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Sarah Barrell retweeted
"It doesn't matter if you're practising karate or making a coffee. Flamenco is a frame of mind."
In this piece for @NatGeoTravelUK I travelled to Granada to discover how the spirit of flamenco infuses the city’s artistic and everyday life.
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Sarah Barrell retweeted
It is publication day! I put my heart, soul and SO MUCH time into writing Nature's Ghosts.
It is a book about nature: about the rich & magical landscapes of the past, which humans destroyed, but which we can try to rebuild.
I hope it makes a difference.
Sarah Barrell retweeted
Celebrating an expert who is paving the way for the intrepid traveller.
Congratulations to Farida Zeynalova on winning Specialist Travel Writer of the Year!
Thank you to Tourism Western Australia for sponsoring this award.
#TravMediaAwards @WestAustralia @FaridaZeynalova
Sarah Barrell retweeted
I’m going to be off grid in a national park for the next three nights, so wishing everybody good luck at the @TravMedia_UK awards tonight. I’m up for Consumer Staff Writer of the Year for @NatGeoTravelUK. The mag, website, @FaridaZeynalova, @TravelBarrell & Sam Kemp are up too 🙌🏻 – at Sri Lanka
Late to the party, but chuffed to be shortlisted for Consumer Staff Writer of the Year at #TravMediaAwards @TravMedia_UK. @NatGeoTravelUK has also been nominated for mag of the year, website of the year, feature of the year (twice!) and rising star of the year. What a team!
Sarah Barrell retweeted
Is there a better way to spend a bit of downtime than with a coffee and a captivating long-read that beautifully encapsulates the essence of travel?
Inspiring, uplifting, eye-opening – these meticulously researched, crafted, and honed pieces of writing keep the reader glued to every word and linger in their thoughts long after they’ve turned the final page!
Here is the TravMedia Awards 2024 stellar line-up of finalists and their articles for Feature of the Year!
➡ Sarah Barrell, National Geographic Traveller, A Rail Adventure in Kyushu
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➡ Mark Palmer Mail, Cruise Captain
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➡ George Kipouros, Wanderlust, Finding a Happy Place
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➡ Eddi Fiegel, The Sunday Times, I Had an Emotional Reunion With the City My Parents Fled
thetimes.co.uk/article/my-em…
➡ Mike MacEacheran, National Geographic Traveller, The Magnetic North
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➡ Ed Grenby, The Sunday Times, The World's Newest Mega Hotel
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The winners of this and our 28 other categories will be announced at a glittering gala dinner at The Londoner, Leicester Square on Monday 22 April. Will you be there?
To sponsor this category and host the finalists at your table on Awards night, contact Louise Napier.
For other sponsorship opportunities, tables and tickets, visit lnkd.in/gcX97b5i
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Sarah Barrell retweeted
What to read by @NatGeoTravelUK Here is the list! bit.ly/3ZJyF7F🥳🐪🥳🐪🥳 my fabulous fellow writers include @ShafikMeghji @silviavasla @mary_novakovich @ErikaFatland @AlexBescoby @tobias_italia @reo_lowe And thanks to @TravelBarrell for supporting us travel writers. – at Asni, Royaume du Maroc
Sarah Barrell retweeted
.@natgeotraveluk has kicked off #2023 the right way, with a big feature on #Montenegro starting at gorgeous #LakeSkadar. Thanks to writer @TravelBarrell for doing this lesser-known gem justice. Top tip - stay a week! Photos by me nationalgeographic.co.uk/tra… #travel #adventure #natgeo
Sarah Barrell retweeted
I just learned that the Māori word for autism is takiwatanga, ‘in his/her own time and space’. It’s such an empathic and gentle way to describe the condition I’m trying to come to terms with.
Sarah Barrell retweeted
🙋♀️ Hands up if you support rewilding! You're in good company: a @YouGov poll released today found that 81% of Britons support rewilding, with 40% strongly supportive.
A clear mandate for politicians to do more to reverse the decline of nature. Read more: rewildingbritain.org.uk/blog…
Sarah Barrell retweeted
Hats off (again!) to @FCDOGovUK for contradicting their own advice and refusing dozens of @AirCanada and @British_Airways passengers from boarding today, and no doubt many others. A Summary of Unfortunate Events: (1/7)
Sarah Barrell retweeted
Pleased to have been able to contribute to this brilliant @NatGeoTravelUK article by @TravelBarrell on #volunteering in #NationalParks, which has some helpful tips on how you can get involved as well - including by joining a #NationalPark Society!
See > nationalgeographic.co.uk/tra…
Sarah Barrell retweeted
Following Gavin Williamson's reasoning that state schools should do Latin to stop it from being elitist (40% of privately educated students do it), then we should ask what else should state schools do to imitate private schools? Lots of music? Developing the 'whole child'?
Sarah Barrell retweeted
My book, The Allotmenteers: Portraits of a Growing Community, commissioned by crowdfunding publishers @unbounders, needs watering & nurturing. With your pledges, I can watch the seeds of this publication grow. Please support it here unbound.com/books/the-allotm…
Sarah Barrell retweeted
From camping inspiration to five ways to cook seaweed, we've got your Monday reading covered with these @NatGeoTravelUK digital features, written by @IvanJD, @stacava, @TravelBarrell, @TamsinWressell and more.
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Sarah Barrell retweeted
Keeping the dream alive: 15 pages of inspiration for your next trip from @NatGeoTravelUK regulars @juliathelast @AmeliaDuggan @Emma_Gregg @MegaHeid @benlerwill @AaronMWriter @adrianphillips1 @emmasthomson & @TravelBarrell – intrepid adventurers, all.
#NGTUK Jul/Aug ed, out now.
Sarah Barrell retweeted
Been thinking a lot about pitching lately. It sucks, right? Agonising and time-consuming with no certain return on the effort you put in. I'm often asked for tips. Alas, what works for one editor won't work for the next. But fwiw, here are some thoughts on what I look for... 1/
Sarah Barrell retweeted
The UK government has formalised its traffic light system, which categorises travel destinations based on their coronavirus risk. How does it work, where can you go and will it bring a return to international travel this summer? @TravelBarrell investigates nationalgeographic.co.uk/tra…
Sarah Barrell retweeted
With the UK’s restrictions on international travel set to be lifted soon, which destinations are looking likely to welcome back British travellers? @TravelBarrell investigates
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Sarah Barrell retweeted
A huge thanks to all who joined us for #NGTTravelGeeks, exploring Italy's lesser-known corners. Thanks, too, to our panel @TravelBarrell, @wheretogoin, Heather Green, Joe Hurd and @connorjmcgovern. Head to nationalgeographic.co.uk/eve… for details of more exciting upcoming events
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Interested in Italy? Don’t miss this free Travel Geeks discussion tonight at 7pm with @NatGeoTravelUK and @Citalia_Holiday. Panellists include chef Joe Hurd, @TravelBarrell & @wheretogoin nationalgeographic.co.uk/tra…