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CHRIS ALLSOP
SENIOR EDITOR

A freelance journalist and photographer, Chris Allsop’s travel writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, and Yahoo!, among many other places. He has a particular affinity for the US (he was born on the West Coast) and Italy (especially Piedmont), although his most vivid travel memories are of exploring brand new countries and cultures. He lives in Bath in the UK. Instagram: @ocez

Favourite Destinations | The Dolomites, New Zealand, Teifi Valley, Wales, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, USA

Chris’s Most Popular Features

Italy
The Rolli Days: Touring Genoa’s historic, extravagant palazzi
A few weekends each year in Genoa, the city opens the doors of its extravagant 16th Century Rolli Palaces to... Read more >
Canada
Bobbing for Watermelons: Kayaking with beluga whales in Manitoba
Churchill is a frontier town perched on the frozen edge of Canada’s Hudson Bay. Famous for being the “Polar Bear... Read more >
England
Shipshape in Bristol: all aboard at the harbourside
A number of Bristol’s cultural and historical threads intertwine at its central harbour where a selection of buoyant attractions make... Read more >
Norway
Up Close and Personal: Kissing Wolves in Bardu
Northern Norway is a dramatic snow-blanketed wilderness with more than its fair share of apex predators. Of these, it’s the... Read more >