Travel Tramp
Award-Winning Travel Writing.
Welcome to Travel Tramp
Hello there, I’m Richard, the Travel Tramp. Award-winning blogger and professional travel writer.
I write blogs with a dash of journalism, as I travel to the world’s most curious destinations in search of intriguing people and untold narratives.
I love using long form features and interesting characters to answer the deeper questions about politics, history and identity that we’re confronted with when we travel. Why is Cyprus divided? Why does are there so many breakaway territories in the Caucasus? And why is Muslim-Chinese food so popular in Kyrgyzstan?
You’ll find stories of guerilla fighters, micronations and refugees from El Salvador and Honduras to East Timor and the Philippines. There’s history, geopolitics, overland travel, border crossings and plenty of food. All the things that make travel so fascinating.
Richard Collett, October 2021.
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
Cooking with the Garifuna: How Tourism Can Preserve Belize’s Garifuna Culture
In Belize, new cultural initiatives are helping tourists to connect with the country’s Garifuna past, while also helping the Garifuna to preserve their history. By Richard Collett 'But it was not quite the end. Dumped on a distant shore, the few hardy survivors...
From Budget Backpacker to Luxury Explorer: Elevate Your Travel Style
From packing the best travel gear out there to choosing the right accessories for your next trip, here's how to elevate your travel style, no matter your destination. If you're seeking to stand out from the crowd when travelling and make a robust impression wherever...
Beyond the Skyline: 11 Ways to Explore Singapore’s Hidden Urban Jungle
From the futuristic designs of Gardens by the Bay to the natural climes of the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, here’s how you can explore Singapore’s hidden urban jungle. Singapore has always surprised me. My first trip here taught me all about the city-state’s culinary...
Award Winning Travel Writing
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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.
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.
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