Travel and place

Travel and place writing, shaped by culture, landscape, community, hotels, distilleries and the people who give destinations their meaning.

The remote Arctic island, saved by an unshakeable community spirit
Positive News, 2025
A long-read feature on how a remote Arctic community fought decline by rebuilding confidence, connection and local life.

Beats of Bergen
Vogue Scandinavia, 2021

A feature on Bergen’s music scene and the creative energy shaping one of Norway’s most atmospheric cities.

How a Hebridean whisky festival became a celebration of the community
Wanderlust, 2024
A feature on how a whisky festival became a deeper celebration of island identity, hospitality and belonging.

England’s field of dreams
Barley, 2025
A feature on the fields, farms and people connecting English whisky back to the land it comes from.

What to pack for a trip to the Hebridean island of Jura
Barley, 2025
A practical, character-led guide to preparing for a whisky pilgrimage to one of Scotland’s most distinctive islands.

Is this London’s greatest hotel whisky collection?
Barley, 2026
A feature on the London hotel bar treating whisky as culture, theatre and serious collecting.

Road tripping through central Australia
Esquire, 2019

An Esquire travel feature on distance, heat, landscape and the strange pull of the Australian interior.

The Transcontinental expedition
Autocar, 2019
An archive piece following a long-distance driving expedition across borders, terrain and endurance.

China’s time to wine
Jetstar, 2022
A feature on China’s emerging wine culture and the regions trying to define its future.