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Ellie Seymour is an award-winning freelance travel writer and author specialising mostly in the USA and unsung Europe; I get excited about hotels, history, food, culture and quirky story angles. 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, Conde Nast Traveller, The Guardian, The i Paper, The Independent, National Geographic Traveller, The Telegraph and The Times.

MY BOOKS

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

Latest Work

The Independent: Could an NY hotel fix my insomnia in the city that never sleeps?

The Independent: Following in the footsteps of Marilyn Monroe around LA

The Independent: My stay at the restored Waldorf Astoria New York

The i Paper: My nostalgic electric car road trip on Route 66

The Times: My adventures in the real land of the Wizard of Oz

The Times: America’s motels have had an upgrade

Evening Standard: ‘Both ordinary and cinematic’ – a love letter to America’s charming motels

Citizen Femme: Syros, the little-known Greek island you can visit year-round

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, National Geographic Traveller, The Times and The Telegraph.

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

Specialising in: USA (particularly NYC), unsung Europe, hotels, history, food, quirky story angles, road trips.

Upcoming trips:  Bermuda, Colorado, NYC.

Recent trips: Bentonville, Arkansas; Biarritz; Channel Islands National Park, California; Chicago + Route 66, Illinois; Chittenago, New York State; Emilia-Romagna, Italy; Memphis, Tennessee; Palm Springs Modernish Week; Santa Fe, Taos and other parts of northern New Mexico.