Robin McKelvie
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Award-winning Scottish travel writer, author & broadcaster. Telegraph, National, Indy, Guardian, Times, CNN, Herald, D Mail, Sun, BBC, i, Wanderlust. 30+ books.
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Robin McKelvie’s Biography
Read Full Bio →I kicked off my career as a travel writer and broadcaster back in 1997 with a five week white knuckle train ride from Edinburgh all the way across Europe and Asia to Hong Kong.
I also specialise in city breaks, rail travel, adventure travel and cruising. I've now travelled to over 100 countries and make 30-40 trips a year.
Over half of my trips are around my native Scotland - I'm the author of National Geographic Scotland and run the website www.insiderscotland.com - but I also specialise in C…
Robin McKelvie’s Journalist Portfolio
'An epic land of brooding peaks and big skies': Exploring the Firth of Clyde on a converted trawl...
Interview
See all 10 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Student newspaper at Edinburgh University.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
DSLR, laptop, iPhone. Microsoft products.