Very sad news, especially given what we've recently learned about elephant seal mortality on South Georgia.

Love this so much.

They once refused me entry to inspect them for Lonely Planet because they said I wasn't dressed smartly enough. I did the review in the car park.

I'm so very sorry Katherine. Sending all love.

And on Vertières Day!

Sat in a workshop yesterday about approaches to writing and endured many silly comments about my refusal to give an inch to ChatGPT and their ilk, so this feels quite lovely actually.

I had no idea of these increases! Terrible news - but thanks for makig sure I get some outstanding orders in.

Wow!

How does it handle the awful backlash against the writers—women of colour—who had attention to the book?

I've always wanted to see this!

Extraordinary. What a loss to us all to have a world without Kevin O'Neill in it.

Engländer

That does look good!

When I worked on the Lonely Planet Jamaica guide, I often listed places purely on the strength of their goat curry. Including one near the National Library in Kingston so hard-working researchers could be well-fed when working in the archives!

So close! 😆

Fantastic article Alison (and brilliant archive work). Poor George - but I'm so glad you took him roses in the end. How strange and wonderful that we can form such close relations with those long past.