RUTH MILLINGTON

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

NEW EPISODE OUT! A 57 DAY HIKE ACROSS GREAT BRITAIN (WHILST BAREFOOT)! IMAGINE HIKING ACROSS GREAT BRITAIN FOR 57 DAYS AND 952 MILES. THEN IMAGINE DOING THE SAME TREK BAREFOOT WHILST SUFFERING WITH THE COORDINATION DISORDER KNOWN AS DYSPRAXIA. CLICK ON THE YOUTUBE VIDEO BELOW FOR A SNEAK PREVIEW! The name of the podcast episode …

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NEW EPISODE OUT! SUMMITING 21 OF THE WORLD’S HIGHEST ISLANDS! MOST PEOPLE ON THEIR HOLIDAYS LIKE TO TAKE A BOOK TO READ BY A POOL WHEREAS A FEW LIKE TO SET THEMSELVES IMMENSE CHALLENGES SUCH AS SUMMITING 21 OF THE WORLD’S HIGHEST ISLANDS BY BICYCLE, ON FOOT AND SKIS! CLICK ON THE YOUTUBE VIDEO BELOW …

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RUNNER-UP OF BRADT GUIDES NEW TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2023! I’m delighted to be runner-up of Bradt Guides New Travel Writer of the Year 2023, part of the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards. On the evening of 16 March I headed to Stanfords Travel in London, my favourite bookshop in the world, for …

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A SOLO WOMAN TRAVELLER? PLUS IT’S GIVEAWAY TIME!! WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A SOLO TRAVELLER? I’m delighted to be collaborating with HelpYouFind.Me on the Go Solo, Go Far, Go Safe campaign. Recently, HelpYouFind.Me asked me what it means to be a solo woman traveller. As many of you …

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NEW EPISODE OUT! A YEAR IN CHINA IN 1985! “IT WAS LIKE LANDING ON THE MOON!” Alison Jean Lester CHECK OUT THE SNEAK PREVIEW BELOW! The name of the podcast episode is: EPISODE 28: A YEAR IN CHINA IN 1985 and you can listen to the full episode here: 🎧 https://ruthmillingtonsextremeholidayspodcast.buzzsprout.com I LOVE CHINA! I have travelled the …

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FEBRUARY 2023 NEWSLETTER It’s been a while since I last wrote about what has been happening with my writing career. Despite my Extreme Holidays Podcast going from strength to strength, other aspects of my writing career stalled during 2022.

NEW EPISODE OUT! FIVE WEEKS IN COLOMBIA! EVER WONDERED WHAT IT’S LIKE TO TRAVEL TO COLOMBIA? WELL NOW YOU CAN! CHECK OUT THE SNEAK PREVIEW BELOW! The name of the podcast episode is: EPISODE 27: FIVE WEEKS IN COLOMBIA and you can listen to the full episode here: 🎧 https://ruthmillingtonsextremeholidayspodcast.buzzsprout.com For many years, Colombia has been labelled as …

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CHRISTMAS APPEAL – HELP JUANA LIVE HELP JUANA LIVE FOR A TASTER, CLICK ON THE YOUTUBE VIDEO ABOVE The name of the podcast episode is: EPISODE 26: CHRISTMAS APPEAL – HELP JUANA LIVE and you can listen to the full episode here: 🎧 https://ruthmillingtonsextremeholidayspodcast.buzzsprout.com This year’s Extreme Holidays Podcast Christmas Appeal is in support of the Juana Flores …

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LONGLISTED FOR BRADT GUIDES, NEW TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2023 I woke up yesterday morning to the fantastic news that I had been longlisted for the Bradt Guides, New Travel Writer of the Year Competition 2023 in conjunction with Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards. Bradt Guides are the world’s leading independent travel publisher. I’ve always …

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SEASON 3 OF MY EXTREME HOLIDAYS PODCAST RETURNS AND EPISODE 25 IS A CRACKER – EXTREME HOLIDAY SCAMS! SANDRA JENSEN FELL INTO THE DARK WORLD OF TRAVEL SCAMS BUT DID SHE FALL PREY TO THE VERY PERSON SHE TRUSTED?