Shortlisted for Young Travel Journalist of The Year 2019 (AITO Awards)
Editor and NCTJ-accredited journalist with 5+ years of experience.
andrewheadspeath@gmail.com | London-based
My work is featured in a range of publications including Explore Parts Unknown (CNN), Attitude and Culture Trip. Extends to articles, copywriting, commercial writing and content marketing.
Contact me if you're interested in my writing services.
CULTURE TRIP: Fun, peppy listicle written for Culture Trip's 2019 Summer Moments campaign. Features a wide selection of global locations, with information about desserts rigorously researched and fact-checked with locals.
CULTURE TRIP: Written in partnership with Rosa's Thai Cafe and The Tourism Authority of Thailand (who hosted me on this press trip). I travel from Bangkok to the gorgeous hills of Khao Kho to rediscover Thai cuisine. Also published in print for Culture Trip's Magazine, Gender & Identity Issue (released 4 July 2019).
CNN: Travel feature written for the late, great Anthony Bourdain's series Explore Parts Unknown (CNN). Encourages readers to venture off the beaten path.
CULTURE TRIP - SHORTLISTED FOR AITO YOUNG TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR 2019: I kayak down Bohol's beautiful Abatan river, encountering a rare species of firefly under threat of the effects of overtourism. Travel journalism with a call to action.
ALPINE VIEW: Cover feature for Knight Frank's Luxury Ski & Property Magazine. Targets a well-travelled, affluent audience.
ALPINE VIEW: Feature advertising luxury spa homes. Targets a well-travelled, affluent audience.
CULTURE TRIP: A list of the most notable cultural moments that shaped Thailand in 2017. Fun and peppy.
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES: Blog post featured in MSF's major donor newsletter (print + digital). The second most-viewed piece of content of month of release.
ATTITUDE: Social article pegged to Sir Ian McKellen's 79th birthday. Served as part of Attitude's content marketing strategy, earning over 1,000 comments on Facebook.
THE MATADOR NETWORK: Investigative commission on the experiences of millennial gay men in Kuala Lumpur.
FREE MALAYSIA TODAY: The first in a five-part web series, which I wrote and produced as a collaboration between NGO Teach For Malaysia and news portal Free Malaysia Today.
ASIALIFE MAGAZINE: A glimpse into the glittering world of Ho Chi Minh City's emerging drag scene. Cover story for print issue.
These are projects I produced during my time at Culture Trip. They usually involve setting briefs, working cross-functional teams and taking the editorial lead on large-scale campaigns.
Scottish poet Tobias Smollett described Edinburgh as a "hotbed of genius." With famous sons like Alexander Graham Bell, David Hume and Adam Smith, the city has become renown as a hub for groundbreaking ideas and scientific excellence. Commissioned, briefed and line edited this piece as part of Culture Trip's Edinburgh content refresh.
Far north in Thailand’s Sakon Nakhon province is a community that has practised traditional indigo dyeing for generations. The guardians of these brilliant-blue hues are the ‘indigo grandmas’, women who care for vats of colour-inducing microorganisms, which they believe to have souls of their own.
This story had been filmed for the first season of Culture Trip's food video series Hungerlust, but wound up being cut so the content never ran. Stills from the video were repurposed to create this charming photo essay, allowing me to breathe new life to content that would have never seen the light of day.
Jellyfish Lake isa small lagoon in Indonesia that is home to rare species of stingless jellyfish. This article gets up close the shy creatures, observing the delicate relationship they share with local people.
A Culture Trip illustrated feature that teases out much more from the history of a humble(ish) dumpling than you might think possible.
This photo-led story throws users into a world few travellers to the Philippines will experience. Yet with its exclusive access to a cast of fascinating characters, it builds Culture Trip's readers' appreciation for Manila.
Illustrated listicle produced for Culture Trip's Halloween campaign. Is currently the highest-performing piece of illustrated content in the company's history.
COMMISSION: A collaboration with Culture Trip's video team for World Mental Health Day. A sad but urgent story about a growing city leaving parts of its culture (and its people) behind.
An in-depth, illustrated guide into one of Bangkok's most legendary (and to some, infamous) backpacker hotspots.
COMMISSION: Produced under 24 hours, coordinating photographer and writer during the King of Thailand's funeral in real time. Coverage listed among major news outlets.
COMMISSION: Example of 'Backpacking Guide' brief and format I standardised across Culture Trip.
COMMISSION: Listicle format I adapted to capture the range and diversity of tourism opportunities in Southeast Asia.
A fun, illustrated listicle about characters you'll meet while travelling in Thailand. Keeps an insightful, peppy tone while avoiding narrow stereotypes.
COMMISSION: This commission tackles a pressing issue in contemporary tourism, involving lengthy, detailed exchanges between the writer and I (across different time zones).
