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Dixe Wills

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Dixe Wills is an author and journalist, mostly writing green travel pieces for The Guardian.[1][2] His previous books are The Z-Z of Great Britain, Places to Hide in England, Scotland and Wales, New World Order, and The Armchair Naturalist (as Johnson P. Johnson), all published by Icon Books.[2]

In April 2010 his addition to the Cool Camping series, Tiny Campsites, was published by Punk Publishing.[1] The book features 75 campsites across England, Scotland and Wales, all of an acre in size or under.[3] Wills has said: "A small campsite will always triumph over a large one in the same way that a cosy boutique will ever prevail over a warehouse-like chain store. It's a matter of soul."[4] His book Tiny Stations was the inspiration for the 2016 travel documentary series Paul Merton's Secret Stations.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dixe Wills' profile on the Guardian website". London: The Guardian. 18 March 2008.
  2. ^ a b List of contributors to the Carpe Diem Daily website Archived 5 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Afternoon book club with Jo Thoenes, Books for April". BBC News. 19 February 2010.
  4. ^ Event listing for the Tiny Tour at Stanfords bookshops Archived 6 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Wills, Dixe (15 May 2016). "Alight here? Britain's railway request stops". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 August 2016.