Shafik Meghji
@shafikmeghji.bsky.social
Journalist, travel writer, author
📖 Small Earthquakes (🏆BGTW Travel Narrative Book of the Year 2025), Crossed Off the Map
✍🏽 BBC Travel, National Geographic Traveller, Wanderlust, Geographical
🌎 Latin America / Ex-porteño
https://linktr.ee/ShafikMeghji
📖 Small Earthquakes (🏆BGTW Travel Narrative Book of the Year 2025), Crossed Off the Map
✍🏽 BBC Travel, National Geographic Traveller, Wanderlust, Geographical
🌎 Latin America / Ex-porteño
https://linktr.ee/ShafikMeghji
Pinned
Thrilled to be shortlisted for the @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year for #SmallEarthquakes 🎉
Many congratulations to my fellow finalists, and a huge thanks to my brilliant publisher @hurstpublishers.bsky.social for helping to make the book a reality 🙌🏽
Many congratulations to my fellow finalists, and a huge thanks to my brilliant publisher @hurstpublishers.bsky.social for helping to make the book a reality 🙌🏽
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Snapshots from a brief visit to the gorgeous Bajío city of Querétaro, Mexico.
December 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Snapshots from a brief visit to the gorgeous Bajío city of Querétaro, Mexico.
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Thrilled to be shortlisted for the @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year for #SmallEarthquakes 🎉
Many congratulations to my fellow finalists, and a huge thanks to my brilliant publisher @hurstpublishers.bsky.social for helping to make the book a reality 🙌🏽
Many congratulations to my fellow finalists, and a huge thanks to my brilliant publisher @hurstpublishers.bsky.social for helping to make the book a reality 🙌🏽
December 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Thrilled to be shortlisted for the @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year for #SmallEarthquakes 🎉
Many congratulations to my fellow finalists, and a huge thanks to my brilliant publisher @hurstpublishers.bsky.social for helping to make the book a reality 🙌🏽
Many congratulations to my fellow finalists, and a huge thanks to my brilliant publisher @hurstpublishers.bsky.social for helping to make the book a reality 🙌🏽
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I published 33 podcast episodes this year.
Last week, I posted the most popular five, but I thought I'd also share some of my personal favourite interviews from 2026
First up, @shafikmeghji.bsky.social on the British founders of football in Arg, Uru, and Chile
▶️ open.spotify.com/episode/4zzf...
Last week, I posted the most popular five, but I thought I'd also share some of my personal favourite interviews from 2026
First up, @shafikmeghji.bsky.social on the British founders of football in Arg, Uru, and Chile
▶️ open.spotify.com/episode/4zzf...
December 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I published 33 podcast episodes this year.
Last week, I posted the most popular five, but I thought I'd also share some of my personal favourite interviews from 2026
First up, @shafikmeghji.bsky.social on the British founders of football in Arg, Uru, and Chile
▶️ open.spotify.com/episode/4zzf...
Last week, I posted the most popular five, but I thought I'd also share some of my personal favourite interviews from 2026
First up, @shafikmeghji.bsky.social on the British founders of football in Arg, Uru, and Chile
▶️ open.spotify.com/episode/4zzf...
Snapshots from a brief visit to the gorgeous Bajío city of Querétaro, Mexico.
December 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Snapshots from a brief visit to the gorgeous Bajío city of Querétaro, Mexico.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🎄 Need inspiration for the book lover in your life? Check out our award winners & recent titles. Order by midnight December 15th to guarantee UK Christmas delivery.
👉 hurstpublishers.com
@fieryparticle.bsky.social @shafikmeghji.bsky.social @askwilliamblake.bsky.social
👉 hurstpublishers.com
@fieryparticle.bsky.social @shafikmeghji.bsky.social @askwilliamblake.bsky.social
Thrilled to be shortlisted for the @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year for #SmallEarthquakes 🎉
Many congratulations to my fellow finalists, and a huge thanks to my brilliant publisher @hurstpublishers.bsky.social for helping to make the book a reality 🙌🏽
Many congratulations to my fellow finalists, and a huge thanks to my brilliant publisher @hurstpublishers.bsky.social for helping to make the book a reality 🙌🏽
December 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Thrilled to be shortlisted for the @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year for #SmallEarthquakes 🎉
Many congratulations to my fellow finalists, and a huge thanks to my brilliant publisher @hurstpublishers.bsky.social for helping to make the book a reality 🙌🏽
Many congratulations to my fellow finalists, and a huge thanks to my brilliant publisher @hurstpublishers.bsky.social for helping to make the book a reality 🙌🏽
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Another of my favourite books of the year by @shafikmeghji.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Another of my favourite books of the year by @shafikmeghji.bsky.social
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Looking for a Christmas gift for a keen traveller, South America enthusiast or anyone interested in lost British histories?
#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁
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#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁
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December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Looking for a Christmas gift for a keen traveller, South America enthusiast or anyone interested in lost British histories?
#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/small-e...
#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/small-e...
Looking for a Christmas gift for a keen traveller, South America enthusiast or anyone interested in lost British histories?
#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/small-e...
#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/small-e...
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Looking for a Christmas gift for a keen traveller, South America enthusiast or anyone interested in lost British histories?
#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/small-e...
#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/small-e...
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A snapshot of Real del Monte, the heart of Mexico’s ‘Little Cornwall’. The story dates back to the arrival of a band of Cornish miners in the 1820s to rejuvenate the area’s flagging mines.
In the process, they introduced football to Mexico & the Cornish pasty, for which the town is now famous.
In the process, they introduced football to Mexico & the Cornish pasty, for which the town is now famous.
December 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A snapshot of Real del Monte, the heart of Mexico’s ‘Little Cornwall’. The story dates back to the arrival of a band of Cornish miners in the 1820s to rejuvenate the area’s flagging mines.
In the process, they introduced football to Mexico & the Cornish pasty, for which the town is now famous.
In the process, they introduced football to Mexico & the Cornish pasty, for which the town is now famous.
A snapshot of Real del Monte, the heart of Mexico’s ‘Little Cornwall’. The story dates back to the arrival of a band of Cornish miners in the 1820s to rejuvenate the area’s flagging mines.
In the process, they introduced football to Mexico & the Cornish pasty, for which the town is now famous.
In the process, they introduced football to Mexico & the Cornish pasty, for which the town is now famous.
December 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A snapshot of Real del Monte, the heart of Mexico’s ‘Little Cornwall’. The story dates back to the arrival of a band of Cornish miners in the 1820s to rejuvenate the area’s flagging mines.
In the process, they introduced football to Mexico & the Cornish pasty, for which the town is now famous.
In the process, they introduced football to Mexico & the Cornish pasty, for which the town is now famous.
🚨 For a 50% discount on #SmallEarthquakes, head to the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social website 👇🏽
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Our Black Friday sale is live! 🎉
Get 50% off ALL books until midnight on 9th December. This year, you can get your hands on a free eBook when you spend over £50 (excl shipping).
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Get 50% off ALL books until midnight on 9th December. This year, you can get your hands on a free eBook when you spend over £50 (excl shipping).
Browse our full list ➡️ hurstpublishers.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🚨 For a 50% discount on #SmallEarthquakes, head to the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social website 👇🏽
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‘[An] ideal Christmas gift for anyone interested in remarkable tales of footballers & pirates, nitrate kings & wool barons, polar explorers & cowboys, missionaries & radical MPs.’
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes in the @travwriters.bsky.social ‘Book Friday’ gift guide 📚
bgtw.org/travel-book-...
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes in the @travwriters.bsky.social ‘Book Friday’ gift guide 📚
bgtw.org/travel-book-...
November 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
‘[An] ideal Christmas gift for anyone interested in remarkable tales of footballers & pirates, nitrate kings & wool barons, polar explorers & cowboys, missionaries & radical MPs.’
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes in the @travwriters.bsky.social ‘Book Friday’ gift guide 📚
bgtw.org/travel-book-...
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes in the @travwriters.bsky.social ‘Book Friday’ gift guide 📚
bgtw.org/travel-book-...
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Early reviews are starting to filter in for NIGHTFARING, and I am so grateful to Jamie Carter at Forbes for including it on his list of the best books for stargazers. What a lovely review from a fellow night sky lover. 🌌🙏 www.forbes.com/sites/jamiec...
2025’s Best Books For Stargazers, Selected By An Astronomy Author
The importance of darkness, solar eclipses, Mars, the Webb Telescope and just how dangerous space is are the subjects for 2025's best books about astronomy and the night.
www.forbes.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Early reviews are starting to filter in for NIGHTFARING, and I am so grateful to Jamie Carter at Forbes for including it on his list of the best books for stargazers. What a lovely review from a fellow night sky lover. 🌌🙏 www.forbes.com/sites/jamiec...
‘[An] ideal Christmas gift for anyone interested in remarkable tales of footballers & pirates, nitrate kings & wool barons, polar explorers & cowboys, missionaries & radical MPs.’
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes in the @travwriters.bsky.social ‘Book Friday’ gift guide 📚
bgtw.org/travel-book-...
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes in the @travwriters.bsky.social ‘Book Friday’ gift guide 📚
bgtw.org/travel-book-...
November 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
‘[An] ideal Christmas gift for anyone interested in remarkable tales of footballers & pirates, nitrate kings & wool barons, polar explorers & cowboys, missionaries & radical MPs.’
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes in the @travwriters.bsky.social ‘Book Friday’ gift guide 📚
bgtw.org/travel-book-...
Great to see #SmallEarthquakes in the @travwriters.bsky.social ‘Book Friday’ gift guide 📚
bgtw.org/travel-book-...
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Looking forward to returning to the @globetrottersclub.bsky.social in London on 20 December to talk about the journeys & stories behind #SmallEarthquakes, from Buenos Aires to Easter Island, Patagonia to the Atacama.
🕒 2.45pm start, followed by a book signing.
🎟️ globetrotters.co.uk/blog/events/...
🕒 2.45pm start, followed by a book signing.
🎟️ globetrotters.co.uk/blog/events/...
Saturday, December 20th, 2025 — The Globetrotters Club
Speaking on Saturday, December 20, 2025, we have : 1st: Shafik Meghji – Small Earthquakes: A Journey Through Lost British History in South America 2nd: Justyna Hellebrand - Three trips to Paraguay.
globetrotters.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Looking forward to returning to the @globetrottersclub.bsky.social in London on 20 December to talk about the journeys & stories behind #SmallEarthquakes, from Buenos Aires to Easter Island, Patagonia to the Atacama.
🕒 2.45pm start, followed by a book signing.
🎟️ globetrotters.co.uk/blog/events/...
🕒 2.45pm start, followed by a book signing.
🎟️ globetrotters.co.uk/blog/events/...
Looking forward to returning to the @globetrottersclub.bsky.social in London on 20 December to talk about the journeys & stories behind #SmallEarthquakes, from Buenos Aires to Easter Island, Patagonia to the Atacama.
🕒 2.45pm start, followed by a book signing.
🎟️ globetrotters.co.uk/blog/events/...
🕒 2.45pm start, followed by a book signing.
🎟️ globetrotters.co.uk/blog/events/...
Saturday, December 20th, 2025 — The Globetrotters Club
Speaking on Saturday, December 20, 2025, we have : 1st: Shafik Meghji – Small Earthquakes: A Journey Through Lost British History in South America 2nd: Justyna Hellebrand - Three trips to Paraguay.
globetrotters.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Looking forward to returning to the @globetrottersclub.bsky.social in London on 20 December to talk about the journeys & stories behind #SmallEarthquakes, from Buenos Aires to Easter Island, Patagonia to the Atacama.
🕒 2.45pm start, followed by a book signing.
🎟️ globetrotters.co.uk/blog/events/...
🕒 2.45pm start, followed by a book signing.
🎟️ globetrotters.co.uk/blog/events/...
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🚨PRE-ORDER Mountains Magazine #2 for delivery in early Dec. Prices from just £2.99!
🏷️WINTER SALE
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⛰️Saint-Gervais
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⛰️Bavaria
⛰️+ much MUCH more!
#Sale #Mountains
🏷️WINTER SALE
Subscribe & save. 4 issues delivered for just £24.95
BUY HERE > www.mountains-magazine.com/Shop/#wbs1
⛰️Saint-Gervais
⛰️Shiga Kogen
⛰️Méribel
⛰️Copper Canyon
⛰️Bavaria
⛰️+ much MUCH more!
#Sale #Mountains
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🚨PRE-ORDER Mountains Magazine #2 for delivery in early Dec. Prices from just £2.99!
🏷️WINTER SALE
Subscribe & save. 4 issues delivered for just £24.95
BUY HERE > www.mountains-magazine.com/Shop/#wbs1
⛰️Saint-Gervais
⛰️Shiga Kogen
⛰️Méribel
⛰️Copper Canyon
⛰️Bavaria
⛰️+ much MUCH more!
#Sale #Mountains
🏷️WINTER SALE
Subscribe & save. 4 issues delivered for just £24.95
BUY HERE > www.mountains-magazine.com/Shop/#wbs1
⛰️Saint-Gervais
⛰️Shiga Kogen
⛰️Méribel
⛰️Copper Canyon
⛰️Bavaria
⛰️+ much MUCH more!
#Sale #Mountains
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As if freelance travel journalists didn't have enough to worry about...
The Daily Express has offered journalists compensation after they claimed the publisher stole their work pressgazette.co.uk/news/express...
Express offers compensation after freelances say work was stolen
First person account of rail journey apparently rewritten using AI.
pressgazette.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
As if freelance travel journalists didn't have enough to worry about...
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I was delighted to write about the Alishan Forest Railway in #Taiwan for Lonely Planet's latest book. I've been on it the mountain many times to get to my aunt's tea farm.
There are also fantastic pieces by @olismithtravel.bsky.social, @shafikmeghji.bsky.social , @monisharajesh.bsky.social.
There are also fantastic pieces by @olismithtravel.bsky.social, @shafikmeghji.bsky.social , @monisharajesh.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I was delighted to write about the Alishan Forest Railway in #Taiwan for Lonely Planet's latest book. I've been on it the mountain many times to get to my aunt's tea farm.
There are also fantastic pieces by @olismithtravel.bsky.social, @shafikmeghji.bsky.social , @monisharajesh.bsky.social.
There are also fantastic pieces by @olismithtravel.bsky.social, @shafikmeghji.bsky.social , @monisharajesh.bsky.social.
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Great to see #CrossedOffTheMap featured in the recommended books section of the new edition of Lonely Planet Bolivia 🇧🇴
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Great to see #CrossedOffTheMap featured in the recommended books section of the new edition of Lonely Planet Bolivia 🇧🇴
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
Great to see #CrossedOffTheMap featured in the recommended books section of the new edition of Lonely Planet Bolivia 🇧🇴
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Great to see #CrossedOffTheMap featured in the recommended books section of the new edition of Lonely Planet Bolivia 🇧🇴
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
📖 @latinamericabureau.bsky.social
www.stanfords.co.uk/crossed-off-...
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Some very early reactions to a brilliant biography of Peter Mattheissen by @lancerichardson.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Some very early reactions to a brilliant biography of Peter Mattheissen by @lancerichardson.bsky.social
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...