Sake & Snow: An Igloo Festival in Japan
Kamakura. It’s one of those words I’d never heard of until I went to Yokote in northern Japan. Snow was falling as I arrived… Read the full feature here. Published in Desert Leaf, 2012
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Darwin, Australia
Next week, Abigail King will be travelling to Darwin, Australia. She’ll be exploring the arts, cultures, natural flora and food of the region. She’ll also be visiting Crocosaurus Cove, Darwin’s Wave Lagoon and attend the Darwin Beer Can Regatta. Please contact for freelance assignments Photo Credit: Cailin ONeil from TravelYourself.ca
Feature: Racing Against the Sands of Time in Namibia
55 million years have passed, but the world’s oldest desert is still home to massive sand dunes, roaming wildlife and clusters of dead trees. Published 2012 Read the full feature here.
Shooting the Breeze in the Florida Keys – Cover Feature
A week long itinerary for driving through the Florida Keys. Published in Monarch Explorer in 2012. Read the article here.
Colombia
Next week, Abigail King will be travelling to Colombia to visit both Bogota and Cartagena. Please contact for freelance assignments Photo Credit: Lisa Lubin from LLWorldTour
St Vincent and The Grenadines
Next week, Abigail King will be travelling to St Vincent and The Grenadines During her island adventures, Abigail will be experiencing : An island tour of St. Vincent. Visits to Botanical Gardens, Dark View Falls and Fort Charlotte. Young Island La Soufriere Volcano for a day climb An island tour of …
Italy
Travel Through Italy Cumbria is a wild, wet and wellie-wearing region in the north of England, whose damp hedgerows and fields of daffodils fired the literary imagination of Wordsworth several times over. Umbria, on the other hand, is a fragrant, olive-soaked region in central Italy, whose soft pink stone apparently fired the …
Poland
Travel Through Poland “Are you ready?” asks Christopher, a guide from the nearby village of Wieliczka. He’s cloaked in a long charcoal jacket and blowing on his hands to keep warm. For a giant-sized man, he uses a soft voice. “Because once we start, I will not be able to …
Australia
Travel Through Australia I’ve arrived in Sydney, a little dazed, a little confused. Apparently that’s jetlag and it’s something to do with circadian rhythms, cortisol surges and melatonin…although right now I can’t quite remember my name and could easily believe that jetlag’s caused by blue-edged tomatoes and overripe watermelon and …
LSE Literary Festival 2012: How literature and photography change the world we see
Date: Saturday 3 March 2012 Time: 3-4.30pm Venue: Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building Speakers: Horatio Clare, Dr Alex Gillespie, Abigail King This panel will discuss the relationship between perceptions and realities of travel, and the influence of travel literature and photography on tourist experiences. Forum for European Philosophy and Department …