Martin Hesp on Travel Journalism from Coal Fires to AI

When Martin Hesp's father was working as a journalist in England's southwest, he would hand-deliver his copy every day to the local bus driver. Martin began his career as a travel writer and journalist in a world where colleagues would still have to wake before dawn to light coal fires in the offices. He is still writing today, 50 years on, and has embraced the worlds of blogging, podcasting, and even, with due caveats, generative AI. Martin joined the Travel Writing Podcast to trace his journey. He tells the story of how he got 'the best journalism job in the world' as a feature writer for the Western Morning News, his extensive travels in Greece and beyond, how the audience for travel writing has changed, and how changing tech has transformed the journalist's life. Learn more about Martin at https://www.martinhespfoodandtravel.com/