We get asked quite a bit for our personal recommendations for various things related to Britain, so we thought it’d be a good idea to put together a central location for all the things about Britain we can personally recommend.
Hotels
We can recommend a hotel in London for each tourist class. Read our full hotel recommendations here.
Attractions (Coming Soon)
Airlines
We generally always recommend traveling to Britain with British Airways as they have the most routes to and from the USA to Britain. We’ve flown with them 8 times now and have had a good experience every time. Some people may disagree with us about British Airways, but for transatlantic travel, they’re great. We flown in all classes on BA including first class and if you want to splurge, we recommend World Traveller Plus (aka Premium Economy) as there is much more leg room. I know a lot of people prefer Virgin Atlantic, but we’ve never had a chance to fly them because they only fly out of Chicago 3 months of the year and are always more expensive. Even if you prefer to travel on another airline to Britain, BA is a good baseline for finding the best fares to London.
British Airways Flights & Vacations
Travel Connectivity
When you’re traveling to Britain – one of the biggest problems you’ll have is using your Cell Phone while in Britain. If you turn on international roaming – this can cost you a fortune. So we recommend using Tep Wireless – you pay a flat fee and they provide you with a UK Cell Phone or WiFi dongle and you can stay connected back home cheaply and easily.
Magazines
There are 3 magazines in print in the USA about Britain that we’ve read.
Britain Magazine – The ‘official’ magazine put out by Visit Britain. This is a magazine worth reading. Printed in the UK.
Discover Britain (formerly Realm) – Another Magazine worth reading. Printed in the UK.
British Heritage – Another British themed magazine made by Americans – it’s not as comprehensive as the other two, but it’s usually worth a read.
British Newspapers
For the ‘British’ Experience, we recommend the Times of London and the Sunday Times. We don’t really care about their ‘slant’ but it’s a good newspaper even if it leans towards the right of the political spectrum.
The Daily Mail is good for trash reading and the occasional gem but try not to take anything they publish too seriously.
British TV
If you want a better fill of British TV, we recommend not bothering to get BBC America as they only show a couple shows on repeat and show many non-British shows. If you want the full British TV experience, we recommend TheTelly.net which broadcasts your own British TV feed live from the UK.
Moving to London
If you’re planning a move to London, we recommend getting in touch with London Relocation Services, they’re a great service that will help you find somewhere to live within a day.
Check out London Relocation here
UK Immigration
We recommend Migra & Co for all your UK visa and immigration needs. They’ll help you navigate the whole process and ensure you application’s success.
British Pound Exchange Rate
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.