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London Relocation is Psyched About Londontopia!

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

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Author: Colleen

Since moving to London and working for the London Relocation agency, I’ve been so giddy to have discovered the website Anglotopia. Dedicated to die-hard anglophiles (that’s people who love England; get your mind out of the gutter…), this is your prime online resource for UK pop culture, history, travel, and on and on—it’s ideal even (if not especially) for those having to worship Britannia from afar, and a fine homage to the country I’ve come to genuinely love from right up close.

If you’re relocating to London specifically, it gets even better. Anglotopia founder, Jonathan Thomas, has now launched…(wait for it)…LONDONTOPIA!

(Maybe my all-caps/bold/italics/exclamation point would’ve had greater impact had I not already given away “Londontopia” in my blog title…so much for nail-biting suspense.)

Anyways, yes. Londontopia.net, dedicated to endless goings-on occurring in this English capital every day. If you’re at all apprehensive about moving to London or, on the contrary, peeing your pants to get over here, then as long as this resource indeed mirrors the quality and comprehensiveness of its sister site, you’ll get to immerse yourself in your future environment and be apprised of its news in advance.

So we’re already feelin’ the London blog love for this new site as it’s a perfect complement to us here at the London Relocation blog, where we aim to help you plan out your move and prepare for your finding that London apartment so you can live that blissful London life in the Utopia that is London, UK .

Tags: Anglophile, Anglotopia, i love london, london move, london relocation agent, London Relocation Services, london resources, londontopia, Moving to London, people who love london, relocating to London, rent london apartments, visiting london
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London Relocation Loves Anglotopia!

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Raise your hand if you love the UK!!! [my left and right hands are enthusiastically punching at the sky]

If you actually listened to me and obeyed my command, then Anglotopia is the site for you! And what a fun and comprehensive one it is. This site is purely devoted to all-things-Britain and its loyal Anglophiles. Are you an Anglophile? Let’s refer to Anglotopia’s definition:

“The strict definition of Anglophile is someone who loves England.

However, we use the term in a more far reaching capacity and use it to define anyone who loves England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We also include any country that Britain has touched in its long history and we regularly feature articles on Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and much more.

This website started out as a place for all the people out there that are perfectly happy to spend a whole weekend watching a British Comedy marathon on PBS. It’s for all the people that dream of traveling to Great Britain or have been there and wish to go back. It’s for all the people fascinated by British Culture, British History and above all the British themselves.

If any of those things appeal to you – then you’re an anglophile and you’ve come to the right place!”

Meet the criteria? What I think is brilliant about this website is that it’s not just for those already living in London. Perhaps you do live here, or maybe you’re in the process of relocating to London. Or maybe you are like the many Anglophiles who track this site simply because they fancy England and visit it in their dreams if not in actuality. Hence, even if residing in London is not a reality for you right now, this is your quick fix of what you enjoy and a means of getting to know the culture better in case you are preparing the big move.

It’s difficult to know where to even begin with what resources you can find on this site. It’s bloody everything! From expat life to vacationing to history to tracking the local news as well as television programs. You can even find a glossary of British slang to supplement my series of posts on Speaking the Queen’s English

If I weren’t at the office, I’d be raising a pint of room-temperature, honey-colored lager to Anglotopia for their brilliant efforts at maintaining this site for Anglophiles worldwide; in lieu of that, I’ll just send out an “Oi!” on behalf of Britain’s other biggest fan, London Relocation Ltd.

Tags: Anglophile, Anglotopia, expats in London, living in London, London Expat, london move, London Relocation Services, Moving to London, relocating to London
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