Shafik Meghji
@shafikmeghji.bsky.social
Journalist, travel writer, author
📖 Small Earthquakes (🏆BGTW Travel Narrative Book of the Year 2025), Crossed Off the Map
✍🏽 BBC Travel, National Geographic Traveller, Wanderlust, Geographical
🌎 Latin America / Ex-porteño
https://linktr.ee/ShafikMeghji
📖 Small Earthquakes (🏆BGTW Travel Narrative Book of the Year 2025), Crossed Off the Map
✍🏽 BBC Travel, National Geographic Traveller, Wanderlust, Geographical
🌎 Latin America / Ex-porteño
https://linktr.ee/ShafikMeghji
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Shafik Meghji
@shafikmeghji.bsky.social
· Jul 31
🚨Delighted to say my new book #SmallEarthquakes is published today by @hurstpublishers.bsky.social.
Blending travel writing, history & reportage, it uncovers Britain’s lost connections with South America, from the Atacama to Tierra del Fuego, Easter Island to South Georgia.
➡️ tinyurl.com/2wy8j9df
Blending travel writing, history & reportage, it uncovers Britain’s lost connections with South America, from the Atacama to Tierra del Fuego, Easter Island to South Georgia.
➡️ tinyurl.com/2wy8j9df
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🚨PRE-ORDER Mountains Magazine #2 for delivery in early Dec. Prices from just £2.99!
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⛰️+ much MUCH more!
#Sale #Mountains
🏷️WINTER SALE
Subscribe & save. 4 issues delivered for just £24.95
BUY HERE > www.mountains-magazine.com/Shop/#wbs1
⛰️Saint-Gervais
⛰️Shiga Kogen
⛰️Méribel
⛰️Copper Canyon
⛰️Bavaria
⛰️+ much MUCH more!
#Sale #Mountains
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🚨PRE-ORDER Mountains Magazine #2 for delivery in early Dec. Prices from just £2.99!
🏷️WINTER SALE
Subscribe & save. 4 issues delivered for just £24.95
BUY HERE > www.mountains-magazine.com/Shop/#wbs1
⛰️Saint-Gervais
⛰️Shiga Kogen
⛰️Méribel
⛰️Copper Canyon
⛰️Bavaria
⛰️+ much MUCH more!
#Sale #Mountains
🏷️WINTER SALE
Subscribe & save. 4 issues delivered for just £24.95
BUY HERE > www.mountains-magazine.com/Shop/#wbs1
⛰️Saint-Gervais
⛰️Shiga Kogen
⛰️Méribel
⛰️Copper Canyon
⛰️Bavaria
⛰️+ much MUCH more!
#Sale #Mountains
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As if freelance travel journalists didn't have enough to worry about...
The Daily Express has offered journalists compensation after they claimed the publisher stole their work pressgazette.co.uk/news/express...
Express offers compensation after freelances say work was stolen
First person account of rail journey apparently rewritten using AI.
pressgazette.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
As if freelance travel journalists didn't have enough to worry about...
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I was delighted to write about the Alishan Forest Railway in #Taiwan for Lonely Planet's latest book. I've been on it the mountain many times to get to my aunt's tea farm.
There are also fantastic pieces by @olismithtravel.bsky.social, @shafikmeghji.bsky.social , @monisharajesh.bsky.social.
There are also fantastic pieces by @olismithtravel.bsky.social, @shafikmeghji.bsky.social , @monisharajesh.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I was delighted to write about the Alishan Forest Railway in #Taiwan for Lonely Planet's latest book. I've been on it the mountain many times to get to my aunt's tea farm.
There are also fantastic pieces by @olismithtravel.bsky.social, @shafikmeghji.bsky.social , @monisharajesh.bsky.social.
There are also fantastic pieces by @olismithtravel.bsky.social, @shafikmeghji.bsky.social , @monisharajesh.bsky.social.
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Great to see #CrossedOffTheMap featured in the recommended books section of the new edition of Lonely Planet Bolivia 🇧🇴
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Great to see #CrossedOffTheMap featured in the recommended books section of the new edition of Lonely Planet Bolivia 🇧🇴
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
Great to see #CrossedOffTheMap featured in the recommended books section of the new edition of Lonely Planet Bolivia 🇧🇴
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Great to see #CrossedOffTheMap featured in the recommended books section of the new edition of Lonely Planet Bolivia 🇧🇴
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
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Some very early reactions to a brilliant biography of Peter Mattheissen by @lancerichardson.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Some very early reactions to a brilliant biography of Peter Mattheissen by @lancerichardson.bsky.social
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A ‘stolen friend’ from Easter Island, ghost towns in the Atacama, the ‘Jewel of the Pacific’ and the southernmost city on Earth…
In the new issue of National Geographic Traveller, I trace some of the unexpected British links in Chile featured in #SmallEarthquakes.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
In the new issue of National Geographic Traveller, I trace some of the unexpected British links in Chile featured in #SmallEarthquakes.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A ‘stolen friend’ from Easter Island, ghost towns in the Atacama, the ‘Jewel of the Pacific’ and the southernmost city on Earth…
In the new issue of National Geographic Traveller, I trace some of the unexpected British links in Chile featured in #SmallEarthquakes.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
In the new issue of National Geographic Traveller, I trace some of the unexpected British links in Chile featured in #SmallEarthquakes.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
A ‘stolen friend’ from Easter Island, ghost towns in the Atacama, the ‘Jewel of the Pacific’ and the southernmost city on Earth…
In the new issue of National Geographic Traveller, I trace some of the unexpected British links in Chile featured in #SmallEarthquakes.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
In the new issue of National Geographic Traveller, I trace some of the unexpected British links in Chile featured in #SmallEarthquakes.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A ‘stolen friend’ from Easter Island, ghost towns in the Atacama, the ‘Jewel of the Pacific’ and the southernmost city on Earth…
In the new issue of National Geographic Traveller, I trace some of the unexpected British links in Chile featured in #SmallEarthquakes.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
In the new issue of National Geographic Traveller, I trace some of the unexpected British links in Chile featured in #SmallEarthquakes.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
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Delighted to have received @travwriters.bsky.social “Celebrating Diversity Through Storytelling” award! Marks my first time in the winners circle
Congrats to my fellow nominees @shafikmeghji.bsky.social & @annahrichards.bsky.social & for being gracious and generous afterwards
#bgtw #BGTWAwards25
Congrats to my fellow nominees @shafikmeghji.bsky.social & @annahrichards.bsky.social & for being gracious and generous afterwards
#bgtw #BGTWAwards25
November 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Delighted to have received @travwriters.bsky.social “Celebrating Diversity Through Storytelling” award! Marks my first time in the winners circle
Congrats to my fellow nominees @shafikmeghji.bsky.social & @annahrichards.bsky.social & for being gracious and generous afterwards
#bgtw #BGTWAwards25
Congrats to my fellow nominees @shafikmeghji.bsky.social & @annahrichards.bsky.social & for being gracious and generous afterwards
#bgtw #BGTWAwards25
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🚨 Last chance to pick up a ticket for Bradt’s Latin America Travel Festival at the @rgsibg.bsky.social tomorrow.
There’s a host of great speakers, including @nori-jemil-travel.bsky.social & @simoncalder.bsky.social.
I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes & appearing on the train travel panel.
There’s a host of great speakers, including @nori-jemil-travel.bsky.social & @simoncalder.bsky.social.
I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes & appearing on the train travel panel.
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🚨 Last chance to pick up a ticket for Bradt’s Latin America Travel Festival at the @rgsibg.bsky.social tomorrow.
There’s a host of great speakers, including @nori-jemil-travel.bsky.social & @simoncalder.bsky.social.
I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes & appearing on the train travel panel.
There’s a host of great speakers, including @nori-jemil-travel.bsky.social & @simoncalder.bsky.social.
I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes & appearing on the train travel panel.
🚨 Last chance to pick up a ticket for Bradt’s Latin America Travel Festival at the @rgsibg.bsky.social tomorrow.
There’s a host of great speakers, including @nori-jemil-travel.bsky.social & @simoncalder.bsky.social.
I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes & appearing on the train travel panel.
There’s a host of great speakers, including @nori-jemil-travel.bsky.social & @simoncalder.bsky.social.
I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes & appearing on the train travel panel.
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🚨 Last chance to pick up a ticket for Bradt’s Latin America Travel Festival at the @rgsibg.bsky.social tomorrow.
There’s a host of great speakers, including @nori-jemil-travel.bsky.social & @simoncalder.bsky.social.
I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes & appearing on the train travel panel.
There’s a host of great speakers, including @nori-jemil-travel.bsky.social & @simoncalder.bsky.social.
I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes & appearing on the train travel panel.
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I’m loving this book by @shafikmeghji.bsky.social
On history of UK and South America
What’s so nice is he highlights all the places you can see in London, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Patagonia and elsewhere that show the forgotten history
On history of UK and South America
What’s so nice is he highlights all the places you can see in London, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Patagonia and elsewhere that show the forgotten history
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I’m loving this book by @shafikmeghji.bsky.social
On history of UK and South America
What’s so nice is he highlights all the places you can see in London, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Patagonia and elsewhere that show the forgotten history
On history of UK and South America
What’s so nice is he highlights all the places you can see in London, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Patagonia and elsewhere that show the forgotten history
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🥳 Congrats to @shafikmeghji.bsky.social! Grab your copy of 'Small Earthquakes' here ➡️ tinyurl.com/5t56ty2c
Get 25% off w/promo code EARTHQUAKES25
Get 25% off w/promo code EARTHQUAKES25
Thrilled to win Travel Narrative Book of the Year for #SmallEarthquakes at last night’s @travwriters.bsky.social awards 🎉
An honour to be up against the brilliant Ash Bhardwaj and Simon Parker 🙌🏽
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
bgtw.org/awards/membe...
An honour to be up against the brilliant Ash Bhardwaj and Simon Parker 🙌🏽
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
bgtw.org/awards/membe...
November 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🥳 Congrats to @shafikmeghji.bsky.social! Grab your copy of 'Small Earthquakes' here ➡️ tinyurl.com/5t56ty2c
Get 25% off w/promo code EARTHQUAKES25
Get 25% off w/promo code EARTHQUAKES25
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My @geographical.co.uk review of @peteralanross.bsky.social’s excellent Upon a White Horse is now online.
geographical.co.uk/culture/revi...
geographical.co.uk/culture/revi...
Review: Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross
Shafik Meghji reviews Upon A White Horse, a fascinating book uncovering ancient monuments and sites across the UK and Ireland When it comes to stone circles, Glasgow isn’t the first location that spri...
geographical.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My @geographical.co.uk review of @peteralanross.bsky.social’s excellent Upon a White Horse is now online.
geographical.co.uk/culture/revi...
geographical.co.uk/culture/revi...
My @geographical.co.uk review of @peteralanross.bsky.social’s excellent Upon a White Horse is now online.
geographical.co.uk/culture/revi...
geographical.co.uk/culture/revi...
Review: Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross
Shafik Meghji reviews Upon A White Horse, a fascinating book uncovering ancient monuments and sites across the UK and Ireland When it comes to stone circles, Glasgow isn’t the first location that spri...
geographical.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My @geographical.co.uk review of @peteralanross.bsky.social’s excellent Upon a White Horse is now online.
geographical.co.uk/culture/revi...
geographical.co.uk/culture/revi...
Thrilled to win Travel Narrative Book of the Year for #SmallEarthquakes at last night’s @travwriters.bsky.social awards 🎉
An honour to be up against the brilliant Ash Bhardwaj and Simon Parker 🙌🏽
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
bgtw.org/awards/membe...
An honour to be up against the brilliant Ash Bhardwaj and Simon Parker 🙌🏽
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
bgtw.org/awards/membe...
November 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Thrilled to win Travel Narrative Book of the Year for #SmallEarthquakes at last night’s @travwriters.bsky.social awards 🎉
An honour to be up against the brilliant Ash Bhardwaj and Simon Parker 🙌🏽
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
bgtw.org/awards/membe...
An honour to be up against the brilliant Ash Bhardwaj and Simon Parker 🙌🏽
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
bgtw.org/awards/membe...
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Equator is live today. Read about our mission and our first pieces, which include works of reportage, essays, memoirs, poetry, and fiction from around the world: www.equator.org
EQUATOR
Equator is a magazine of politics, culture and art.
www.equator.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Equator is live today. Read about our mission and our first pieces, which include works of reportage, essays, memoirs, poetry, and fiction from around the world: www.equator.org
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‘This book is a seamless blend of travel writing, history, and modern reporting, making it both educational and a joy… a thrilling and vital read.’
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes reviewed in @easterneye.bsky.social.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.easterneye.biz/small-earthq...
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes reviewed in @easterneye.bsky.social.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.easterneye.biz/small-earthq...
Shafik Meghji’s 'Small Earthquakes' unearths Britain’s forgotten past in South America
Meghji, an experienced travel writer and journalist, uses his own journeys across the continent to anchor the history
www.easterneye.biz
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
‘This book is a seamless blend of travel writing, history, and modern reporting, making it both educational and a joy… a thrilling and vital read.’
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes reviewed in @easterneye.bsky.social.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.easterneye.biz/small-earthq...
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes reviewed in @easterneye.bsky.social.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.easterneye.biz/small-earthq...
‘This book is a seamless blend of travel writing, history, and modern reporting, making it both educational and a joy… a thrilling and vital read.’
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes reviewed in @easterneye.bsky.social.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.easterneye.biz/small-earthq...
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes reviewed in @easterneye.bsky.social.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.easterneye.biz/small-earthq...
Shafik Meghji’s 'Small Earthquakes' unearths Britain’s forgotten past in South America
Meghji, an experienced travel writer and journalist, uses his own journeys across the continent to anchor the history
www.easterneye.biz
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
‘This book is a seamless blend of travel writing, history, and modern reporting, making it both educational and a joy… a thrilling and vital read.’
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes reviewed in @easterneye.bsky.social.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.easterneye.biz/small-earthq...
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes reviewed in @easterneye.bsky.social.
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.easterneye.biz/small-earthq...
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On 19 November, I'll be giving a talk and walk on light pollution and the importance of natural night. London – Bermondsey Street. Details and booking here: bermondseystreet.london/dark-skies-w...
Dark Skies: Why are they important?
Most of us know about air, water and land pollution, but what do you know about light pollution? It never really gets dark in Central London and it’s hard to
bermondseystreet.london
October 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
On 19 November, I'll be giving a talk and walk on light pollution and the importance of natural night. London – Bermondsey Street. Details and booking here: bermondseystreet.london/dark-skies-w...
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Swapping sports reporting for travel writing, dreaming of Patagonia & the upside of getting caught in a blizzard on the world’s biggest salt flat…
Ahead of the Latin America Travel Festival on 8 Nov — where I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes — I spoke to Bradt about 20 years of travel.
Ahead of the Latin America Travel Festival on 8 Nov — where I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes — I spoke to Bradt about 20 years of travel.
October 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Swapping sports reporting for travel writing, dreaming of Patagonia & the upside of getting caught in a blizzard on the world’s biggest salt flat…
Ahead of the Latin America Travel Festival on 8 Nov — where I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes — I spoke to Bradt about 20 years of travel.
Ahead of the Latin America Travel Festival on 8 Nov — where I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes — I spoke to Bradt about 20 years of travel.
Swapping sports reporting for travel writing, dreaming of Patagonia & the upside of getting caught in a blizzard on the world’s biggest salt flat…
Ahead of the Latin America Travel Festival on 8 Nov — where I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes — I spoke to Bradt about 20 years of travel.
Ahead of the Latin America Travel Festival on 8 Nov — where I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes — I spoke to Bradt about 20 years of travel.
October 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Swapping sports reporting for travel writing, dreaming of Patagonia & the upside of getting caught in a blizzard on the world’s biggest salt flat…
Ahead of the Latin America Travel Festival on 8 Nov — where I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes — I spoke to Bradt about 20 years of travel.
Ahead of the Latin America Travel Festival on 8 Nov — where I’ll be discussing #SmallEarthquakes — I spoke to Bradt about 20 years of travel.
I’m taking this as a positive review of #SmallEarthquakes from Samson…
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I’m taking this as a positive review of #SmallEarthquakes from Samson…
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
📖 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
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"It’s just crazy to me to see this engine for intellectual property theft that is totally indefensible taking place with the full cooperation of Amazon.”
Generative AI has made Amazon’s knockoff problem more inescapable than ever. Authors tell Rolling Stone it’s leaving them frustrated— and the internet worse in the process.
Amazon Is the World's Biggest Online Book Marketplace. It's Filled With AI Knockoffs
bit.ly
October 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"It’s just crazy to me to see this engine for intellectual property theft that is totally indefensible taking place with the full cooperation of Amazon.”