I write on a wide range of topics from the arts and environment to business and property. Amongst other publications, I write for the Telegraph, Times, Guardian, Condé Nast publications and Express - print and online.
My specialism is travel writing. I know Europe well, parts of the Caribbean and Indian Ocean - also tried out cruising - but still retain a huge fondness for the UK. I like to get under the skin of a place - find that shabby but lively square, simple but perfectly cooked meal, knock-out bedroom view - so you know I really have been there.
I'm still pretty hopeless at packing.
Please get in touch if you think I can help: contact me
Examples - please click on each to read them:
No.1 by GuestHouse York. i-escape.com December 2021
The hidden corner of Cumbria: the Howgill Fells. Telegraph November 2021
All Creatures Great and Small: in the Yorkshire Dales. Spectator October 2021
Queues are creeping back into York. Telegraph August 2021
Why North Yorkshire's beaches rival the south. Telegraph July 2021
Staycation Nation: 20 reasons to visit Northumberland. Telegraph May 2021
Dark Skies Festival meditative night-walk. Telegraph Feb 2021
Great British Breaks: Lake District summer to book now. Telegraph Feb 2021
Forest Side, restaurant-with-rooms, Lake District. Telegraph January 2021
Who needs France? Northern beaches rival Cote d'Azur. Telegraph August 2020
A first-time stay at the Gilpin Hotel, post-lockdown. Telegraph July 2020
48 hours in the Lake District. An insider's guide. Telegraph May 2020
Luxury on the lake. Zurich's new waterfront hotel. Telegraph October 2019
Yorkshire or Lancashire - which is better? Telegraph August 2019
Elegant Yorkshire spa town for a weekend escape. Telegraph July 2019
Instant Escape. Offbeat Brussels. Sunday Times Travel Magazine May 2019
Lake District hikes without the crowds. Telegraph February 2019
Instant Escape. Low-cost Lisbon. Sunday Times Travel Magazine December 2018
Europe's most bizarre Christmas party. Telegraph November 2018
Yorkshire seaside clinging on to its Victorian heyday. Telegraph October 2018
Secret Lakes: How to escape the crowds. Telegraph September 2018
Instant Escape. Red-hot Rotterdam. Sunday Times Travel Magazine August 2018
Is this Britain's most underrated National Park? Telegraph July 2018
Grays Court Hotel, York. Telegraph February 2018
Instant Escape. Hidden Florence. Sunday Times Travel Magazine July 2017
Great British Breaks, Alnwick, Sunday Times March 2017
AdAstra Suites. Florence, Italy. i-escape.com 2017
Instant Escape. Laid-back Bern. Sunday Times Travel Magazine September 2016
Instant Escape. Antwerp for all-sorts. Sunday Times Travel Magazine September 2015
Why meditation can be a medication for life. Telegraph February 2015
Like film, travel can be a walk through time, says BFI's Robin Baker. Telegraph February 2015
On track with my Mum in my heart. The emotion of the Great North Run. Sunday Telegraph August 2014
Banyan Tree Spa, Seychelles. Conde Nast Traveller Spa Guide 2014
The Cruise Ship: A glimpse at life below decks. Telegraph, July 2014
Northern Exposure. Uncovering the North Pennines' archaeological gems. Heritage Today, July 2011