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Ellie Seymour is a freelance travel writer and author specialising in the USA and unsung Europe; I get excited about food, storied hotels, history and culture. Happiest road-tripping and exploring unusual sights and places away from the tourist crowds.

MY FEATURES

I write for anyone (willing to pay me for my words) and my credits include BBC Travel, Citizen Femme, The Guardian, The iPaper, The Independent, LoveEXPLORING and National Geographic Traveller Food.

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MY BOOKS

I’ve written three books; Secret Brighton: An Unusual Guide, Secret Sussex: An Unusual Guide (Guidebook Of the Year award finalist at the Travel Media Awards, 2022) and Grand Hotels of the World.

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Latest Work

National Geograpic Traveller: Ride the revived Gulf Coast Line

The Independent: How to have a budget holiday in one of the USA’s most expensive cities

VERA: NYC’s luncheonettes were once endangered, now they’re the hottest tables in town

The Independent: The unsung art-filled Southern city well off the tourist trail

Ellie Seymour, travel writer specialising in the USA and unsung Europe

BBC Travel: How the green chilli cheeseburger became New Mexico’s signature dish

The Independent: On the glittering Gatsby trail from New York to the Hamptons

Citizen Femme: Tennessee’s Music City Enters A Stylish New Era

The Sun: The American city that looks like a Danish village

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About Me

Hello! I’m Ellie Seymour, a freelance travel journalist and author based in Brighton. My credits include BBC Travel, Citizen Femme, The Guardian, The i Paper, The Independent, LoveEXPLORING and National Geographic Traveller Food.

I specialise in the USA and unsung Europe and get excited about food, hotels and history. I’m happiest seeking out places away from the tourist crowds.

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Specialising in:  USA, unsung Europe, culture, food, history, storied hotels, quirky story angles, road trips.

Upcoming trips: Emilia-Romagna, Italy; Chittenago, New York State; Chicago + Route 66, Illinois; the Gulf Coast by train; NYC

Recent trips: Bentonville, Arkansas; Biarritz; Boston; Channel Islands National Park, LA, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara, San Francisco and SLO, California; Memphis, Tennessee; Santa Fe, Taos and other parts of northern New Mexico

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I also write two travel websites: Ellie and Co, featuring stories on secret Brighton and other under-the-radar discoveries and places; and New York on my Mind about my favourite city on earth.

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