I recommend the following to help with your writing, travel planning or just for entertainment:

Books

• The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman
• Troublesome Words by Bill Bryson
• Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson
• Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss
• Lonely Planet’s Guide to Travel Writing by Don George
• Bradt travel guides – to assist your travels

Magazines

• Writers’ Forum – UK writing magazine
• Writing Magazine – UK writing magazine
• The Week – keep up with the news the easy way
• Travel Africa – a must for Africaphiles
• Wanderlust – a portal to the world

Websites/Blogs

• Litopia – probably the UK’s best writing colony
• The Crime Readers’ Association – for all things grisly
• The Write Life – mucho free advice for writers
• The Writers’ Workshop – advice and courses for writers
• The Marshall Plan – writing advice from an author and literary agent
• The Man in Seat 61 – for travelling by rail anywhere in the world
• Skyscanner – find those cheap flights