Editor's Note:I leave for my studies in Oxford with the English-Speaking Union's TLab program 30 days from today and I'm so very excited. So, I thought it would be a good time to share the long article I wrote last year about our visit to Oxford where we took a tour and explored Oxford's scholarly history and made a few fascinating discoveries along the way. This … [Read more...] about Toasting Tolkien & Lewis: Spending A Day in Oxford – Exploring Oxford’s Literary History
London 2016
Ghosts of the Underground: Exploring Aldwych Abandoned Tube Station with Hidden London
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in Issue #2 of the Anglotopia Magazine in April 2016. Since we're leaving this weekend for London and exploring another station, we thought it'd be a good time to share it! It’s hard to imagine that in this modern day and age that there would be anywhere in London that’s abandoned, forgotten, and out of use. Until very recently … [Read more...] about Ghosts of the Underground: Exploring Aldwych Abandoned Tube Station with Hidden London
Dreaming Spires: Top 10 Things to See and Do in Oxford England
Editor's Note: We have a very long feature (and tons of beautiful pictures) about our visit to Oxford going out in the next issue of the Anglotopia Magazine, be sure to subscribe or pre-order the next issue so you don't miss it. Oxford is one of our most favorite places to visit in England. It makes a great day trip from London and you can easily see all the … [Read more...] about Dreaming Spires: Top 10 Things to See and Do in Oxford England
Travels in Britain: Our Top 11 Experiences From Our Recent Trip to London
It’s hard to believe that our trip was almost 3 weeks ago now. It feels like it was yesterday and we can’t wait to go back. We thought it would be fun to share our 10 best experiences from the trip. It might give you some ideas for your next trip. The Tate Britain In 15 years of traveling to Britain, we’d not yet been to the Tate Britain. That changed with this trip and … [Read more...] about Travels in Britain: Our Top 11 Experiences From Our Recent Trip to London
Travels in Britain: Our British Airways Flight Experience Review – Club World and World Traveler Plus
I began writing about our recent trip to Britain last week and clued you in on how we got a great hotel deal and where we ate. This week I thought I’d share how we got a great deal on our airfares and then got upgraded but also give you a look at the flight experience. As to wrote about last week, when the plan for this trip came together, I was originally going by myself … [Read more...] about Travels in Britain: Our British Airways Flight Experience Review – Club World and World Traveler Plus
Travels in Britain – Where We Stayed – London Marriott South Kensington Review
When I began to look for somewhere to stay for our recent quick trip to London, I was originally going by myself, so I spent my time looking for a hotel that was acceptable for me traveling alone. It was actually really hard to decide on a hotel as we have not stayed in a hotel in London in 7 or 8 years. On our most recent trips we’ve always done self-catering flats as that’s … [Read more...] about Travels in Britain – Where We Stayed – London Marriott South Kensington Review
Travels in Britain – Where We Ate During Our Weekend in London and Oxford
We always like to share where we ate on our trips. We get asked all the time for restaurant recommendations so it’s helpful for us to summarize everywhere we ate into one place. We ate at a variety of places this past trip. Some places were great. Some places were not so great. We’ll always be honest about that. Eating in Britain is one of the true joys of traveling there … [Read more...] about Travels in Britain – Where We Ate During Our Weekend in London and Oxford
Travels in Britain: 12 Random Observations From Our Recent London Break
Every time we travel to Britain, I take notes the whole time, making random observations that I think are interesting or funny. I continued the tradition on our recent trip a couple weeks ago so here are a few random thoughts from our trip. Some might be useful, some might not be but I hope it’s fun to read. The Plastic Bag Tax is Inconsistent The big thing in retail in the … [Read more...] about Travels in Britain: 12 Random Observations From Our Recent London Break
Desktop Wallpaper: Radcliffe Camera View in Oxford England For Your Desktop Wallpaper
We've just started going through all the pictures we took on our recent trip to England - there are over 1,600! But one thing I found rather quickly was my new desktop wallpaper. Since I liked it so much, I thought we'd share it with everyone who might want it as their desktop wallpaper as well. This is a view of the beautiful Radcliffe Camera through the windows in the … [Read more...] about Desktop Wallpaper: Radcliffe Camera View in Oxford England For Your Desktop Wallpaper
Our Travels: We’re Off to London! (Well, on Thursday) To Tour an Abandoned Tube Station
Last fall, it came to my attention that the London Transport Museum was going to be offering guided tours of some of the abandoned tube stations around London. Tickets normally sell out right away for these - they’re very popular with Tube enthusiasts and it's something I've always wanted to do. One on offer was a tour Down Street station, which was also a British government … [Read more...] about Our Travels: We’re Off to London! (Well, on Thursday) To Tour an Abandoned Tube Station
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