Inside the Travel Lab

An award-winning travel magazine offering deep cultural stories, itineraries and practical travel advice.

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Written By

Abigail King

Travellers

Solo

Focus

Culture

Popularity

24 / 100

Running Since

2008

Posts

505

Weekly

Last Updated

Sep 2026

About Inside the Travel Lab

Inside the Travel Lab is a multi-award winning travel site founded in 2008 by Abigail King, a doctor-turned-travel writer and broadcaster. The Lab publishes longform cultural features, itineraries, gear reviews, and practical planning frameworks aimed at thoughtful travellers. The site has built a large archive with more than 500 posts dating back to 2010 and maintains a rich mix of service journalism and narrative dispatches. Abigail brings an evidence-minded voice to destinations and history, and the articles lean on original photography, occasional video, and researched reporting to explain why places matter as well as how to visit them.

What makes Inside the Travel Lab unmistakable is its laboratory mindset - a curious, evidence-first approach from a doctor-turned-journalist that treats destinations like subjects worth investigating. Reading the excerpts is like going on a guided deep dive: immersive first-person scenes (she literally floats in a thermal bath), forensic context about UNESCO projects, and clear disclosure when trips were reimbursed. The voice mixes travel wonder with practical clarity, so you get long, richly sourced features alongside concrete how-tos. It updates regularly with fresh guides and essays, runs a membership for supporters, and balances narrative travel writing with useful planning tools.