Emily Luxton
Emily Luxton is a Dorset-based travel blogger and Lonely Planet author sharing solo travel, local food and adventures that start just outside your comfort zone.
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Known for
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet
Independent blogOverview
- From
- Weymouth, Dorset, England
- Based in
- Dorset, England
- Work
- Travel blogger, freelance writer and guidebook author
- Blog launched
- 5 March 2012
- Turning point
- Five months backpacking in South America in 2014
- Focus
- Solo travel, food, overland journeys and accessible adventure
Mini bio
How it started.
Emily launched the blog on 5 March 2012 while working in a gas supplier’s call centre. A friend had suggested blogging as a way to practise writing. The early posts were diary-like accounts of holidays, written around the day job.
The turning point.
In 2014, Emily left work for five months of backpacking in South America. Afterwards, they kept writing and learning how to build a business. Their anniversary essay dates the first meaningful earnings and press trips to 2015, making clear that the change happened gradually.
Finding their own kind of adventure.
Raised in Weymouth and based in Dorset, Emily writes about solo travel, food and trying unfamiliar experiences. Their idea of adventure can be a first road trip, an overnight train or camping close to home. The emphasis is on enjoying experiences and building confidence.
Bringing it home.
Emily launched Dorset Travel Guide in February 2020. Their guidebook work includes leading the 2025 Devon & Cornwall update for Lonely Planet and contributing that region’s chapter to England and Great Britain.
Creditschronological, newest first
Guidebooks
- 2025Lonely Planet Devon & Cornwall, seventh editionLed the guidebook update
- 2025Lonely Planet EnglandDevon & Cornwall chapter contributor
Independent publishing
- 2020Dorset Travel GuideFounder and writer
- 2012Emily Luxton TravelsFounder and writer
Awards
Quotes
It’s never too late to achieve your dreams!Emily Luxton, About Emily
Reflecting on the steps that turned a writing experiment into a full-time travel blog. Source: https://www.emilyluxton.co.uk/about-me/
Trivia
- Away from travel writing, Emily grows vegetables on an allotment and enjoys paddleboarding.
- Emily says they love theme parks and prefer experiences to ticking off sights.
- The Dorset Travel Guide began in February 2020, the year Emily’s main blog also reached 1,000 YouTube subscribers.
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