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Corporate branding gone mad on Olympic torch route in #Chester twitter.com/atkinsondavid/… about 2 hours ago via Camera on iOS from Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Top night yesterday in Chester with the bard of Salford: johncooperclarke.com; catch him now on 6Music via @BBCRadMac about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck
@_DonaldS True. Lots of top places to eat in North #Wales, notably this one: tyddynllan.co.uk about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to _DonaldS
Car-free guide to the UK's national parks gu.com/p/38vvf/tw via @guardian about 7 hours ago via Tweet Button
Guests offered divorces at heartbreak hotels via @Telegraph soc.li/cOqHBZM about 7 hours ago via Tweet Button
Wales' Michelin stars will rise gu.com/p/37pty/tw via @guardian about 7 hours ago via Tweet Button
On assignment for @wanderlustmag this week in the #Alentejo. Today, Vicentina coast walking trail. Any tips for us? Staying Vila Nova today 12:26 AM May 25th via Twitter for iPhone from Odemira, Beja
On assignment for @wanderlustmag in the #Alentejo. Today Guadiana Natural Park. Any tips? 1:13 AM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone from Mértola, Beja
Don't stay at Vila Gale near Albernoa in the #Alentejo. Tired facilities, poor service, lacklustre attitude.Avoid this hotel. 1:31 AM May 22nd via Twitter for iPad
On assignment for @wanderlustmag in the #Alentejo. Today, heading for Alqueva lake and mooring at Monsaraz. Any top tips for us? DM me. 1:30 AM May 22nd via Twitter for iPad
Made it to the #Alentejo with #Sunvil on assignment for @wanderlustmag. First stop? An ancient monastery turned hotel. twitter.com/atkinsondavid/… 5:00 AM May 21st via Camera on iOS from Évora, Évora
Got a two-hour delay with #TAP to Lisbon tonight. Not the best start to a trip. Still, beats the overnight coach to Heathrow. 10:20 AM May 20th via Twitter for iPhone from Manchester, Manchester
Away this week in the Alentejo, Portugal for a combination of nature, wine and hiking a new coastal trail. DM me with any tips or advice. 5:53 AM May 20th via LinkedIn
Consistently the best read of the day - and this one's a classic. I give you Cuckoo-Pint, Adam & Eve, Naked Boys: bit.ly/Kkoryk 1:47 PM May 15th via TweetDeck
So you want to be the new Brian Cox? … How to become a celebrity academic gu.com/p/37fkh/tw via @guardian 8:40 AM May 15th via Tweet Button
What we hate about luxury hotels: letting off steam via @Telegraph soc.li/OTANXK > I hate showers that need instruction manuals 8:03 AM May 15th via Tweet Button
Inspired by #TRACK in #Ghent last week. I call it 'Frite tombee'. Any out there want to commission a whole series? twitter.com/atkinsondavid/… 5:38 AM May 15th via Camera on iOS from Wrexham, Wrexham
Lancashire marches on East Anglia, armed with cheese gu.com/p/37hzc/tw via @guardian 11:06 AM May 14th via Tweet Button
Spend the last few days in #Ghent looking at modern art. Blog and images here: bit.ly/JcVy9P #travel 4:23 AM May 14th via TweetDeck
Summer issue of @NGTFamily mag now out with my piece on ideas for an active UK summer hols: bit.ly/IIRpg0 4:22 AM May 14th via TweetDeck

Name David Atkinson
Location Chester, UK
Web http://www.atkins...
Bio Freelance travel writer, travel blogger, part-time journalism lecturer and dad to two little girls; author of Footprint Lake District with Kids.