Portfolio

A list of all my onsite contributions as both a staff writer and a freelancer, from money-saving tips for rail travellers and secrets of the Great Lakes to an epic Ras Al Khaimah destination guide.

From his bucolic base in northern Latvia, Ervins Labanovskis uses his family’s traditional method to turn birch sap into drinks and syrups. Printed in the spring 2023 issue of the magazine.

Lying weather-beaten off the southwest coast of England, Lundy is where conservation has long been a way of life… Illustrations by John Harmer Studio | johnharmerstudio.com | @johnharmerstudio

With a convivial food and nightlife scene, eye-opening tours, Titanic heritage and a creative soul, the Northern Irish capital is a brilliant, under-sung city break right under our noses…

With its incredible scenery, cultural institutions and diverse culinary offerings, California’s Golden City is making major strides this year…

This picturesque coastal region of southwest England is known more for its heritage coastline and rugged landscapes than food and drink, but that’s changing…

2022 marks the 60th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence from the UK, and the island nation is celebrating with a year of cultural events, highlighting its history, food, music and community…

Coinciding with the country’s deanglicised rebranding of its name, Türkiye’s most magical city is also experiencing a renaissance of its own with new innovations in design and hospitality…

Defined by stunning geodiversity, the UAE’s fourth largest emirate continues to attract thrill seekers with its superlative outdoor adventure offerings…

Calling upon their interests, unique insights, and lived experiences of homelessness in London, Viv, Nic, David and Pete now take travellers on walking tours of the city's neighbourhoods…

Forests, stubbly moorlands, wedding-cake country estates, and a backstory implicating characters from Anglo-Saxon warriors to Scottish royals are just a few of the reasons to visit Staffordshire…

Formerly endangered by illegal clear-cutting and excessive hunting, the Fagaras Mountains of Romania are now centre-stage of efforts toward establishing a new national park in the country…

Locked in by the pandemic and with the need for travel coursing through my veins, the only responsible option was to settle for adventures in the homeland from which I felt so alienated…

It was the Thursday before Easter 2021 and, with England’s stay-at-home order now replaced with “stay local”, I was deep in Derbyshire’s Peak District within less than an hour…

At far-too-early an age, most of us are told to make decisions about our futures that the rest of our lives are expected to hinge on. But nobody tells us that those choices don’t have to define us forever…

To celebrate Women's History Month and the work that must continue year-round, this piece profiles nine change-making women leaders in the travel space…

The 12 most romantic cities in Europe to take yourself on a date! A fun rundown of the best continental solo sojourns, filled with delicious dinners, long walks, sightseeing and self-love…

Dalmatia’s rich culture is one built around the simple pleasures of food, music and gratitude; where lust for life is underpinned by a defiant spirit, pouring from every crack in the masonry…

Its streets, squares and synagogues sing in ice-cream shades of pale yellows and pinks. Meanwhile, across the waters of the Vltava, Baroque gardens bloom and offer views of marmalade roofs…

After dark, the city effervesces like champagne bubbles in a crystal flute. On my very first visit, and my grandmother’s last, she knew long before I did what Paris would come to mean to me…