Olly Beckett
@aplantogo.bsky.social
Travel writer (bylines inc. Fodor's, Travel + Leisure, Time Out, National Geographic, Cruise and Travel), member of British Guild of Travel Writers. Editor of Mountains Magazine. Specialising in:
Mountain tourism | Responsible travel | Cruise | Hiking
Mountain tourism | Responsible travel | Cruise | Hiking
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Really enjoyed the first issue of @mountains-magazine.com - well worth a look 👇🏽
At £4.99 Mountains Magazine is the cheapest travel magazine on the market. And yet it has 100 pages of top content created by award-winning travel writers. Unlike most other travel magazines there are very few advert pages.
Why have you not bought a copy yet?
www.mountains-magazine.com/shop
Why have you not bought a copy yet?
www.mountains-magazine.com/shop
Shop
Buy Mountains Magazine, your ultimate source for stunning mountain photography and stories. Browse sample pages online or find the magazine on shelves across the UK. Contact [email protected]...
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October 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Really enjoyed the first issue of @mountains-magazine.com - well worth a look 👇🏽
At £4.99 Mountains Magazine is the cheapest travel magazine on the market. And yet it has 100 pages of top content created by award-winning travel writers. Unlike most other travel magazines there are very few advert pages.
Why have you not bought a copy yet?
www.mountains-magazine.com/shop
Why have you not bought a copy yet?
www.mountains-magazine.com/shop
Shop
Buy Mountains Magazine, your ultimate source for stunning mountain photography and stories. Browse sample pages online or find the magazine on shelves across the UK. Contact [email protected]...
www.mountains-magazine.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
At £4.99 Mountains Magazine is the cheapest travel magazine on the market. And yet it has 100 pages of top content created by award-winning travel writers. Unlike most other travel magazines there are very few advert pages.
Why have you not bought a copy yet?
www.mountains-magazine.com/shop
Why have you not bought a copy yet?
www.mountains-magazine.com/shop
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What an incredible thing to do: full-time wheelchair user Liam O'Keeffe, who suffered from a spinal cord injury during a rugby match 10 years ago, summited Kilimanjaro on Wednesday. You can donate to his fundraiser for the Injured Players Foundation here: givestar.io/gs/uhuru-sai...
Uhuru Saints-Climb Kili
I’m Liam, I’m 36 years old and husband and soon to be dad! In October 2025 I will be climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro with the aim of fundraising for Injured Players...
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October 26, 2025 at 10:14 AM
What an incredible thing to do: full-time wheelchair user Liam O'Keeffe, who suffered from a spinal cord injury during a rugby match 10 years ago, summited Kilimanjaro on Wednesday. You can donate to his fundraiser for the Injured Players Foundation here: givestar.io/gs/uhuru-sai...
London has fast become an OK cycling city for visitors but problems such as the one below are, sadly, still far too common. This is a route used by millions of cyclists every year. Imagine if a major road was just randomly blocked with nowhere indicated for vehicles to go.
![Signage for Cadent's gas works in Farringdon Street:
> electronic display just north of Blackfriars Bridge "maj[or] gas works cycle lane closed N/B at Ludgate Circus
> Cadent works notice with permit number, just north of Ludgate Circus
> map showing site of works just north of the Ludgate Circus junction](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:42iu3hn46yknma3qdpnsbgfp/bafkreigopxbgpuo74vjqf77q6hiouzjdw6jojj4q7i4xn3tiewuyjweqrm@jpeg)
October 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
London has fast become an OK cycling city for visitors but problems such as the one below are, sadly, still far too common. This is a route used by millions of cyclists every year. Imagine if a major road was just randomly blocked with nowhere indicated for vehicles to go.
It was interesting to see in Reykjavik celebrations of yesterday's 50-year anniversary of Iceland's women's strike. 50 years before that women were still hauling laundry from the site of these celebrations to hot springs 3km away.
October 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It was interesting to see in Reykjavik celebrations of yesterday's 50-year anniversary of Iceland's women's strike. 50 years before that women were still hauling laundry from the site of these celebrations to hot springs 3km away.
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🌎 150 countries have mountains
📏108 mountains are over 7,200m, 14 over 8,000m
🇧🇹Bhutan is, at 98.8% coverage, the most mountainous country
🏔️7 countries have mountains on their flags
1️⃣There is only one magazine dedicated to mountain tourism
#Travel #Mountains #Facts
📏108 mountains are over 7,200m, 14 over 8,000m
🇧🇹Bhutan is, at 98.8% coverage, the most mountainous country
🏔️7 countries have mountains on their flags
1️⃣There is only one magazine dedicated to mountain tourism
#Travel #Mountains #Facts
October 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🌎 150 countries have mountains
📏108 mountains are over 7,200m, 14 over 8,000m
🇧🇹Bhutan is, at 98.8% coverage, the most mountainous country
🏔️7 countries have mountains on their flags
1️⃣There is only one magazine dedicated to mountain tourism
#Travel #Mountains #Facts
📏108 mountains are over 7,200m, 14 over 8,000m
🇧🇹Bhutan is, at 98.8% coverage, the most mountainous country
🏔️7 countries have mountains on their flags
1️⃣There is only one magazine dedicated to mountain tourism
#Travel #Mountains #Facts
Forecast is for 45km/h winds and a temperature feel of -5°C here in Iceland and if I get bitten by a mosquito I will be mightily upset
October 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Forecast is for 45km/h winds and a temperature feel of -5°C here in Iceland and if I get bitten by a mosquito I will be mightily upset
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Aw #TravelAddicts✈️🗺️, great news. The trainline to Subotica is now finished so it should be a breeze to go and visit it. It's architectural heritage is exquisite. Find everything I know about this place in my comprehensive travel guide:
solotravelstory.com/subotica-tra...
solotravelstory.com/subotica-tra...
Ultimate Subotica Travel Guide: What Awaits in Serbia's Prettiest Town - Solo Travel Story
Here is my Subotica travel guide to help you plan your visit. Explore Subotica's art nouveau architecture, culture and historic heritage.
solotravelstory.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Aw #TravelAddicts✈️🗺️, great news. The trainline to Subotica is now finished so it should be a breeze to go and visit it. It's architectural heritage is exquisite. Find everything I know about this place in my comprehensive travel guide:
solotravelstory.com/subotica-tra...
solotravelstory.com/subotica-tra...
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For just £4.99 you get in issue 1:
- Full features on British Columbia, Los Glaciares NP, Alpine Wellness, Theth NP, Zomba Plateau and Sri Lankan Highlands
- Latest mountain and tour news
- Reader stories
- Oyaki recipe
- Detailed seasonal itineraries
- How to find clean water
- Flåm Line insight
- Full features on British Columbia, Los Glaciares NP, Alpine Wellness, Theth NP, Zomba Plateau and Sri Lankan Highlands
- Latest mountain and tour news
- Reader stories
- Oyaki recipe
- Detailed seasonal itineraries
- How to find clean water
- Flåm Line insight
October 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
For just £4.99 you get in issue 1:
- Full features on British Columbia, Los Glaciares NP, Alpine Wellness, Theth NP, Zomba Plateau and Sri Lankan Highlands
- Latest mountain and tour news
- Reader stories
- Oyaki recipe
- Detailed seasonal itineraries
- How to find clean water
- Flåm Line insight
- Full features on British Columbia, Los Glaciares NP, Alpine Wellness, Theth NP, Zomba Plateau and Sri Lankan Highlands
- Latest mountain and tour news
- Reader stories
- Oyaki recipe
- Detailed seasonal itineraries
- How to find clean water
- Flåm Line insight
I still get frustrated that, when the EU visa waiver payment comes into force, those aged 70+ - ie the group who most overwhelmingly voted for Brexit - won't have to pay.
October 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I still get frustrated that, when the EU visa waiver payment comes into force, those aged 70+ - ie the group who most overwhelmingly voted for Brexit - won't have to pay.
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🚨FLASH SALE: get 10% off your Mountains Magazine order with discount code MM10 - TODAY ONLY!
Buy here: www.mountains-magazine.com/Shop #Travel #Sale #Discount #Coupon #Voucher
Buy here: www.mountains-magazine.com/Shop #Travel #Sale #Discount #Coupon #Voucher
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Buy Mountains Magazine, your ultimate source for stunning mountain photography and stories. Browse sample pages online or find the magazine on shelves across the UK. Contact [email protected]...
www.mountains-magazine.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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I wrote about mountains and materialism during the Festival of the Virgin of Urkupiña in Bolivia, which I've attended a few times. jeremybassetti.com/on-mountains...
The Festival of the Virgin of Urkupiña: Mountains and Materialism in the Bolivian Andes | Jeremy Bassetti
Thousands ascend Quillacollo's Cerro Calvario each August, breaking stones and purchasing miniatures for rituals mixing Catholic and Andean beliefs.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I wrote about mountains and materialism during the Festival of the Virgin of Urkupiña in Bolivia, which I've attended a few times. jeremybassetti.com/on-mountains...
What a great shame, this is/was a particularly peaceful and scenic place to walk
The modern monarchy bit.ly/46OtcBH Heir to the throne and 2nd, 3rd, and 4th heirs with his wife and their mother moving their third home to 150 Acres in Windsor Great Park behind a 2.3 mile long fence and an Act of Parliament.
Exclusion zone coming into force around William and Kate’s new home
The prince and princess and their children George, Charlotte and Louis are moving to the Grade II-listed Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
What a great shame, this is/was a particularly peaceful and scenic place to walk
Who knew that my tastes had so much crossover with Nicola Kidman?!
Introducing The Recommender
Guess who agreed to share the culture she's been loving lately, to kick off our new weekly series?
Only Oscar winner Nicole Kidman!
Huge thanks, Nicole.
🙏
Guess who agreed to share the culture she's been loving lately, to kick off our new weekly series?
Only Oscar winner Nicole Kidman!
Huge thanks, Nicole.
🙏
October 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Who knew that my tastes had so much crossover with Nicola Kidman?!
OK mountain fans, I'm off to the post office again with more deliveries - get your order in now and receive one of the lowest priced travel magazines on the market!
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Shop
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October 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
OK mountain fans, I'm off to the post office again with more deliveries - get your order in now and receive one of the lowest priced travel magazines on the market!
www.mountains-magazine.com/shop
www.mountains-magazine.com/shop
As an asthmatic Londoner this is very good news. Now to clean up the canals so that we have one long swimming pool going through the city...
October 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
As an asthmatic Londoner this is very good news. Now to clean up the canals so that we have one long swimming pool going through the city...
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Haven't been able to stop thinking about this comment from Tom Allen of the Royal Geographical Society, as part of his interview in Mountains Magazine #1. It just makes so much sense.
October 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Haven't been able to stop thinking about this comment from Tom Allen of the Royal Geographical Society, as part of his interview in Mountains Magazine #1. It just makes so much sense.
Mountains aren't all about being active. Sometimes I really love just soaking in the view while soaking in a hot tub, and here, for @weather2travel.bsky.social, are some of my favourite mountainous places in Europe to do just that:
www.weather2travel.com/blog/best-mo... #Travel #Mountains
www.weather2travel.com/blog/best-mo... #Travel #Mountains
Where to find Europe's most indulgent mountain spas
Where to find Europe's top mountain spas for luxurious spa breaks with thermal pools, treatments and saunas, everywhere from Andorra & Austria to France
www.weather2travel.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Mountains aren't all about being active. Sometimes I really love just soaking in the view while soaking in a hot tub, and here, for @weather2travel.bsky.social, are some of my favourite mountainous places in Europe to do just that:
www.weather2travel.com/blog/best-mo... #Travel #Mountains
www.weather2travel.com/blog/best-mo... #Travel #Mountains
More issues of Mountains Magazine Issue 1 going in the post today, get your copy here: www.mountains-magazine.com/shop or here: www.mountains-magazine.com/Shop-Locations
September 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
More issues of Mountains Magazine Issue 1 going in the post today, get your copy here: www.mountains-magazine.com/shop or here: www.mountains-magazine.com/Shop-Locations
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📖 Looking forward to discussing the inspiration behind #SmallEarthquakes - from the Atacama to Patagonia, Easter Island to South Georgia - with @karennedwards.bsky.social at the Book Elephant in south London.
🗓️ 10 Oct, 6.30pm
🎟️ Tickets available now👇🏽
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shafik-meg...
🗓️ 10 Oct, 6.30pm
🎟️ Tickets available now👇🏽
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shafik-meg...
Shafik Meghji at The Book Elephant in Conversation with Karen Edwards.
Eventbrite - The Book Elephant presents Shafik Meghji at The Book Elephant in Conversation with Karen Edwards. - Friday, October 10, 2025 at 16 Sayer St, London, England. Find event and ticket informa...
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September 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
📖 Looking forward to discussing the inspiration behind #SmallEarthquakes - from the Atacama to Patagonia, Easter Island to South Georgia - with @karennedwards.bsky.social at the Book Elephant in south London.
🗓️ 10 Oct, 6.30pm
🎟️ Tickets available now👇🏽
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shafik-meg...
🗓️ 10 Oct, 6.30pm
🎟️ Tickets available now👇🏽
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shafik-meg...
Disappointing and short-sighted move. No more night trains between Paris and Vienna/Berlin. And yet airlines continue to be subsidised...(although less heavily in France)
Les trains de nuit Vienne-Paris et Berlin-Paris s’arrêteront à partir du 14 décembre
Les trains de nuit Vienne-Paris et Berlin-Paris s’arrêteront à partir du 14 décembre
Cette annonce fait suite au « retrait des partenaires français », annonce la compagnie ferroviaire autrichienne ÖBB.
www.lemonde.fr
September 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Disappointing and short-sighted move. No more night trains between Paris and Vienna/Berlin. And yet airlines continue to be subsidised...(although less heavily in France)
A joy and a pleasure to reminisce about my @travwriters.bsky.social trip to Sri Lanka in the Sri Lankan High Commission, and to hear about fellow members' memorable experiences.
Just noticed how amazing those flowers are!
Just noticed how amazing those flowers are!
September 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A joy and a pleasure to reminisce about my @travwriters.bsky.social trip to Sri Lanka in the Sri Lankan High Commission, and to hear about fellow members' memorable experiences.
Just noticed how amazing those flowers are!
Just noticed how amazing those flowers are!
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Some notes on how our reaction to the Arc-teryx fireworks controversy in Tibet reveals our society's cultural ignorance.
The Arc-teryx Fireworks Controversy in Tibet Reveals Our Cultural Blind Spots | Jeremy Bassetti
Arc'teryx's mountain fireworks display ignited more than controversy—it exposed our cultural ignorance.
jeremybassetti.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Some notes on how our reaction to the Arc-teryx fireworks controversy in Tibet reveals our society's cultural ignorance.
There's still copies available to purchase online, too, via www.mountains-magazine.com/shop
September 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
There's still copies available to purchase online, too, via www.mountains-magazine.com/shop
If you've not yet got your copy of Mountains Magazine here's a list of UK shop locations from which you can buy it for just £4.99 > mountains-magazine.com/Shop-Locations
(That's £4.99 for 100 pages of top-quality content from a variety of travel writers. Yes, it's a bargain)
(That's £4.99 for 100 pages of top-quality content from a variety of travel writers. Yes, it's a bargain)
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you've not yet got your copy of Mountains Magazine here's a list of UK shop locations from which you can buy it for just £4.99 > mountains-magazine.com/Shop-Locations
(That's £4.99 for 100 pages of top-quality content from a variety of travel writers. Yes, it's a bargain)
(That's £4.99 for 100 pages of top-quality content from a variety of travel writers. Yes, it's a bargain)