Mark Bibby Jackson

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Mark Bibby Jackson

Before setting up Travel Begins at 40, Mark was the publisher of AsiaLIFE Cambodia and a freelance travel writer. When he is not packing and unpacking his travelling bag, Mark writes novels, including To Cook A Spider and Peppered Justice. He loves walking, eating, tasting beer, isolation and arthouse movies, as well as talking to strangers on planes, buses and trains whenever possible. Most at home when not at home. Mark is a member and director of communications of the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW).
Once Upon a Time in Nazi Occupied Tunisia

Once Upon a Time in Nazi Occupied Tunisia

Mark Bibby Jackson reviews Josh Azouz’s tragi-comedy Once Upon a Time in Nazi Occupied Tunisia at the Almeida. From the off as we are greeted with a character buried up…

Amazing Art Adventures Around the World

Amazing Art Adventures Around the World

Travel around the world in 400 immersive experiences with Amazing Art Adventures by Yolanda Zappaterra. Review by Mark Bibby Jackson. The most amazing thing about this wonderful book by Yolanda…

Chumbe Island : Tourism and Conservation in Harmony

Chumbe Island : Tourism and Conservation in Harmony

Mark Bibby Jackson chats with Sibylle Riedmiller, Director at Chumbe Island, Tanzania about the great success of the award-winning project over the past 30 years, as well as its uncertain future. One…

Two London Guidebooks for 2021

Two London Guidebooks for 2021

Mark Bibby Jackson takes a look at a couple of London guidebooks released earlier this year that make navigating the myriad streets of London slightly easier. Like London buses just…

The Elixir of Love, Waterperry Gardens

The Elixir of Love, Waterperry Gardens

Mark Bibby Jackson visits Waterperry Gardens near Oxford for a performance of Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love set in the most spectacular setting. Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love started the…

A Tour of Lord’s Cricket Ground

A Tour of Lord’s Cricket Ground

As The Hundred fever grips the country, Mark Bibby Jackson goes on a tour of Lord’s cricket ground which brings back strong childhood memories. London was my home for more…

The Impulsive Explorer: Self-discovery in the Antarctic

The Impulsive Explorer: Self-discovery in the Antarctic

Mark Bibby Jackson reviews The Impulsive Explorer by Karen Espley, a story of accidental self-discovery on an environmental expedition to the Antarctic. The Antarctic has always held a fascination for…

Poaching African Wildlife : The Other Covid Pandemic

Poaching African Wildlife : The Other Covid Pandemic

Mark Bibby Jackson looks into several initiatives aimed to confront the worrying increase in poaching African wildlife, a by-product of Covid. With the global death toll from Covid breaking the…

Luxuriating in AIRE Ancient Baths London

Luxuriating in AIRE Ancient Baths London

Mark Bibby Jackson checks into the recently opened AIRE Ancient Baths London and emerges two hours later feeling like a completely different man.  There will be a time when international…

Luxuriating in AIRE Ancient Baths London

Luxuriating in AIRE Ancient Baths London

Mark Bibby Jackson checks into the recently opened AIRE Ancient Baths London and emerges two hours later feeling like a completely different man.  There will be a time when international…

Back to the Future on a London Staycation

Back to the Future on a London Staycation

Mark Bibby Jackson spends a nostalgic day and night in the UK capital, visiting the home of cricket, watching a play at the Royal Court and catching up with some…

Tinseltown at The Athenaeum Hotel London

Tinseltown at The Athenaeum Hotel London

Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise spend a night at The Athenaeum Hotel London, and enjoy the rich history, wonderful cuisine and green credentials of one of the capital’s most star-studded…

Future of London Cinema Post Covid

Future of London Cinema Post Covid

London Begins at 40 editor Mark Bibby Jackson chats with Stuart Brown, BFI Head of Programme and Acquisitions, on the future of London cinema post Covid, and why he is…

Slow Tourism in Toulouse at Hotel Albert 1ER

Slow Tourism in Toulouse at Hotel Albert 1ER

Travel Begins at 40 talks with Emmanuel Hilaire the owner of boutique Hotel Albert 1ER to discuss slow tourism in Toulouse. Rejecting mass consumption and focusing on well-being, natural resources…

Berne to Be Wild in Switzerland

Berne to Be Wild in Switzerland

Mark Bibby Jackson discovers the myriad of things to do in Berne Switzerland, a cultural and culinary capital with a laidback Bohemian vibe and a remarkable outdoor culture. My heart…

Mantis Group: The Conscious Gardiner

Mantis Group: The Conscious Gardiner

Travel Begins at 40 talks with Paul Gardiner, the CEO of conservation-focused hotel chain the Mantis Group founded by his father conservationist Adrian Gardiner in 2000. What is sustainable tourism…

Rwanda Travel: Community at Heart of Tourism

Rwanda Travel: Community at Heart of Tourism

Travel Begins at 40 chats with Belise Kariza, Chief Tourism Officer, Rwanda Development Board about Covid, Sustainable Tourism and the future of Rwanda travel.  How badly has Rwanda been affected…

Redoubt: Matthew Barney, Hayward Gallery

Redoubt: Matthew Barney, Hayward Gallery

The focal point of Matthey Barney’s first solo exhibition in the UK for more than a decade, currently showing at the Hayward Gallery on Southbank London, is the feature length…

Rubens: Reuniting the Great Landscapes

Rubens: Reuniting the Great Landscapes

This summer will see the reunification of two of Rubens’ master landscapes A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning and The Rainbow Landscape at the Wallace Collection in…

Grand Trunk Road: No Compromise on Quality

Grand Trunk Road: No Compromise on Quality

Mark Bibby Jackson returns to a familiar Indian restaurant of his youth now transformed into the swish Grand Trunk Road, to see whether it justifies the accolade of the best…