Steph Dyson
@stephdyson.bsky.social
🙌Travel writer & blogger
🌎Latin America & sustainable adventure travel
✒️Nat Geo, Lonely Planet, The Telegraph
🗞️Co-founder Talking Travel Writing
🌎Latin America & sustainable adventure travel
✒️Nat Geo, Lonely Planet, The Telegraph
🗞️Co-founder Talking Travel Writing
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Together with @stephdyson.bsky.social and @travmedia.bsky.social, we're using the Talking Travel Writing newsletter to launch our latest mentoring scheme for aspiring travel writers! Details here - please share: travelwriting.substack.com/p/2025-trave...
2025 travel writing mentoring scheme open!
The Talking Travel Writing mentoring scheme is back thanks to sponsorship from TravMedia - find out how to apply here.
travelwriting.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Together with @stephdyson.bsky.social and @travmedia.bsky.social, we're using the Talking Travel Writing newsletter to launch our latest mentoring scheme for aspiring travel writers! Details here - please share: travelwriting.substack.com/p/2025-trave...
For a Talking Travel Writing series, I'm looking to speak to PRs about how journalists can get the best out of your destination knowledge to chat about potential story ideas.
Are there qs you wish more journalists would ask? What do you wish more journalists knew about working w/PRs?
Are there qs you wish more journalists would ask? What do you wish more journalists knew about working w/PRs?
May 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
For a Talking Travel Writing series, I'm looking to speak to PRs about how journalists can get the best out of your destination knowledge to chat about potential story ideas.
Are there qs you wish more journalists would ask? What do you wish more journalists knew about working w/PRs?
Are there qs you wish more journalists would ask? What do you wish more journalists knew about working w/PRs?
Devastated to look closer and realise someone hadn't stuck a googly eye on the plane wing
April 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Devastated to look closer and realise someone hadn't stuck a googly eye on the plane wing
After reading @johannhari101.bsky.social's fantastic Stolen Focus I've realised there's so much more we need to be doing to regulate tech companies - but I can't find any organisations whose sole purposes seems to be this. Does anyone know of any that need donations or support?
April 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
After reading @johannhari101.bsky.social's fantastic Stolen Focus I've realised there's so much more we need to be doing to regulate tech companies - but I can't find any organisations whose sole purposes seems to be this. Does anyone know of any that need donations or support?
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What one thing would you suggest every travel writer needs to be good at their job? We're running a series on this very topic in #TalkingTravelWriting this month, so here's my take:
travelwriting.substack.com/p/just-one-t...
travelwriting.substack.com/p/just-one-t...
Just One Thing: stupidity
Inspired by the late Michael Mosely, this month's series is a Just One Thing tribute.
travelwriting.substack.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
What one thing would you suggest every travel writer needs to be good at their job? We're running a series on this very topic in #TalkingTravelWriting this month, so here's my take:
travelwriting.substack.com/p/just-one-t...
travelwriting.substack.com/p/just-one-t...
I'm writing a piece for Talking Travel Writing for April about whether there's ever a place for AI in travel writing. Do you have strong opinions on the topic? 👇🏻
March 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I'm writing a piece for Talking Travel Writing for April about whether there's ever a place for AI in travel writing. Do you have strong opinions on the topic? 👇🏻
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Writers, this really is your last chance now! You've got until noon to apply. open.substack.com/pub/freelanc...
Last chance to apply for the FWJ New Directions bursary
You've got until midday today.
open.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Writers, this really is your last chance now! You've got until noon to apply. open.substack.com/pub/freelanc...
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At LATA we want to celebrate the incredible work being done across the Latin American travel industry. Entries are now open for the LATA Excellence Awards & the LATA Responsible Tourism Awards and will be announced at LATA Expo in June. Media awards coming soon!
travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/ent...
travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/ent...
Entries open for Lata’s excellence and responsible tourism awards | Travel Weekly
Award winners will be announced at association’s Expo in June
travelweekly.co.uk
February 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
At LATA we want to celebrate the incredible work being done across the Latin American travel industry. Entries are now open for the LATA Excellence Awards & the LATA Responsible Tourism Awards and will be announced at LATA Expo in June. Media awards coming soon!
travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/ent...
travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/ent...
It does worry me how much time I spend pissing around at my desk. Got 8 hours to write a feature? I'll fanny around for six of those and then get stressed that it has taken so long. Got two? Complete it, plus have time for a cup of tea.
February 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It does worry me how much time I spend pissing around at my desk. Got 8 hours to write a feature? I'll fanny around for six of those and then get stressed that it has taken so long. Got two? Complete it, plus have time for a cup of tea.
@jenrosesmith.bsky.social the undisputed queen of the good idea
When interviewing academic sources for stories, I love to add a little "and what are you excited about now/next?" right at the end, and good lord is that a magical story-idea generator
February 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
@jenrosesmith.bsky.social the undisputed queen of the good idea
There's still time to sign up for next week's webinar on how you can use data to help you find fascinating story angles for pitches and how it can add substance to your features 👇
travelwritingwebinars.com/product/data...
travelwritingwebinars.com/product/data...
February 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
There's still time to sign up for next week's webinar on how you can use data to help you find fascinating story angles for pitches and how it can add substance to your features 👇
travelwritingwebinars.com/product/data...
travelwritingwebinars.com/product/data...
Always
I really like writing when it is exactly within the parameters that I find ideal for writing which are vague and ever changing
February 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Always
My toxic travel trait is swearing blind that I won't book six-week-long work trips again because they're exhausting, and then proceeding to do it anyway. Oops!
Patagonia and the Atacama Desert followed by the Pantanal is going to be totally worth it though 😂
Patagonia and the Atacama Desert followed by the Pantanal is going to be totally worth it though 😂
February 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
My toxic travel trait is swearing blind that I won't book six-week-long work trips again because they're exhausting, and then proceeding to do it anyway. Oops!
Patagonia and the Atacama Desert followed by the Pantanal is going to be totally worth it though 😂
Patagonia and the Atacama Desert followed by the Pantanal is going to be totally worth it though 😂
It always such a pleasure to write for Adventure.com and researching this piece about the realities of AI's impact on travel was fascinating adventure.com/artificial-i...
January 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It always such a pleasure to write for Adventure.com and researching this piece about the realities of AI's impact on travel was fascinating adventure.com/artificial-i...
Sian's newsletters are always informative and involve excellent GIFs. 10/10, would recommend
I love compiling the first Freelance Writing Jobs of the year. A full-on burst of optimism! The freshly squeezed orange juice of newsletters. Get it in your inbox this week. 🍊🍊🍊https://freelancewritingjobs.substack.com/
Freelance Writing Jobs | Sian Meades-Williams | Substack
Helping writers earn millions of pounds in commissions since 2018. Calls for pitches, creative submissions, freelance and part-time writing jobs. All UK-based. Compiled by Sian Meades-Williams. Click ...
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January 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Sian's newsletters are always informative and involve excellent GIFs. 10/10, would recommend
Starting Talking Travel Writing's 2025 content as we mean to go on with a series on how passive income should be a staple part of your strategy for the coming year.
Read it here: substack.com/inbox/post/1... (the first newsletter is free!)
Read it here: substack.com/inbox/post/1... (the first newsletter is free!)
Passive income: the holy grail of travel writing?
Steph chats about earning money while you sleep
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January 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Starting Talking Travel Writing's 2025 content as we mean to go on with a series on how passive income should be a staple part of your strategy for the coming year.
Read it here: substack.com/inbox/post/1... (the first newsletter is free!)
Read it here: substack.com/inbox/post/1... (the first newsletter is free!)
Talking Travel Writing 2025 planning went very well yesterday with @lottiegross.bsky.social The second bottle went down a little too easily, however 🥴
December 18, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Talking Travel Writing 2025 planning went very well yesterday with @lottiegross.bsky.social The second bottle went down a little too easily, however 🥴
My parents are dealing with the sad task of packing up my grandparents' home by unearthing bangers like this
December 12, 2024 at 3:30 PM
My parents are dealing with the sad task of packing up my grandparents' home by unearthing bangers like this
This is deliciously unhinged. I'm now picturing Badenoch gnawing on a dry lump of bread
December 12, 2024 at 12:06 PM
This is deliciously unhinged. I'm now picturing Badenoch gnawing on a dry lump of bread
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Anyone fancy a job in travel media? The Travel Media Awards Step Up Scheme is now open for young people from diverse backgrounds. Tell your younguns! travelmediaawards.com/travelmediaa...
Travel Media Awards 2025 - Step Up Homepage
Travel Media Awards 2025 - Step Up Homepage
travelmediaawards.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Anyone fancy a job in travel media? The Travel Media Awards Step Up Scheme is now open for young people from diverse backgrounds. Tell your younguns! travelmediaawards.com/travelmediaa...
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Not sure what the name a group of travel writers going walkabout in a storm might be but just spent an inspiring w/e with @lottiegross.bsky.social @stephdyson.bsky.social at the #TTWRETREAT2024 to learn about the travel media. Thank you so much to you both & to HF Holidays for a wonderful stay.
December 9, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Not sure what the name a group of travel writers going walkabout in a storm might be but just spent an inspiring w/e with @lottiegross.bsky.social @stephdyson.bsky.social at the #TTWRETREAT2024 to learn about the travel media. Thank you so much to you both & to HF Holidays for a wonderful stay.
I love this! Mostly because I can't stomach imagining ever having another actual boss
I'm convinced one secret to freelance happiness is to imagine your own perfect boss — high expectations, kind, firm boundaries with clients, etc — and then just become that person.
December 8, 2024 at 4:44 PM
I love this! Mostly because I can't stomach imagining ever having another actual boss
Can't get over how talented this exceptional group of women are and what a delight it was to host them this weekend for #TTWRetreat2024
Editors, you're going to be getting some fantastic pitches landing in your inboxes soon!
Editors, you're going to be getting some fantastic pitches landing in your inboxes soon!
December 8, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Can't get over how talented this exceptional group of women are and what a delight it was to host them this weekend for #TTWRetreat2024
Editors, you're going to be getting some fantastic pitches landing in your inboxes soon!
Editors, you're going to be getting some fantastic pitches landing in your inboxes soon!
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Such an honour to have 20-odd people here – some all the way from the USA – for the TTW writing retreat in the Cotswolds. We are teaching aspiring writers how to get into this industry and make it work for them, and this lot are super engaged and v clever! Exciting times 🙌🎉
December 7, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Such an honour to have 20-odd people here – some all the way from the USA – for the TTW writing retreat in the Cotswolds. We are teaching aspiring writers how to get into this industry and make it work for them, and this lot are super engaged and v clever! Exciting times 🙌🎉
Brilliant first day with our 18 attendees of the #TTWRetreat2024 at Harrington House in Bourton-on-the-Water. Started with how the travel media works and then invited the brilliant @howard-tcg.bsky.social of Travel Connections Group to discuss how to network like a pro
#hfholidays
#hfholidays
December 7, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Brilliant first day with our 18 attendees of the #TTWRetreat2024 at Harrington House in Bourton-on-the-Water. Started with how the travel media works and then invited the brilliant @howard-tcg.bsky.social of Travel Connections Group to discuss how to network like a pro
#hfholidays
#hfholidays