Amelia Duggan

London

Travel Writer at Freelance

Managing Editor at APL Media

Award-winning travel writer and editor living between London & Lisbon

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Articles

Looking for the authentic Algarve? Go in the low season - and to Tavira

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Amelia Duggan

Dusk in Tavira is a masterclass in seduction. On my first evening in the Algarve’s most easterly city – just 18 miles from the border with Spain – tangerine skies smudged by pillowy clouds unfurl above the old town, with its jumble of church towers and terracotta roofs. For such a romantic spectacle, the best vantage point proves to be the seven-arch Roman bridge spanning the meandering Gilão river, where I join an appreciative crowd of locals and off-season travellers.
Looking for the authentic Algarve? Go in the low season – and to Tavira

2 months ago | msn.com | Amelia Duggan

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Looking for the authentic Algarve? Go in the low season – and to Tavira

2 months ago | msn.com | Amelia Duggan

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Looking for the authentic Algarve? Go in the low season – and to Tavira

2 months ago | msn.com | Amelia Duggan

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Why northern Portugal should be your next road trip destination

Mar 2, 2025 | flipboard.com | Amelia Duggan

I’ve eaten at London’s best restaurants — they’ve got nothing on this Greek islandAt the risk of sounding like an insufferable snob, my job as editor of The Slice newsletter means I often get to eat at some of London’s best …
Why northern Portugal should be your next road trip destination

Mar 2, 2025 | nationalgeographic.com | Amelia Duggan

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Of all the seasons in Portugal, summer is the longest and most beloved, with warm days crowned by burnished sunsets reaching well into the harvest months. In the busy cities and beach towns of the country’s south, it can be easy to deny the subtle shifts in the landscape that signal the tiptoe into autumn.
Why Sri Lanka’s south coast should be your next surfing destination

Oct 8, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Amelia Duggan

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). At dawn, the necklace of coves that comprise Ahangama fishing village appear untouched by the centuries. Neat waves ease themselves onto empty, golden beaches; clusters of coconut palms stretch into a pearlescent sky; and, in the bay below, traditional stilt fisherman perch patiently on wooden poles planted in the warm shallows.
How to explore Europe's first wild river national park in Albania

May 26, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Amelia Duggan |Pete Goding

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). At the end of a long, dry summer, presided over by cloudless skies, the rapids of the mighty Vjosa have calmed and quietened. Which suits me just fine, sitting as I am in a kayak navigating the ancient sweep of Këlcyrë Gorge.
17 things to do in the French capital

May 15, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Sarah Barrell |Amelia Duggan |Georgia Stephens |Nicola Williams

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Pinned by the Eiffel Tower, threaded by the Seine and punctuated by grand gardens that are multiplying as part of the city’s bid to become one of Europe’s greenest, Paris is among the world’s most impressive destinations. Here are 17 ways to discover the City of Lights this summer. 1.
How to plan a belle époque walking tour in Paris, France

May 15, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Amelia Duggan

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Of all the cities in the world, Paris is most afflicted by its own mythology. For many travellers, including the time-hopping protagonist of Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris (2011), the allure of the city lies in its ability to evoke the charms of a bygone era.