The Guardian • 23rd March 2024 Not just cheap beer and old buildings: an arty weekend in Prague A new sleeper train from Brussels is bringing the Czech capital’s contemporary art scene within easy reach of rail travellers.
The Sunday Times • 14th January 2024 I’ve had tinnitus for 20 years. Here’s a promising solution Years of sweaty gigs have left an ever-ringing ‘ghost wasp’ in Jamie Fullerton’s ears. Scientists think their app could put millions like him on the path to a cure.
The Guardian • 21st December 2023 Dresden – the city that saved my Christmas The city’s Christmas markets and baroque architecture will revive even a flagging festive spirit, while its street art is an edgy pick-me-up.
The Guardian • 16th December 2023 ‘So good I went five times’: travel writers’ favourite discoveries of 2023 We asked 23 Guardian travel writers to share their best experiences of 2023, from elegant spas and an art deco cinema to a new ‘megalith’ and a futuristic hotel.
The Telegraph • 10th December 2023 The Libertines, Margate Lido: Doherty and Barât almost touch lips in a sea-lashed show At the Cliff Bar, the bad boys of noughties indie offered a preview of their forthcoming album – and plenty of nostalgia.
Green Jobs Foundation • 2nd November 2023 Green Jobs: State of The Nation I wrote up the first report created by the Green Jobs Foundation: a new charity launched to promote and increase access to green jobs.
Whynow • 1st November 2023 Stranger in My Own Skin review | Scrappy, sores-and-all Peter Doherty documentary Katia deVidas had ultimate insider access but produced few revelations when chronicling the darkest sides of The Libertines frontman Peter Doherty.
The Guardian • 23rd September 2023 On the midnight express train across Turkey On the final journey in our long-distance rail series we take the Doğu Express, which runs east from the Turkish capital, Ankara, towards Kars and the border with Georgia.
The Guardian • 22nd September 2023 From sulphur baths to Stalin’s home: five great trips in Georgia Spectacular mountains and valleys, natural hot baths and a Soviet-era ghost town are all just a day trip away from the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.
The Guardian • 16th September 2023 Witches, DJs and dancing in the aisles: on board the Culture Train from Berlin to Poland Musicians, dancers and a tarot-card reading artist animate the nearly five-hour journey to Wrocław from the German capital.
Whynow • 13th September 2023 Public Image Ltd at Margate Dreamland review | John Lydon’s groove pirates sail on After Sex Pistols formed in London in 1975, frontman John Lydon riled against the establishment with famously bilious songs such as ‘God Save the Queen’. Nearly 50 years later with Public Image Ltd in Margate, a few dates into the band’s UK tour, he’s targeting snowflake students.
whynow • 26th July 2023 Blur at Hammersmith Apollo review | New album and deep cuts Parklife not required: Blur played The Ballad of Darren in full, plus some ridiculously rare songs.
Adventure.com • 31st May 2023 How to join South Africa's Boxing Grannies: the club punching against abuse In Johannesburg’s Cosmo City suburb, a group of Boxing Grannies joust and uppercut at weekly training sessions so they’re better equipped to handle domestic violence and other issues at home.
The Guardian • 29th May 2023 From Berlin to Brussels, the night train renaissance gathers speed with the new European Sleeper The latest capital-to-capital sleeper is one of Europe’s most eagerly awaited new routes – and connects London to Berlin in 16 hours.
The Guardian • 10th May 2023 Music and mountains: a green city break in Slovenia Rugged mountains, cave dragons and sustainable cuisine … Kranj packs a punch for a town aiming to leave little trace.
The Telegraph • 13th April 2023 On holiday in the ‘Hamptons of Hungary’ Under communist rule, millions went to apartment blocks on the shores of Lake Balaton. Now, it’s luring Hungary’s A-list.
The Daily Beast • 13th April 2023 How this gorgeous Georgian valley rehabbed from terror to tourism Pankisi Valley is one of the more beautiful spots in Georgia, but for a long time the stigma of terrorism meant few tourists ventured there.
The Guardian • 10th April 2023 My gothic pilgrimage to the set of Netflix’s Wednesday in Romania Tourism here was once all about Dracula, but the Netflix show is drawing young visitors keen to see where the gothy teen unleashed mystery, mayhem and murder
Marvin • 9th February 2023 An inside look at Vulture Thrust Metal Fest: Botswana’s heaviest festival A hulking man in a Motörhead t-shirt steps out of a hatchback in his hometown of Rakops: a village of a few thousand people in the Central District of Botswana...
Adventure.com • 3rd February 2023 How a ghoulish Balkan festival became a hotbed of satire Over a thousand years ago, the villagers of Vevčani, North Macedonia, began dressing up as ghouls and devils to ward off evil spirits, birthing a long-standing pagan festival that’s evolved into a hotbed of political satire.