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Anglotopia Podcast: Episode 5 - Planning Your First Trip to Britain
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In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, we’ve used a reader request. How do you plan your first trip to London? There’s a lot of ground to cover and I’m sure we missed some things but we hope this is a good primer for planning your first trip to London. Warning: contains opinions that many may not necessarily agree with.
Show Notes
Official Half-term Schedule
Best London Planning Map
Gett Taxi App
MyTaxi App
British Airways
London Hotel Recommendations
Rick Steves London
101 London Travel Tips
Rick Steves London Videos
Hatchards
Houses of Parliament Tour
St Paul’s Triforium Tour
Anglotopia Tour Operators Page
Across the Pond Vacations
London Tourist Traps
London Restaurant Recommendations
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In this episode
0:00 Our travel history and approach Read 5:14 Why your first trip should be London Read 8:22 Best time of year to visit Read 13:48 How long to stay and border questions Read 18:59 Avoid school half term at all costs Read 23:16 Pacing your days and grouping sights Read 25:17 Maps, the Tube, black cabs and Uber Read 36:28 Booking flights and flying British Airways Read 42:27 Choosing a central London hotel Read 51:17 Easy day trips by train Read 59:23 Guidebooks and our top London picks Read 1:08:24 Tourist traps and restaurants to avoid Read
Full transcript
12,854 words · about 56 min read · Jonathan Thomas, Jackie Thomas
“Welcome to the fifth Anglotopia podcast and now we are done talking about our grand adventure. If you'd like to hear all about it then you recommend going through the old podcasts. They're archived. There will be links in the show notes. And this week…”
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