Mike MacEacheran
Travel Journalist at Freelance
Travel journalist: BBC, Nat Geo, Times, Telegraph, Guardian, FT, CN Traveller, Lonely Planet, Indy, WaPo, T&L, Wanderlust, Afar, WSJ, Bloomberg, GEO, Which?
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2 days ago |
thetimes.com | Mike MacEacheran
Everybody has a favourite place for a summer holiday but it’s not in the nature of a travel writer to be so partisan. Well, OK, maybe I’ll spill the beans just this once. My ideal choice is the Alps, even if it’s a more typical go-to for a goggle tan rather than full body bronze. I visit at least half a dozen times a year, having married an actual Heidi from Herisau in Switzerland.
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thetimes.com | Mike MacEacheran |Orla Thomas
All-inclusives and easy beach holidays are all well and good, but sometimes everyone needs a proper adventure. The kind of memory-making trip that will make children gasp and squeal, and give parents moments to cherish forever. A trip involving jaw-dropping landscapes and cultures or creatures to learn about and admire. If you’re into wildlife, then Kenya, Borneo or Costa Rica might be the answer. For unforgettable scenery, how about a US national park, Jordan, or Canada?
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4 days ago |
theguardian.com | Mike MacEacheran
A few years ago, my dad told me of a mountain where I could easily sense another world. “There is a special air and light,” he had said, vaguely. “You just have to walk close to it to feel and see it. Stand in one place and just look up.”The mountain on my dad’s mind that day was the Eiger, Switzerland’s 3,970-metre ogre of limestone and ice.
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1 week ago |
cntraveller.com | Mike MacEacheran
The lonely views of distillery stacks – undercut by peatlands, circled by barley fields burning gold – are ever-present. These chimneys, once raw with fire, are often visible from afar on a trip through Scotland, and, like sentinels, have watched over craftsmanship for centuries. Below, in the grainy light of still houses and steadings, maltsters, coopers and coppersmiths sustain tradition, keeping the stories and glories of single malt whisky alive.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Mike MacEacheran
18 hours agoRare 1,600-year-old mosaic from Christian monastery unveiled after centuries of obscurityA 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaic from a Christian monastery was recently put on public display for the first time, giving a glimpse into life during ancient times. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a statement about the unveiling of the Be’er Shema mosaic earlier this week.
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