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LucySymons

Lucy has lived a peripatetic life which has encompassed several different roles, many of which revolve around travel – whether that’s touring around Europe acting on various stages, or just through her disembodied voice as she guides visitors via headphones through southern Italian architectural and art tours.

Although lucky enough to have travelled around Hungary extensively via train (no timetable to speak of, no doors, lots of goats and chickens… and don't get her started on the loos – it's how she learned the Magyar for "diabolical"...), her absolute favourite rail journey ever is on the Rhaetian Railway’s quaint Arosa-Bahn from Chur to Arosa in Switzerland. The views are astonishing as you wend your way through mountains and lakes and as you chug up the mountain towards the incredible Langweiser viaduct you positively flash back in time to the twenties when sunny Arosa was your health spa destination of choice.

We're thrilled to have Lucy as part of the Greentraveller team, she enjoys seeing the less travelled corners of England and meeting the amazing, inspirational owners of the green properties we list in Green Places to Stay.

LucySymons's blog posts

Posted by LucySymons at 12:00 on Wednesday 08 May 2013
Our writer, Lucy Symons, tries her hand at glamorous camping in a yurt in the picturesque Peak District.
Posted by LucySymons at 11:14 on Monday 22 April 2013
Our selection of the best gifts offered to people who quote “Greentraveller” when they book a holiday.
Posted by LucySymons at 08:40 on Thursday 18 April 2013
Lucy Symons stays in a fabulous independent hostel in the Lake District and thoroughly enjoys some home comforts in a warm and cosy environment.
Posted by LucySymons at 05:06 on Wednesday 06 March 2013
Lucy Symons takes the train to Austria to try a snowshoeing and cross-country skiing holiday run by Inntravel in the beautiful village of Fuschl am...
Posted by LucySymons at 02:35 on Friday 01 March 2013
Our writer, Lucy Symons, finds herself in the depths of the romantic Monmouthshire countryside staying in Pen y Fedw, a beautifully refurbished 1950’...
Posted by LucySymons at 01:11 on Thursday 24 January 2013
Lucy Symons visits a wonderful eco-friendly clutch of converted barns in Pembrokeshire, Wales within a spit of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Posted by LucySymons at 07:28 on Wednesday 05 December 2012
Lucy Symons visits Blaentrothy Cottage, a tastefully converted barn in the valleys of the Black Mountains, perfect for a romantic break for two.
Posted by LucySymons at 11:03 on Tuesday 27 November 2012
Lucy Symons stays in a barn conversion & artist studio in the valleys of Mid Wales that's within a spit of the station so perfect for a car-...
Posted by LucySymons at 12:19 on Friday 23 November 2012
Our writer, Lucy Symons, visits the Vardo on Blaentrothy Farm in Monmouthshire and lives out a childhood fantasy sleeping in a Romany gypsy caravan.
Posted by LucySymons at 04:39 on Thursday 15 November 2012
Our writer, Lucy Symons, visits Howlugill Farm House in County Durham and enjoys the wonderfully hospitality and historical stories at this luxury...
Posted by LucySymons at 04:23 on Tuesday 13 November 2012
Lucy Symons stays in a beautifully converted barn Bed and Breakfast in the heart of the Lake District.
Posted by LucySymons at 05:26 on Monday 12 November 2012
Lucy Symons stays in one of three self-catering, barn conversion cottages at Shatton Hall Farm in the Peak District.