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Phil Thomas
Freelance Travel Writer and Blogger, Someone Else's Country
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  • Cambridge, UK
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About me

I'm Phil and I'm a travel writer, photographer and content creator from Cambridge, UK. Travel is both my profession and my passion and I tell stories from the people and places I have visited across over 110 countries.

My writing and photography has been published in BBC Travel, The Independent, Travel & Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler amongst others. My bylines are diverse, covering destinations from Tuscany to Tucson to Turkmenistan. I specialise in cultural, outdoors and LGBTQ+ travel and I always aim to showcase destinations through local voices which capture the joy and essence of a place so readers feel compelled to visit for themselves.

Alongside journalism, I create commissioned content – from SEO-optimised blogs to social media campaigns – for destinations and attractio

Why did you join the community?

To build connections, to learn from brilliant people, to share love of all things travel

What is your favorite travel destination?

Within Europe - literally anywhere in Italy, Croatia or Spain. Further afield - New Zealand and Patagonia are breathtaking beyond words.

Where do you dream of traveling to?

Bhutan and Nepal are the two highest places on my list - I'm yet to scroll past a post that mentions either.

What was your first travel job?

Selling foreign exchange currency in Tesco's - I thought that was travel anyway.

What do you want to learn more about?

Systemic processes for monetising my blog - how to improve the content I produce from a visibility perspective without losing my own voice. Plus connections, contacts that can help me write more interesting and authentic stories!

Three words that describe why we should travel?

To understand ourselves