Lydia Swinscoe
Lydia is a freelance travel writer, and Lifestyle News Editor at My Imperfect Life
Her travel writing has been published in BBC Good Food, Oh magazine, Harper's Bazaar UK, Town&Country, ELLE UK, MailOnline, Woman, and woman&home
She began her career compiling fashion and beauty pages for teen magazines at the BBC where she interviewed and styled some of the world's biggest pop acts—from Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato to One Direction—before joining celebrity magazine Now, as Fashion and Beauty Director, and later Woman magazine as Lifestyle Director.
Travel has been a constant passion over the course of Lydia’s 14-year career. At 19, she took her first solo trip to Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico and has gone on to explore parts of 53 countries, returning to many often.
At 23, she quit her job and traveled out of a backpack for a year, living on just $26 (£20) a day. Of the 15 countries she visited, 13 were explored by land in a bid to cut her carbon footprint. Some highlights from the trip include a teaching by the Dalai Lama in the foothills of the Himalayas, sleeping on the world's largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, and being completely overwhelmed by the magnificent Iguazu Falls on the Argentina-Brazil border.
In 2015 Lydia traveled solo through India and Nepal for three months, visiting some of the most spiritual places in the world, and completing Nepal’s Annapurna Base Camp trek over the course of nine days.
In 2021 she spent three months traveling solo through Portugal and Spain where she was on a mission to hunt out the best restaurants, find one-off boutique hotels and visit incredible art exhibitions.
Day-to-day she manages a global team of nine news writers and oversees news content on My Imperfect Life
Follow Lydia on Instagram @lydiaswinscoe
Latest articles by Lydia Swinscoe
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The best breakup songs for you according to your zodiac sign
Embrace your heartache, one tune at a time
By Lydia Swinscoe • Last updated
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This new superfood latte will help you stress less in 2021
Plus it's filled with antioxidants!
By Lydia Swinscoe • Published
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This is the magic number of minutes we should be exercising for each day
It's not as long as you might imagine
By Lydia Swinscoe • Published
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This stress-relieving workout increased in popularity by 25% this year
Will you be joining in?
By Lydia Swinscoe • Published
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This jewelry is made from plastic found in the ocean and it’s SO pretty
Ocean waste never looked so good
By Lydia Swinscoe • Last updated
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Courtney Cox recreates iconic Friends Thanksgiving scene and we can’t handle it
Yes, it's *that* turkey scene
By Lydia Swinscoe • Last updated
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This is the best and most unexpected foodie city in America, according to Yelp
Prepare to feel hungry
By Lydia Swinscoe • Published
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Bella Hadid shares advice on how to deal with Covid fatigue and it's melting our hearts
Let's all take note from Bella...
By Lydia Swinscoe • Published
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An airline has launched a speed dating flight that literally goes nowhere
Would you take to the sky to find love?
By Lydia Swinscoe • Published