Mullet and magic dust – a French cookery course
Lisa Gerard-Sharp makes art of red mullet at a culinary Hogwarts in Reims “Eat with your eyes – throw powder at it,” commands our culinary magician. In the shadow of…
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Right said Fred, time to hit the bubbly – BGTW AGM Champagne 2017
Mike Pedley explores Champagne’s terroirs and cellars The Avenue de Champagne in Epernay is no ordinary street. Its kilometre-long strip is a roll call of pedigree Champagne houses that, since…
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Reims and Troyes: A tale of two cities – BGTW AGM Champagne 2017
On first acquaintance, says Roger Bray, Reims and Troyes appear to be chalk and cheese. The former is solidly mature but still attractive, the latter is enjoying flamboyant, sometimes rickety…
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Members’ News: Winter 2016
ISSUED BY THE BRITISH GUILD OF TRAVEL WRITERS Issue No.54; December 2016 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE It’s been another busy quarter for Guild members and already we are gearing ourselves up for…
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BGTW Gala Awards Dinner 2016 hits high notes
With the unveiling of top tourism honours for a new railway, a project to connect the horrors of the Great War with the misery of current conflicts – and a…
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Final countdown to the BGTW Gala Awards Dinner 2016
The final countdown has begun to the travel event of the year. Though the two go together like airports and security queues we aren’t talking World Travel Market here –…
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Members’ News: Summer 2016
ISSUED BY THE BRITISH GUILD OF TRAVEL WRITERS Issue No.53; August 2016 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE I spend a lot of my time attending and/or speaking at digital influencer/blogger conferences, and one…
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Members News: Spring 2016
ISSUED BY THE BRITISH GUILD OF TRAVEL WRITERS Issue No.52; April 2016 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE This first quarter of 2016 has been a busy time for the British Guild of Travel…
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The other side of Tenerife – AGM 2016
This year the British Guild of Travel Writers held its Annual General Meeting in Tenerife. From paragliding to whale watching, there were plenty of activities on offer that showcased the…
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A view from the inside – Tenerife AGM 2016
Not long to go until the Guild’s AGM in Tenerife. Andrea Montgomery, who lives there, provides a snapshot from the ground: Close your eyes and think of Tenerife. What do…
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BGTW Tourism Awards – Best Wider World Tourism Projects 2015
Best Wider World Tourism Award: Túcume Museum, Peru (Hilary Bradt). It highlights a relatively unknown civilisation that flourished in northern Peru from about 1100AD until the Conquest of the Incas. Its members built…
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BGTW Tourism Awards – Best European Tourism Projects 2015
The Best European Tourism Award went to the replica Caverne Pont d’Arc (nominated by BGTW members Mary Anne Evans and John Malathronas). It opened in Ardèche, France earlier in 2015. Taking a one hour guided tour along…
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BGTW Tourism Awards – Best UK Tourism Projects 2015
The winner of the UK Tourism Awards is Lincoln Castle Revealed & Magna Carta Vault (nominated by BGTW member Gillian Thornton). Founded by William the Conqueror and home to one of the four…
Read MoreBest in Class: BGTW Members’ Awards Winners
The cream of travel writing and photography was celebrated with the unveiling of the British Guild of Travel Writers’ 2016 Members’ Awards on the eve of World Travel Market. As usual they were…
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Armenian surprises at Guild Savoy Awards Dinner
It’s not every evening you’re entertained by a top Armenian jazz musician on the empty wine bottle and tea tray. But then there was much unexpected about this year’s British Guild…
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How to write a great travel blog post
Some of the greatest writers I know have blogs that hardly anyone reads. They may write stupendous prose, they have a unique perspective on life, they can impart words of…
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