Sophie Eastaugh

Sophie is a multimedia journalist who produces news and human-interest features across TV, radio and digital. She is currently a producer/reporter for the BBC.

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Sophie Eastaugh

Jewish News • 10th January 2019

Meeting the indigenous guardians of Colombia's 'Lost' City

The first drops hit my skin with sweet refreshment. Then a deluge rips through the tropical air, sluicing away the sweat and dust of the humid jungle.
National Geographic Traveller (UK) • 9th October 2018

Colombia: Cleansing the soul in the ‘Lost City’

I peer up from the ground at a chain of stone circles ascending before me. A top terrace crowns the ‘Lost City’ — or Teyuna, as the locals call it — a sacred site high in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range near Colombia’s Caribbean coast.
CNN Travel • 11th February 2016

The man who cycled from India to Sweden for love

Charlotte Von Schedvin was a blonde, blue-eyed young woman who hailed from Swedish nobility.PK Mahanandia was a poor art student from eastern India, seen as an "untouchable" in his country's caste system. Yet their chance meeting in Delhi, late 1975, led to him cycling a mammoth 3,600 km to be with her.
About Time Magazine • 5th July 2018

It’s About Time You Tried: Home Brewing

The first thing that hits me when I arrive at London Fields Brewery is that I’m the only woman. The second thing is the large number of beards. I’m here for a master class in home brewing, the ultimate way to upgrade a makeshift hobby into a connoisseur’s craft.
The Guardian • 25th January 2017

The future of the US-Mexican border: inside the 'split city' of El Paso-Juárez

Unlike most teenagers, Ashley Delgado starts her school day by crossing an international border. She gets up at 5am so her mother Dora can drive through Juárez’s dense traffic to...
CNN Travel • 26th May 2016

Stunning beaches, spicy food and rich traditions: Eight reasons to visit Senegal

The most westerly point of Africa is surprisingly undiscovered by English-speaking tourists. And that's a shame, for those tourists are missing out on vibrant and welcoming Senegal, where rich traditions and natural beauty combine to spectacular effect.
CNN Style • 26th August 2016

Protests and poetry: The death of Kyoto's original counterculture hub

In the spring of 1972, three Kyoto dropouts -- a folk singer, a photographer and a poet -- decided to build a space where their creative and political ideas could meet. The US and its allies had been fighting communist Vietnam in a brutal and unpopular war.
CNN Travel • 4th March 2016

An Instagram journey through India's cities

With 10 million people flocking each year to its colorful, noisy and bustling cities, India is facing the largest urban migration in history. These Instagrammers reveal a changing India, where old and new are morphing to create an eclectic and fascinating landscape.
CNN Travel • 6th November 2015

Feast your way around the world, in 18 dishes

Curries simmering in huge vats, each pan the shade of a season. Crepes browning on griddles, flipped and smeared with molten chocolate. Tempting cries at the Jemaa el-Fnaa as spiced chicken is slapped onto searing grill plates. Eating is surely one of the greatest pleasures of travel.
CNN • 31st October 2016

Dakar Lives: The milennials showing off the 'real' Senegal

Dakar Lives began as an Instagram feed in 2015 with the aim of "curating the best photos from Senegal". Now, the account has become an avid community sharing vibrant snaps of the West African nation's idyllic beaches, buzzing street scenes and rich cuisine.
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