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Chris Fitch

Lisbon
As seen in: The Waterstones Podcast, Medium, Bloomberg CityLab, National Geographic Traveler, The Atlantic, Lonely Planet, Business Traveller, Magzter Inc., National Geographic Traveller (UK), Geographical and
Author of Wild Cities, about nature in cities, published @WmCollinsBooks Basically not here anymore, go to the blue sky place

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Chris Fitch’s Biography

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Hello. My name is Chris Fitch.

I'm a Lisbon-based travel and science writer for a range of international media, and the author of three books.

Currently I'm writing a new book about nature in cities, to be published in 2025 by William Collins.

My debut book, Atlas of Untamed Places, was published by Aurum Press in September 2017, and nominated for an Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award.

Formerly senior staff writer at Geographical, the magazine of the Royal Geographical Society, I have reporte…

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Is this the South Pacific's most relaxed island?

Is this the South Pacific's most relaxed island?

French Polynesia is world famous as a stunning South Pacific paradise. Warm temperatures year-round, crystal …

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Can climate-friendly aviation ever actually exist?

Can climate-friendly aviation ever actually exist?

At 10.35am on a windy morning on 17 December 1903, a wobbly contraption constructed from wood and cloth accel…

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Treading on History: Why Uluru is closing to climbers

Treading on History: Why Uluru is closing to climbers

The name for tourists here is minga,' says Peter Wilson, his eyes fixated on the faint line of posts running …

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The Paparoa track: Previewing New Zealand's tenth 'Great Walk'

The Paparoa track: Previewing New Zealand's tenth 'Great Walk'

The morning clouds are lying so low, you'd think they're on the run from the law. Not necessarily a major pro…

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New Zealand Paparoa track: essential hiking tips for new trail

New Zealand Paparoa track: essential hiking tips for new trail

Covering a distance of 34 miles (55 km), Paparoa is the first of New Zealand's Great Walks to be constructed …

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Why New Zealand's Capital Is Giving Places Māori Names

Why New Zealand's Capital Is Giving Places Māori Names

On a hot weekday in late summer, Wellington's Civic Square is full of life. Children run around shouting, par…

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Spotting kiwi on a New Zealand night safari

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By Chris Fitch
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“Let me talk to you about kiwi.” A white haired, softly spoken gentleman named Alan stood before me, a faint smile illuminated by the fading light. New Zealand’s national bird, the kiwi, is famously flightless. Like many of their ground-dwelling compatriots, they were wiped out across most of the country in the 19th century.
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Into the urban jungle: how Zealandia became Wellington’s wild heart

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By Chris Fitch
| Geographical Verified
On a hot, cloudless Saturday afternoon in late summer 1990, two figures in shorts and boots stepped off a residential street in suburban Wellington and into a wooded valley. Having been refused entry at the main gate by a caretaker, they’d found a rough track once used by loggers and construction workers. With a mild sense of trepidation, they disappeared into the forest. The heat was pressing, with very little breeze. But, as experienced walkers, they found the short trek relatively easygoing.
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Wild Cities by Chris Fitch

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By Chris Fitch
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How is social media changing news?

It's too fast, with no time for fact-checking or composure. Also things that are objectively not news are treated as breaking stories

Why did you become a journalist?

I'm not really a journalist, just a writer who wants to educate and inspire

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

There was no school newspaper, so I wrote my own reports on the school rugby matches (including photos) and posted them up around the school
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