard about this from the Leaky Cauldron: Warner Bros have now opened a new contest to win a trip to London and tour the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Hogwarts Holiday contest, open to residents of the US to people 13 years and older, runs now until December 31, with the winner … [Read more...]
Churchill in his Art Studio at Chartwell Many people don't know that in between saving Britain from invasion from the Nazi's and keeping the Cuban Cigar Industry afloat, Winston Churchill was an avid painter, and a pretty good one at that. You can see some of his paintings in the very place her … [Read more...]
Photo Attributed to CharlieStyr This is the start of a new column called "Anglophile Gear" where I will focus on one particularly British item that every true Anglophile should have. This week, it's the Wellington Boot. Also called Wellies, the Wellington Boot is the standard for countryside … [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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