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
To build connections, to learn from brilliant people, to share love of all things travel
Within Europe - literally anywhere in Italy, Croatia or Spain. Further afield - New Zealand and Patagonia are breathtaking beyond words.
Bhutan and Nepal are the two highest places on my list - I'm yet to scroll past a post that mentions either.
Selling foreign exchange currency in Tesco's - I thought that was travel anyway.
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!
To understand ourselves