Jacob Lewis

Freelance travel writer 🌍 and stay-at-roam dad. Former deputy travel editor @theipaper and @thesun

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Skiing, lunch and onsen for under £13 💴

My latest for @travelweekly on the REAL reason I love skiing in Japan 🇯🇵 ♨️

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🚅 🇯🇵 Chuffed to be a finalist at the Inspire Global Media Awards with my article "Fast Train to Fukui" for @travelweekly. Not bad for my first stab at trade writing. Thanks to the judges and to @abarnesbrown for the commission. Look forward to seeing everyone at the party 🎉

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My latest for @MatadorNetwork ‘Ditch the Hotels: How to Rent a Campervan for an Easy Japan Ski Trip’ https://t.co/6C2oNyjI2o

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@mounteagle My thoughts exactly!

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Would you take travel advice from Germany's new AI influencer? Is 'Emma' a huge marketing fail OR the future of how we choose our holidays? Read my scoop and let know what you think 🤔 #AI #InfluencerMarketing #TravelNews #VisitGermany

[MailOnline Travel @travelmail]

'So weird': German tourist board introduces AI 'travel influencer' - and there's already a backlash after just ONE Instagram post https://t.co/GcSSTWy6aV @JacobWLewis #Germany #visitgermany #travel #AI

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I caught some waves in Rotterdam! 🏄‍♂️🌊The city opens @RIF010 today, the world's first inner-city wave pool. Surfing between office blocks & McDonald's? Surreal. Read what I thought of it and why ‘Manhattan on the Maas’ is such a hot summer destination https://t.co/s1thpVo9KZ

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The Airlines Most Likely To Delay You This Summer ☀️ My data deep-dive for @theipaper reveals that @virginatlantic are smashing it. Meanwhile, @wizzair…. well, what do you think? #datajournalism #travelwriter https://t.co/62SDkYWXvN

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🇯🇵Japan's happiest prefecture, Fukui, is getting its first bullet train🚄 on Saturday. It’ll be easier than ever to explore its Zen temples, coastal towns, and artisan villages. My @travelweekly article + @InsideJapan’s new tour are your keys to the region https://t.co/I415q3ZPzj

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How I snowboarded 8 miles across the Alps to smuggle a pizza from Italy to France. My wild lunch run story is up on @InTheSnowMag 🍕🏂 #LaRosiere #skiadventure https://t.co/85vlnQBTBq

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Proud of how my Japanese held up in Hokuriku! 🇯🇵 Did all my interviews in Japanese for this @MatadorNetwork story on the techno temples, warrior monk hideouts, and hell caves of Japan's Buddhist heartland. Uncovering secret Japan on a new bullet train: https://t.co/pbw8lSOrnp

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You could fly to America 🇺🇸, catch the bus to the nearest Apple Store & have cash left over for a dozen Dunkin Donuts 🍩 with the savings 💵 made buying an iPhone stateside. More money saving tips in my guide to shopping on holiday in @theipaper today https://t.co/0nCzRwi7DL

[TravelSupermarket @travelsupermkt]

What to do if December's rail strikes disrupt your airport travel plans...🚝❌

Our guest travel expert, @jacobwlewis, has put together an in-depth Q&A on how these strikes will affect travel to major UK airports in December...

FIND OUT: https://t.co/7XU37Flhzh

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@ianMpackham I'd subtly drop a tweet about it, posing as a question to my travel writer friends. A little nudge to spark a sense of urgency among the editors. Then, just sit back, relax, and watch my strategic game unfold. May the best editor snap it up! Clever move 😉

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Excited to be working with the team at ⁦@travelsupermkt⁩ as a Guest Travel Expert 🧳 🌴 https://t.co/ZvuizH7PsZ https://t.co/Ail8f8FlQ7

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@RebeccaBjourno @theipaper Good tip. I need to! I’ve cycled between Leiden, Delft and The Hague but am yet to venture east of Amsterdam

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Nice to see my byline back in @theipaper 🗞️ with my guide to budget-friendly city stays. My penny-pinching secret? Swap city centre bustle for suburban charm in Amsterdam & save! #freelancer #travelwriter #travelexpert https://t.co/ajEUjS7Jsb

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@KayaChey_x @theipaper Aww, thanks. It sounds obvious but it works and I genuinely enjoy the extra exploration. My favourite was actually Belfast on the cheap, by staying in Lisburn at the @Haslem_Hotel

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An esteemed elder travel writer I know once resorted to the bathtub with the toilet so cleverly concealed! 🛁 🤷‍♂️ #HotelHideAndSeek

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Hiking through a misnomer. This Donegal 🇮🇪 beauty spot was called ‘An Gleann Neamhe’ or The Heavenly Glen 🪽, until an English cartographer mistranslated it as ‘An Gleann Neimhe’ – The Poisoned Glen ☠️ Got a favourite misnamed travel destination?

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@NickBohane @Jeremy_Hunt Full time dad who was hyped for this announcement and planning return to work. Guess I won’t be after all 🤷🏼‍♂️ 🙄