Inspiring Travel Writing from Sean Thomas
Sean Thomas was born in 1963, in Devon. He studied philosophy at University College London. Over the last twenty years he has worked as a freelance journalist on various UK newspapers, including The Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, and the Guardian. His last novel, 'The Cheek Perforation Dance', was published by HarperCollins in 2003. At present he is working on a book about his chequered lovelife, entitled 'Millions of Women are Waiting to Meet You'. Sean Thomas lives in London.
Articles by Sean Thomas
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Disaster Travel: Morocco
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Sean Thomas
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Morocco
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Marrakech Region
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Marrakech
Behind me was a wall of sand and stone. On my left a wide an uncrossable canyon. In front a shrieking, baying horde of Moroccan kids, hurling stones and imprecations. The first rock to hit me drew a sharp sting of pain, and a dribble of blood....
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Before You Die: The Saint Chapelle
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Sean Thomas
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France
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Ile-de-France
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Paris
Visit the Saint Chapelle in Paris. Hidden away on the Ile de la Cite, this beautiful church was built in the Middle Ages as a reliquary to house the crown of thorns. More glass than wall, its extraordinary multicoloured windows give the visitor the...
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Before You Die: Carnival in Port of Spain
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Sean Thomas
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Trinidad & Tobago
Experience carnival in the Port of Spain, Trinidad, in late February/early March. Less touristy than Rio, less commercialised than New Orleans, more wild and abandoned than either, Trinidad hosts one of the world’s greatest, must-see, must-...
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Britain's Other Islands
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Sean Thomas
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United Kingdom
What are the six most beautiful and extraordinary islands off Britain and Ireland? It’s a harder question than it might seem: because there are 5,500 of them. Some are just mudflats, some just sandbanks, many are rocky outcrops and skerries...
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Lake Maggiore
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Sean Thomas
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Italy
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Italian Lakes
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Lake Maggiore
People complain about the Italian lakes: that they are over-run with tourists. This completely misses the point of the Italian lakes: they are meant to be over-run with tourists. They wouldn’t be half as much fun without the busloads. Because the...
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The Atlantis Hotel
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Sean Thomas
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Bahamas
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The Out Islands
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Paradise Island
It’s said that owner and conceiver Sol Kirzner (he of Sun City fame), spent $1bn on the creation of this luxury-resort-with-a-difference. For once, you can see where the money went: on fifteen eateries, the Caribbean’s biggest casino, several...
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Before You Die: The Oldest Red-Light District in the World
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Sean Thomas
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Japan
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Kansai
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Kyoto
Spend time in Gion, Kyoto, Japan, and arguably the oldest red-light district in the world. Walk down the wooden streets of the town at sunset and if you’re lucky you might see a white-faced geisha hobbling to work in her kimono and wooden...
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Scorpion City
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Sean Thomas
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China
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Guangdong
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Guangzhou
Owls, crows, de-quilled porcupines, rats, beavers, miserable-looking squirrels, half-dead vultures, bears, mice, dace, twitching lobsters, snakes sliced in half from tongue to tail with their tiny pink hearts still beating and bloody - you name it,...
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Twenty Four Hours In.......Sarajevo
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Sean Thomas
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
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other areas of Bosnia
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Sarajevo
A bombed-out, screwed-up, shrapnel-shredded city forever associated with ethnic cleansing, gang rape, organised torture, mass starvation and sociopathic Serbian politicos in extremely bad haircuts might not seem the ideal place to spend a refreshing...
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Venice: Arts and Crafts
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Sean Thomas
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Italy
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Veneto Region
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Venice
One of the best things about Venice is its world-class art. One of the worst things about Venice is that every tourist in the visible universe agrees with this. From January to December the principal galleries and art-spaces of the city are thronged...