Travel Writing Speciality Destinations

Rush hour in the Cook Islands Picture copyright Andy Mossack

Travel Editors,  this is a framework for you to wander around to see if there are some ideas in here that you might be thinking about running a feature on, or perhaps publishing a guide book or a hotel review or just some local information you need.

Rest assured, I've been there, done the research and ate the meal.

Australia

Sydney, Melbourne, Port Douglas, The Great Barrier Reef, Canberra, Queensland, The Daintree Forest, The Thala Beach Lodge Eco Resort, Calypso Reef Cruises.

New Zealand

Auckland

The Seychelles

Mahe, Praslin, La Digue

Croatia

Split, Zagreb

The Cook Islands

Aitutaki, Raratonga, Pacific Resort Hotels, Bishops Cruises

Brazil

Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Iguacu Falls, Carnival, Sao Paulo, The Amazon, Manaus, The Hilton Hotel Morumbi, Amazon Jungle Lodge

USA

Philadelphia city guide, New York, Florida Keys, Florida, Florida's Islands, Miami, Myrtle Beach, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Pebble Beach, Monterey, Orlando, Las Vegas, Death Valley, Yosemite, The Madonna Inn, Boca Raton, San Diego, Grand Canyon, Boston, Hollywood, Santa Barbara, Carmel, Big Sur, The Paris Hotel Las Vegas, The Ballagio, The Mandalay Bay. Golf Courses, Sarasota, Anna Maria Island, LongBoat Key, Siesta Key, Fort Lauderdale, The Everglades. Louisville, Lexington, Kentucky Horse Park, live BBC travel report radio boradcast. Panama City Beach, The Beaches of South Walton, North West Florida's Gulf Coast, Polk County, Central Florida, Northern Cailfornia, Lake Tahoe.

Canada

Quebec, Montreal, Quebec City, live BBC travel review radio boroadcast , The Ice Hotel, New Brunswick, Fredricton, St Andrews, Saint John, Moncton, Tremblant, The Montreal Highlights Festival.

Lithuania

Vilnius, Kaunas, Trakai, SAS Radisson Hotel, The Mabre Hotel, Baltic Song and Dance Festivals

Estonia

Tallinn, Estonia Golf and Country Club, The Three Sisters Hotel, The Telegraaf, Baltic Song and Dance Festivals

Latvia

Riga, Baltic Song and Dance Festivals

St. Kitts and Nevis

 Bassettere, Jamewstown, Slavery and sugar, Annual Music Festival

Portugal

Lisbon, Cascais, Estoril, Sintra, Fatima, Porto, Poussadas, The Douro Valley, Faro, The Algarve, Monchique, Villamoura, Penina, Vale do Lobo, Lagos, Tui. Portuguese Golf Courses.

Madeira

Funchal, Mountain and Cliff Walks, Charming Hotels, Golf courses

Malta

Valetta, Mdina, The Phoenicia Hotel

Spain

Bilbao, Santiago de Compostela, Marbella, The Way of Saint James, Alicante, Leon, Barcelona, Denja, Burgos, Madrid, Cartegena, Murcia, Costa Brava, Gibraltar, San Roque, Estepona, Nerja, Palma, Paradours, Fiestas, Spanish and Mallorcan Golf Courses, Seville, Flamenco, Costa Brava, Tenerife Carnival 2011, Costa Calida, Madrid

France

Nice, Paris, Calais, St. Tropez, Cote d'Azur, Monaco, Cap d'Antibes, Boulogne, Saint Omer, Amiens, le Touquet, Normandy, Battlefields, Manton, Reims, Poitiers, Languedoc-Rousillon, Catalan Pyrenees, Montpellier, The Lozere, Nimes, Petit Carmargue, The Lot Valley, Cahors, the French Road to Santiago 

Italy

Milan, Venice, Rome, Naples, Pisa, Florence, Lucca, San Marino, Genoa, Lake Garda, Abruzzo, Bologna, Pompeii, Positano, San Remo, Pescara, Rimini, La Notte Rosa (Pink Night), Parma, Parmegiano Reggiano, Emilia Romagna region

Ireland

Kerry, The Ring, Killarney, Dingle, Dublin, Belfast, Waterford, Kilkenny, St. Patricks Day live BBC radio broadcast.Cork Jazz Festival

Golf Courses all over the World

Spanish Islands

 Mallorca, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Feurteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife Carnival 2011

Channel Islands

Jersey, Guernsey, St Helier, St Peter Port, Underground Hospital, Walks,

 Scotland

Edinburgh, Glasgow, The Highlands, Fort William, Ben Nevis, Inverness, Glenmorangie Estate, Whiskey Distilleries, The Malt Whiskey Trail, Culloden Moor, Links Golf Courses, St. Andrews, Turnberry, Scottish Islands, The Highlands. Dalhousie Castle Hotel, Brora, Dornoch

The Faroe Islands

Torshavn, Faroese history, birding, Hiking.

Slovenia

This former Yugoslavian jewel is a formidable wine producer, particularly in the Styrian Maribor region and the wonderful Vipava Valley. Bled, Ljubljana

Greece

 Athens

The Greek Islands 

Crete, Cyprus, Olive oil, Rethymon

Thailand

Bangkok, Phuket, The Banyan Tree Resort

Austria

Vienna, Bregenz, The Bregenzerwald, Schwarzenberg, Vorarlberg travel report , Graz, Eisenstadt, Thermal Spas.

Germany

Berlin, Adlon Hotel, Franfurt, Stuttgart, Cologne, War features, Jewish stories, The Excelsior Hotel, Christmas Markets. Live BBC radio broadcast.from Cologne

Holland

Amsterdam, Utrecht, live radio broadcast.

Hungary

Budapest, Ruined Pubs, Lake Balaton, Childrens Railway

Israel

Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Eilat, Netanya, Cesarea, Historic Features, Dan Hotels, Carlton Tel Aviv, The Negev, Eilat, live radio broadcast., The Ramon Crater, Carmel, Herzlyia, The Dead Sea, Israel's Spa Resorts

Poland

Warsaw, Krakow, Concentration camp stories, Kazimer, Jewish stories

Slovakia

Bratislava, Kosice, Bela. Did a 'where in the world' from Kosice recently and you can read about it here: Slovakia Tourist Board 

The Czech Republic

Prague, Lidice, Terezin, War features, Brno, Lednice, The Liechstenstein Estate, South Moravian Wines.

Jordan 

Petra, Wadi Rum, The Dead Sea, Madabar, Mount Nebor. 

United Arab Emirates

Dubai, Fujeirah, Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort and Spa, The Grosvenor House, Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort, live radio broadcast.

Scandinavia

Denmark

Copenhagen, Nordic Modern Cuisine, The world of Tivoli

Finland

Tampere, Snow Tango