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Essays, features and dispatches from the last twenty years – some written for The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian and Condé Nast Traveller, some about the work I do for brands, and some just because. Start with the most-read: the one about having a baby with my gay best friend.
Down and steamy in Tbilisi’s sulphur baths
Tbilisi is built on hot springs, and its domed sulphur baths have scrubbed travellers raw for centuries. My guide to the Abanotubani bathhouses for easyJet Traveller – the history, the domes and where to actually book.
The Istanbul shopkeeper who knows everything
Erkan Göker has kept a shop in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar for decades, and there's nothing about the city he doesn't know. On a 24-hour stopover he showed me his Istanbul, for easyJet Traveller's need-to-know guide to Türkiye.
Amsterdam Canal Crawl
Not your most obvious way of getting around, paddleboarding is the latest water sport phenomenon to take over Amsterdam