Journalists P-S

IAN M PACKHAM
A runner-up in National Geographic Traveller‘s travel writing competition in 2013, Ian has contributed to two Bradt anthologies and written two full-length travelogues. As a freelance travel writer, he has written for City AM and Africa Geographic. He specialises in Africa, and has spent over two years on the continent.    Website   Twitter   Instagram   Email

KIRSTIE PELLING & STUART WICKES
Kirstie Pelling and Stuart Wickes run a family travel website from their home in the UK’s Lake District. The Family Adventure Project came to life two decades ago and together with their children they have cycled and blogged about adventurous travel in more than twenty countries. Journalist Kirstie Pelling has written for numerous publications including Lonely Planet, LateRooms and Expedia. She has won the British Guild of Travel Writers’ Travel Blogger of the Year award three times. Photographer Stuart Wickes has produced video for commercial campaigns and for the family’s YouTube channel.   Website    Instagram    Twitter     Email    Email

KELLY RANSON
An award-winning freelance journalist with extensive experience in travel and cruise travel.  Kelly has written for a variety of consumer and B2B publications, and her recent work has appeared in Travel Weekly, Cruise International, Cruise Critic and branded content in Elle, Good Housekeeping and Red. Kelly has visited 74 countries to date.    Website    Instagram      Twitter   Email

NICK REDMAYNE
A travel writer, reporter, photographer and occasional broadcaster. Nick specialises in emerging destinations, places either forgotten by world events or overcome by them. He contributes regularly to Geographical Magazine, The Telegraph, BBC Radio 4’s From Our Own Correspondent and others. His new Patreon channel, featuring exclusive copy for subscribers, is growing steadily through a loyal and engaged paying readership, while his long-time destination and comment website, Irresponsible Traveller, has recently been reordered and refreshed.     Website    Website    Instagram    Patreon    Email

TRISTAN RUTHERFORD & KATHRYN TOMASETTI
Based in Nice, France, with yearly visits to Turkey, Spain, Italy and Croatia, our work regularly appears in The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and easyJet Magazine. We are also specialists in yachting, wine, architecture and art, and have written over 20 travel books on behalf of Time Out, National Geographic and Frommer’s.   Website  

ANDREW SANGER
Creator and owner of Travelwriters UK until 2017. 40 years as writer and consultant for UK nationals, magazines, websites and publishers, always on travel. Several awards. Editor of French Railways customer magazine 1990-2000. Author of 40 guidebooks, most published in several languages. Three novels. Own travel website Focus Guides. Specialities: France, Tenerife, Ireland, Israel, Flanders, Mediterranean resorts. Native Londoner now in the New Forest.    Andrew Sanger website     Focus guides     Contact

PETRA SHEPHERD
An award-winning travel TV producer and freelance travel writer. 30 years in television, 19 with The Travel Channel, the world’s leading international travel broadcaster. Visited over 80 countries, specialising in off-the-beaten-track destinations. See personal page     Petra’s Huffington Post blog     Email

PETER SOMMER

Archaeologist, journalist, filmmaker, tour leader and Turkey specialist. Subjects: from travel to history, farming to documentaries. Publishers and publications written for include The Times, The Guardian, Brisbane Sunday Mail, South China Morning Post, National Geographic, Current World Archaeology, Abroad, Emerging Turkey, The Travel Magazine, Countryman. Commissioned articles and photo stock.     Travelwriting website     Tours & cruises website     Email