Laura Dixon

On The Road

laurajaynedixon — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:00:40 +0000

Give me cool, refreshing Scotland over St Tropez – a blog piece written for The Independent.

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How To Spend It

laurajaynedixon — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:38:57 +0000

Got money to burn? Here are some ways you might like to spend it, for HSBC’s customer magazine.

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In With The New

laurajaynedixon — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:37:57 +0000

After Banksy’s blockbuster exhibition in Bristol, I ask whether museums have become cool, as a multi-million pound museum and exhibition space is due to open in the city. I wrote this for Shipshape, a new magazine for Bristol’s harbourside.

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Elsewhere

laurajaynedixon — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:20:13 +0000

A news briefing on what’s happening to women around the world, for the UK’s multi award winning Stylist magazine. This week: how men are affecting women’s education in Abu Dhabi, and a misogynist politician causes a stir in Japan.

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Elsewhere

laurajaynedixon — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:19:33 +0000

A news briefing on what’s happening to women around the world, for the UK’s multi award winning Stylist magazine. This week: a 12-year-old headmistress takes Indian’s government to task, and a makeunder of the White House.

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The new adventurers

laurajaynedixon — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:19:17 +0000

Having grown up loving Indiana Jones, I was thrilled to take on an assignment from Conde Nast Traveller to write about the world’s new adventurers. From a man walking the uncharted length of the Amazon to daredevils cycling the world and trying to sail the whole distance of the Southern Ocean alone, I was bowled over by their adventuring spirit.

Meet the four top adventurers here

The Cocktail World Cup

laurajaynedixon — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:36:46 +0000

Inexplicably, I found myself on the judging panel of the cocktail world cup when it came to Bristol. Read how I got on with the 20 cocktails I had to drink in a two-hour period.

I did have a big hangover the next day…

Where the travel writers go

laurajaynedixon — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:15:44 +0000

Stylist magazine approached me for a comment for their first issue, all about where the UK’s travel writers go in the winter months. I was happy to help out with an insider tip on somewhere I’d reviewed recently. I now write regularly for the magazine.

Read what I said here

Fabulous Belgrade

laurajaynedixon — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:29:48 +0000

Belgrade isn’t ringing to the sound of bombs anymore; it’s one of Europe’s most up and coming party cities. I went to find out what the fuss was all about.

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Green giants

laurajaynedixon — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:06:17 +0000

Green Giants