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Carolyn Boyd

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As seen in: The Waterstones Podcast, MSN Ireland, MSN Singapore, MSN UK, Yahoo Life, BBC, BBC Travel, Financial Times, MSN Malaysia, The Guardian and
Covers:  France, french travel, french food, french drinks, France culinary travel, terroir, french hotels, france regional travel, off the beaten track travel, road trips
Doesn't Cover: Other countries, unless there's a French connection
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Carolyn Boyd’s Biography

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I've spent more than two decades writing about France - its food, its landscapes, its history and the people who make it extraordinary. My aim is always the same: to craft features and articles that don't just inform but make the reader feel as though they have travelled with me. I have lost count of people commenting ‘You just make me want to go!’.
As a regular contributor to The Guardian, The Times and Sunday Times, National Geographic Traveller, BBC Travel and many other titles, I've written…

Carolyn Boyd’s Journalist Portfolio

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Horror, heartache and beauty on the battlefields of northern France

Horror, heartache and beauty on the battlefields of northern France

Twelve thousand small white crosses arranged in geometric lines rise like a gentle wave across the shallow sl…

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France From The Source

France From The Source

Food and travel book - France From The Source I researched France's classic recipes that best told the st…

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The best food and drink holidays in France for 2019

The best food and drink holidays in France for 2019

50 of the best holidays to take in France in 2019 - broken down into best for family, best budget, best food …

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Where to eat in the Dordogne

Where to eat in the Dordogne

At the edge of Issigeac's buzzing market, the pumpkin festival is in full swing. Fat, orange, bulbous pumpkin…

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Absinthe: The return of the green fairy

Absinthe: The return of the green fairy

As I sip a cold glass of absinthe, I can't help but think my surroundings are a little incongruous. The sun-d…

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Bern: Joy ride

Bern: Joy ride

As I stand gazing up at the green domes of Bern's parliament building, I can't help feeling it's a little inc…

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From volcanic wilds to world-class art: 10 fun and fabulous reasons to visit France in 2026

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Carolyn Boyd RIDE A DRAGON INCALAISYou don't need to venture too far into France to find its wow factor. Indeed, within minutes of exiting the ferry or Channel Tunnel, you can be staring a fire-breathing dragon in the face.The Dragon de Calaisis a 25-metre-long mechanical beast that stomps along the renovated sea front carrying 48 passengers on its back (adult ticket €9.50), emitting jets of fire, steam and water from its nostrils.
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From volcanic wilds to world-class art: 10 fun and fabulous reasons to visit France in 2026

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The Dragon de Calais. Photograph: C Keevin Lecointe Kleec Photo Ride a dragon in Calais You don’t need to venture too far into France to find its wow factor. Indeed, within minutes of exiting the ferry or Channel Tunnel, you can be staring a fire-breathing dragon in the face. The Dragon de Calais is a 25-metre-long mechanical beast that stomps along the renovated sea front carrying 48 passengers on its back (adult ticket €9.50), emitting jets of fire, steam and water from its nostrils.
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From volcanic wilds to world-class art: 10 fun and fabulous reasons to visit France in 2026

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The Dragon de Calais.Photograph: C Keevin Lecointe Kleec Photo (Photograph: C Keevin Lecointe Kleec Photo) Ride a dragon in Calais You don’t need to venture too far into France to find its wow factor. Indeed, within minutes of exiting the ferry or Channel Tunnel, you can be staring a fire-breathing dragon in the face.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Concrete, UEA's student paper - film editor

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

Completely. Everyone wants it for free.
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