Trott Around Travel: Recent Episodes
Victoria Trott
Hosted by Victoria Trott, award-winning travel journalist and member of the British Guild of Travel Writers. Series 1: What will life after lockdown hold for travel and tourism in Europe? Series 2: What have travel journalists been up to during lockdown?
Croatia expert Mary Novakovich tells me about the book she is writing on the land of her parents. Foodies will also want to listen to this.
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Prolific Brittany-based writer Wendy Mewes talks about her latest novel, The Stolen Saint, and why this is only her third work of fiction. We also get an insight into the author's writing process and how she is inspired by Breton landscape and culture.
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Anita Rampall, the UK & Ireland Press Manager for Visit Flanders, tells me how the tourist board for north Belgium - famous for the cities of Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels and Ghent (pictured) as well as the World War I sites - has been dealing with the upheaval caused by the pandemic.
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Deserted cities, no queues for museums and Italians following strict social distancing guidelines. After my chat with award-winning travel writer Lisa Gerard-Sharp, who is lives between northern Italy and southern France, I can't wait to head off. Multi-skilled, multi-lingual Lisa, a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers, contributes to the likes of The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and National Geographic Traveller. You can find her on Twitter @LisaGerardSharp.
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Greece right now feels like it did 35 years ago, says Heidi Fuller Love. Heidi is the Crete expert and one of the Greece experts for The Daily Telegraph; she regularly contributes to the BBC's From Our Own Correspondent and also makes a podcast ("Meet the Locals") for BA's inflight radio. You can find her on Twitter @FullerloveHeidi and on Instagram @heidifullerlovestravel.
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The Daily Telegraph's Spain expert Annie Bennett gives the lowdown on the new travel restrictions to and from Spain.
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Geoff Haden has long been involved in tourism in Swansea (Wales) as owner of Clyne Farm Activity Centre (clynefarm.com), which also has self-catering accommodation, and 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, the birthplace of poet and playwright Dylan Thomas (dylanthomasbirthplace.com). The latter is a member of Literary Houses and Museums of Great Britain (lithouses.org) and was voted Best Small Attraction in Swansea Bay 2019 in the local tourism awards. I chat to Geoff about how lockdown has affected his businesses.
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I chat to Brittany-based writer and historian Wendy Mewes about her new book, Wayfaring in Brittany (Red Dog Books), and find out why France's Celtic region is such a great place to get off the beaten track - especially for walkers and history buffs. I also learn a thing or two about crepes and galettes. You can find her on Twitter @brittanyexpert.
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I ask Annie Bennett, the Spain expert of The Daily Telegraph, if I should book a holiday to Spain this summer and what I can expect when I get there.
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