Researched and written by Emma Gregg
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THE INDEPENDENT
I have recently produced features on Wales, Madeira and Namibia and a series of articles on the Canary Islands for the midweek and weekend travel sections of the newspaper.
For a list of
links, please visit: www.journalisted.com/emma-gregg.
NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER
National
Geographic Traveller is the UK edition of the world’s most
widely read travel magazine, National Geographic
Traveler.
For the launch
issue of the magazine, I produced an 8-page feature on
South Africa. I have since followed this up with features
on responsible tourism in the Kunene region of northwest
Namibia, gastronomy in Oman and Africa’s best family safari
holidays.
TRAVEL
AFRICA
My professional
association with this highly regarded travel magazine spans
over ten years, including two and a half years as
editor.
Recent
features:
- Zambia: bat-watching in Kasanka National Park
- Zambia: on safari with Jonathan Scott of the BBC’s Big Cat Week
- Namibia: a dynamic new tourism project in the remote northwest
- Mauritius: much more than just a millionnaire’s paradise
- São Tomé and Príncipe: tragic past, shining future
- Loango National Park, Gabon: Africa’s last Eden
- Tracking lowland gorillas and meeting BaAka pygmies in Dzanga Sangha National Park, Central African Republic
- A year of African music festivals: Mali’s Festival au Desert, Essaouira’s Gnawa Festival, Malawi’s Lake of Stars Festival, The Gambia’s Roots Festival, the St Louis Jazz Festival in Senegal, and many more
- Zanzibar: dolphins, spices and the joys of getting lost in Stone Town
- Should you visit Zimbabwe? An in-depth report on the effects of economic and political instability on tourism in Victoria Falls, Hwange and the Matobo Hills
- Quirimbas Archipelago, northern Mozambique, a coast of peace and plenty: exploring an ecotourism success story
- Sir David Attenborough: interview
ROUGH GUIDES
I’ve been an active member of the Rough Guides team of travel authors and researchers for over 15 years.
First-Time
Africa – The Rough Guide (Fully
revised ed, 2011) 
Everything you
need to know about Africa before you go.
in
reviews...
Great overview Deborah Verlen,
reader review
The Rough Guide to East Coast Australia (1st ed,
2008)
The thinking
traveller’s
guide to a superb coastal region. Winner, Travel Guide Book
of the Year (Travel Press Awards, 2009).
For full details, please visit my East
Coast Australia website.
in
reviews...
Fab book BJ Woodhouse,
reader review
The Rough Guide to the Gambia (2nd ed, 2006;
1st ed, 2003)
The most
comprehensive guide to this appealing West African country,
with a focus on responsible, sustainable community tourism
and birdwatching.
in
reviews...
Book of the week Anthony Sattin,
The Sunday Times, UK
Rough
Guide DIRECTIONS Lanzarote and Fuerteventura (1st ed,
2006)
The only
guidebook aimed specifically for independent travellers
wishing to discover the ‘real’
Lanzarote.
Detailed coverage of the island, plus a short section on
neighbouring Fuerteventura.
in
reviews...
Cool Canaries Rhiannon Batten,
The Observer, UK
As well as
producing entire books for Rough Guides, I regularly
contribute features, research and photos to several other
titles in the series, including the following:
Rough Guides Destination Guides
West
Africa
Rough Guides Inspirational Guides (Make The Most series)
Time
on Earth (1st
ed)
Rough Guides 25 Ultimate Experiences
Africa
OTHER
TRAVEL GUIDES
Cape
Verde Islands (Berlitz Pocket Guide) (1st ed,
2009)
The first pocket-sized guide to Cape Verde for
English-speaking island-hoppers.
in
reviews...
Featured
on Simon Calder's Travel Clinic, LBC
Radio
Lanzarote
and Fuerteventura (AA TwinPack Guide) (Fully revised
ed, 2010)
A concise guide to Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, produced
for the immensely popular AA TwinPack travel guide series.
Brighton and Hove (Cool
Places, 2010)
A snappy guide to Brighton and Hove, published in iPod /
iPhone / iPad app format and available from the
iTunes App
Store.
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