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Welcome to Travel Tramp
Hello there, I’m Richard, the Travel Tramp. Award-winning blogger and professional travel journalist.
I’m on a quest to explore the world through its borders and boundaries.
Borders have shaped the world around us. Migration is the defining topic of the 21st century, and I’m here to answer the deeper questions about politics, history and identity we’re confronted with when we travel. Why is Cyprus divided? Why are there so many breakaway territories in the Caucasus? And why is Muslim-Chinese food so popular in Kyrgyzstan?
You’ll find stories of guerrilla fighters, micronations and refugees, as I build a database of cartographic curiosities and geopolitical oddities. All the things that make travel so fascinating.
Richard Collett, January 2025.
richard@travel-tramp.com
Richard is an award-winning travel journalist. Richard’s travel stories, guides and photography have been published by BBC Travel, Atlas Obscura, Lonely Planet, Culture Trip, The Independent, and many more publications. Richard is always open to new commissions. Please email, to find out more about working together.
Latest Features
Visiting a Micronation: The Principality of the Hutt River
Editors Note: Unfortunately, the Principality of the Hutt River closed its doors for good in January 2020 following the death of Prince Leonard and pressure from the Australian government seeking to reclaim unpaid taxes. Richard Collett 2022. I had driven hundreds of...
Dark Tourism in Cornwall
Cornwall is the staycation destination of choice for many Brits - but while most head to this county for beaches and relatively warmer weather, there’s much more to Cornwall than meets the eye. In this blog post, we’ll talk about dark tourism in Cornwall - including...
Exploring Europe’s Smallest Countries – Which Microstates Should I visit?
The days of travel as we remember might be over (at least for the time being) and while it’s been a while since I posted on the blog here at Travel Tramp, travel is certainly not something I’ve forgotten about! The blog posts have undeniably slowed down, while I’ve...
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Travel Stories
Long form narratives, character driven stories, photographic journeys and deep dives into the world’s curious destinations.
Travel Stories
Long form narratives, character driven stories, photographic journeys and deep dives into the world’s curious destinations.
Unusual Destinations
Breakaway territories, micronations, remote islands, abandoned places, dark tourism, emerging destinations and second cities. Learn how to travel off the beaten track with Travel Tramp.
Borderlines
Geography, politics and history shape the borders around us. Why do borders exist where they do? What makes a country a country? How many nations are in the UK? Learn how geopolitics and history define how and where we can travel.
Borders
Geography, politics and history shape the borders around us. Why do borders exist where they do? What makes a country a country? How many nations are in the UK? Learn how geopolitics and history define how and where we can travel.
richard@travel-tramp.com