Humphrey Hawksley

Author, commentator and broadcaster

Humphrey’s Travel & Food Blog

Humphrey’s Travel & Food Blog

  • Humphrey’s favourite place in Anchorage, Alaska – Mount Baldy

    Humphrey’s favourite place in Anchorage, Alaska – Mount Baldy

    “Matt Worden from Go Hike Alaska led me on the thousand feet climb along well marked trails where you can absorb Alaska’s expanse, beauty and tranquility,” notes Humphrey. “Roaming the ridgeline, you have mountainscape on one side and panoramic scenes across the Eagle River on the other,” he describes. Afterwards, Humphrey recommends checking out the… Read more

  • Taiwan – Old China blends with New Asia

    Taiwan – Old China blends with New Asia

    Images sped through my mind. What was my favourite place? The magic of Bali; the beaches of Thailand; the chaos and music of the Philippines; the ordered symmetry of Japan, and then to where we were now, a place that blended traditions of old China with the excitement and technology of new Asia.  In the… Read more

  • For Winter Sun, Unwind in Dubai

    For Winter Sun, Unwind in Dubai

    You can unwind by the pool and do nothing or wander through dizzying architecture, wildly extravagant shopping malls, whacky bars and fine-food restaurants. Should the spirit veer toward the ultra-bizarre, you can even go indoor skiing. I have filmed and reported from Dubai many times and opted for chill time at Raffles on the man-made… Read more