GILLIAN THORNTON
Specialises in France and England; European city breaks; UK heritage days out; short breaks; walking holidays; and over-50s travel (includes ocean and river cruising). Regular contributor to France Today, My Weekly, The People’s Friend, and Cruise & Travel. Supplies own photographs. Fluent French; copywriting undertaken in English for brochures and websites on France. I also write online articles for silvertraveladvisor.com, thegoodlifefrance.com e-magazine, and Avanti Travel Insurance’s Explore blog. See personal page Email
INDIA-JAYNE TRAINOR
London-based British-Australian travel writer specialising in South East Asia, predominantly Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. Words on food, luxury travel, hotels and overland travel in Forbes, Time Out, AFAR, Fodor’s, SCMP, Matador Network, TripSavvy, Reader’s Digest and two upcoming books about Japan. Website Twitter Instagram Email
HELEN TRUSZKOWSKI
Splitting her time between homes in both the US and UK, Helen’s work has appeared globally over the past 30 years in the Globe & Mail, Positive News, Family Traveller, BBC, The Sunday Express, The Guardian, The Times, Sunday Times, LA Times, Independent on Sunday. The author behind the acclaimed ‘Take The Kids’ guidebook series, Helen also appeared on BBC News 24 and BBC radio as a consultant travel expert. Her photography has appeared on movie, commercial and TV sets including ‘The Space Between Us’, ‘Abduction’, NBC ‘The Mindy Project’, NBC ‘Parenthood’ TNT ‘Memphis Beat’, AT&T, Bud Light, Samsung & Walmart. Website Instagram Email
MIKE UNWIN
Mike Unwin is a UK-based travel and nature writer. He writes regularly for many leading publications, including The Telegraph, The Guardian and Wanderlust, and is author of 40 books for both adults and children. Mike has lived in southern Africa and travelled much of the world on assignment. Also an accomplished photographer, his many awards include ‘UK Travel Writer of the Year’ (British Guild of Travel Writers, 2013) and ‘UK Nature Writer of the Year’ (BBC Wildlife, 2000). Email Instagram
SUE WATT
Freelance writer specialising in Africa and Nepal with a focus on responsible tourism, wildlife and conservation, and adventure travel. I’m regularly published in UK broadsheets and magazines including The Telegraph, The Independent, The Times, Travel Africa magazine and Wanderlust and in Australian publications including The Australian and Vacations and Travel. I also contribute to guidebooks on African destinations and provide high quality images to accompany my features. Website Email
BEN WEST
Has written on travel for virtually all of the UK national papers and many magazines and websites as well as writing several guidebooks including the Bradt Guide to Cameroon, and London for Free (Pan Books). Website Email
JANE WILSONNature’s beauty witnessed from a Vespa or the silent procession of monks in Laos, Jane has a passion for travel writing, especially with wellbeing in mind. She is a regular contributor to Silver Travel Advisor and writer for Be Seeing You. Her focus is on slow, reflective travel such as luxury wellness, train journeys, cruising and meditative experiences crafted for the consumer with time to travel. And with a background in wellness, she is the founder and editor of The Wellness Traveller which features wellness destinations, resorts and therapies, adding a healthy twist to travel features. Website Email LinkedIn
ANTONIA WINDSORFreelance Travel Writer of the Year 2021 (TravMedia Awards). Travel specialist for nearly 20 years writing mainly for national and international newspapers including The Times, Telegraph, Financial Times, Guardian, and South China Morning Post. Magazines include Country Life, Condé Nast Traveller, Food and Travel, Executive Travel, B-Spirit, National Geographic Traveller. Had paid London blog for Expedia for two years, created a Travel Channel London hub, launched a travel podcast with comedian Jon Holmes and has created travel podcasts for the Guardian and scripted and presented travel videos for the Telegraph and Times. Commercial director of British Guild of Travel Writers, she has participated in two-ways for BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours and presented Channel 4 show Heavy TV. Also writes in other areas including arts, lifestyle, environment, development issues, education, third sector and books. Website Website Email Podcast Instagram Twitter LinkedIn
YOLANDA ZAPPATERRA
Welsh-Italian travel and arts writer based in East London. Author of and contributor to numerous guidebooks and travel-related titles, including, most recently, Escape London and Skylines: A Journey Through 50 Skylines of the World’s Greatest Cities. Twenty years’ experience of travel, food, architecture, art and hotel writing and editing across all forms of international print and online media, including national newspapers, airline magazines, consumer titles and guides. Strengths are UK, Italy, Spain, southern Mediterranean, Caribbean and USA. Website/blog Twitter Instagram Email