Karen Gardiner
karendesuyo.bsky.social
Karen Gardiner
@karendesuyo.bsky.social
Scottish writer based in Northern NY, via Japan and elsewhere. Work in Condé Nast Traveler, BBC, Nat Geo, Washington Post and more. https://karengardiner.contently.com
For Food & Wine, I write about Hurtigruten’s new culinary ambassador, Máret Ravdna Buljo, and her mission to reinvigorate and bring more visibility to Sámi food, and show that it can be eaten cross-legged on a lávvu floor, as well as seated at a table: www.foodandwine.com/hurtigruten-...
July 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I had a lovely autumn trip to Nasu last year and reckon it’s as beautiful in the spring. I wrote about Nasu’s natural wonders, craft culture and food for this weekend’s Times: www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...
April 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The ‘time to go’ drinking party at Mankusen
February 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Overcame one of my biggest fears and skated 10k along the Rideau Canal ⛸️
February 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ICYMI and are wondering why so many freelancers are utterly burned out on pitching these days.
December 30, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Any excuse for Fair Isle puffins.
December 22, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Getting some lessons in resilience in Kanazawa where thousands of evacuees are still displaced following the New Year earthquake in Noto. Including this sake brewer who has collaborated with a local brewery to create a new sake from the rice rescued from her destroyed brewery
December 5, 2024 at 12:05 AM
The WSJ’s 2024 gift guide is out and I have two craft experiences to recommend: knitting in Shetland and beading in New York: www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
November 15, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Alexander McQueen trinity — Widows of Culloden, Highland Rape, and Joan — on view at TARTAN, V&A Dundee
December 1, 2023 at 3:43 PM