Andrea Kirkby - writer

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Special areas covered:
  • pilgrimage - Santiago de Compostela, Shivatri Mela on Charaugarh, Buddhist pilgrims in India, Jain pilgrimage destinations, the Pilgrim Route to Canterbury, Via Francigena in Italy, Kumbh Mela
  • street food and beer - street food of Istanbul, German beer culture and local beer styles, best non-alcoholic drinks, French cheese and cider traditions
  • folklore, music, craft - the carnival of Binche, Kathakali dance, bagpipes and busking, boatbuilding in India and Oman
  • hiking and trekking - Munro-bagging, the Pennine Way, GR65 and GR 653 (Ways of St James in France)
  • art and architecture - particularly Romanesque (Germany, England, France and Spain), English and French Gothic, and baroque
  • backpacking and off-the-beaten-track travel


Destinations:

  • India
  • Morocco
  • Spain, particularly Leon and Castile, Barcelona, Formentera
  • Colombia
  • Italy
  • Germany - the Rhine, Bavaria, the Hanse towns
  • Belgium
  • UK
  • Istanbul
  • France
  • Turkey
  • Greece - Athens, Meteora, Santorini, Naxos
  • Oman 
  • Central and Eastern Europe - Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Krakow, Prague, Sofia, Bucharest; Slovenia and Croatia; breweries and beer culture in the Baltic and Czech Republic
  • Austria - Vienna, Salzburg


A few samples:

  • Night kitchens of Zeida - my winning piece for the Bradt/Independent Travel Writer of the Year prize
  • Mastering beer hall etiquette - a guide to Munich's beer culture
  • Trawling Parisian flea markets 
  • Everyday life of Ancient Egypt - a trip to the Petrie Museum
  • The North Downs Way - a blog guest post for the Velvet Escape blog
  • Podtourz - my travel related blog
  • I'm also a frequent guest blogger on London Hotels Insight (I'm rather proud of my post on London's best cemeteries!) and have worked with a number of hotel groups on destination guides and blog posts.


I often have my own photographs available to accompany articles and blog posts: you can find a selection on Flickr.

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