Tom Hall is Travel Editor at Lonely Planet the writer of the weekly Ask Tom feature in The Observer travel section, and also contributes to a host of other magazines and newspapers in the UK and Europe. Tom is a regular commentator on travel news and events in the media, including BBC Breakfast, Today, Excess Baggage, Fasttrack and Six Music. He is the editor of Lonely Planet’s Travellers Tips book as well as contributing to guidebooks and custom print books, as well as blogs and podcasts for www.LonelyPlanet.com.
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Hopefully you all had an invigorating summer exploring new and favourite haunts near and far. I say invigorating as the stubborn lack of sunshine on my journeys to Madeira, Northumberland and Denmark meant that I added 'resilience' to my list of qualities needed to enjoy summer holidays. If it was ever with us, summer is now in the past but this Autumn offers some fantastic travelling. Here ...