Paul Stafford

PAUL STAFFORD
UK & EUROPE EDITOR

Paul Stafford is a freelance travel writer and filmmaker. He is generally to be found in London, otherwise anywhere that isn’t at all like London. Paul has also lived in Mexico, India, South Korea and Spain. He is currently completing his first book Shards of the Empires, about Eastern Europe. Instagram/Twitter: @paulrstafford

Favourite Destinations | Andaman Islands (India), Seoul, The Copper Canyon (Mexico), New York, So Nido (Palawan, Philippines)

Paul’s Most Popular Travel Features

Eastern Europe
A Fine Balance in Moldova's Wine Country
Tucked away in an obscure corner of Eastern Europe is an old winery whose wine has been known to trip... Read more >
India
Dainty Deities: India’s Karni Mata Rat Temple
Watching his step, Paul Stafford searches for the white rat as he navigates one of India’s – and Hinduism’s –... Read more >
Uzbekistan
Anything But British in Bukhara
Genghis Khan’s leniency and dead British soldiers are just some of the episodes contained within the annals of Bukhara’s past.... Read more >
China
Hangzhou: Finding Serenity in Eastern China
Hangzhou's West Lake area poses a perfect antidote to the urban tumult of eastern China. There is so much to... Read more >
England
All the World's a Stage: Treading the Boards of Shakespeare's London
Throughout London are little reminders of a very different city that once existed. Although nearly all of the city of... Read more >
England
Cornwall: The Old Land and the Sea
It would be impossible to tell the story of Britain’s westernmost tip without mentioning the sea. This once-isolated sliver of... Read more >
Germany
Hamburg: Don't Fear the Reeperbahn
With the Reeperbahn at its core, the St. Pauli district of Hamburg extends South to Hamburg Port and North to... Read more >
South Korea
Seoul: The Real Gangnam Style
Almost everyone has done the dance at one time or another, but where is Gangnam, and what is it about... Read more >