Megan Eaves

Travel & Astro Journalist

United Kingdom

Megan Eaves is a freelance journalist, editor and author. She was previously Lonely Planet's North and Central Asia editor and was editor of Visit Uzbekistan Magazine. She is now the editor of Nightscape, the magazine of DarkSky International.

Her work appears in National Geographic, BBC Travel, The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, Lonely Planet, CNN, Metro, AFAR, Culture Trip, South China Morning Post, TimeOut, Travel Weekly and others. She has written Lonely Planet guidebooks to China, South Korea, Tibet and London and edited dozens more, as well as DK guides to China, Shanghai, Beijing and Florida, and the Insider's Guide to El Paso. She has strong regional specialisations in China, Central Asia, the former Soviet Union and the Southwest USA, and also regularly covers science, astronomy, dark skies, space, nature conservation, sustainability, the environment, the outdoors and beer.

http://www.meganeaves.com

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National Geographic
11/03/2024
A practical guide to dark sky destinations

The growing trend of astrotourism continues to draw new travellers to the wonders of the night sky in places where light pollution is minimal and the stars shine bright.

BBC
12/01/2021
Baikonur Cosmodrome: Humanity's unlikely gateway to space

The world's first and most secretive space base, Baikonur Cosmodrome, sits in the middle of a vast Central Asian desert, 2,600km south-east of Moscow and 1,300km from Kazakhstan's two main cities, Nur-Sultan and Almaty. It was from this remote part of the western steppe in 1957 that the Soviet Union successfully launched the first artificial satellite - Sputnik 1 - into orbit around Earth.

The Narrative Arc
06/11/2023
The Color of Yearning

Megan Eaves follows the Turquoise Trail in her homeland, New Mexico, and uncovers challenging histories, a sense of self, and deep time.

AFAR Media
02/07/2023
10 Hotels Where You Can Sleep Under the World's Darkest, Clearest Skies

Getting away from city lights to sleep under a glimmering night sky can be a transformative experience-few settings offer such a moving reminder of Earth's infinitesimal place in our universe. Since 1988, the Tucson, Arizona-based International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) has worked to certify and protect night skies around the world from light pollution by implementing controls and regulations that preserve the natural nighttime environment.

Times Travel
Uzbekistan travel guide

Uzbekistan is a beguiling mix of cultures, landscapes and architecture. Here's our guide to what to do, where to stay and why you'll love it.