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Frances Marcellin

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As seen in: CNN, Yahoo Life, MSN UK, The Telegraph, The London Standard, Yahoo Finance, New Scientist, ZDNet, Yahoo Sports Canada, The Culture Trip and
Covers:  Fitness industry, wellness, family travel, travel, cruise (particularly cruise technology), trail running, passenger experience, business, transport, property, design, French tech and start ups.
Mum of 4 amazing kiddos. Also freelance journo (bylines @telegraph @EveningStandard, etc) & illustrator.🚴‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏃‍♀️
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10 wellness cruises for 2022

10 wellness cruises for 2022

The Telegraph — My pick for The Telegraph of some of the best wellness cruises to take in 2022.
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First-time Love (Motor Boat & Yachting magazine)

First-time Love (Motor Boat & Yachting magazine)

Motor Boat & Yachting magazine — A newcomer to boating, I took a family trip on the Canal du Midi on a 50ft cruiser - and what a surprisingly exhilarating and bonding experience it was.
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From Zero Miles to an Ultramarathon

From Zero Miles to an Ultramarathon

Fit & Well magazine — From thinking I was dying to being the happiest I've ever been - this is my story about how I transformed my life after contracting a chronic illness and finding a passion for trail running.
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Creature Crisis

Creature Crisis

Asia Family Traveller — A zoonotic virus, the Covid 19 pandemic shows us what can happen when wildlife isn't protected. This article looks at the precarious situation emerging for Asian wildlife due to the cut in tourist dollars and explains why human survival is now dependent on effective wildlife protection.
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The clever technology that will power the post-Covid cruise comeback

The clever technology that will power the post-Covid cruise comeback

The Telegraph — Technology is playing a critical role by providing fast solutions to Covid-19-related challenges on board cruise ships.
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We Want Morzine

We Want Morzine

French Property News — Holidaymakers are rushing to Morzine and so are property buyers - this article takes a look at why, during a pandemic, this Alpine resort is more popular than ever.
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My Carpe Diem Covid Camping Trip

My Carpe Diem Covid Camping Trip

Asia Family Traveller — A camping weekend over the Bastille Day holiday in Provence turned out to be a perfect low-key family holiday during the pandemic.
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Living With Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria

Living With Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria

Candis magazine — I wrote about my mission to find good health by changing my diet and discovering rail running after falling ill with Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria.
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How To Spend the Perfect Weekend in Toulouse

How To Spend the Perfect Weekend in Toulouse

Culture Trip — The blend of historic and hip in Toulouse gives the capital of France's Occitanie area a dynamic atmosphere that's unlike anywhere else in the country. Home to one of Europe's oldest universities and once a prosperous city of wealthy merchants, today it welcomes visitors into streets lined with fashion boutiques, beautiful gardens and cultural hotspots.
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Join a Legend in the Algarve this September

Join a Legend in the Algarve this September

Train Running Magazine — Keith Anderson is a running legend. He was once British Fell Running champion, finished Boston in 2:17 and competed in the British Commonwealth Games marathon for England in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. Now a running coach who holds a training camp in the Algarve, I wrote about Keith, including some of his fantastic memories, while I experienced the camp for the first time in Portugal before lockdown this year.
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Tech to the rescue! Cruising made easy

Tech to the rescue! Cruising made easy

The Telegraph — 10 ways technology and design are solving problems and making cruise ships more fun
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A self-balancing exoskeleton lets wheelchair users walk again

A self-balancing exoskeleton lets wheelchair users walk again

New Scientist — A self-balancing exoskeleton is being tested in France that enables people with complete lower body paralysis to walk again.
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Covid-19: what will happen to cruise liners on lockdown? - Future Cruise | Issue 12 | May 2020

Covid-19: what will happen to cruise liners on lockdown? - Future Cruise | Issue 12 | May 2020

Future Cruise — How many ships are anchored at sea, how do operations run onboard and what will the future of grounded ships look like? As the industry grinds to a halt and unused ships accumulate, Frances Marcellin investigates.
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Training for an Ultra on Lockdown in France

Training for an Ultra on Lockdown in France

Trail Running Magazine — As Trail Running magazines #Run1000Miles group ambassador, I wrote this piece for the UK's Trail Running magazine about training during the first phase of lockdown in France.
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Tech Savvy On Board

Tech Savvy On Board

The Telegraph — Navigating your way around a ship is easier than you think - these are the top ten ways I see technology helping first-time cruisers at sea.
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Transforming Food and Water Insecurity with Tech

Transforming Food and Water Insecurity with Tech

Overture Magazine — In an isolated section of desert outside Tindouf in western Algeria, on the borders of Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria, the 173,000 refugees of the five Sahrawi camps have been facing a food crisis for 43 years.
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Cruise Control

Cruise Control

Asia Family Traveller — Cruise lines with the most exciting activities and entertainment for kids.
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The African Dream

The African Dream

Explore More — I explored South Africa's Western shore with Viking Cruises and wrote about my experience for Explore More magazine
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The cruise ships with the best Wi-FI | CNN

The cruise ships with the best Wi-FI | CNN

CNN — One of the remaining Internet-free places on the planet, passengers could spend days wallowing in isolation unless they spent serious cash on a telegram or ship-to-shore call. Then, in 1999 Norwegian Cruise Lines introduced the first on-board Internet cafe.
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NHS could soon use smart outfit to diagnose epilepsy | New Scientist

NHS could soon use smart outfit to diagnose epilepsy | New Scientist

New Scientist — A shirt and cap that can diagnose epilepsy quickly and easily has been approved for use by European health services, including the UK's NHS.
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Life on the Lagoon

Life on the Lagoon

French Property News — An area known as the "hidden Riviera" is becoming more popular with tourists and increasingly sought after by property owners
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How Twitter could save your life | New Statesman

How Twitter could save your life | New Statesman

New Statesman — Inane chat about runny noses, or pandemic predictor?
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How Cirque du Soleil is adapting circus for the high seas

How Cirque du Soleil is adapting circus for the high seas

The Stage — When Cirque du Soleil launched sea-based productions, its gravity-defying acts had to adapt to a moving stage, particularly in rough weather. Frances Marcellin finds out how the team crafted ship-specific shows In the early 1980s, a troupe of performers inspired by circus artistry performed for the first time on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River near Quebec City.
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Lessons in Love | Woman & Home magazine

Lessons in Love | Woman & Home magazine

Woman & Home magazine — i wrote about how my dream of moving to France caused the breakup of my first marriage, but was the reason why I eventually met my soulmate and French husband.
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