Exploring Cuba’s Wild West for the New Lonely Planet Guide to Cuba
Nothing in Cuba is easy. Getting a bottle of water in a shop is so painstaking that many Cubans resort […]
Peru: to the Nazca Lines and Lake Titicaca for the Latest Lonely Planet Guidebook
Goodness knows how many miles, by shaky internal flight and bumpy road and sputtering boat trip and spectacular mountain hike, […]
A Little Talk on Life in Liechtenstein – the World’s Sixth-Smallest Country, but Mighty Big on Surprises! – Interview for 2GB Radio
On a rain-soaked morning last week I got up at 3am, made myself a particularly strong coffee and tuned into […]
Of Wool and Prehistoric Power: My Work for Visit Wales that Tap into Pivotal Parts of Welsh Heritage
It’s funny what ends up defining us. You can bet that at the time, Wales’ ancient cultures or the farmers, […]
Last Night in Havana: Chasing the Blackout Across Cuba
I spent three weeks in Cuba in February and March this year on research for a few writing projects – […]
Finland: A First-Time Guide – Article for Lonely Planet
Sometimes you just want to know the nuts and bolts of a country – when to go, why to go, […]
Parenthood Around the World: A New Guide
It’s a pleasure to see this compelling title to which I contributed hit the bookshelves this month: perhaps a fitting […]
The Greatest Train Journeys in the UK and Europe – Talk to the CSMA
It’s a great pleasure to be talking again to CSMA members in conjunction with CSMA Boundless on Thursday February 11 […]
2025 as a Year for Pilgrimages: The UK’s Best Pilgrimage Walks from Pagan Wonders to Chaucerian Landscapes, for i Paper
The Catholic Church has designated its Jubilee Year – a year only occurring once every quarter of a century – […]
Norway’s Simple Answer to Greener, Cleaner Living – Feature for the BBC
Sometimes, implementing sustainability into travel can just be about thinking outside the box – or thinking outside the cabin. Or, […]
The Seaside Town with Wild Coves, Seals, Folk Music and a Pastel-Fronted Harbour – Article for iPaper
The other week I got to go back to perhaps my favourite place on the coast in Pembrokeshire: no, not […]
The Spirit in the Steam: Getting Into Sauna Culture in Finland – Feature for Sustainable Journeys
There is nothing in the world so intrinsically Finnish as derobing and getting sweaty in a sauna. This activity is […]
Viennese Whirl? My Latest Articles on How to Get Under the Skin of the Austrian Capital in No More Than a Long Weekend…
It will not surprise anyone who knows me even a little that two of my favourite things are coffee and […]
Oh, Vienna!
When I think of Vienna, it’s always through the lens of the Ultravox song, you know, as in one of […]
The Perfect Holiday in Wales: Article for the Telegraph
The ruddy uplands of the Brecon Beacons, the secluded coves of Pembrokeshire, the castle-stippled sandy shores of Snowdonia, the most […]
Turf Houses: Iceland’s Original ‘Green’ Buildings – Feature for the BBC
Journey far enough into the northwest of Iceland and you come to a place beyond the volcanic rock: a green, […]
Luke and his Words... 