RUTH MILLINGTON

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR & TRAVEL WRITER, PODCASTER, ADVENTURER, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A GUEST ON MY EXTREME HOLIDAYS PODCAST? Have you got an unusual story to tell? Have you been in an extreme situation or somewhere different on your holidays or travels? Has a day trip away impacted your life? Would you like to be a guest on my EXTREME HOLIDAYS PODCAST?

MY INTERVIEW ON BBC WORLD SERVICE’S ‘OUTLOOK’ In 2003, I was a Christmas visitor to Bam in southeastern Iran.  On Boxing Day a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the city.  The quake destroyed 90% of the town and eventually led to the tragic deaths of over 26,000 Iranians.  I was staying at a local guesthouse which was levelled to …

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Ciao Bella! Italy: wine, women & so much more…. I was supposed to be in Sicily in Italy this week, but the dreaded C word got the better of me. No, I didn’t get struck down with the world’s favourite virus, but the Italian government did suddenly put in new measures so that any visiting …

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TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY: TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK Photography is part and parcel of being a travel writer. It’s such a useful tool to be able to capture the moment, just like words can.

CHINA 2001: BUSES, BREASTS AND LǍOWÀI What a difference twenty years makes. I took this photograph whilst on a bus somewhere between Beijing and Xi’an in 2001. I can’t remember the exact place to be honest as I had been distracted that morning by a chicken sitting on my lap.  It was well behaved despite being …

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EXTREME HOLIDAYS PODCAST Have you got an unusual story to tell? Have you been in an extreme situation or somewhere different on your holidays or travels? Would you like to be a guest on my EXTREME HOLIDAYS PODCAST? No matter how big or small, funny or sad, everyone everywhere has a story to tell. Did …

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