Our Writers
If you’re fed up of reading about the tired itineraries and cliche-ridden exploits of tourists masquerading as travel journalists, then you’ll find the authentic approach and insight of the Urban Travel Bloggers as refreshing as an ice-cold Margarita on Mykonos. We live, love and occasionally loathe our metropolitan muses, and our intimate relationship with them means you’ll never find us churning out the standard guidebook fare, whether we are penning a flagship city guide or a riveting regular feature.
Our writers have been carefully selected for their specialist interests and knowledge, their ability to mix it up with the locals, their drive in getting the real stories behind the destination and, of course, their ability to dress up their digressions in prose so smooth its like silk pyjamas for your cerebrum.
The Urban Travel Blog’s team of writers are all highly successful journalists in their own right…
The founder and editor of Urban Travel Blog, Duncan recently swapped swigging vodka to keep warm in Poland for sipping cervezas to keep cool in Spain. An erstwhile hell-raiser of the travel writing world, Duncan is having to considerably broaden his areas of expertise as his post-30 body refuses to take on any more nightlife assignments… well just one more you say? You can read more about Duncan here.
Michael Bailey (Travel Writer)
A productive member of society by day, Michael moonlights as a gambler, ball-room dancer, keen biker and, occasionally, travel writer. You can read more about Michael here.
Top trend-spotter and ardent traveller, London-based Sasha Arms has covered everything from prisons to piranhas in her varied journalistic career so far, which has included a stint as a reporter in Honduras. Read more about Sasha here.
Born in Canada, Marsha Moore has become an expert on her adopted city of London. Her recently published book 24 hours: London is the smart tourist’s tome of choice for exploring the city that really never sleeps… and now Paris is beckoning! You can read more about Marsha here.
Krakow-dweller and all-round East Europe guru, Thymn Chase has spent the last five years exploring the vodka-belt of the continent and has plenty of tales to tell from his travels. Once we’ve finished editing out the X-rated material we’ll publish them right here on Urban Travel Blog… read more about Thymn here.
Robert Szmigielski (Travel Writer)
Englishman, Polak and mean-ass ping pong player, Robert Szmigielski has called New York, Copenhagen, Krakow and Warsaw his home over the last few years… but now resides in London once more. A keen sports and current affairs journalist, we’re pleased to have him turn out the odd travel article for UTB. You can read more about Robert here.
Rachelle Thompson (Travel Writer)
Blogger, Twitterer, journalist, Qype community manager and aspiring novelist, it’s small wonder that Rachelle has had to develop a coffee addiction to support her status as a hyperactive media junkie. A serial ex-pat, who has lived in five cities on three continents, Rachelle is currently based in London. You can read more about Rachelle here.
Susana Cristalli (Travel Writer)
With mixed Italian and Argentinean parentage and a childhood spent in Brazil, it’s little wonder that Susana developed an insatiable wanderlust from an early age. Currently based in the Big Smoke, she is also an expert on the Eternal City. You can read more about Susana here.
Stuart Wadsworth (Travel Writer)
Krakow resident, thinker and drinker, Stuart has spent the last 8 years exploring Eastern Europe and beyond, blogging about his travels and penning articles for local media. You can read more about Stuart here.
