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Guest Post: How to Best Spend 48 Hours in London – 2 Days in London Itinerary

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post about how to spend a great short break in London — forty eight hours of markets, museums,...
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This Week from Anglotopia February 20, 2011

Anglophile Alert: Win a Trip to Britain Through Your Social Network on Facebook! Editor’s Note: Here are the details on a fun new contest form...
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Tube Operator Transport for London Launches New Mobile Website

One thing surprisingly lacking from Transport for London – the organization that runs London’s transport system (Buses, Tube, etc) – is a mobile phone app....
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London 2012: Authorities Release CGI Images of Some Venues

The London Olympic Organizing Committee has released some stunning computer generated images of some of the venues for London 2012. Check them out below.
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Practical Tips for using Transport in London

London has arguably one of the best public transport networks in the world. With comprehensive coverage from trains, buses and even boats you are never...
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Cable Car Across the Thames Faces New Delays

According to the London Politics Blog The Scoop, London Mayor Boris Johnson’s plan for a cable car across the Thames are facing delays due to...
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Welcome to Londontopia!

As with most Anglophiles, my passion for Britain started with London. London was the first place I set foot in England, it was the first...
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Top 5 of the Oldest Pubs in London to Visit And Have a Pint – Which One is Your Favorite?

Which pub is the oldest in London? Ask twelve men and you´ll get twelve different answers. Since 90% of London pubs were destroyed in the...
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Guest Post: Top London Restaurants with the Best London Skyline Views

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest article from guest writer Sophie Jenkins who explores top London restaurants with the best views. The city of...
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The Top Ten Hostels in London – Best London Hostels

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from the fine folks from HostelBookers.com about their choice of the 10 best Hostels in London. I’ve written...
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Guest Post: The Top 5 Most Amazing Hotels in London – The Best Hotels in London

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from Tim Harding, a writer at TubeHotels.com. The Lanesborough While the name is less iconic than that...
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The Great Debate: The Best Times of the Year to Travel to London – When To Go To England

One question we get asked a least a few times a month is “When is the best time to Travel in London?” Well, after our...
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The Top 11 London Based Movies – Best Movies Set in London

London is one of the most filmed cities in the world. Movies are how many Anglophiles, whom are unable to travel there, attempt to experience...
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Guide to Traveling to London With an iPhone – International Roaming

Capitalizing on the popularity of my recent guide to London related iPhone apps, I thought it might be a good idea to put together a...
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What is Londonism? The Economist Investigates

London has a special place in global geography and recently, the Economist Newspaper (itself based in London) recently investigated what it means for London and...
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Biggest Tax Cheat in London: The USA Embassy

For those that don’t know, London has a congestion toll for the center of London to discourage people from driving into central London. It keeps...
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Video: Winter in London

I love coming across well made videos about London. Hopefully this is the first of many. Here’s the description: Winter, when days are shorter and...
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Fancy Owning a Disused Tube Station? Former Shorditch Station for Sale

It doesn’t look pretty but if you fancy owning a piece of London’s transport history – the former Shoreditch station is being auctioned off this...
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Top 11 Myths Americans Generally Believe about London and Londoners

Editor’s Note: Before anyone gets too offended by this post – it’s all meant in good humor! One of our most popular posts on out...
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A Peek Inside London’s Most Expensive Flat – £140 Million Cheap

The most expensive flat in London has recently been completed. Located in 1 Hyde Park and developed by the Candy Brothers before the economy tanked...
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It was 50 Degrees in London today or Why Winter is a Good Time to Go To London

We’re based in Chicago and we have some pretty brutal temperatures through the winter. Today it was below zero when I woke up and it...
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Would you like to own one of Ai Weiwei’s Seeds? That’ll be £120,000 Please

Photo by Dominic’s pics Chinese artist Ai Weiwei made a splash last year with his public art installation at the Tate Modern of millions of...
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Is London the Food Capital of the World? Top Chef Says So

It’s easy to pick fun at British food – especially after a trip to London where the food was less than be desired. But really...
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Fun London: Tube Stations Built from Legos

I love legos and I really love seeing the amazing things people can do with them. A fellow named studhead has built quite a few...
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Top 7 Tips for Doing London on the Cheap with a Limited Budget

It’s pretty much no secret that London is one of the most expensive cities on the planet. But you can still have fun even if...
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Video Tour: London Transport Museum

When we were in London last summer, we had a chance to visit the London transport museum. Here’s the fun video we took with our...