Suzy Pope
@suzycatpope.bsky.social
Food and travel journalist on the freelance. Words in The Guardian, The Independent, Wanderlust, Wizz Air magazine and a whole load more. All about Albania, Scotland, Japan and Iceland. Maybe I'll be better at BlueSky than I was at Twitter?
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Suzy Pope
@suzycatpope.bsky.social
· May 2
DK Albania
Make your trip to Albania extraordinaryA hike through the impressive Albanian Alps. Stunning beaches along the Ionian sea. Ancient history at epic archaeological parks. Albania offers enough bucket-li...
www.dk.com
You can see a sneak preview 20 pages of the guidebook to Albania I co-authored -- out in July! www.dk.com/uk/book/9780...
€38 TOTAL for a family of three to travel in the fanciest class from Verona to Milan, booked a week in advance. Why are the UK's railways so expensive and also shit in comparison? I really want to know! I would read long reads and essays about this. Possibly a whole book.
September 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
€38 TOTAL for a family of three to travel in the fanciest class from Verona to Milan, booked a week in advance. Why are the UK's railways so expensive and also shit in comparison? I really want to know! I would read long reads and essays about this. Possibly a whole book.
Yes it's from February 2024, but I actually love the way this piece about Gjirokastër is written. 10/10 read for me. www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
The secret Europe mountain city with bargain prices and stunning views
Who wants a Unesco-listed old town, authentic cuisine and gorgeous hotels at bargain prices? You’re better off staying at home, says Holly Baxter
www.independent.co.uk
July 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Yes it's from February 2024, but I actually love the way this piece about Gjirokastër is written. 10/10 read for me. www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
My DK guidebook (co-written with Tristan Rutherford) to #Albania is out in the wild now! If you're planning a trip to this welcoming and beautiful country, please buy a copy. A lot of love and care went into crafting the guide and we blew through the budget on photos and cartography. geni.us/Albania
July 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
My DK guidebook (co-written with Tristan Rutherford) to #Albania is out in the wild now! If you're planning a trip to this welcoming and beautiful country, please buy a copy. A lot of love and care went into crafting the guide and we blew through the budget on photos and cartography. geni.us/Albania
My various Meta social medias are full of "newspaper" stories about babies rolling off beds or sofas and dying. It's pretty grim that their algorithm determines that this is what women with 9-month-olds see endlessly. I know I should leave them, but it's also good to know your enemy.
May 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
My various Meta social medias are full of "newspaper" stories about babies rolling off beds or sofas and dying. It's pretty grim that their algorithm determines that this is what women with 9-month-olds see endlessly. I know I should leave them, but it's also good to know your enemy.
Looking forward to the start of the Giro in #Albania today. Cycling commentary is always a nice background to work, and this time it'll be especially relevant. Here's a shameless plug of my guidebook to Albania, coming out in July. #TravWriters www.dk.com/uk/book/9780...
DK Albania
Make your trip to Albania extraordinaryA hike through the impressive Albanian Alps. Stunning beaches along the Ionian sea. Ancient history at epic archaeological parks. Albania offers enough bucket-li...
www.dk.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Looking forward to the start of the Giro in #Albania today. Cycling commentary is always a nice background to work, and this time it'll be especially relevant. Here's a shameless plug of my guidebook to Albania, coming out in July. #TravWriters www.dk.com/uk/book/9780...
You can see a sneak preview 20 pages of the guidebook to Albania I co-authored -- out in July! www.dk.com/uk/book/9780...
DK Albania
Make your trip to Albania extraordinaryA hike through the impressive Albanian Alps. Stunning beaches along the Ionian sea. Ancient history at epic archaeological parks. Albania offers enough bucket-li...
www.dk.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
You can see a sneak preview 20 pages of the guidebook to Albania I co-authored -- out in July! www.dk.com/uk/book/9780...
When I worked a proper job with an Outlook email, colleagues enjoyed that my name displayed as Pope Suzy.
This would have been prime Pope joke time.
This would have been prime Pope joke time.
April 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
When I worked a proper job with an Outlook email, colleagues enjoyed that my name displayed as Pope Suzy.
This would have been prime Pope joke time.
This would have been prime Pope joke time.
This is the best time of year in Edinburgh. Before the festival crowds, sometimes the sun shines but the water still comes ice cold out the tap.
April 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is the best time of year in Edinburgh. Before the festival crowds, sometimes the sun shines but the water still comes ice cold out the tap.
Watching The Magic Roundabout and Bagpuss with baby Maeve. She's not that bothered but I'm having a great time. Trying to introduce her to all the important British culture young. Mr Blobby is next.
March 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Watching The Magic Roundabout and Bagpuss with baby Maeve. She's not that bothered but I'm having a great time. Trying to introduce her to all the important British culture young. Mr Blobby is next.
When the baby falls asleep mid-walk we must take advantage.
March 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
When the baby falls asleep mid-walk we must take advantage.
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Say what you like about AI, it'll never be able to replicate the sheer desperation of a student essay written at 4am, having done neither research nor reading, fuelled by Richmonds, instant coffee, and the near-certainty that you've wasted three years of your life.
March 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Say what you like about AI, it'll never be able to replicate the sheer desperation of a student essay written at 4am, having done neither research nor reading, fuelled by Richmonds, instant coffee, and the near-certainty that you've wasted three years of your life.
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Shhhh don’t tell everyone but…. the Times paywall is down this weekend. That means you can read about my adventures.
March 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Shhhh don’t tell everyone but…. the Times paywall is down this weekend. That means you can read about my adventures.
I've a big piece in The Times (Scotland) today about restaurants with rooms. While I didn't bang on about sustainability (that much) in the text, it's all places independently run and owned by chefs using local produce in their kitchens. I'm proud of this one.
March 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I've a big piece in The Times (Scotland) today about restaurants with rooms. While I didn't bang on about sustainability (that much) in the text, it's all places independently run and owned by chefs using local produce in their kitchens. I'm proud of this one.
I love this piece in BBC travel by my guidebook co-author. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
The grannies who saved Albanian cuisine
After being sealed off from the outside world for decades and experiencing a mass exodus, Albania is leaning into its culinary roots with the help of grandma chefs.
www.bbc.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I love this piece in BBC travel by my guidebook co-author. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
The highlights of bumping around Berlin with a 7mo old baby for a few days:
🌳Wandering the Tiergarten
🇩🇪 Visiting the dome of the Reichstag
🛥️ A one-hour boat trip on the Spree
🍻 Drinking weissbier in das beerhall while the baby looks on in awe.
#travel #travelwithkids
🌳Wandering the Tiergarten
🇩🇪 Visiting the dome of the Reichstag
🛥️ A one-hour boat trip on the Spree
🍻 Drinking weissbier in das beerhall while the baby looks on in awe.
#travel #travelwithkids
March 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The highlights of bumping around Berlin with a 7mo old baby for a few days:
🌳Wandering the Tiergarten
🇩🇪 Visiting the dome of the Reichstag
🛥️ A one-hour boat trip on the Spree
🍻 Drinking weissbier in das beerhall while the baby looks on in awe.
#travel #travelwithkids
🌳Wandering the Tiergarten
🇩🇪 Visiting the dome of the Reichstag
🛥️ A one-hour boat trip on the Spree
🍻 Drinking weissbier in das beerhall while the baby looks on in awe.
#travel #travelwithkids
Baby's first cross-border European train is about a year earlier than anticipated due to airport strikes in Germany. I'm secretly pleased with this outcome. Choo Choo! 🚂🚂🚂
March 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Baby's first cross-border European train is about a year earlier than anticipated due to airport strikes in Germany. I'm secretly pleased with this outcome. Choo Choo! 🚂🚂🚂
I was very nervous about a 5-hour flight by myself with a small, wriggly baby. But we were blessed with a whole row, aka baby business class. Now I foolishly believe we can go anywhere and it will be just as easy. (Photo of her playing with infant life jacket)
February 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I was very nervous about a 5-hour flight by myself with a small, wriggly baby. But we were blessed with a whole row, aka baby business class. Now I foolishly believe we can go anywhere and it will be just as easy. (Photo of her playing with infant life jacket)
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I could do with a little help this week. UK-based editors, if you're looking for calls for pitches from freelance writers, please message, carrier pigeon, or wave in my direction! 💌🐦
February 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I could do with a little help this week. UK-based editors, if you're looking for calls for pitches from freelance writers, please message, carrier pigeon, or wave in my direction! 💌🐦
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Some news: I'm creating a new magazine: Mountains Magazine. I'm starting with a website (www.mountains-magazine.com - full launch soon), and plan to publish the magazine later this year. You can follow Mountains Magazine on Bluesky (@mountains-magazine.com) and by email (subscribe via the site)
January 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Some news: I'm creating a new magazine: Mountains Magazine. I'm starting with a website (www.mountains-magazine.com - full launch soon), and plan to publish the magazine later this year. You can follow Mountains Magazine on Bluesky (@mountains-magazine.com) and by email (subscribe via the site)
I am so bad at taking photos. So so bad. For the tenth time in my life I've had to watch the disappointment and polite grimace as a tourist in Edinburgh asks me to take their picture and I do a very very bad job. He took a nice one of me and Maeve though...
January 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I am so bad at taking photos. So so bad. For the tenth time in my life I've had to watch the disappointment and polite grimace as a tourist in Edinburgh asks me to take their picture and I do a very very bad job. He took a nice one of me and Maeve though...
Husband bought me some very nice noise-cancelling headphones for Christmas and I immediately asked how to switch off the noise cancelling part. Because I want to wear them when I go out walking alone, as a woman.
January 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Husband bought me some very nice noise-cancelling headphones for Christmas and I immediately asked how to switch off the noise cancelling part. Because I want to wear them when I go out walking alone, as a woman.
Ok, yes, in 2024 I had a baby. But I also co-wrote a guidebook to Albania and even though it doesn't look up at me with big eyes or burble happily in me ear, it still has a piece of my heart and soul. Published in July 2025 :) www.waterstones.com/book/dk-alba...
DK Albania by DK Travel | Waterstones
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January 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Ok, yes, in 2024 I had a baby. But I also co-wrote a guidebook to Albania and even though it doesn't look up at me with big eyes or burble happily in me ear, it still has a piece of my heart and soul. Published in July 2025 :) www.waterstones.com/book/dk-alba...
Ringing in the new year with a rakiya because I believe that 2025, with the Giro and ITB, will be The Year of Albania. Gëzuar!
December 31, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Ringing in the new year with a rakiya because I believe that 2025, with the Giro and ITB, will be The Year of Albania. Gëzuar!
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Majorca is known for its resort hotels and beachy breaks, but in the Muntanyes d’Artà there’s a slower pace of life that hums in golden-stone towns lined with indie boutiques, bakeries and pavement bars. Get to know laid-back Majorca here www.weather2travel.com/blog/best-ol...
December 30, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Majorca is known for its resort hotels and beachy breaks, but in the Muntanyes d’Artà there’s a slower pace of life that hums in golden-stone towns lined with indie boutiques, bakeries and pavement bars. Get to know laid-back Majorca here www.weather2travel.com/blog/best-ol...
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It's funny that nowadays any really serious hobby eventually leads to you using and mastering spreadsheets.
December 26, 2024 at 1:38 PM
It's funny that nowadays any really serious hobby eventually leads to you using and mastering spreadsheets.