Lottie Gross

3 days ago | travelwriting.substack.com | Lottie Gross

Something exciting is happening in the world of PR: the unsubscribe button has finally arrived. I wouldn’t have seen a single unsubscribe option in my inbox of press releases five or six years ago, but now it’s everywhere, and I’m feeling empowered by it. Every time yet another irrelevant press release drops in my inbox — “The perfect family getaway thi…

1 week ago | travelwriting.substack.com | Lottie Gross

We’ve all heard of writer’s block. That feeling when you sit down and look at your blank page or half-cobbled together feature and you just can’t write anymore. You’re out of inspiration. Your brain is on pause. You need to walk away and come back later. But what about ideas block? This is something I have struggled with immensely over the last few years. Ideas block — a term I’m coining right here, right now — is when you’re just all out of ideas. You need to pitch stories, but you’ve got none.

2 weeks ago | travelwriting.substack.com | Lottie Gross

Fancy spending a few days in Harrogate with a bunch of like-minded aspiring or early-career travel writers, with two professionals to guide you on your next career move? The TTW Retreat is back and this time we’re coming to Yorkshire!After hugely successful retreats in the Cotswolds, we’re taking our three-day travel writing course on the road to North Yorkshire and setting up shop in the Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate.

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Lottie Gross

Clarkson’s Farm is back, but his country outpost isn’t the only place you should be flocking to – from merino wool to world-famous sausage rolls, these are the Cotswolds farm shops that put Jeremy Clarkson’s to shame, says Lottie GrossI’ve never been one for a queue. I hate waiting in line for a table at a restaurant. I’ve never queued up at a bookshop at midnight ahead of the latest release. And I have never bothered with the 7am wake-up call for the January sales on Boxing Day.

3 weeks ago | afar.com | Lottie Gross

Not all airports are created equal. Some are soulless, clinical spaces with little more than bright blueish lighting and endless corridors. They are but a functional building from which to launch your next adventure. Others, however, can make your vacation experience special from the outset. The world’s best airports go above and beyond. They feature indoor gardens, rooftop terraces with runway views, or even playgrounds to keep the kids happy and occupied.