Freelance travel & food writer 🍜 Words in Nat Geo, The Guardian, The Times, CNN, Lonely Planet, Condé Nast Traveller, Time Out, Wanderlust, etc. Indonesian/British/German. Based between Lombok, Indonesia and Liverpool, UK. www.leylarosewrites.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/leylarosewrites.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/leylarosewrites.bsky.social/post/3liyqt3iwgk2dMy latest for Adventure.com 🛶 https://adventure.com/sea-kayaking-misool-raja-ampat-indonesia/25 Feb 2025 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:cfvqxp76s2be4u7pcuwsbghf/app.bsky.feed.post/3liyqt3iwgk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/leylarosewrites.bsky.social/post/3lftzq4wx522gComing in hot at #29 is Jakarta, Indonesia's capital and largest city in Southeast Asia. I write about its live music scene, vintage stores, street food and effortlessly chic bars ⤵️ https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/best-cities-in-the-world16 Jan 2025 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:cfvqxp76s2be4u7pcuwsbghf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lftzq4wx522ghttps://bsky.app/profile/leylarosewrites.bsky.social/post/3le2hduu4vk2cJust got paid for an article I wrote in July 🥲 Merry Christmas Eve!24 Dec 2024 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:cfvqxp76s2be4u7pcuwsbghf/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2hduu4vk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/leylarosewrites.bsky.social/post/3ld6lh6px2s2zThe most incredible three day kayak trip around Misool in Raja Ampat 😍 Definitely one of the more physical assignments I've been on but the scenery was so worth it!13 Dec 2024 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:cfvqxp76s2be4u7pcuwsbghf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6lh6px2s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/leylarosewrites.bsky.social/post/3lcx3ogbicc2rLast work trip of 2024! Going out with a bang with this three-day kayak adventure in Raja Ampat 🇮🇩10 Dec 2024 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:cfvqxp76s2be4u7pcuwsbghf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcx3ogbicc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/leylarosewrites.bsky.social/post/3lccxczikr22fSubmitted the first draft of my (first ever) Lonely Planet guidebook chapter today 🥲 What a way to end the year02 Dec 2024 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:cfvqxp76s2be4u7pcuwsbghf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lccxczikr22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/leylarosewrites.bsky.social/post/3lbetvtihgc2cMy first piece for CNN is about the Argo Wilis Panoramic, Indonesia's most scenic (and totally underrated) train journey which takes you past rice paddies, volcanoes, rainforest and cities. One of my favourite train trips! 🚂 https://edition.cnn.com/travel/indonesia-argo-wilis-panoramic-train-intl-hnk/index.html20 Nov 2024 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:cfvqxp76s2be4u7pcuwsbghf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbetvtihgc2c