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Edinburger • @weather2travel editor & travel writer • Words for The Sunday Times, Scotland Mag etc • History, nature, watersports, lover of the great outdoors🌍

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Kirsten Henton’s Biography

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Travel Writer | Editor | Member of the British Guild of Travel Writers

I'm currently the editor of Weather2Travel.com, where I write, commission and edit travel articles across the site.

As a freelance writer, I also write travel features for the likes of The Sunday Times, BBC Travel, Travel Weekly and The Independent as well as history features for Scotland Magazine.

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Our guide to the Troodos Mountains, Cyprus

Our guide to the Troodos Mountains, Cyprus

A hotel renaissance and a host of new attractions, from stargazing to ski slopes, are luring tourists back to…

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My best ever British holiday: 'I've travelled further, at greater expense, and had nothing like a...

My best ever British holiday: 'I've travelled further, at greater expense, and had nothing like a...

Five travel writers share their favourite holidays at home, from gravel biking in Scotland and a steam train …

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I visited Spain's wild north for lush hiking, great cider and bears

I visited Spain's wild north for lush hiking, great cider and bears

'Green Spain' is perfect for escaping crowds and finding a cool, quiet refuge where traditions and wildlife t…

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Saint Patrick's Way: the pilgrimage route promising a very personal journey

Saint Patrick's Way: the pilgrimage route promising a very personal journey

The power of nature elevates an Irish walking route from Armagh to Downpatrick.

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Why now is the time to explore Cyprus's less-visited green side

Why now is the time to explore Cyprus's less-visited green side

Forget the beaches. The best of the Mediterranean island lies in the Troodos National Park, with its authenti…

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Writing her own end: Mary, Queen of Scots exhibition opens in Perth

Writing her own end: Mary, Queen of Scots exhibition opens in Perth

As a new dual exhibition opens, our history writer evaluates the enduring impact of Mary, Queen of Scots, and…

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Intrepid Travel's Not Hot List 2027

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By Kirsten Henton
| Weather2Travel.com
Sustainable travel company Intrepid has today revealed its latest Not Hot List 2027*. The annual list is compiled in partnership with travel trend agency Globetrender. The 10 lesser-known destinations featured are designed to help ease overtourism in some of the world's hot spots by dispersing curious travellers.
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Our guide to the Troodos Mountains, Cyprus

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By Kirsten Henton
| Travel Weekly (UK) Verified
I’m following in the wake of our enthusiastic local guide Panicos Neophytou, who’s jumping mountain-goat-like up tiers of rocky pools at Hantara Waterfalls in the Troodos Mountains, set in the heart of Cyprus. Legend has it that Aphrodite once bathed in these waters, but today it’s just me slipping off my hot hiking boots and dipping my toes into the icy-cold mix of rainfall and residual snowmelt.
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My best ever British holiday: 'I've travelled further, at greater expense, and had nothing like as much fun'

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By Max Benato Verified, Kirsten Henton, Jill Mead, Marcel Theroux, Andy Pietrasik Verified
| MSN UK Verified
Three men in a boat on the Thames One of my best UK holidays was the week I spent in June 2013 rowing from Oxford to London with two friends, James and Tom. We hired the boat from a company called Thames Skiff Hire that mainly caters to people recreating the fictional adventure of the characters in Jerome K Jerome's Three Men in a Boat Our boat – Ewen – was a 26ft, 130-year-old mahogany skiff.
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