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The 65 greatest cities of contrasts
Every traveller wants to go to a great city of contrasts. But which is the greatest city of contrasts? Grumpy Traveller asked the global media to help find out. The holiday planning conversation is
Read More »Travel writer clichés: 15 – Like travelling back in time
This one is always trotted out whenever the writer wishes to describe an area that could do with a lick of paint/ is a bit backward. And, yes, I’ve used it myself. On a
Read More »Travel Writer Clichés: 14 – “The New…”
Yes, yes, we get the picture. Abu Dhabi is the new Dubai, Tasmania is the new New Zealand, Montenegro is the new Croatia and – probably – Walsall is the new Wolverhampton. This cliché,
Read More »Travel Writer Clichés 13 – Ornate
Don’t know anything about architecture? Can’t think of a good way to describe the building in layman’s terms? Why not use ‘ornate’? It can mean absolutely anything you want it too, providing it’s slightly
Read More »Travel writer clichés: 12 – “That’s great. Thanks!”
OK, this one is not so much a phrase that is used by travel writers. But it’s one that most travel writers will recognise. When we get assistance from PR companies and tourist boards,
Read More »Travel Writer Clichés: 11 – Rich cultural heritage
Why bother researching the history of a place, and the nuances of traditions and customs in a certain destination? That’s fearsomely hard work. Far better to just skip it altogether, and just say the
Read More »Travel Writer Clichés: 10 – Verdant
Travel writers have a whole different colour palette to ordinary folk. Maybe they’re just special. Take ‘verdant’ for example. Where the average pleb would just call a hillside “green”, a travel writer knows that
Read More »New Hidden Gem map of Europe
Fans of travel writer clichés (especially those who love a good hidden gem), may be interested in this map I knocked up this afternoon in lieu of doing proper work. I could have kept
Read More »Travel Writer Clichés: 9 – Iconic
This one is a particular favourite of Mike Gerrard from Pacific-Coast-Highway-Travel.com. He’s right, too; a word that was once used to describe genuine icons such as the Eiffel Tower or Sydney Opera House is
Read More »Travel Writer Clichés: 8 – Vibrant/ bustling
Or, as it’s better known, horrendously overcrowded and full of people trying to sell you things you don’t want. Vibrant and bustling are instant signs of a writer who’s a bit too old for
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