Travel
The Skinny travel guide. We take an alternative approach to travel writing, exploring what it is to travel as well as sharing the unique international experiences of our writers. Sightseeing recommendations, features, guides and adventures for avid globetrotters to amateur travelers may also feature.
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FeaturesDelhi Belly
A resident of Delhi sees the city through the eyes of a newcomer Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
SightseeingGo Away! The Enchanted Forest, Perthshire
And it's not just those KaZantipians who believe in the power of the imagination, some folk in Perthshire do too it appears. They (the Highland Perthshire Co... Read more »| 04 Aug 2011 -
Festivals
Festival Column: KaZantip Republic
When is a festival not a festival? When it takes place in the non-existent state of KaZantip that's when, and therefore only exists in a parallel reality. Th... Read more »| 01 Aug 2011 -
Features
My Tellybox Debut
In a shameless bid to secure free merchandise, we sent Ray Philp to London to launch his acting career in a beer advert Read more »| 11 Jul 2011 -
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Hard Up Down Under
Cursing the vagaries of the world economy, our necessitous nomad fails to see the value in an overpriced Oz Read more »| 29 Jun 2011 -
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The Arizona Zone
Our venturesome explorer with the inside track on a landscape we're all familiar with - Monument Valley Read more »| 10 Jun 2011
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Features
If Destroyed Still True #6 by Nine
Nine, former Deviance editor at Skinny Towers, is one of the most well-travelled people we know, pinballing around the globe to places as far flung as Austra... Read more »| 06 Jun 2011 -
Festivals
Festivals 2011: OFF, Poland
So, why pitch your tent at just one amazing August music festival in the Eastern part of Europe (see last month's piece on Sziget, Budapest) when you can hit... Read more »| 02 Jun 2011 -
Features
Trainhopping In Japan
Holiday in Japan, anyone? Ally Brown recommends it... when the smoke clears Read more »| 01 Jun 2011 -
FestivalsFestival Column: TweedLove Bike Week
In a national survey in 2005, listeners to BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme voted the bicycle as the most significant invention since the 1800s, miles a... Read more »| 01 Jun 2011 -
FeaturesThe Cottage Residential Music Studio: Alt-holidays for (alt-) Musicians
The marketplace can sometimes cater to extreme niche tastes. For example, it's possible to acquire your very own dinosaur bones, fried burger-scented candl... Read more »| 04 May 2011 -
Festivals
Festival Column: Sziget, Budapest
One of the world’s largest musical and cultural festivals takes place in August, but you knew that already, right? And that it offers exceptional value... Read more »| 21 Apr 2011 -
Features
Rancid Authenticity and Other Stories: How To Be A Decent Couchsurfer
Websites like couchsurfing.org are increasingly popular for finding free accommodation, but users may need to get to grips with the etiquette Read more »| 08 Apr 2011 -
Sightseeing
Go Away! Outdoor Activities in Fort William and Lochaber
Where? Adrenalising outdoor activity in Fort William and Lochaber. What? More specifically, a mountain bike marathon, or if H2O’s your thing, white wa... Read more »| 05 Apr 2011 -
Sightseeing
Go Away! To Christopher Street Day, Berlin
Where? Christopher Street Day (CSD), Berlin. What? Annual European LGBT celebration. Generally known as Gay Pride events elsewhere, in Germany they are na... Read more »| 26 Mar 2011