Luke Waterson
Author Luke Waterson writes, or has written, for various publications including Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Moon Guidebooks and The Guardian. He is a five time winner of the prestigious Bridport Young Writer's Competition and is an English Literature and Creative Writing graduate of the University of East Anglia in Norwich, Norfolk. Since graduating he has authored four books on and travelled extensively across Europe, North America, Central America, South America and Africa.
Luke's speciality when it comes to writing is travel: he has written a guidebook and a novel on South America as well as three books on British travel. Luke also writes extensively about food and drink, culture and literature. After Inter-Railing around Eastern Europe in 1999 he developed an obsession with Soviet archietecture: something which still draws him back to this day. Outside of Europe, Latin America is his favourite region of the world, although his latest (rekindled) passion is for the Caribbean. He has recently finished writing Lonely Planet's latest guide to Cuba, and written online guides to Trinidad & Tobago and the Bahamas for Columbus Travel.
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Snagov Monastery—Visit the Burial Place of Dracula Near Bucharest
30 kilometres north of Bucharest, Snagov Lake is far more than the capital's key recreation space: it also contains the purported resting place of Dracula.
Jun 23, 2011
- Luke Waterson
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The All-New Copenhagen Cocktail and the Best Places to Try It
Eat your heart out, Singapore Slings. Last orders Long Island Iced Teas. Ever-inventive Copenhagen has a new cocktail to show off the city in liquid form.
May 30, 2011
- Luke Waterson
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Poland's Classical Music Adventures
Poland has been intertwined with cutting edge classical music since the days of Frédéric Chopin. Now, musical pedigree provides some of its key attractions.
May 11, 2011
- Luke Waterson
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The Borderlands: Hiking & Sightseeing in the Karkanosze Mountains
Forming a fair chunk of the Poland - Czech Republic border, the crinkly ridges of the Karkanosze Mountains are a Mecca for outdoor adventurers.
Apr 12, 2011
- Luke Waterson
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Mi Casa Es Tu Casa: First Class Havana Hospitality at Casa 1932
Mi Casa es tu Casa (my house is your house): so goes the classic Latino welcome, and nowhere epitomises this more than top Havana casa particular Casa 1932.
Apr 11, 2011
- Luke Waterson
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Ecuador Railways Revamp: the Comeback of Classic Train Journeys?
Some of Ecuador's greatest train journeys are set to be reintroduced courtesy of a US$250 million refurbishment project by the government.
Mar 12, 2011
- Luke Waterson
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The Tatras Mountains Top Ski Destinations
Increasing numbers of people are tackling mid-winter blues with a ski holiday in the peaks of Poland and Slovakia's Tatras Mountains; and with good reason.
Feb 11, 2011
- Luke Waterson
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Underground Cities of Cappadocia, in Turkey
For millennia Cappadocia's citizens have turned to the region's abundant caves to build their cities. Some forty are known in Turkey, and six can be visited
Jan 8, 2011
- Luke Waterson
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Cuban Cocktail Recipes
The Caribbean may be famed for alcoholic drinks but Cuba, which invented mojitos and daiquiris, is the big daddy of cocktails. Here's how to make three.
Jan 4, 2011
- Luke Waterson
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Hungarian Cooking Courses—Where and Why to Study Food In Hungary
From the hot fish soup to the famous deserts, Hungarian cuisine is incredibly varied. Sampling it may be straightforward, but preparation is rather less so.
Dec 30, 2010
- Luke Waterson
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