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Richard Franks | Travel Writer
@richardfranks.co.uk
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Award-winning travel writer and journalist specialising in Scotland, Birmingham, adventure travel and music. Words for BBC, Nat Geo, Telegraph, Independent, Rough Guides & others. Takes photos too.

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The first of this winter’s snow has arrived in the Highlands 🏔️

Glen Coe, 18 November 2025

#scotland #glencoe #visitscotland #winteriscoming
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Animals of Uttarakhand, North India

#travel #travelphotography #india
October 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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I wouldn’t want to be up that hill…

#scotland #travel #photography #travelphotography
A boat crossing beneath moody skies.
December 2, 2024 at 7:44 PM
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Gorgeous light at Bamburgh Castle this afternoon.

#northumberland #bamburgh #photography #travelphotography
Sunset at Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland.
November 30, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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Hello! I suppose I should probably post something here. I’m a freelance travel writer, journalist and photographer specialising in Scotland, Birmingham, adventure travel and music for BBC, National Geographic, The Independent, The Telegraph, Rough Guides and many others 🗺️

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Hiking at the Quiraing, Isle of Skye, Scotlan My North Coast 500, Scotland guidebook for Rough Guides Scotland’s greatest railway journeys feature for The Telegraph newspaper A huge feature on my hometown of Birmingham for National Geographic Traveller Magazine (UK)
November 26, 2024 at 5:31 PM