Biography

Based in Hertfordshire, I have been writing about travel for at least 25 years for publications including the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Independent, i and Wanderlust, among many others. I also broadcast reports for BBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent, and I'm the author of My Family and Other Enemies: Life and Travels in Croatia's Hinterland, which won the 2023 BGTW Adele Evans Award for Best Travel Narrative Book and was shortlisted for the 2023 Stanford Travel Book of the Year.

Destination Expertise

Austria, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland

Specialisms

Budget Travel, Culture & History, Flight-free Travel, Food & Drink, Hotel Reviews, Hiking, Luxury Travel, Rail Travel, Skiing & Winter Sports, Slow Travel

Recent & Upcoming Trips

Hertfordshire (Home), Haute Savoie (January 2025), Germany (February 2025), Italian Dolomites (March 2025), Athens (April 2025), Istria, Croatia (May 2025), Montenegro (May 2025)

Work Links

13 of the best places to visit in Croatia – Times

Skiing in Austria – Telegraph

An Alpine winter feast – Guardian

Amiens – Independent

A festive guide to Advent in Zagreb, Croatia – National Geographic Traveller

Why I swapped France for this beautiful English county – Independent

Winter sun in Cyprus – Sun

Island-hopping in Croatia – Guardian

6 traditional dishes to try in Dubrovnik – Wanderlust

Scenic three-day train ride to Greece – i

The boutique cruise that sails to Croatia’s lesser-known islands – i

 

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