At summer’s end.
Just once this year things as they should be.
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From Twitter
- One year ago... a grand day out looking over to Gateshead, on the trail of ancient Geordie ancestors... https://t.co/FvsDhioR3a 1 week ago
- My old (much-travelled) vaccination passport, doubtless soon to be dragged into the 21st century. Well I think it’s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 week ago
- RT @sebmodak: Some of my first travel memories involve my mom reading out passages from those big, blue, beautiful books, so I'm very excit… 1 week ago
- RT @DamienKempf: Day 2,458 of lockdown https://t.co/cuRd7qh4LO 1 week ago
- Two ancient London trees from this morning - the 800 year old Minchenden Oak in Southgate, and the Yew Tree in the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 weeks ago
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Blogroll
- Around the World – Waterstones Books Quarterly
- Ask Lonely Planet (Irish Independent)
- Ask Tom (Observer & Guardian) archive
- BBC History Magazine
- Fast:Track
- Lonely Planet Blog
- Lonely Planet Magazine
- Lonely Planet on the Tour d'Afrique
- My book: Best Ever Travel Tips
- My LinkedIn profile
- Radio One – Jo Whiley Show
- Robert Reid's blog
- TNT Travel
- UKTV Travel Year Planner
Older articles
- 2010 Travel Press Awards
- Aarhus: A Slice of Danish
- Britain: My Journey To The Lighthouse With Patricia
- Britain: my Kent trip planner for the Wall Street Journal
- Comment: The Independent, July 2010
- Ethiopia: Time Stands Still in Harar
- Europe: Capitals of Culture face off
- Europe: Great European Rail Journeys
- Europe: How to jump the queue to Europe's classic sights
- Europe: The Best Night Trains
- Europe: the Mediterranean without the crowds
- Europe: The ten greatest train stations
- Europe: The top ten football stadiums
- Guardian article on cycle hire scheme mentions this page
- Guardian reader describes my advice as 'absolutely and totally mental'
- Indiana Jones travel guide
- Jamaica: It's Strictly Come Dancehall
- London: Christmas Day in London for visitors
- My A to Z of Gap Years for the Guardian
- My BBC Knowledge travel articles
- My Entertainment Tonight interview about royal bachelor parties
- My Entertainment Tonight interview about royal bachelor parties
- My Gap year travel guide: what's hot in 2010 for the Guardian
- My obituary of Patrick Leigh Fermor on the PLF blog
- New York: Spokes and the City
- New York: Travellers Guide To Brooklyn
- Patagonia: At The Tip Of The Iceberg
- Philadelphia: Philly Gets Its Groove Back At Last
- Tasmania:Get Down With The Devils
- The 50 Best Travel Gadgets
- Tom Hall's Year Planner
- Uruguay: A little latin surprise for Metro
- Uruguay: Sunset In A One Pie Town
- Winter Travel: The World's Hottest Cool Places
- Zambia to Namibia by bicycle – my Tour d'Afrique video
