Sarah Riches

Financial Times

The eerie elegance of London’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries

After exploring all seven of London's 'Magnificent Seven' cemeteries for my London guidebook, I pitched this to the FT in time for Halloween.

Adventure.com

Community spirits: The Isle of Wight drinks producers embracing sustainability

Packed with first-hand experience and original quotes, this story delves into the social enterprises shaking up the drinks industry on the Isle of Wight.

Independent

Forget Bath – this historic English town is a charming, crowd-free alternative

To help combat overtourism, I compared Bath with Buxton - which also has Roman history, Georgian architecture and thermal spas.

World of Cruising

Moon River

I draw on the senses and personal experience and include metaphors and similes to write evocative cruise reviews for World of Cruising.

World of Cruising

As World of Cruising's editor, I introduced more locals' tips, larger photos, and pages highlighting its TV show, social media and website.

World of Cruising

Land of the rising sun

I lived in Japan for two and a half years and have written about it for World of Cruising, Wanderlust and Homes & Antiques.

National Geographic Traveller

What it's like to go wild skating in the Swedish Arctic

I networked within the Swedish skating community to uncover ice skating trends in Lapland.

Horizon Guides

Arctic expedition cruising: the best Arctic expedition cruises

As a cruise expert, I was commissioned to write this comprehensive guide to cruising in the Arctic.

National Geographic Traveller

Where to rollerskate in Europe: 5 top destinations

I identified a trend, pitched it, then strapped on my rollerskates to skate across Europe.

Conde Nast Traveller

Going deep-country in Cuba

I pitched a piece about family travel in Cuba. The commissioning editor said my conversational tone was fantastic!

Culture Smart Britain

Kuperard Publishers commissioned me to write this guide, which is sold in Waterstones, WH Smith and on Amazon.

London Almanac 2010

New Holland Publishers commissioned me to write a guidebook to London which was sold in Waterstones and Foyles.

Wanderlust

British Break in Dorset

While I edited wanderlustmagazine.com, I also wrote features for Wanderlust. This is an engaging one about a trip to Dorset.

Wanderlust

Rooms with a view in Jordan

Wanderlust commissioned me to write about five alternative places to stay in Jordan, from desert domes to forest cabins.

Wanderlust

British Break: the Kent Coast

I posted stories for wanderlustmagazine.com every day, helped sub the magazine and wrote stories like this one about Kent.

National Geographic Traveller

The 5 best Christmas markets to visit by rail in Europe

My round up of festive markets was picked up by Scotland's national paper, The Daily Record.

Travel journalist