I am a freelance
travel writer
Stories connect people to places
Queen of the stylish getaway, I'm as at home on a mountaintop as I am in a spa. I’ve worked with some incredible travel brands, including Exodus, Flight Centre and Hayes and Jarvis. I’ve edited travel magazines and as a travel journalist I’ve been lucky enough to write travel stories about Africa, travel stories about China, travel stories about America, and even travel stories about the Antarctic.
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With estimates suggesting that 45 percent of UK women aged 25–44 will be single by 2030, Ellie Fazan embraces her demographic duty with a journey that takes in singledom, IVF, pregnancy, impending parenthood and plenty of adventure.
Kuoni got in touch as they needed help to relaunch their customer magazine. They wanted to showcase their brand as the foremost expert in luxury travel. Travel is my big passion and Kuoni is a brilliant brand so I was delighted to be asked. The catch? They had just six weeks to get the magazine to print
WHEN MY 74-YEAR-OLD FATHER asked me to walk a stretch of the famous Camino de Santiago with him to celebrate his 75th birthday, I said yes.
A year-long Van Eyck celebration is underway in the Belgian city of Ghent. ELLIE FAZAN finds a weekend there helps put things into perspective...
Working through my agency Content Collective I relaunched Flight Centre’s magazine. It’s still packed with the same great content, but we now print 360,000 copies per issue. 300 000 of these are used as a tool of acquisition and are distributed through the Week, the Saturday Telegraph and The Sunday Times.
Ellie Fazan joins a new safari boat tour of The Philippines' 'last frontier', an archipelago of hidden coves, coral reefs and empty white beaches.
Wildlife photographer Ginny Scholes fulfilled a lifelong dream when she took her camera on an Antarctic expedition
Welcome to Gili Lankanfushi, where luxury, privacy, and exclusivity truly take on new meaning.
Lying face-down in penguin poo during a blizzard, surrounded by the overwhelming sight, smell and sound of 80,000 pairs of king penguins and their chicks
Until the late 1970s and early 1980s, the American and British Antarctic surveys barred women from working on the white continent.
Visitors will need to forget the idea that yoga should be hot or fast or dynamic to get the most from Ananda.
So wrote 19th-century French author Alphonse de Lamartine, in his brilliant and bold account, Voyage En Orient.
Freelance travel writer Ellie Fazan visits Uzbekistan. Set at the heart of the ancient Silk Road in central Asia, the country is full of surprises
Does a new festival in Albania herald a boom in tourism for this undiscovered Balkan beauty? With a glittering coastline, a mountainous interior, and a Mediterranean climate – and food – to enjoy
Travelopia was looking for a new design approach on holiday brochures across 4 of their leading brands. I crafted compelling opening paragraphs for each section, with a focus on presenting each destination as an opportunity to enjoy the unforgettable experiences it offers.
Working with a design agency, I work across all Exodus brochures, developing creative ideas for features, interviewing expert leaders and customers, and editing layout copy.
A former school, and one-time home of the esteemed Coote family, Ballyfin in Ireland’s County Laois is now a luxury country house retreat. Ellie Fazan meets the schoolboys turned butlers to find out how life has changed here…
Small group journeys allow you to get off the beaten track while meeting real people and seeing their spiritual connection to the world.
Reconnect with your loved ones and spend your days swimming, snorkelling or simply wiggling your toes in the sand at luxurious Joali, the Maldives’ first immersive art resort, writes Ellie Fazan
With the spotlight on Calgary’s annual Stampede celebrations, the founders of FRANK Architecture & Interiors reveal the best places to go to enjoy their city
Tasked with overhauling Goodwood’s website we turned it into a hub that drives cross-business awareness and buying opportunities through excellent user experience.
I audited the existing editorial content across the site, developing a new tone of voice and content strategy to allow the brand story to shine through, and strike the right balance between brand and commercial messaging.
The roads and the reef; the Outback and the ocean; posh nosh and bushtucker fare scoffed under the stars… There’s so much to enjoy in Queensland
Karol Lewandowski and Aleksandra Ślusarczyk did just that. They’re now on an epic voyage from the very top of North America to Argentina’s southernmost tip
“I’ve commissioned Ellie on a range of topics, from outdoor pursuits to Fairtrade. She clearly knows my readers and nails the brief every time. One of my go-to writers. ”
— DREW CLAWSON, EDITOR OCADOLIFE MAGAZINE
I’ve travelled by plane, travelled by train, and even climbed Mount Everest. And I adore to travel in the UK as well. I’m from Devon and love to explore the West Country. If you have a specific commission in mind or need any tips from a freelance travel writer, please do say hello.