I am a freelance
travel writer

WHEN MY 74-YEAR-OLD FATHER asked me to walk a stretch of the famous Camino de Santiago with him to celebrate his 75th birthday, I said yes.

A year-long Van Eyck celebration is underway in the Belgian city of Ghent. ELLIE FAZAN finds a weekend there helps put things into perspective...

Working through my agency Content Collective I relaunched Flight Centre’s magazine. It’s still packed with the same great content, but we now print 360,000 copies per issue. 300 000 of these are used as a tool of acquisition and are distributed through the Week, the Saturday Telegraph and The Sunday Times.

Ellie Fazan joins a new safari boat tour of The Philippines' 'last frontier', an archipelago of hidden coves, coral reefs and empty white beaches.

Wildlife photographer Ginny Scholes fulfilled a lifelong dream when she took her camera on an Antarctic expedition

Voluntourism in Malawi: can horse power make a better world?

Welcome to Gili Lankanfushi, where luxury, privacy, and exclusivity truly take on new meaning.

THE ROUTE: island-hopping in the Philippines. THE VESSEL: a native bangka boat.

Lying face-down in penguin poo during a blizzard, surrounded by the overwhelming sight, smell and sound of 80,000 pairs of king penguins and their chicks

Until the late 1970s and early 1980s, the American and British Antarctic surveys barred women from working on the white continent.

Visitors will need to forget the idea that yoga should be hot or fast or dynamic to get the most from Ananda.

So wrote 19th-century French author Alphonse de Lamartine, in his brilliant and bold account, Voyage En Orient.

Freelance travel writer Ellie Fazan visits Uzbekistan. Set at the heart of the ancient Silk Road in central Asia, the country is full of surprises

Does a new festival in Albania herald a boom in tourism for this undiscovered Balkan beauty? With a glittering coastline, a mountainous interior, and a Mediterranean climate – and food – to enjoy

Travelopia was looking for a new design approach on holiday brochures across 4 of their leading brands. I crafted compelling opening paragraphs for each section, with a focus on presenting each destination as an opportunity to enjoy the unforgettable experiences it offers.

Working with a design agency, I work across all Exodus brochures, developing creative ideas for features, interviewing expert leaders and customers, and editing layout copy.

A former school, and one-time home of the esteemed Coote family, Ballyfin in Ireland’s County Laois is now a luxury country house retreat. Ellie Fazan meets the schoolboys turned butlers to find out how life has changed here…

Small group journeys allow you to get off the beaten track while meeting real people and seeing their spiritual connection to the world.

Experience Chongqing’s natural beauty on an escorted tour in China.

Reconnect with your loved ones and spend your days swimming, snorkelling or simply wiggling your toes in the sand at luxurious Joali, the Maldives’ first immersive art resort, writes Ellie Fazan

With the spotlight on Calgary’s annual Stampede celebrations, the founders of FRANK Architecture & Interiors reveal the best places to go to enjoy their city

Tasked with overhauling Goodwood’s website we turned it into a hub that drives cross-business awareness and buying opportunities through excellent user experience.

I audited the existing editorial content across the site, developing a new tone of voice and content strategy to allow the brand story to shine through, and strike the right balance between brand and commercial messaging.

There’s ancient history and activities aplenty in the Turkish region of Antalya

The roads and the reef; the Outback and the ocean; posh nosh and bushtucker fare scoffed under the stars… There’s so much to enjoy in Queensland

London’s majestic façade hides murky, malodorous tales of wretchedness and woe.

Karol Lewandowski and Aleksandra Ślusarczyk did just that. They’re now on an epic voyage from the very top of North America to Argentina’s southernmost tip