Guides & Itineraries
I am the Forbes Travel Guide correspondent for London, UK, and I have also written travel guides and itineraries about many more cities around the world, for many more leading travel publications. You can find a selection of my work below, vaguely divided into continents. Please use the short-links below to navigate between the sections.
United Kingdom
 LONDON OVERVIEW AND Q&ASForbes Travel Guide/Startle.com “A marvellous melting pot of the old and the new; a blend of the conservative and the contemporary…” Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“Wrapped in a blanket of craggy hilltops, it’s home Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“A marvelous melting pot of the old and the new; a blend of the conservative and the contemporary…” |
 LONDON WEEKLY EVENTS GUIDELime&Tonic London “There have been a number of pop-up restaurants that had such success they never popped-down…” Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“Characterised by a poet as ‘a mad god’s dream,’ this is a multifarious mishmash of a metropolis…” Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“This lavish London landmark has a fine façade festooned with classic wrought-iron balconies…” |
Western Europe
 FLORENCE (ITALY) CITY GUIDEGuidePal City Travel Guides “One of Europe’s cultural, artistic and architectural gems Florence is – quite simply – breathtaking…” Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“The site only became an important religious burial place with the entombment of Bishop Agrippino…” Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“From Mozart to Julie Andrews’ Maria, Salzburg has affected the melodic sensibilities of generations…” Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“Home to magnificent stately palaces, flamboyant museum squares and opulent opera houses…” |
 FRANKFURT (GERMANY) OVERVIEW AND Q&ASForbes Travel Guide/Startle.com “Nowadays, Frankfurt is a deeply historic, endlessly dynamic and also surprisingly cosmopolitan city…” Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“A home for Etruscans, an army base for Lombards, an office for medieval Popes; this is a rich history…” Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“A collection of 14 serene islands, this fine city has perhaps the freshest air of any major metropolis…” Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“No longer just a hub for buttoned-down bankers, Zurich is a vibrant, stylish, modern metropolis…” |
Eastern Europe
 PRAGUE (CZECH REPUBLIC) CITY GUIDEGuidePal Travel Guides “This is a majestic mix of cobbled lanes, tall church spires, medieval bridges and meandering rivers…” Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“It may be called ‘Lesser Town’, but don’t be fooled; |
 PRAGUE (CZECH) OVERVIEW AND Q&ASForbes Travel Guide/Startle.com “The city boasts some of the grandest churches in Europe, and the world’s most atheist population…” Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“Since the revolution of 1989, the capital has been dusting itself off and rediscovering its past glory…” |
Rest of the World
 PERU/BOLIVIA/CHILE TOUR ITINERARYViventura South America Tours “From the morning mist atop Machu Pichu to the floating island of Uros, we’ll help you see it all…” Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“With more bars and clubs than you can shake a disco stick at, Cancún is Mexico’s party capital….” |
 PATAGONIA (ARGENTINA) TOUR ITINERARYViventura South America Tours “The wild, remote regions of Patagonia are calling you, and we’re here to help you answer the call…” Click to read the full guide > ————————————————————————————————
“It may be a small town on a small island, but Cruz Bay has more than its share of fine restaurants…” |
