Luke Waterson
Travel Writer at Freelance
Novelist. Travel Writer. Hiker. Wales, UK outdoors & Andes/Amazon adventure specialist @Lonelyplanet @BBC etc. Author of Springwatch: Great British Walks
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1 month ago |
lonelyplanet.com | Luke Waterson
The images of Finland that filter through to the outside world cast the thickly forested, lake-speckled nation in an intriguingly quirky light. The Nordic nation has topped the World Happiness Report for eight successive years, for example – yet its citizens are famously prone to introspective melancholy, too.
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2 months ago |
inews.co.uk | Luke Waterson
Taking a holiday alone is firmly on trend. Solos specialist Friendship Travel has seen this type of trip has become more popular with under 60s. In 2024, it noted a 12 per cent year-on-year increase in bookings by people aged 30 to 50. A survey by hotel brand Hilton found that more than a third of respondents wanted to take a solo trip this year.
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2 months ago |
flipboard.com | Luke Waterson
5 hours agoYou Haven't Seen Switzerland Until You've Visited These 20 Postcard-Perfect VillagesSwitzerland is a stunning destination to visit.
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Feb 28, 2025 |
inews.co.uk | Luke Waterson
This smart Pembrokeshire market town is thick with Celtic heritage. In Wales’s earliest collection of prose tales, The Mabinogion, the hero – Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed – holds his legendary court at Narberth, and meets his love interest Rhiannon there. Narberth also grew around the ruins of a castle that dates to the 13th century, which were renovated and opened to the public in 2006.
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Jan 25, 2025 |
telegraph.co.uk | Luke Waterson
‘Waterfall Country’ in the Brecon Beacons will change the landscape of tiny Pontneddfechan – and some aren’t happy about the plans Waterfall Country in South Wales is one of the area’s most popular attractions – and that’s set to increase Credit: Visit Wales Luke Waterson Travel writer 25 January 2025 3:00pm GMT From around the village of Pontneddfechan, on the southern edge of Wales’ Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (formerly known as Brecon Beacons National Park), you hear the rushing and...
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