Sarah J C Gillespie
@sjcgillespie.bsky.social
Scottish-Filipina travel writer 🏴🇵🇭 Words in Nat Geo Traveller, The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian and more. Glasgow-based. sarahjcgillespie.com
First-time TravMedia Awards finalist! How lovely 🥰 #TravMediaAwards
April 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
First-time TravMedia Awards finalist! How lovely 🥰 #TravMediaAwards
Been a bit of a stressful week – luckily, four days of stomping around the East Neuk of Fife is just what the doctor ordered 😍🏴 #inntravel
April 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Been a bit of a stressful week – luckily, four days of stomping around the East Neuk of Fife is just what the doctor ordered 😍🏴 #inntravel
I'm currently laid up with Covid and being very unproductive indeed, but you should still read my productivity guide on Talking Travel Writing today 😉🤪 Well worth getting a subscription if you don't have one!
March 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I'm currently laid up with Covid and being very unproductive indeed, but you should still read my productivity guide on Talking Travel Writing today 😉🤪 Well worth getting a subscription if you don't have one!
Delighted to share that I've been shortlisted in three Inspire Global Media Awards categories (including Photo of the Year?!)! 🏆🥳🎉🎉
February 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Delighted to share that I've been shortlisted in three Inspire Global Media Awards categories (including Photo of the Year?!)! 🏆🥳🎉🎉
Expectation of a 14-hour flight: "I'm going to write a 12-month career plan and a 2,000-word feature and 20 pitches like the HUSTLER THAT I AM"
Reality:
Reality:
January 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Expectation of a 14-hour flight: "I'm going to write a 12-month career plan and a 2,000-word feature and 20 pitches like the HUSTLER THAT I AM"
Reality:
Reality:
This "British pub" in Fukuoka is called Morris' Hippo. I suppose I get the "Morris" part, but why the hippo...?
January 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This "British pub" in Fukuoka is called Morris' Hippo. I suppose I get the "Morris" part, but why the hippo...?
OK I think the Pokémon airline safety video might be the best thing I've seen in a long time
January 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
OK I think the Pokémon airline safety video might be the best thing I've seen in a long time
Trying something new for this long-haul flight in the hope that I don't end up with a three-day nosebleed for once. If anyone wants a review lmk
January 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Trying something new for this long-haul flight in the hope that I don't end up with a three-day nosebleed for once. If anyone wants a review lmk
Amazing what I can achieve when I suddenly don't have a crippling chronic illness
January 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Amazing what I can achieve when I suddenly don't have a crippling chronic illness
I have no idea why it took me so long to buy a luggage rack. I still wouldn't say I "like" packing but I certainly hate it less now that I have my coffee table back.
January 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I have no idea why it took me so long to buy a luggage rack. I still wouldn't say I "like" packing but I certainly hate it less now that I have my coffee table back.
The aurora borealis was being awfy showy on New Year's Day. 🏴
January 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The aurora borealis was being awfy showy on New Year's Day. 🏴
If I lose all my work to Chat GPT I might reinvent myself as a cryptic crossword setter because seriously wtf is this
December 30, 2024 at 10:05 AM
If I lose all my work to Chat GPT I might reinvent myself as a cryptic crossword setter because seriously wtf is this
I have two pieces in easyJet Traveller this month: one on how to spend 54 hours in Edinburgh, and one on Ondřej Chybík's Prague recommendations for architecture lovers.
December 9, 2024 at 10:05 AM
I have two pieces in easyJet Traveller this month: one on how to spend 54 hours in Edinburgh, and one on Ondřej Chybík's Prague recommendations for architecture lovers.
How's this for a hotel room concept? #Philippines
December 5, 2024 at 9:26 AM
How's this for a hotel room concept? #Philippines
Last night I was wondering how the hell I managed to sunburn the soles of my feet, then I saw this picture and it all made sense
December 3, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Last night I was wondering how the hell I managed to sunburn the soles of my feet, then I saw this picture and it all made sense
Um, so... I got my ovaries removed. Difficult to explain in short form so you can read the IG screenshot below, or read my The Times Magazine essay in full here: https://buff.ly/3OxJ96j #PMDDawareness
December 2, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Um, so... I got my ovaries removed. Difficult to explain in short form so you can read the IG screenshot below, or read my The Times Magazine essay in full here: https://buff.ly/3OxJ96j #PMDDawareness
I'm BAAAAAACK 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🎉🎉🎉
November 28, 2024 at 9:26 AM
I'm BAAAAAACK 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🎉🎉🎉
The Glasgow Airport pancakes have gone from "occasional treat" to "mandatory pre-flight ritual" and my wallet is screaming but I DON'T CARE
November 27, 2024 at 11:14 AM
The Glasgow Airport pancakes have gone from "occasional treat" to "mandatory pre-flight ritual" and my wallet is screaming but I DON'T CARE
Eighteen (!) years after I graduated high school in St Andrews, I have a town guide in this month's National Geographic Traveller UK. 🏴
November 26, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Eighteen (!) years after I graduated high school in St Andrews, I have a town guide in this month's National Geographic Traveller UK. 🏴
Last Monday was my three-year Glasgow-versary. I adore this city and would live nowhere else, no matter how much you paid me. 💚🏴
November 25, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Last Monday was my three-year Glasgow-versary. I adore this city and would live nowhere else, no matter how much you paid me. 💚🏴
I also have a story in the JRNY Africa supplement on my Kenya train trip! Secluded Africa and co are doing fantastic environmental and community work, which deserves to be internationally recognised.
November 22, 2024 at 11:06 AM
I also have a story in the JRNY Africa supplement on my Kenya train trip! Secluded Africa and co are doing fantastic environmental and community work, which deserves to be internationally recognised.
If you've got a JRNY subscription, you'll have seen my story about the history of Dinagyang and other Philippine festivals. Below, I've included a couple of my dad's photos from Dinagyang 1986 for comparison. #Philippines #Dinagyang
November 21, 2024 at 9:26 AM
If you've got a JRNY subscription, you'll have seen my story about the history of Dinagyang and other Philippine festivals. Below, I've included a couple of my dad's photos from Dinagyang 1986 for comparison. #Philippines #Dinagyang
Today in "guess what country I'm writing about today?":
November 18, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Today in "guess what country I'm writing about today?":