Extremely happy to be back in Southeast Asia (and the tropics) after a very long absence, on assignment in brilliant Vietnam for Nat Geo Travel. The country has changed a lot! Mind you, so has my travel style… #InsideAsia InsideAsia

Me, arriving back to -1c London from 30c Vietnam with no warm clothes on a national rail strike day, trying to get home to Leeds. First thing I see when I land at Heathrow is that my train has been cancelled:

Delighted to be shortlisted for this year’s @Inspire_Global travel writing awards, along with so many freelance friends, colleagues and National Geographic Traveller (UK) contributors I now work with. Congrats to all - it’s going to be a great party! 🥳

The April issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK) is in the shops now… featuring Greece, Zambia, Norway, Bhutan, Philippines, São Paulo, Ghent, Vienna and much, much more. magazine.natgeotraveller.co.uk/apr24

🚨🚨BIG NEWS🚨🚨 The next #WeTwo Foundation expedition will be to the Galapagos in October!! We need YOUR help - to find 10 deserving, underprivileged young people (aged 16-19 by 22nd October) to come with us on this trip of a lifetime…. 🧵 👇

My plans had to change this week so I’m not in London and very sad to be missing the @Inspire__Global awards tonight. Such a great set of shortlisted articles covering the very best in responsible travel initiatives. Good luck to all the writers! Please celebrate hard 🥂

I’ve had the most incredible first couple of days on assignment in #SriLanka. Temples, waterfalls, trains, tea plantations and the loveliest people. Experience Travel Group

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 🙌🏻

I’ve spent the night at a wonderful greg schaefer agro-tourism hotel. I don’t often post about hotels but this one felt very special. #SriLanka

The Jul/Aug issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK) is in the shops today… Featuring California, Cape Verde, Barcelona, Hamburg, Rome, Peru, UAE, Slovakia, Devon AND the winners of the Photography Competition 2024. magazine.natgeotraveller.co.uk/jul24

Hello! Join me on Saturday 20th July as I host the Speakers' Corner at the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Food Festival. I'll be chatting to Su Scott, Imad Alarnab, zuza zak, Dina and Spasia Dinkovski 🇰🇷🇸🇾🇵🇱🇴🇲🇲🇰foodfestival.natgeotraveller.co.uk

I’ve had some incredible experiences in this job, and hiking Japan’s storied Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail is right up there. Read all about it in the latest issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK), out now 🇯🇵

So I’ve finally moved to where the sky is blue. It’s nice and peaceful there… come find me! Almost the same handle; just a hyphen in the middle instead of an underscore.