Lizzie Frainier

London

Associate Travel Editor at The Times

Associate Travel Editor @thetimes. My dating memoir Main Character: Lessons from a Real-Life romcom is out now 💘 Get your copy below ⤵️

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Articles

When can UK travellers use EU passport e-gates? What we know so far

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Claudia Rowan |Lizzie Frainier
The cool Californian peninsula that British travellers miss out on

2 months ago | thetimes.com | Lizzie Frainier
An insider's guide to the best neighbourhoods in Paris

2 months ago | thetimes.com | Lizzie Frainier
super-stylish rooms and a rooftop restaurant

Mar 9, 2025 | thetimes.com | Lizzie Frainier
a contemporary country house hotel with a serene spa

Mar 9, 2025 | thetimes.com | Lizzie Frainier
seaside charm with a funky twist

Mar 9, 2025 | thetimes.com | Lizzie Frainier
Dylan always talked about marriage. But he was using me for no-strings sex... and ripped out my heart in the cruellest way possible: LIZZIE FRAINIER

Feb 12, 2025 | dailymail.co.uk | Lizzie Frainier

I was sitting on the sofa with my housemates when I received the message. A reply to an Instagram story of me at a friend's wedding. 'Weddings are always good. Weddings in wine country are even better. Weddings with you at them are the best of all three! Jealous!' My heart skipped a beat. 'Shall we get married on a vineyard, then?' I ventured. His reply was near instant. 'Sounds good to me! I can't think of anywhere better for us to get married TBH. When are we doing it?'Like me, he was being playful.
I'm the millennial Bridget Jones

Feb 6, 2025 | thetimes.com | Lizzie Frainier

Throughout my life, men have stopped me at parties, in bars and in clubs and whispered in my ear: "Has anyone ever told you that you look like Bridget Jones?" I used to hate it. I wanted to be Renée Zellweger in Chicago - sexy and slim and alluring - not Zellweger in Bridget Jones, sad and single and desperate to lose a stone. Part of why I hated the rom-com nickname so much was because there were times in my twenties when I felt exactly like that.
Seven of the UK's best rom-com-inspired weekend breaks

Feb 3, 2025 | thetimes.com | Lizzie Frainier
The UK's most romantic places to stay in 2025

Jan 31, 2025 | thetimes.com | Sidonie Wilson |Lizzie Frainier