Ishbel Holmes was determined to cycle the world but her journey took a completely unexpected turn when she rescued a street dog in Turkey. Continue reading Cycling with a Rescued Street Dog: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
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Paddling Britain and Beyond with Lizzie Carr: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
In 2016 Lizzie Carr became the first person to paddle board the entire length of Britain’s waterways. In 2017 she became the first woman to paddle board solo across the English Channel. In 2018 she became the first person to paddle board the entire length of the Hudson River. She combined her paddle boarding with raising awareness of plastic pollution. Continue reading Paddling Britain and Beyond with Lizzie Carr: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
The Story of Christian the Lion: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Kicking off the 2019 Stanfords Travel Writers Festival at Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show, John Rendall talks to Julia Wheeler about the story that captured the imagination of the world. Continue reading The Story of Christian the Lion: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019
Beastly Journeys: Unusual Tales of Travel With Animals. Jack Sparrow by Rachel A Davis
Beastly Journeys: Unusual Tales of Travel With Animals is a new anthology from Bradt focusing on true stories about travelling with animals. Writers include David Attenborough, Dervla Murphy, Gerald Durrell and Dom Tullet (the winner of last year’s Edward Stanford Travel Writers Awards New Travel Writer) to name a few. To celebrate its launch, we have a couple of the stories from the book for you to read online. Here is Jack Sparrow by Rachel A Davis.
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Beastly Journeys: Unusual Tales of Travel With Animals. Habibi by Sheelagh Reynolds
Beastly Journeys: Unusual Tales of Travel With Animals is a new anthology from Bradt focusing on true stories about travelling with animals. Writers include David Attenborough, Dervla Murphy, Gerald Durrell and Dom Tullet (the winner of last year’s Edward Stanford Travel Writers Awards New Travel Writer) to name a few. To celebrate its launch, we have a couple of the stories from the book for you to read online. Here is Habibi by Sheelagh Reynolds. Grab a cup of tea and have a read.
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