.@natgeotraveluk has kicked off #2023 the right way, with a big feature on #Montenegro starting at gorgeous #LakeSkadar. Thanks to writer Sarah Barrell for doing this lesser-known gem justice. Top tip - stay a week! Photos by me nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2023/01… #travel #adventure #natgeo

What to read by National Geographic Traveller (UK) Here is the list! bit.ly/3ZJyF7F🥳🐪🥳🐪🥳 my fabulous fellow writers include Shafik Meghji Silvia Vasquez-Lavado Mary Novakovich Erika Fatland Alex Bescoby @tobias_italia Rebecca Lowe And thanks to Sarah Barrell for supporting us travel writers.

Calling all young conservationists! Fancy yourself as a Youth Voice Advisor - at Campaign for National Parks? If you're age 15-20, apply from today @campaign4parks or British Youth Council byc.org.uk/aboutus/jobs-a… Applications open until Sunday 19th March.

I have some tickets to give away for the National Geographic Traveller Food Festival, in Islington 15-16 July. 100 pairs up for grabs. Just go to foodfestival.natgeotraveller.co.uk and use the code APL2023. Hope to see you there!

All love to SHERELLE 🌐 for a storming BBC Radio 6 Music stand-in for @Blessed_Madonna 💪🏼

All the early doors love for Caitlin Rose Windmill Brixton tonight 🔥❤️

Hello––@JackieMorrisArt & I are raising funds for Doctors Without Borders/MSF UK, who save lives in Gaza, Sudan & conflict zones worldwide. £8k raised so far. We're selling paintings, prints, poems, special edns etc Pls share. Details of works/bids here: jackiemorris.co.uk/works-for-sale…

Is there a better way to spend a bit of downtime than with a coffee and a captivating long-read that beautifully encapsulates the essence of travel? Inspiring, uplifting, eye-opening – these meticulously researched, crafted, and honed pieces of writing keep the reader glued to

I’m going to be off grid in a national park for the next three nights, so wishing everybody good luck at the TravMedia UK awards tonight. I’m up for Consumer Staff Writer of the Year for National Geographic Traveller (UK). The mag, website, Farida Zeynalova, Sarah Barrell & Sam Kemp are up too 🙌🏻

Celebrating an expert who is paving the way for the intrepid traveller. Congratulations to Farida Zeynalova on winning Specialist Travel Writer of the Year! Thank you to Tourism Western Australia for sponsoring this award. #TravMediaAwards Western Australia Farida Zeynalova

Whoop! What a night! What a ride! What a R Y L A N! Thanks TravMedia UK and to all my chums at APL Media National Geographic Traveller (UK) 🌟

Big night for National Geographic Traveller (UK) at the TravMedia UK Awards last night, winning Travel Magazine of the Year as well as Specialist Travel Writer of the Year (Farida Zeynalova) and Feature of the Year (Sarah Barrell) 🥂 #TravMediaAwards travmediaawards.com/2024-winners-a…

It is publication day! I put my heart, soul and SO MUCH time into writing Nature's Ghosts. It is a book about nature: about the rich & magical landscapes of the past, which humans destroyed, but which we can try to rebuild. I hope it makes a difference.

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Hurricane Beryl has devastated Union Island & Mayreau in the Grenadines. You can help support displaced communities via the following funds. actionbequia.org/donatetoaction… tinyurl.com/National-Counc… tinyurl.com/JeremieTronet-… tinyurl.com/UK-Friendship-…

Looking forward to being part of the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Masterclasses in the new year. I’ll be on the panel for ‘The Art of Travel Writing’ virtual workshop on 20 Jan alongside Sarah Barrell, Daniel Stables & @poloconghaile. eventbrite.co.uk/e/virtual-even…

See you there! Masterclasses by National Geographic Traveller (UK), workshops for budding travel writers and photographers online tonight & tmrw. Plus, in-person 30 Jan, with chance to meet the magazine’s senior team & like-minded travellers: bit.ly/4hyG82k

“We can all be planetesimals”.. still thinking about Robert Macfarlane‘s talk last night on the natural world and its vital river systems & how tiny acts of protest & advocacy can create a powerful mass. A sign of good things to come from the new Conversation series St Martin-in-the-Fields

"It doesn't matter if you're practising karate or making a coffee. Flamenco is a frame of mind." In this piece for National Geographic Traveller (UK) I travelled to Granada to discover how the spirit of flamenco infuses the city’s artistic and everyday life. nationalgeographic.com/travel/article…

Massive congrats to these rangers. And a shout out to Union-Palm Island Environmental Alliance, St Vincent & Grenadines for its sterling conservation work in the aftermath of hurricane Beryl. #IUCNcongress #SVG, and #VisitSVG