Nicola Williams
@tripalong.bsky.social
Travel writer / editor in France @LonelyPlanet #Paris #Bordeaux #Provence #France #Italy #Sicily #Tuscany Author. @TelegraphTravel France Destination Expert. Foodie, runner.
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Nicola Williams
@tripalong.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Having made the happy leap from ✖️ to 🧵 & 🦋, my intro:
🇫🇷🇮🇹 Author of 100+ Lonely Planet guidebooks
🛌 Luxury hotel critic & ‘World’s 50 Best Hotels’ judge for the Telegraph. ⛷️ writer too
🌏 Regular contributor to Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel’ campaign
✍️ Nat Geo Traveller UK, BBC Travel, Wanderlust
🇫🇷🇮🇹 Author of 100+ Lonely Planet guidebooks
🛌 Luxury hotel critic & ‘World’s 50 Best Hotels’ judge for the Telegraph. ⛷️ writer too
🌏 Regular contributor to Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel’ campaign
✍️ Nat Geo Traveller UK, BBC Travel, Wanderlust
In anticipation of my bumper new guidebook to #Sicily that @lonelyplanetesp.bsky.social publishes next month – every last word lovingly researched on the ground by myself I should add – here are 9 things to plan a memorable Sicilian trip around. www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/top...
9 of the best things to do in Sicily - Lonely Planet
History has given Sicily over two dozen centuries worth of things to do. Here are a few places to get you started on a visit.
www.lonelyplanet.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In anticipation of my bumper new guidebook to #Sicily that @lonelyplanetesp.bsky.social publishes next month – every last word lovingly researched on the ground by myself I should add – here are 9 things to plan a memorable Sicilian trip around. www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/top...
Loving the future green look of Paris’ iconic Place de la Concorde. Picnic in 2026 on the spot where heads once rolled. Bravo @paris.fr @annehidalgo.bsky.social 🌱
Un an après la création de la Commission Concorde, Anne Hidalgo dévoilait ce matin le projet lauréat pour la rénovation du patrimoine de la place de la Concorde ainsi que la transformation de la place.
March 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Loving the future green look of Paris’ iconic Place de la Concorde. Picnic in 2026 on the spot where heads once rolled. Bravo @paris.fr @annehidalgo.bsky.social 🌱
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I’m building a global photographer database for the SpeciaList - if you’re interested in being one of my go-to photo team, please DM me your name, location and link to a portfolio. Rates competitive. Thank you!
February 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I’m building a global photographer database for the SpeciaList - if you’re interested in being one of my go-to photo team, please DM me your name, location and link to a portfolio. Rates competitive. Thank you!
Invaluable #Paris tip as always from the inimitable @paris-by-elodie.bsky.social 💫 aka How to visit the newly radiant Cathédrale de Notre Dame 🫶🏻💃
Notre-Dame cathedral is now open on its regular schedule:
Mon-Fri 7.45am-7pm / 10pm Thurs
Sat-Sun 8.15am-7.30pm
The Crown of thorns is visible 3-5pm each Friday from Jan10 until Apr18.
From Apr18, each first Friday of the month.
Book a free ticket up to 2 days ahead if you want to skip the line.
Mon-Fri 7.45am-7pm / 10pm Thurs
Sat-Sun 8.15am-7.30pm
The Crown of thorns is visible 3-5pm each Friday from Jan10 until Apr18.
From Apr18, each first Friday of the month.
Book a free ticket up to 2 days ahead if you want to skip the line.
December 15, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Invaluable #Paris tip as always from the inimitable @paris-by-elodie.bsky.social 💫 aka How to visit the newly radiant Cathédrale de Notre Dame 🫶🏻💃
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'He came, he saw, he was sacked' - ouch! Brutal front page from Libé on Michel Barnier, who now has the dubious honour of the shortest premiership of the French Fifth Republic
Michel Barnier censuré : veni, vidi, viré. C'est la une de Libération jeudi.
Par 331 voix, les députés ont renversé le gouvernement, une première depuis 1962. Plus fragilisé que jamais, Emmanuel Macron doit trouver, au plus vite, une réponse à la crise.
Par 331 voix, les députés ont renversé le gouvernement, une première depuis 1962. Plus fragilisé que jamais, Emmanuel Macron doit trouver, au plus vite, une réponse à la crise.
December 4, 2024 at 8:52 PM
'He came, he saw, he was sacked' - ouch! Brutal front page from Libé on Michel Barnier, who now has the dubious honour of the shortest premiership of the French Fifth Republic
So many delicious nuggets in this brilliant piece by @traveloguer.bsky.social feting 1 true #guidebook classic (starting with ‘TripAdvisor is as about as authoritative and trustworthy as a PR press release’ … ending with a link to the 1st edition South American Handbook from 1925 online). Enjoy 💫
SOUTH AMERICAN HANDBOOK 1924-2024: The centennial of a brick of a book that has survived into the digital age: www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/the-s...
The 100-year-old travel guidebook that refuses to die
The South American Handbook has survived into the digital age – long may it weigh down the roaming independent traveller’s rucksack
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 7:34 PM
So many delicious nuggets in this brilliant piece by @traveloguer.bsky.social feting 1 true #guidebook classic (starting with ‘TripAdvisor is as about as authoritative and trustworthy as a PR press release’ … ending with a link to the 1st edition South American Handbook from 1925 online). Enjoy 💫
I’m constantly being asked for gorgeous places to go, marvellous things to see, great trip ideas in #France 🇫🇷 Here’s five itineraries I put together for Lonely Planet (actually written for its recent France guidebook which I worked on as lead author) 🥖 www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/fra...
France itineraries: 5 routes to see the best of the country
See the highlights and hidden gems of France on these amazing itineraries.
www.lonelyplanet.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:33 PM
I’m constantly being asked for gorgeous places to go, marvellous things to see, great trip ideas in #France 🇫🇷 Here’s five itineraries I put together for Lonely Planet (actually written for its recent France guidebook which I worked on as lead author) 🥖 www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/fra...
Definitely #GreenFriday for me 💚
www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/tr... 25 Sustainable Spa Staycation tips @standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy
Took me AGES to research this Winter Wellness piece but I hate #BlackFriday so as we’re all being shouted at to shop shop shop I hope I’m inspiring some more conscious consumer choices #GreenFriday
Took me AGES to research this Winter Wellness piece but I hate #BlackFriday so as we’re all being shouted at to shop shop shop I hope I’m inspiring some more conscious consumer choices #GreenFriday
#GreenFriday: 25 sustainable spa staycation tips
25 secrets to healthier living: transform your home into your own retreat centre for a quick detox, or enjoy eco-friendly wellness every day thanks to these
www.standard.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Definitely #GreenFriday for me 💚
Great news for the city where I’ve spent half my French life. The organising committee for the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps will be in #Lyon (albeit in the urban sticks in St-Exupéry). Makes total sense in terms of existent facilities, accessibility etc www.lyonmag.com/article/1397...
JO d'hiver 2030 : le siège du comité d'organisation implanté à Lyon-Saint-Exupéry
Ce jeudi, Matignon réunissait les différents protagonistes des Jeux Olympiques d'hiver 2030 dans les Alpes.
www.lyonmag.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Great news for the city where I’ve spent half my French life. The organising committee for the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps will be in #Lyon (albeit in the urban sticks in St-Exupéry). Makes total sense in terms of existent facilities, accessibility etc www.lyonmag.com/article/1397...
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Paris ring road reduces speed limit to 50kph, research proves it's a success. Of course, the unhinged rightwingers who predicted chaos and disaster were wrong again and the environmentalists were right.
Less traffic, less noise, less pollution. www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-i...
Less traffic, less noise, less pollution. www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-i...
Périphérique à 50 km/h : le pôle écologiste raille les « prévisions désastreuses » de Valérie Pécresse
Les conseillers régionaux EELV soulignent les résultats positifs de l’abaissement de la vitesse depuis le 1er octobre, contredisant les mise
www.leparisien.fr
November 22, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Paris ring road reduces speed limit to 50kph, research proves it's a success. Of course, the unhinged rightwingers who predicted chaos and disaster were wrong again and the environmentalists were right.
Less traffic, less noise, less pollution. www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-i...
Less traffic, less noise, less pollution. www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-i...
Every existent travel or guidebook writer has something to thank the late Arthur Frommer for. One of the hardcore originals back in the 1950s (no, I was not alive then). RIP Arthur Frommer and 🙏
With deep sadness, Frommer's announces the passing of its founder, Arthur Frommer.
Arthur Frommer (1929–2024)
Details: www.frommers.com/blogs/arthur...
Arthur Frommer (1929–2024)
Details: www.frommers.com/blogs/arthur...
Arthur Frommer (1929–2024) | Frommer's
Travel publisher Frommer's announces the passing of its founder, Arthur Frommer, at age 95. | Frommer's
www.frommers.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:38 AM
Every existent travel or guidebook writer has something to thank the late Arthur Frommer for. One of the hardcore originals back in the 1950s (no, I was not alive then). RIP Arthur Frommer and 🙏
Slammed with work all day/week, but ‘travel writer pal’ starter pack with lots of #lp folk right up there on my to-do list. Ping me if you’d like adding x
November 19, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Slammed with work all day/week, but ‘travel writer pal’ starter pack with lots of #lp folk right up there on my to-do list. Ping me if you’d like adding x
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Another Starter Pack from @jbcanepa.bsky.social
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And a List of my own (Lists help me organize by topic instead of one packed Following feed—if I'm not following you, I promise it doesn't mean I won't see you!)
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November 18, 2024 at 8:06 PM
There's a few of these going around!
Another Starter Pack from @jbcanepa.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
And a List of my own (Lists help me organize by topic instead of one packed Following feed—if I'm not following you, I promise it doesn't mean I won't see you!)
bsky.app/profile/wsau...
Another Starter Pack from @jbcanepa.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
And a List of my own (Lists help me organize by topic instead of one packed Following feed—if I'm not following you, I promise it doesn't mean I won't see you!)
bsky.app/profile/wsau...
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Travel writers new to Bluesky—the lovely @rossanawyatt.bsky.social has created this Travel Writer Starter Pack to make all our lives easier! Follow en masse—and then repost! 🥳
November 18, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Travel writers new to Bluesky—the lovely @rossanawyatt.bsky.social has created this Travel Writer Starter Pack to make all our lives easier! Follow en masse—and then repost! 🥳
Essential info for writers. Amazes me every year how much it all adds up to. Thanks @marynovakovich.bsky.social (follow her if you’re not already) ✍️😎
With excellent timing, @alcs-uk.bsky.social has joined Bluesky. Don't forget to update your accounts by the 30 November deadline. And if you're a writer and you haven't joined, you're missing out on royalties collected on your behalf. It's a no-brainer. NUJ and SoA members join for free.
November 19, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Essential info for writers. Amazes me every year how much it all adds up to. Thanks @marynovakovich.bsky.social (follow her if you’re not already) ✍️😎
Having made the happy leap from ✖️ to 🧵 & 🦋, my intro:
🇫🇷🇮🇹 Author of 100+ Lonely Planet guidebooks
🛌 Luxury hotel critic & ‘World’s 50 Best Hotels’ judge for the Telegraph. ⛷️ writer too
🌏 Regular contributor to Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel’ campaign
✍️ Nat Geo Traveller UK, BBC Travel, Wanderlust
🇫🇷🇮🇹 Author of 100+ Lonely Planet guidebooks
🛌 Luxury hotel critic & ‘World’s 50 Best Hotels’ judge for the Telegraph. ⛷️ writer too
🌏 Regular contributor to Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel’ campaign
✍️ Nat Geo Traveller UK, BBC Travel, Wanderlust
November 18, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Having made the happy leap from ✖️ to 🧵 & 🦋, my intro:
🇫🇷🇮🇹 Author of 100+ Lonely Planet guidebooks
🛌 Luxury hotel critic & ‘World’s 50 Best Hotels’ judge for the Telegraph. ⛷️ writer too
🌏 Regular contributor to Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel’ campaign
✍️ Nat Geo Traveller UK, BBC Travel, Wanderlust
🇫🇷🇮🇹 Author of 100+ Lonely Planet guidebooks
🛌 Luxury hotel critic & ‘World’s 50 Best Hotels’ judge for the Telegraph. ⛷️ writer too
🌏 Regular contributor to Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel’ campaign
✍️ Nat Geo Traveller UK, BBC Travel, Wanderlust