Nicola Williams

9 of the best things to do in Sicily - Lonely Planet History has given Sicily over two dozen centuries worth of things to do. Here are a few places to get you started on a visit.

In anticipation of my bumper new guidebook to #Sicily that @lonelyplanetesp.bsky.social publishes next month – every last word lovingly researched on the ground by myself I should add – here are 9 things to plan a memorable Sicilian trip around. www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/top...

Loving the future green look of Paris’ iconic Place de la Concorde. Picnic in 2026 on the spot where heads once rolled. Bravo @paris.fr @annehidalgo.bsky.social 🌱

I’m building a global photographer database for the SpeciaList - if you’re interested in being one of my go-to photo team, please DM me your name, location and link to a portfolio. Rates competitive. Thank you!

I wouldn’t speak too soon. Paris closed its only remaining tourist office earlier this month. A sign of the times and a trend that might well spread beyond the French capital as coffers shrink.

Invaluable #Paris tip as always from the inimitable @paris-by-elodie.bsky.social 💫 aka How to visit the newly radiant Cathédrale de Notre Dame 🫶🏻💃

'He came, he saw, he was sacked' - ouch! Brutal front page from Libé on Michel Barnier, who now has the dubious honour of the shortest premiership of the French Fifth Republic

So many delicious nuggets in this brilliant piece by @traveloguer.bsky.social feting 1 true #guidebook classic (starting with ‘TripAdvisor is as about as authoritative and trustworthy as a PR press release’ … ending with a link to the 1st edition South American Handbook from 1925 online). Enjoy 💫

This made me smile. I grew up in North Wales. Enough said 😉

Oh #Paris You never fail to enthral 💫

France itineraries: 5 routes to see the best of the country See the highlights and hidden gems of France on these amazing itineraries.

I’m constantly being asked for gorgeous places to go, marvellous things to see, great trip ideas in #France 🇫🇷 Here’s five itineraries I put together for Lonely Planet (actually written for its recent France guidebook which I worked on as lead author) 🥖 www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/fra...

Definitely #GreenFriday for me 💚

JO d'hiver 2030 : le siège du comité d'organisation implanté à Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Ce jeudi, Matignon réunissait les différents protagonistes des Jeux Olympiques d'hiver 2030 dans les Alpes.

Great news for the city where I’ve spent half my French life. The organising committee for the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps will be in #Lyon (albeit in the urban sticks in St-Exupéry). Makes total sense in terms of existent facilities, accessibility etc www.lyonmag.com/article/1397...

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Périphérique à 50 km/h : le pôle écologiste raille les « prévisions désastreuses » de Valérie Pécresse Les conseillers régionaux EELV soulignent les résultats positifs de l’abaissement de la vitesse depuis le 1er octobre, contredisant les mise

Paris ring road reduces speed limit to 50kph, research proves it's a success. Of course, the unhinged rightwingers who predicted chaos and disaster were wrong again and the environmentalists were right.

Less traffic, less noise, less pollution. www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-i...

Thanks for taking up the baton and yes, would love to be added please 🙏

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Given the rain and chilly temps lakeside, my snow dance has clearly worked a treat 😉 My son’s new Black Crows arrived this morning. Suddenly dying to ⛷️!

Yes! Ditto. I’m really enjoying life here right now 🦋

Arthur Frommer, budget travel guide innovator, dies aged 95 Europe on 5 Dollars a Day author revolutionized leisure travel and built one of best-known names in travel industry

www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/...

Every existent travel or guidebook writer has something to thank the late Arthur Frommer for. One of the hardcore originals back in the 1950s (no, I was not alive then). RIP Arthur Frommer and 🙏

A true, blue-blooded travel original. RIP Arthur Frommer.

Slammed with work all day/week, but ‘travel writer pal’ starter pack with lots of #lp folk right up there on my to-do list. Ping me if you’d like adding x

There's a few of these going around!

Another Starter Pack from @jbcanepa.bsky.social
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And a List of my own (Lists help me organize by topic instead of one packed Following feed—if I'm not following you, I promise it doesn't mean I won't see you!)
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Travel writers new to Bluesky—the lovely @rossanawyatt.bsky.social has created this Travel Writer Starter Pack to make all our lives easier! Follow en masse—and then repost! 🥳

Loving these starter packs (am sharing enthusiastically). Travel writing friends, feel free to add me ✍️🌏🙏

Essential info for writers. Amazes me every year how much it all adds up to. Thanks @marynovakovich.bsky.social (follow her if you’re not already) ✍️😎

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I started young 😉