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Freelance journalist; words in @independent @thetimes , @telegraph @eveningstandard @womanandhome & more. Substack-ing about life & love at 'Commitment Issues'

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Tried buying from an ethical fashion brand, got frustrated by the rather glacial process, decided to look in the mirror and ask myself why. Bon appetit For @Independent Is ethical fashion too slow to compete – or am I just being impatient?

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I want to buy ethical fashion – but there’s one big problem

After ordering a £47 dress from an ethical brand, Lucy Thackray found herself waiting weeks for its arrival. Then she had to wait a little longer. In a landscape of endless stock and next-day...

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Not now, sweetie, mommy's down a MAJOR rabbit hole concerning Kate Middleton's whereabouts since December

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I assume whoever styled Little Mix on the X Factor is currently on trial at the Hague

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Off to buy a Cuthbert the Caterpillar from Aldi

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@yewande_biala Good for you. I frequently think of this anecdote by @UzoAduba . So simple but hugely thought-provoking.

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Every time the Meghan Outrage headlines rain down, I feel like I'm on crazy pills. I think she's fabulous

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Opinion: Meghan Markle is the best thing to ever happen to the royal family

I simply do not tire of Meghan content. Why would I?

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@JonathanPieNews No one's telling *them* because plenty of people, myself included, think *they* look spectacular. We also think people should be allowed to dress however the fuck they like.

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@MsDizzyGillespi @bronactitley Why should Little Mix cover up? They're adult women who can do what they like. Fans aren't going for me because they can tell I'm saying the girls deserved better than these looks.

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'The cheapest item is a £500 kitchen table cloth.' Boris and Carrie really said 'What cost of living crisis?' Leaked £200,000 invoice reveals Boris Johnson’s No 11 flat renovation:

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'I saw Taylor Swift wearing lace-up boots and a belted jacket, so I bought lace-up boots and a belted jacket'

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@ask_aubry Can men hear themselves?!

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This is a Beth Pearson appreciation tweet 💚💚💚 #ThisIsUs

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🚨 Some personal news! 🚨 I am delighted to be joining the fantastic @Independent team as Deputy Travel Editor from Monday. After a turbulent year (for me & for travel), I'm so looking forward to working with the ace @LenniCoffey & @SimonCalder on their cutting-edge content🌎

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We trust the public to use their intellig-

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I've been sending a lot of similar feedback on travel copy recently, so I thought I'd openly share my top five most common, always-applicable, Mamma-Mia-here-we-go-again tips for strong features writing #travelwriting #traveljournalists

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@G_Man_Baker @DrZeshanQureshi @ttid4ever Who's going to treat you when a generation of doctors leave to find new work? 🤔

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@lottiecgross The salaries for any editor roles I've even glanced at in the last two years have been, frankly, embarrassing. Like, enjoy your 23-year-old recruit with a two-line CV who uses the wrong 'its'

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@ligofe @meghamohan @roqueandrolle Not only is he married, his wife is in on the family business

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@alexisrigg WHO DID SHE WRONG BACKSTAGE

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@workurway Anna collapsing like a widow in a Civil War movie, priceless 😂

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@lindsayzoladz @Tweet_Dec Love this. When my family went to see the Noughties version of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, there was a moment where Lucy goes to revive the dead Aslan with her magic elixir, but Susan shakes her head, and she stops. A little boy behind us whispered 'Just TRY' 💔

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@CharlieJamison I always crack up at a story where a friend of my sister's sent their whole karate class a gif of pretty fireworks on 5 Nov. Only the fireworks formed a giant penis in the sky.

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@WpSchlitz @ALNL Therapist: The ice cream sundae in a hat can't hurt you The ice cream sundae in a hat:

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Could we have a government broadcast about couples not making single people walk IN THE ROAD to keep their 2m distance, because y'all can't be bothered to bunch up or walk single file?

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@NotRollergirl It's the 'OMGWOWLOVE' necklaces for me. Love that Jade just got NO

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So, the rumours are true, and the majestic @ST_Travelmag is - after the next issue - coming to an end. As such, this is my last day, and I am available for work and words of all kinds going forward. I am so proud of this magazine, this team, and the wonderful work we did.

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@krustyloaf They are such gorgeous girls to work on, too! Make it make sense

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@Bekionel @yewande_biala @UzoAduba #notalllucies 😂

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Friend: Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Me: That @michellevisage should have a Queer-Eye style show called Mother Knows Best where she whips dithering, noncomittal adults into shape with her signature mix of maternal pride and devastating critique? Friend: ....

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@arayyay @tnwhiskeywoman 😂 I always liked that, how the guys weren't Brad Pitt. See also: how Miranda and Carrie aren't Angelina Jolie. But yeah, I get you.

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Wow, this did well. I don't have a soundcloud but I am looking for writing work; hire me for hot nine-years-on pop culture takes such as this.

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Doing some editing for a newspaper this week. My number one tip for the writers I'm editing? Free yourself from insanely long sentences. Read back a sentence as if speaking it aloud. If your listener would lose track of your point, or you'd be gasping for breath, it's too long.

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Haven't done a PR moan in YEARS, but this tone is an instant block (especially to someone who has never, ever written about convenience foods) 🙄 Coverage is earned by something genuinely cool or intriguing, not a cute favour for your BFF

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#Ticketmaster explaining the Eras Tour ticketing process to Swifties

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Which #travelwriters do I know who have been to a cool or underrated city this side of the pandemic? Hit me up... 🌆 #amcommissioning

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@IanDunt I kind of disagree on this one. Plenty of sombre faces and hopes for swift recovery across the entire official UK media, if that's what you're after. Let social media say what it really thinks🤷‍♀️

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@HollesJoe @RebelYelIiex Definitely worth typing out a response and pressing enter, then.

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I passed my driving test this morning at the grand old age of 36. I don't know who needs to hear this but: *It's not too late *You're better than you think you are *Instructor vibe is everything - try out a few before you commit to one *You'll get there

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It's my first day #freelance , and I feel both terrified and lucky to already have a few projects lined up. Editors: if you're looking for strong contributors on travel destinations, trends, opinion pieces, food & drink and lifestyle features - I'm your girl! #freelancewriter

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Oh I'm so tempted to do a thread of the absolute 🤡 salaries I've seen for roles wanting experienced editors *in the office* (often doing about three people's jobs)😂😭

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@davejorgenson He tries to make a joke, she doesn't get it, he's embarrassed and gets awkward! Also I do believe HG doesn't have the first idea who made his suit

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@nakedvix @ruhawksley I persevere for the first third of any book, but if it hasn't grabbed me by that far in, I ditch it. Life's too short to read stuff you don't click with!

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If Scotland can separate and re-join, can London? I would totally vote for a beautiful, diverse, progressive city-state run by @SadiqKhan

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Loved writing this one - what a fun project, @politic_animal #traintravel #flightfree #europebytrain

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Man embarks on epic challenge to see how far he can get by train in 24 hours

Intrepid traveller manages to catch nine trains in one day on 1,960km odyssey

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So basically we all sat in that ridiculous #TheErasTour registration queue last month only to... never get an access code and spend a week watching pre-sale folks hoover up all the tickets? WTF, Tay

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Looking to commission a few more #Microguides to cool neighbourhoods in the world's most exciting and popular cities ! Here are some lovely recent examples to help steer your pitches... #travelwriters #traveltwitter #amcommissioning

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#TravelTwitter : I'm looking to commission some #microguides (neighbourhood guides to a cool quarter/district in a large city) for the coming weeks. Do you know a good 'hood inside out that you'd like to rave about? #amcomissioning #travelwriters

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A guide to Woodstock, Cape Town’s coolest neighbourhood

Headline-making restaurants, industrial-feel art galleries, striking murals and hipster boutiques – miss this Cape Town district and you’ll miss out, says Jessica Carter

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Looking for a new opportunity in travel media? My job is becoming available when I go freelance in Feb. Apply for the chance to work with a brilliant team and be offered endless bananas and cuppas by @SimonCalder

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Very sad to say @LucyInTheSky22 will be leaving us in the not-so-distant future - but it does mean an incredibly exciting opportunity to be @IndyTravel 's deputy travel editor is opening up. Full job ad below, if it sounds like you please apply!

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@ChantayyJayy Absolutely this

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Why Ekin-Su is the greatest Love Island contestant of all time

Ekin who? Ekin-Su, babes – she should replace Laura Whitmore on Love Island and its sibling show, Aftersun, immediately

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Last night I went to a place where you can just have a parade of croquetas for every course including desert, and I have to say it was every bit as thrilling as it sounds

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Division over whether this was straight-up fashion assassination or 'stylish at the time'. What do you reckon?

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Does anyone know an illustrator or cartoonist who does simple/quick commissions? Loop me in! #illustration #cartoonist #artists #freelanceartist

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I don't know who needs to hear this, but don't fit around men who don't give you what you need. I spent literal years trying to make it work with cold, avoidant types - met one honest, secure person who's done the work on themselves and it's a different WORLD. They're out there👊

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In @thetimes today: Three weeks ago, I embarked on one of those 'mystery trips' where you do a personality quiz and find out at the airport where you're going. I found the concept... flawed.

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Hotels, for the love of god, you would get so much more PR if you just advertised one single PR or marketing contact on your website ! One! I have gone on *hours*-long goose chases for each hotel I'm writing about this week and... FFS, make Public Relations Public Again

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My Aussie name twin keeps getting press releases about tea and badgers and I am HOWLING 🇬🇧

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They’ve mixed me up with the more glamorous UK travel reporter Lucy Thackray again @LucyInTheSky22

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@oneofthosefaces Not Rihanna doing reluctant BVs for Miley

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Great article, and a good reminder that travel editors and writers have a duty to highlight unknown parts of the world's top destinations and warn about the impact of tourism to those top 20 places

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Wish you weren’t here! How tourists are ruining the world’s greatest destinations

Overtourism has long been a problem – and besieged cities are fighting back. But can angry locals stop the tide of stag parties, ‘anus burners’, noise and graffiti?

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I swear to god, some writers are so rude and whiny to me about doing basic, needed amends to their stories. In a way that I KNOW, on a chemical level, they just wouldn't dare to be with the average ~50 year old male travel editors.

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Why haven't I seen the glamping headline 'Everybody yurts... sometimes', and who can rectify this?

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2 years

@Pri_Borpujari @ArynelBismarck @JordanAriGross @KChenoweth It was clearly a joke. And a funny one! Kristen has some of the most important lungs in the business, they must be protected at all costs 🎶

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Good to know people are still emailing travel editors with the standard greeting "Dear sir". Even when they're called Lucy.

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Travel hill I will die on: If a plane has seats that recline, we are all allowed to recline. Doesn't matter if it's a short flight, if it's meal time, if the person behind is watching something on their phone. Sitting martyrishly upright for two hours is batshit

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Tiktok video of reclined plane seat sparks debate about inflight etiquette

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Looking to speak to travellers actively planning lower-carbon/overland slow-travel trips this year. Cross-country trains and coaches, ferries - the longer and more winding the road, the better! DMs should be open, but tweet me if not...

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@becksh78 @Sathnam This has levels because Cummings doesn't look unlike a shaved Elmo.

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Journo friends - I just finished first interview I've recorded to my Google Pixel, and when I went to send the file to myself it asked IF I WANTED IT TO TRANSCRIBE THE CHAT FOR ME. AND IT DID. IN HARDLY ANY GOBBLEDYGOOK. Game. Changer.

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2 years

Anticipating some flak for this, but... Why do the parents of small children sometimes behave as though the world (or passengers on a plane) revolve around them? Hear me out -

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Why should child-free plane passengers be expected to move for families?

Families travelling by plane need to plan ahead to get their preferred seating arrangement – and it’s not up to solo passengers to accommodate them, says Lucy Thackray

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On Monday, I took the first @VirginAtlantic flight out of the UK in months. It was so, so lovely to be back in the sky. My exclusive for @timestravel

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Long-haul in a pandemic: on board Virgin Atlantic’s first flight after lockdown

But I won’t cry for yesterday, There’s an ordinary world . . . The familiar strains of Duran Duran flow into the low-lit cabin as a modest trickle of passengers shed bags and jackets into the...

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Last word, I promise: if you love a magazine, buy it. Some think print is dead - I still live for a stack of glossies, read in the bath or on the beach. Fork out: subscribe, or buy it whenever you have the cash. Clickbait & listicles won't take you there, not really. Thack out.

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Has anyone used the @uber booking in advance thing?! Does it work? Want to book an airport cab at like 4am but will be major stress if it doesn't show up...

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Brits declaring 40 degrees by the pool is 'bliss'; news titles issuing fun 'What to pack for 45-degree heat' guides... there is some serious Don't Look Up stuff going on with this European #heatwave

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No, ultra heatwaves are not the latest ‘travel trend’ to be celebrated

Forty degrees plus in the Med is far from a cause for celebration; it’s a terrifying endurance test, writes Lucy Thackray

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4 years

Slight Godfather vibes #DuvetKnowItsChristmas

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Gaga is so emotionally intelligent, man.

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“I gotcha” “I know, thank you” 🥺🥺🥺

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Travel fans - do you know what I mean when I say I love "dry heat"? I.e. non-humid winter sun? Places with a breeze and a toasty, unsweaty climate? If you care about this extremely niche phenomenon too, where have you found it? #TravelTuesday

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1 year

I am once again asking for your hot city guide pitches! 1/3 #travelwriting #amcommissioning #cityguides

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4 years

Thrilled to see my first piece for @Independent go live, with my words and pics

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From city to sea: the Athens Riviera offers the best of both worlds

The Greek capital can be too hot to trot, even in shoulder season. Lucy Thackray breaks up its urban crush with sparkling Aegean beaches and coastal walks

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3 years

The way Jake says 'I made you my girlfriend' as if it's some prize and she should feel grateful #LoveIsland

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Not me forgetting to do the Spanish passenger locator form until 0.2 seconds before passport control 🤦‍♀️ I've only spent seven months writing up every tiny rule change of every bloomin' holiday destination

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Six months @Independent today! That's gone by in a flash.

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2 years

I know that's five, but a bonus one for the trip/pitch planning stage: Always think: What do real, non-travel-industry people want to do on holiday? What do your friends, partner, Auntie Sue look forward to? In many cases, it’s not what the tourist board thinks they do.

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Which #travelwriters do I know who have been to a cool or underrated city this side of the pandemic? Hit me up...

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Well, you'll all be delighted to know @sueperkins is an absolute gem to interview. On your marks, get set, BAAABE.

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3 years

Some may same I'm glamorising copyright infringement; I say Cuthbert was just born cooler

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Love playing @SimonCalder for the night when it means you get to pick up TWO #travelmediaawards for @Independent !

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Lucy Thackray

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Lovely to be back in @thetimes travel section yesterday, writing about one of my favourite pastimes: spritzing myself with rose facial sprays and wrapping myself in sofa throws in seat 68K

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Lucy Thackray

@LucyInTheSky22

4 years

Ariana Grande stans: Who's Jamie? Musical theatre nerds:

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Lucy Thackray

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To the gentleman who commented that it's 'Not hard to see why I'm single', I have a current affairs update for you: Women in relationships are allowed to travel solo on planes! And have opinions about things. Spread the word.

@Independent

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Families travelling by plane need to plan ahead to get their preferred seating arrangement – and it’s not up to solo passengers to accommodate them, says @Lucyinthesky22

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Eagle-eyed folks will know I tweet this semi regularly, but it's for a reason. Which #travelwriters do I know who have been to a cool or underrated city recently? 🌆 Or indeed a well-trodden city they saw in a different way? Eyes are peeled for pitches...

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Lucy Thackray

@LucyInTheSky22

2 years

Who among us has not wandered into the garden for a breath of fresh air only to find themselves in an illegal wine and cheese party then spent 25 minutes enjoying it before becoming horrified and retreating back inside

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Lucy Thackray

@LucyInTheSky22

4 years

Already had some rejections for what I thought were some really strong ideas, and WHEWWW... don't know how you freelancers do it

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Heading to Madrid for the first time this weekend... What should I see, do and most importantly EAT? #spain #traveltips #madrid

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Lucy Thackray

@LucyInTheSky22

3 years

Any other women aiming to have a social media/news-free weekend? This week has been HEAVY.

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Lucy Thackray

@LucyInTheSky22

1 year

@dontblameklara Ivy, Delicate, Paris, Would've Could've Should've, Cornelia Street, Clean, Last Great American Dynasty... She surely WILL do You're On Your Own, Kid, right? Right?!

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Lucy Thackray

@LucyInTheSky22

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To anyone approaching their 30s, I just want to say I'm really enjoying mine and secretly suspect I'm ageing like a fine f***king wine?!

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Lucy Thackray

@LucyInTheSky22

4 years

@simonjward Bit insulting to imply that Topshop's mood board has ever been Eighties/clown college

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Lucy Thackray

@LucyInTheSky22

2 years

Imagine being a DJ on a music-focused station right now 'Of course our thoughts are with Her Majesty and the entire royal family at this moment... 'But for now, here's Not Over Yet by KSI ft Tom Grennan!'

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Lucy Thackray

@LucyInTheSky22

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@videodrew @VanityFair Journalist finds nifty way to duck out of writing a fifth of their word count... 'Of course you can email me a few paragraphs, Jer!'

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Lucy Thackray

@LucyInTheSky22

3 years

@irinibus Don't live your life thinking 'I'll be happier/sorted/satisfied when I get that next promotion/pay rise' - your lifestyle and expectations always increase with it. Just enjoy where you're at.

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Lucy Thackray

@LucyInTheSky22

3 years

An autumn weekend in #Manchester ? I'm mad fer it. 48 hours in... Manchester

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Lucy Thackray

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3 years

Is #GoogleDrive down for everyone today?

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Lucy Thackray

@LucyInTheSky22

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As a @BritishVogue subscriber and someone in the industry, I don't know how making these titles less creative and more corporate sounding helps attract visionary editors. No one's childhood dream involved being 'head of editorial content'.

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