Travel Journalism

This week we speak to award-winning travel writer Shafik Meghji about press trips, country specialisms and how to write a guide book. He shares his top tips for breaking into travel journalism and tells us what he's currently working on.

The guest

https://www.shafikmeghji.com/

https://twitter.com/ShafikMeghji

Crossed Off the Map: Travels in Bolivia https://www.shafikmeghji.com/#/crossedoffthemap/

Resources

https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/

https://theguardianfoundation.org/programmes/scott-trust-bursary

https://www.roughguides.com/

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/

Recommendation

The Scottish isle where native ponies roam https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20211129-the-scottish-isle-where-native-ponies-roam