Joe Bindloss

United Kingdom

Travel Writer at Freelance

Freelance Digital Copy Editor at Lonely Planet

Keen traveller, Asia enthusiast

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Articles

The Lonely Planet guide to visiting Jaipur’s City Palace

1 week ago | lonelyplanet.com | Joe Bindloss

The Kachwaha Dynasty of northeast Rajasthan was one of India’s most extravagant royal families. Generations of Kachwaha maharajas filled their kingdom – centered on the area around modern-day Jaipur – with fortresses, temples and palaces during a rule spanning nearly 1000 years. Of all their regal residences, the fabulous City Palace in Jaipur stands out for its opulence and the ambition of its design.
Il meglio del Vietnam senza spendere una fortuna

1 week ago | lonelyplanetitalia.it | Joe Bindloss

Un viaggio in Vietnam è sempre indimenticabile, quali che siano le esigenze di budget. Una volta coperta la voce di spesa più onerosa, quella per i biglietti aerei, si può girare il paese con meno di 40 euro al giorno, alloggiando in dormitori e mangiando pho (zuppa di noodle) e banh mi (baguette imbottite). All’estremo opposto, è possibile regalarsi una vacanza di lusso soggiornando in sontuosi hotel storici, prendendo parte a tour organizzati e concedendosi cene luculliane.
everything you need to know

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Joe Bindloss
How to get your cell phone connected in Italy: eSIMs, wi-fi and mobile networks

1 month ago | lonelyplanet.com | Joe Bindloss

With its heartstopping art and architecture, its lavish, layered history, its world-beating cuisine and its life-affirming landscapes, Italy is one of those destinations everyone needs to visit at least once in a lifetime. Some of the experiences on offer in Italy – your first glimpse of the Colosseum in Rome, tasting fine wines in Tuscany, gazing on the works of Botticelli, da Vinci and Caravaggio inside the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence – will stay with you forever.
12 of the most magnificent forts in Rajasthan

2 months ago | lonelyplanet.com | Joe Bindloss

An effective fort needs four things: a towering wall to keep out attacking armies; a secure water supply to endure sieges; a dramatic entrance to project an impression of power; and a secret way out, in case that projection of power fails. It’s a principle the fort-builders of Rajasthan in India’s rugged Thar Desert understood intuitively.
11 iconic trams to ride in your lifetime - before they disappear

Oct 26, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Joe Bindloss

Lisbon’s trams add nostalgic magic into the urban transport experience Credit: getty For more than a century, the tram was the definitive way to explore Kolkata. The city’s old-fashioned trolleys announced their presence like a tin toy orchestra, with a symphony of screeches, rattles and “ding-ding-dings”, as they staked out their claim for street space in a melee of taxis, buses and rickshaws. As new arrivals quickly learned, the rule for pedestrians was to get out of the way or get ploughed...
15 top things to do in East Anglia

Jul 18, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Joe Bindloss

Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments.
Copy My Trip: A homestay tour of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Jun 11, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Joe Bindloss

Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments.
Poo bags and GPS trackers among new plans to fix overtourism on Everest

May 10, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Joe Bindloss

More than 600 people climbed the summit of Everest in 2023 Credit: Nimsdai Project Possible Once upon a time, climbing Mount Everest – known as Sagarmatha to the Sherpa people of Nepal – was an activity reserved for the world’s top mountaineers.
You can still climb Mount Everest. Here’s how to do it responsibly.

May 3, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Joe Bindloss

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Rising to 29,032ft on the border between Nepal and Tibet, Mount Everest — known as Sagarmatha by the Sherpa people of Nepal — has held an almost mystical allure for climbers and hikers since it was first summitted by New Zealand’s Edmund Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay in 1953. But 2024 marks a significant moment in the story of the world’s tallest mountain.