Simon Richmond

@ruralkeith @nationaltrust @thebaytrust @CHALKUP21 Thanks Keith - I will be updating the guide for ed2 next year 🙂

Picked this, by ⁦@simonrichmond⁩, up at ⁦@nationaltrust⁩ White Cliffs Visitor Centre yesterday. Thrilled to see it features the #PinesGarden #PinesCalyx & #tearoom of ⁦@thebaytrust⁩ and promotes the ⁦c.21 #architecture @CHALKUP21⁩ trail too! #slowtravel

@tripalong Brilliant work Nicola - I will be there 23 July for a week - will you be around?

Having spent the best part of 3 weeks working in #Paris to, among other things, unravel the endless enigmas, nuances & unknowns surrounding the #olympics, my conclusion for BBC Travel is this: plan well & who cares if you don't have a ticket! bbc.com/travel/article…

Back in the summer I had a lot of fun scouting out some of Zürich’s best indie shops: lonelyplanet.com/articles/zuric… @lonelyplanet @MySwitzerland_e @VisitZurich

Always a pleasure to contribute to @lonelyplanet #bestintravel - my piece on Poland tops the list of best value destinations for 2024 lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel…

@CHRSSCHLKX Hi there - I’m a specialist in Japan - see my website simonrichmond.com if you’re still looking for someone to assist on your project- cheers

@LenniCoffey You need to get in the bus to Waitrose in Hythe!

Possibly the most Islington thing I will ever tweet but I've lived in Folkestone for nearly a year and my brain still hasn't accepted that Asda is not Waitrose and in fact does *not* stock preserved lemons or ras el hanout

@lottiecgross If people sat and read what's new in the guides, rather than knee-jerk reacted to what's not there any longer, they may find that they are actually pretty good and in some cases better than what was published before

This is interesting and just shows how much of a difficult position guidebook publishers are in... Staying relevant / in-date in a world of online reviews is so tricky, which is probably why they have largely taken out resto/hotel recs, but often those recs are where the value is

@lottiecgross They have been designed to reflect the reality that most travellers are using the smart phones for all the nuts & bolts detail - addresses, tel numbers, maps etc - this has freed up space in the guide for better descriptions of what's best to see & do TBC

@lottiecgross I don't agree with all the decisions made for the format of the new look guides, but - as someone who's written some of this new content and seen the guides develop (they are still evolving) - I recognise the need for them to change TBC

@LenniCoffey Many thanks for joining us last night - really appreciated it & the sparkly nails are fab. All the best for today 🙂

Spent today doing the really crucial last-minute marathon prep - getting sparkly nails and my hair re-tinted. WAAAHHHH CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S TOMORROW

@paulclammer @spectator Fabulous review - can’t wait to read it!

Starting my day the right way with this review of my new book BLACK CROWN, which @spectator calls 'superb' and 'scrupulously researched.' 🇭🇹👑 spectator.co.uk/article/henri-…

@Lorna_Explorer @NatGeoTravelUK Congratulations!

Personal news!🚨New job alert. Today is my first day with the brilliant @NatGeoTravelUK team as commissioning editor and I am VERY EXCITED. I’ll be in London every week so hoping to catch up with many of you more often. Come say hi: lorna.parkes@natgeotraveller.co.uk

@LenniCoffey Welcome to Folkestone - you'll love it here! Pick up a copy of the Foghorn mag that I edit & I'd be happy to meet up and share local tips when I'm back from Athens at end of Sept

So, having finally managed to move to Folkestone, I of course wrote about it! #everythingiscopy. The great escape: How writing a travel feature convinced me to swap city for seaside independent.co.uk/travel/uk/seas…

Thanks to a recommendation from Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler, I just subscribed to ChinaDiction chinadiction.com/?utm_medium=we…

@DTVRSH @BradtGuides @KentCiderCo Thanks - glad you like it 🙂

@paulclammer @HurstPublishers Brilliant news - can’t wait to read it

Today I'm feeling very grateful to have received the anonymous academic reader's report from @HurstPublishers on my manuscript for BLACK CROWN, and to see that they really 'got' what I was trying to do with the book. I'm so excited to share with it the world in January! 🇭🇹👑

At last! #borisgone

Happy 40th birthday @roughguides - kudos to Mark Ellingham for kickstarting it with his Greece guide & for giving me a head start in the guidebook writing biz back in the 1990s! instagram.com/p/CfbRISZsuHN/…

@lottiecgross I’ll be there - looking forward to catching up on what folks have been up to 🙂

LOVE these! Who's coming to the shindig tonight, Rough Guides alumni?

@CreativeFstone @FolkeFoghorn @Quarterhouse_UK Thanks for the mention!

Have you heard about the new hyperlocal free magazine @FolkeFoghorn? The Foghorn’s editor @simonrichmond will be one of 13 speakers at tomorrow's #ConnectingCreatives2022 event. Come! 📅 Fri 1 Jul, 6-7.30pm 📍 @Quarterhouse_UK 🎟 Free creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/open-…