Writer, photographer, newbie videographer & all round creative soul specialising in travel, food & cultural pusuits
Folkestone, England
Joined June 2009
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Back in the summer I had a lot of fun scouting out some of Zürich’s best indie shops: lonelyplanet.com/articles/zu…
@lonelyplanet @MySwitzerland_e @VisitZurich
Always a pleasure to contribute to @lonelyplanet #bestintravel - my piece on Poland tops the list of best value destinations for 2024 lonelyplanet.com/best-in-tra…
Thanks to a recommendation from Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler, I just subscribed to ChinaDiction chinadiction.com/?utm_medium…
Happy 40th birthday @roughguides - kudos to Mark Ellingham for kickstarting it with his Greece guide & for giving me a head start in the guidebook writing biz back in the 1990s! instagram.com/p/CfbRISZsuHN/…
Some of the new public artworks that are part of The Plot, the theme for the #folkestonetriennial2021 kicking off this Thursday for next four months @ Folkestone, Kent instagram.com/p/CRkEZI5pZAw/… – at Folkestone, England
Farewell Geoff Crowther | Tony Wheeler's Travels tonywheeler.com.au/farewell-… A fitting tribute and reminder about a groundbreaking travel guidebook writer - RIP Geoff.
Wonderful to be out about in #london again last weekend with shops open & chance to view part of Nuno fabric exhibition at @japanhouseldn - full show starts in May 17 & will be well worth seeing @ Japan House London instagram.com/p/CN4dADbphsl/… – at Kensington, London
Just posted a photo @ Benesse Art Site Naoshima ベネッセアートサイト直島 instagram.com/p/CN2KFwKJcYQ/… – at Naoshima-cho, Kagawa
Just posted a photo @ Gwanghwamun, Seoul instagram.com/p/CNDpI83JWyA/… – at Jongno-gu, Republic of Korea
My latest feature for Lonely Planet: What name should I use - Myanmar or Burma? lonelyplanet.com/articles/my… @lonelyplanet
Back in August I painted this watercolor of Marrin’s Bookshop in #folkestone - I’m posting it now as part of the #drawyourbookshop campaign to support bookshops across the UK @ Marrin's Bookshop instagram.com/p/CH0ex9UJsGM/… – at Folkestone, England
Happy Birthday to Steve! My portrait of @firehorse1966 with Freddy on the #folkestoneplinth in Barking Rocks pet park @ Folkestone, Kent instagram.com/p/CFg8DffpWHR/… – at Folkestone, England
This week in #londongardeningdiary -nasturtiums aplenty for our salads; I created a little water feature out of the old water tank from my loft; we had cut flowers galore and hopefully will have a field of poppies… instagram.com/p/CCiXRFhpIm5/… – at Paddington, London
The soothing sounds, smells & sights of the breeze rippling though a green wheat field in the gorgeous #kent village of #elham - British summer at its best! @ Elham, Kent instagram.com/p/CBu3wy7pVDU/… – at South East, England
#mypaotw Robert Rinder - so much more an interesting & funny sitter than I was expecting (I think his champagne sipping helped!) Want a second go at this pose to include his adorable dog! instagram.com/p/CASWuB7pDsB/…
#london #lockdown #gardening diary day 15: planted 3 types of seed potatoes in upper garden beds; also started prep for wild flower patch - if anyone can identify the wild celery looking plant in the foreground of… instagram.com/p/B-rr_lxJljy/… – at Paddington, London
I updated my feature on Urban Sketching to cover efforts being made to provide creative inspiration duration the global lockdown lonelyplanet.com/articles/ho…