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Author: Sam Farley

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Sam is a travel writer with a focus on uncovering stories from unusual destinations and overlooked corners of the world. He specialises in blending cultural insight, history, and personal narrative to create engaging features that go beyond the typical tourist trail. Gonzo travel with a hint of dark tourism and plenty of Soviet relics.

Articles by Author: Sam Farley

Not everywhere needs to be the ‘new Berlin’, so stop it

Not everywhere needs to be the “new Berlin”

A disservice.

Sam Farley
Jun 25, 2026
Stop pretending dark tourism is shameful, it’s just human nature

The uncomfortable truth about dark tourism: we’re drawn to places of tragedy

It’s just curiosity.

Sam Farley
Jun 24, 2026
The ‘hidden gem’ industrial complex is destroying places it claims to love

Nothing kills a ‘hidden gem’ faster than calling it one

Look beyond the influencer lens.

Sam Farley
Jun 23, 2026
Sorry, but the EU has made Eastern Europe more boring

Sorry, but the EU has made Eastern Europe more boring

Progress but at what cost?

Sam Farley
Jun 17, 2026
The forgotten towns of the Chernobyl exclusion zone

The forgotten towns of the Chernobyl exclusion zone

Once thriving, reduced to emptiness.

Sam Farley
Jun 16, 2026
How ‘Sarà perché ti amo’ became Italy’s tourist anthem

How did ‘Sarà perché ti amo’ become Italy’s tourist anthem?

A true community feeling.

Sam Farley
Jun 15, 2026
Poveglia The Italian island that the living forgot

Poveglia: The Italian island that the living forgot

Tragic.

Sam Farley
Jun 14, 2026
Travelling exposes how migration and colonialism changed what the world eats

Travelling exposes how migration and colonialism changed what the world eats

Around the world in 80 plates and counting.

Sam Farley
Jun 13, 2026
A room at the end of the Earth What does staying in Antarctica’s first hotel actually cost

A room at the end of the Earth: What does staying in Antarctica’s first hotel actually cost?

Eye-watering but worth it.

Sam Farley
Jun 12, 2026
The best city in the world to watch a football game in

What is the best city in the world to watch a football game?

The beautiful game.

Sam Farley
Jun 11, 2026
What is the Fifa hotel scandal and how does it impact the 2026 World Cup

What is the FIFA hotel scandal and how does it impact the 2026 World Cup?

Disappointing.

Sam Farley
Jun 10, 2026
Pluckley The ghostly past of Britain’s most haunted village

Pluckley: The ghostly past of Britain’s most haunted village

Spooky.

Sam Farley
Jun 9, 2026

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