David Walsh

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My writing has appeared in international, national and regional print publications and websites. My primary areas of interest are travel as well as reportage, opinion and lifestyle.

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THE TELEGRAPH
Review: Room Mate Bruno, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Review: Narendra Bhawan, Rajasthan, India | The Irish seaside town with a closely guarded secret | Review: Dumfries House Lodge, Ayrshire, Scotland

THE TIMES
Fall for Fort William — in way that won’t leave you breathless

THE GUARDIAN
Can an app really make Bangladesh’s notoriously deadly roads safer? | Suffering in silence: women in the shadow of Srebrenica | Women in Libya now face a greater battle for liberation – from tradition

THE INDEPENDENT
A bike tour along the Berlin Wall ‘Death Strip’, 30 years after it fell

IRISH INDEPENDENT
10 virtual travel tips: See the world when you’re stuck at home | Top 10 things to do in Brooklyn – Is this New York’s best borough? | Glasgow Rugby Travel: What to see, do and eat for PRO14 final weekend | Sea greens: Foraging for seaweed on the Outer Hebrides | Australia: The rugby supporter’s guide to travelling Down Under | Australia’s North Star: Dreamtime stories in the Northern Territory | New York as a day trip: The Big Apple from Ireland in 24 hours

THE I
Opinion: Men get post-natal depression too, but too often they suffer in silence | Review: The Hoxton, Williamsburg, New York | Interview: Aleida Guevara on Cuba, Trump and her revolutionary father | Here’s what you miss when you don’t look up in Manchester | 10 restaurants worth leaving Edinburgh for

EURONEWS
With unionism in turmoil, is now the time for a united Ireland? | ‘Angry citizens who hate the system’: Why the riots in the Netherlands go beyond a COVID curfew | Landmark legal challenge seeks to stop Malta’s political parties owning TV stations | A new Malta: Has the island state changed since PM Joseph Muscat was forced to resign? | Europe’s major ports are ready for Brexit. Here’s how they did it | József Szájer: What does the MEP sex scandal tell us about Viktor Orban’s Hungary? | ‘Erased from history’: Meet the lawyer fighting to exonerate Scotland’s forgotten witches | Daphne Caruana Galizia: Fight to uncover the truth behind her murder continues three years on | Scotland, Catalonia and… New Caledonia: Pacific archipelago is Europe’s hottest independence battle | Will Belgium’s new government delays push the country to split? | Disunited Kingdom: Why Scottish independence is now more likely because of Brexit | Lukashenko goes to Russia: What the meeting of ‘brothers’ could mean for Belarus’ future | Mali’s military coup: What it means and why it matters | How likely are the ‘big four’ European economies to vote to leave the EU if Brexit works out? | Do the drugs being used to treat COVID-19 work? Euronews debunks the myths | Parent power: Activists force the Scottish government’s hand over full schools return | Scotland asks EU to ‘leave a light on’ in Brussels after Brexit | ‘They are no longer numbers or statistics.’ How colour pictures are bringing Auschwitz to life 

EURONEWS TRAVEL
Rajasthan road trip: My journey off the beaten track in India’s most colourful region | These are the airlines with the highest COVID safety ratings | These small Italian islands could be COVID-free in time for summer holidays | The new museums and galleries awaiting you once COVID lockdowns are over | Yellow, purple, blue and pink: Welcome to the world’s most vibrant one-colour towns | Art galleries and time capsules: Europe’s most interesting and beautiful metro stations | Condom, Anus, Hell: Welcome to the places with the world’s most unfortunate names | What is ‘extractive tourism’ and what can we do about it? | The best adult-only escapes in Europe for some alone time with your partner | These are the world’s most photogenic art galleries | Friluftsliv: How the Norwegian concept of ‘open air living’ is the pandemic tonic we need | Great Blasket Island caretakers: The world’s most sought after job is hiring | Do we need coronavirus ‘vaccine passports’ to get Europe moving again? Euronews asks the experts 

NEW EUROPEAN
Why Catalan and Scottish independence movements are swapping tactics

THE SCOTSMAN
Opinion: Not wrong to take pills for depression – some need them | Opinion: Why ‘dark tourism’ is essential | Opinion: Impartial journalism more important than ever | Opinion: The trauma of antenatal classes for dads | Opinion: A love letter to Manchester | Opinion: May knows debate gaffe could see lead unravel | Opinion: Men have to step up to paternity leave | Opinion: Confronting our unwanted history | Opinion: Ending taboo is vital to win battle with depression

SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY
Review: The Hoxton, Williamsburg, New York | Review: Blue Reef Cottages, Isle of Harris, Scotland | Outer Hebrides: Speechless strangers on the shore | Alice and wanderland at the Red Centre of Oz | Vienna: Coffee and culture with a cherry on top | Reflections on vice and virtue in Amsterdam | Slovenia: For whom the bells toll

LET’S GO WITH RYANAIR
The Malt Mission

HOT RUM COW
Strength, sea lions and surfers sure sell stout | Hail to the Eternal King of the Nordic Nips

CULTURE TRIP
The Most Scenic Train Rides From Edinburgh | 10 Famous Historical Landmarks To See in Edinburgh | The Best Whisky Bars in Edinburgh | The Best Brunch and Breakfast Spots in Edinburgh

For a more comprehensive guide to my work, visit my portfolio here or my Muckrack profile here to read additional clippings.

*Updated September 2021

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