Fran Carruthers

Freelance journalist with 4 years' experience writing about travel, food and lifestyle.

United Kingdom

Travel writer specialising in adventure, sustainable and solo travel. Previously Staff Writer at loveEXPLORING and loveFOOD, my work has also been published in Huffington Post, The Guardian, Women's Health and Quarterlife Magazine. Contact me at [email protected]

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loveexploring.com
How to spend a long weekend in Belfast

History seems to pervade every corner of Belfast. It's in the canary-yellow cranes which loom over the former Haarland & Wolff shipyards, the political murals which line the streets and the Victorian grandeur of its bustling market and botanic gardens.

loveexploring.com
A wild and windswept break in the Åland Islands, Finland

If you're looking for a place to truly feel the wind in your hair, this is it. I'm on a tiny motorboat headed towards Kobba Klintar, a former pilot island in the Åland archipelago, and every inch of my body is being thrashed by a ruthless stream of air as we bump along the waves.

lovefood.com
An interview with Asma Khan

When I ring Asma Khan, she's been in a warehouse all day, making her way through signing copies of her new cookbook, Ammu. Yet the flurry of activity only seems to amplify the gusto with which she tackles every topic I throw at her.

QUARTERLIFE MAGAZINE
26 lessons I learned in a marathon 26 miles

Fran ​ran the Manchester Marathon. She reflects on the 26 lessons she learned running the 26 miles - a lesson for each mile. A mere 24 hours after running the Manchester Marathon, I found myself searching for the next marathon to sign up to.

loveexploring.com
Finland's foodie capital: 7 things to do in Turku

Turku had a brief stint as Finland's capital at the beginning of the 19th century - and while it no longer enjoys the same political importance, today it's quietly making a name for itself as the country's culinary hub.

loveexploring.com
Explore Bristol: the top things to do, where to stay & what to eat

A mere hour and 40 minutes on the train from London, Bristol was named the UK's first European Green Capital back in 2015 - and it's the perfect place for a sustainable weekend away. Yet it's not just a place of pretty parks, bicycle-filled streets, indie shops and vegan restaurants (lovely as they are).

lovefood.com
An interview with Paul Hollywood

Paul Hollywood has a bone to pick with Britain. As much as he's delighted that The Great British Bake Off has reignited our national love of baking, there's one unintended consequence of all that. "People are baking more at home - so they all feel like judges now.