Inside the Travel Lab If you only read three things this week... Hello hello! Happy Birthday to Me! 🥂 I've been quieter than usual on social media lately, but I haven’t been idle. I’ve spent the first part of the year taking a look at all the AI inspired changes in the digital world and it's made me rethink a few things. I'm realising that the best travel stories - the ones that are a little more poetic, a little more thought provoking - need a new home. So that's what I've been working on...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
If you only read three things this week... 1) The best thing to do with five fingers in Kazakhstan - the Lab 2) The rise of sleep tourism - CNN Travel 3) Is dark tourism ethical? - the Lab Wahoo! What a week! Back at the desk to discover my work has been nominated for FOUR different awards!🏆 Best Travel Blogger of the Year - from AITO🏆Best Written Piece - Traverse Awards🏆Best Opinion Piece - Traverse Awards 🏆Best Vlog - Traverse AwardsAfter the strange, strange, strange years of 2020 and...
2 months ago • 1 min read
If you only read three things this week... The secret behind the magnetic termite mounds in Australia - the Lab Inside the life of Old Delhi's only female pigeon keeper - BBC How to spend a weekend in Hiroshima - the Lab Hello hello! Maybe it's the New Year, maybe it's all the bad news but I'm wondering about making a change. A few changes, in fact, starting with this newsletter. I've been running it this way for years - but perhaps you want to read something different? Should I write longer...
4 months ago • 1 min read
If you only read three things this week... Why Bedouin coffee is about more than just the drink - the Lab Can we stop Australia’s famous pink lakes from disappearing? - Nat Geo The Faraway Place in America - the Lab Hello hello! Well, January is well underway. It's tax season time, I'm renewing my driving license and I still need to turn the light on in the day to be able to see. Rock and roll, everyone. Rock and roll. But that's the beauty of travel. Whether it's for real or just in my...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hello hello! I've been a little shy about this but my family have given me a nudge. Alongside, the typical gift guides I've been sharing at this time of year to help inspire you, there are two books in particular that deserve a shout out. And, my work appears in both of them. Whether or not that serves an incentive or a deterrent, I'll leave to you. That time I worked with Sir David Attenborough... South America: An Anthology of Travel Writing Travel from the Amazon to the Andes with work...
5 months ago • 1 min read
If you only read three things this week... The dark side of traditional crafts in Sri Lanka - the Lab Ceylon Unmasked - Bradt Guides Is it worth going off the beaten track in Sri Lanka? - the Lab Hello hello! Ah, the night before tomorrow. That moment before a big trip when time catches up with your to do list and the certainty crumbles. Or, to put it less poetically, you can't find the spare cable, keep checking your passport and wonder why you're always so behind with the laundry. Right...
10 months ago • 2 min read
If you only read three things this week... Some new ideas for souvenirs - the Lab The best places to wild camp in Europe - Nat Geo What you need to know about driving in Morocco - the Lab Hello hello! We're heading into the peak travel season but already, I'm thinking about looking back with souvenirs. Nostalgia seems everywhere at the moment, from the Oasis reunion to my friends' children leaving the nest and heading off to study and travel. And so, souvenirs. I've had a lot of fun working...
11 months ago • 2 min read
If you only read three things this week... The danger of going back to a place - the Lab Sweden’s best dishes: from waffles to Wallenbergers - CNN Where I went wrong in the Grenadines - the Lab Hello hello! As you probably know by now, I love to travel and prefer not to dwell on the downsides that are naturally part and parcel of the whole affair. Of course, this is easier to do if you have a few tricks up your sleeve to avoid things going wrong in the first place. No one wants to be...
11 months ago • 1 min read
Hello hello! Summer is on its way, so I’ll get to the point quickly. You most likely need bug spray – do you have some? If not, you can get some here. Use the code TRAVELLAB20 for a 20% discount.* Why am I talking about this? Because insect bites are not only annoying, they can carry serious, even, fatal diseases. And while things like Dengue fever only used to be found in far off destinations, recent studies show that, unfortunately, it’s now made its way to popular European hot spots....
11 months ago • 1 min read