Why do Maltese Christians speak a language descended from Arabic? Why were some of medieval Spain’s Muslim rulers red-haired and blue-eyed? And how did Viking-descended Christians in Sicily become thoroughly …
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The Travel Writing Podcast
How Peter Naldrett Keeps Writing Popular Travel Books (Like ‘Spooky Britain’)
Across 24 books (and counting), Peter Naldrett has explored Britain’s coast, its islands, underground worlds, film locations, cities and stranger corners. His latest book, Spooky Britain, takes readers to 100 …
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Behind the travel coverage you see in most major publications is an intense and complicated web of publicists, PR firms, tour companies and press trips that help make it all …
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Most travel advice is meant to be one-size-fits-all. But what if your mind doesn’t quite work the way everyone else’s seems to? Rebecca Hallett’s life suddenly made a lot more …
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A traveller on the Hippy Trail in the 1970s, Alex McKay became bewitched by mysterious tales of Tibet’s holiest mountain, Mount Kailash. What began as a backpacker’s fixation eventually became …
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When spinal degeneration left Debbie North using a wheelchair, cut off from the British outdoors she loved, she channelled her rage and frustration into writing. A 2011 blog post gained …
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The Travel Writing Podcast
Press Trips & Pitching: Sucheta Rawal On Life as a Full-Time Travel Writer
The economics of being a full-time travel writer are tough. Even the biggest publications seldom pay their writers enough to cover all the expenses of a thoroughly researched trip. To …
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On a long drive through western Poland, a weary couple is forced to witness an unusual performance of the work of the British pop star. It takes about 45 minutes …
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In 2021, a budding travel writer called Anna Richards submitted a couple of stories to Intrepid Times; she wrote about penguins in Chile, and as well as a frightening mugging. …
