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Richard Franks | Travel Writer
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Award-winning travel writer and journalist specialising in Scotland, Birmingham, adventure travel and music. Words for BBC, Nat Geo, Telegraph, Independent, Rough Guides & others. Takes photos too.

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Richard Franks | Travel Writer @richardfranks.co.uk · Nov 26
Hello! I suppose I should probably post something here. I’m a freelance travel writer, journalist and photographer specialising in Scotland, Birmingham, adventure travel and music for BBC, National Geographic, The Independent, The Telegraph, Rough Guides and many others 🗺️

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Hiking at the Quiraing, Isle of Skye, Scotlan My North Coast 500, Scotland guidebook for Rough Guides Scotland’s greatest railway journeys feature for The Telegraph newspaper A huge feature on my hometown of Birmingham for National Geographic Traveller Magazine (UK)
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The first of this winter’s snow has arrived in the Highlands 🏔️

Glen Coe, 18 November 2025

#scotland #glencoe #visitscotland #winteriscoming
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Animals of Uttarakhand, North India

#travel #travelphotography #india
October 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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🤮
December 20, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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Thanks mate!
December 3, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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I wouldn’t want to be up that hill…

#scotland #travel #photography #travelphotography
A boat crossing beneath moody skies.
December 2, 2024 at 7:44 PM
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Thanks for sharing 🙂
December 2, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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Excellent 👌🏻
December 2, 2024 at 7:54 AM
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And so are my recommendations on how to spend a day in the city 🍺

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How to spend the perfect day in Belfast
In this city, covered markets, lively Irish pubs and venerable music halls stand side-by-side — here’s how best to take it all in.
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December 2, 2024 at 7:53 AM
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My piece on Belfast’s music and arts scene for National Geographic Traveller magazine is now online 🤟🏻

#belfast #northernireland #travel #travelwriting

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How Belfast's art and music are helping locals look to the future
In the Northern Irish capital, the healing and uniting powers of music and art are being used to reconcile the past, look to the future and bring communities together.
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December 2, 2024 at 7:52 AM
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Thank you! 🤩
December 2, 2024 at 7:47 AM
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Thanks 🤩
November 30, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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Gorgeous light at Bamburgh Castle this afternoon.

#northumberland #bamburgh #photography #travelphotography
Sunset at Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland.
November 30, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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Always 🙂
November 26, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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Hiya 👋🏻
November 26, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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Hello! I suppose I should probably post something here. I’m a freelance travel writer, journalist and photographer specialising in Scotland, Birmingham, adventure travel and music for BBC, National Geographic, The Independent, The Telegraph, Rough Guides and many others 🗺️

www.richardfranks.co.uk
Hiking at the Quiraing, Isle of Skye, Scotlan My North Coast 500, Scotland guidebook for Rough Guides Scotland’s greatest railway journeys feature for The Telegraph newspaper A huge feature on my hometown of Birmingham for National Geographic Traveller Magazine (UK)
November 26, 2024 at 5:31 PM