The Website for People Who Love Britain - Anglophiles
Before I can begin my journey in helping you to discover, understand and embrace true Englishness, I felt I should apologise for some of the things that we are, frankly, rubbish at. I don't mean baseball, although I am sure you will assume that anyway. I mean the things that may shock you when … [Read more...]
The Queen's Birthday is today - her actual birthday - though it's officially celebrated in June. She is now 83 years young. I really admire The Queen - she is a very inspiring and calming figure. Britain is very lucky to have her. The Daily Beast has a very thoughtful article reflecting on the … [Read more...]
I've come across this picture several times over the last week, so I thought it was worth a share with you guys. Personally, I hate American football, it's boring, unnecessarily complicated and too commercialized. I find real football much more exciting. Just don't sneeze, you might miss the … [Read more...]
I live just two blocks away from the town centre, a statement sure to confuse everyone as the Brits don't know what a "Block" is and Americans don't tend to use the term "Town Center" on a routine basis. (For some reason, I can only imagine it being used in a military context: "Captain, the … [Read more...]
When the idea of moving to England first became a reality, I recall thinking that I was getting the short end of the weather-stick out of the deal, so I was pleasantly surprised to discover the climate—especially to someone born and raised in Upstate NY where the weather can … [Read more...]
The Wikipedia is a continual source of entertainment for the wayward Anglophile. Anything you want to know about Anglophile matters, you can usually find easily. The link I'm sharing today, is a page that lists the almost entire order of succession on the British Throne. That's right. All 1500 … [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...]
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...]
I came across this pretty cool site put together by Rob Gardiner. He's a photographer with an interesting twist, he uses a homemade pinhole camera. He's taken some pretty cool pictures of London and a few years ago did a tour of the London Underground Circle Line on foot, taking pinhole pictures … [Read more...]
I used to collect stamps as a kid and still have a passing interest in all things related to Stamps. Recently, I heard that Royal Mail is coming out with some stamps related to British Design Classics. They're stamps that show items and objects that the Brits are known for designing. The 8 stamp … [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...]
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...]
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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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