This week we speak to award-winning travel writer Shafik Meghji about press trips, country specialisms and how to write a guide book. He shares his top tips for breaking into travel journalism and tells us what he's currently working on.
The guest
https://www.shafikmeghji.com/
https://twitter.com/ShafikMeghji
Crossed Off the Map: Travels in Bolivia https://www.shafikmeghji.com/#/crossedoffthemap/
Resources
https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/
https://theguardianfoundation.org/programmes/scott-trust-bursary
https://www.roughguides.com/
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/
Recommendation
The Scottish isle where native ponies roam https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20211129-the-scottish-isle-where-native-ponies-roam