Inspiring Travel Writing from Stephen Emms
Stephen Emms contributes to the travel sections of The Guardian, Observer, Times, Independent on Sunday and consumer titles like Coast and Sunday Times Travel Magazine. A genuine Margate boy, he likes nothing more than to sing the praises of a forgotten seaside resort across the UK and beyond. In 2008 he was highly commended in the Bradt/Independent On Sunday Travel Writers Awards for a story on Catania, Sicily.
Stephens flirted with coastal living in recent years, but, between trips, is currently landlubbed in the grime of Kentish Town.
Stephens flirted with coastal living in recent years, but, between trips, is currently landlubbed in the grime of Kentish Town.
Articles by Stephen Emms
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Catania
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Stephen Emms
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Italy
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Sicily
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Catania
It was Sunday, maybe that was the problem, and a combination of factors – the heat, the oppressive black-grey buildings, Mount Etna’s recent eruption, the closed shops and tourist office – had whipped up a kind of nagging anxiety....
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40 miles along Kent's coastline
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Stephen Emms
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United Kingdom
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South East England
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Kent
It’s late here in Folkestone, the night before our 40 mile, four day coastal trek along South East Kent. Tomorrow we’ll stagger to Dover, and then on to Deal, Ramsgate and Margate, the idea being to peer into these towns on the eve of...
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Stamford
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Stephen Emms
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United States
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Texas
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Midland
And no, she doesn’t mean Stoke Newington’s venerable neighbour. In fact, this stone-built Georgian town in Lincolnshire – allegedly the finest in England – is oddly familiar, perhaps because it’s starred in period...
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Cours Julien
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Stephen Emms
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France
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Provence
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Marseille
Life here is lived outside: sit at a table under the shade of the pine trees as the sunlight’s dappled rays hit huge fountain in the square. The city’s youth mingle with local families and tourists out on most days. On various days of...
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Antwerp
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Stephen Emms
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Belgium
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Flanders
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Antwerp
Antwerp, which teeters on the tip of Flemish Belgium, is an elegant 16th-century city that rebranded itself as a fashion hub in the 1980s, due in some part to the international acclaim around the “Antwerp Six”, a particularly talented...
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A Weekend in Lowestoft
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Stephen Emms
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United Kingdom
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East Anglia
It’s a little known fact that famed Victorian architect Samuel Peto’s dream was for Lowestoft, the most easterly town in the UK, to rival Brighton. But it’s not hard to see why. Stretching from the golden sands and elegant squares...
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24 Hours in Tunis
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Stephen Emms
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Tunisia
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Tunis and the North Coast
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Tunis
Afternoon Tunis and its environs are a land-gobbling metropolis, so pack lightly and be prepared to cover some ground by (very cheap) taxis, ideally before you check in to the hotel. Hit the medina first, the heartbeat of the city founded by the...
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A Weekend in Deal
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Stephen Emms
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United Kingdom
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South East England
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Kent
“Some visitors say it’s like stepping back in time,” says Ralph Cades, owner of the Greencades boutique on the High Street. “Other seaside towns are a bit kiss-me-quick, but Deal is charm without the cheap thrills. It’s...
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An Arty Weekend in East Kent
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Stephen Emms
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United Kingdom
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South East England
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Kent
A dozen boats creak in the low-tide mud. Gulls guard orange-green nets slung out to dry around the harbour. Pensioners stand and stare, or gobble bowls of cockles. And, just up the cliff, my partner Russell and I are examining Tracey Emin’s...
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Capital Ring Walk
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Stephen Emms
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United Kingdom
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Greater London
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London
“It’s like being in Palermo,” ventured my partner Russell, as he pushed open the window to its limited hilt, welcoming in the roar of traffic below. Our room, fuggy with sewage, could use some fresh air, and, as we lay tipsy on the stiff bed, sirens...