Moldova is one of Europe’s most exciting countries, yet nobody visits. I travelled there to find out what it’s all about, and I wasn’t disappointed… 🇲🇩 inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyl…

Tbilisi tonight

Normal life continues in Ukraine, reports joel day, even as everything is touched by the war thecritic.co.uk/techno-bombs-a…

I’ve been a little slow to share my work these last few months. Here’s a piece I had published before Xmas in The Critic about my month in Ukraine last summer: thecritic.co.uk/techno-bombs-a…

Almaty is a city of wonder. From daring natural landscapes, a vibrant and youthful population, and a physical history that has stood the test of time. For The Telegraph I wrote about the hidden gem of Central Asia telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

Ghost cities? A disappeared sea? A unique language? All in a country that doesn’t exist? Welcome to Karakalpakstan. My latest piece for the The Telegraph Telegraph Travel #travel #travelwriting #karakalpakstan #uzbekistan telegraph.co.uk/travel/activit…

It’s a scene trapped in time, both 1925 and 2025. Soon, though, it could all be over. Read joel day on the dog days of greyhound races 👇 buff.ly/XjhkEF5

Really happy to publish joel day's beautiful debut in UnHerd – a moving tribute to South Wales dog racing, exploring how once the tracks go, a whole way of life will too. unherd.com/2025/03/why-wa…

Very pleased to publish this fascinating dispatch by joel day on a new kind of Welsh nationalism – one blending poetry and politics, and which could take Westminster by storm. If, that is, Reform don't get there first. unherd.com/2025/05/welsh-…

Latest piece for UnHerd will share myself with a small note today