
Sophie Ibbotson
Freelance Travel Writer at Freelance
🇪🇺 Passionate about wild places & emerging markets. Chairman of @rsasianaffairs. @worldbank Consultant. Visiting Fellow @oxfordccw.
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2 weeks ago |
cityam.com | Sophie Ibbotson
Wednesday 09 April 2025 8:50 am | Updated: Tuesday 08 April 2025 5:42 pm Aboard the real Orient Express train from Europe to the East Aboard the ‘real’ Orient Express that goes further than Istanbul It has always irked me that trains billed as the Orient Express, like the Venice-Simplon-Orient-Express, only go as far as Istanbul. Why evoke the romance of the Orient only to end the journey at the edge of Europe? It’s a disappointment, but more gallingly for anyone passionate about...
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2 weeks ago |
msn.com | Sophie Ibbotson
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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1 month ago |
swankyretreats.com | Sophie Ibbotson
2025 IS THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF THE ENGLISH NOVELIST JANE AUSTEN. IF YOU WANT TO LIVE OUT YOUR PRIDE AND PREJUDICE FANTASIES – OR EVEN TRY TO FIND YOUR OWN MR. DARCY – THEN IT IS WELL WORTH PAYING A VISIT TO THE REGENCY SPA TOWN OF CHELTENHAM. JANE CAME TO CHELTENHAM WITH HER SISTER, CASSANDRA, IN THE SPRING OF 1816, AND IN ADDITION TO TAKING THE WATERS FOR HER HEALTH, NO DOUBT ENJOYED ALL THE LUXURIES AND SOCIAL EVENTS THAT THE TOWN HAD TO OFFER.
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2 months ago |
cityam.com | Sophie Ibbotson |Steve Dinneen
Friday 31 January 2025 2:38 pm City break in Munich: Where to stay and what to see in Bavaria If there’s one thing Munich is famous for it’s Oktoberfest. But if beer-swilling stag parties aren’t your thing, visit the Bavarian capital any time of the year apart from late September and you will find one of Europe’s richest, most varied city break destinations.
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Dec 13, 2024 |
thetravelmagazine.net | Sophie Ibbotson
Every year millions of British tourists head to South Asia, with a bucket list of historic sites, rich cultural experiences, and striking landscapes to explore. But only a fraction of these intrepid travellers visit , overlooking its treasures in favour of better-promoted sites across the border in . In doing so, they miss some of the greatest jewels of the Indian Subcontinent, plus more authentic cultural encounters which can only happen far from crowded tourist sites.
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