Nick Savage
Editor
Nick Savage grew up in Downeast Maine, the son of a helicopter pilot and a psychologist, where distance and weather set the tone early. He travelled alone to Australia at eleven, studied in the mountains of Colorado and New Hampshire, then in Scotland, before working on scientific resupply expeditions across the Greenland Ice Sheet. Now editor of Escapism, he writes primarily about adventure sports – from ultramarathons and mountain running to backcountry snowboarding, mountaineering, mountain biking, canoeing and kayaking – while also covering the wider spectrum of travel, including wellness, luxury, food and drink.
Nick Savage's articles
Across the Yukon by foot, bike and canoe
A two-week Rat Race expedition through the Yukon reveals bears, northern lights, gold-rush ghosts and a wilderness shaped by human memory
Published: Friday 3rd July 2026
The ship of death: the hidden side of Val d'Orcia
Nick Savage journeys through southern Val d’Orcia in Tuscany with his family, drawing from the writings of DH Lawrence and the beliefs of the ancient Etruscans to interrogate loss, continuity and the pull of the unseen
Published: Monday 11th May 2026
Hotel review: The Stafford London
As the Michelin-starred Michael Caines at The Stafford opens doors in St James’s, Nick Savage drops in to revisit the historic hotel and all it offers
Published: Tuesday 7th April 2026
Snowboarding, running clubs and saunas: why Copenhagen is one of the world’s happiest cities
How does Copenhagen stay near the top of global happiness rankings? Outdoor living, strong community and clever urban design all play a role
Published: Wednesday 4th March 2026
Hotel review: Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens
Occupying an idyllic peninsula just 25km from central Athens, Four Seasons Astir Palace is a sprawling bastion of Mediterranean luxury with a boundary-pushing cocktail bar
Published: Wednesday 4th March 2026
Tunnelling through history at Argos in Cappadocia
From underground monasteries to wine cellars carved from stone, Nick Savage experiences Cappadocia as a place where past and present are still physically entwined
Published: Tuesday 24th February 2026
Hotel review: The Capra Saas Fee
Nick Savage unearths a hotel with elevated yet personable hospitality in one of Switzerland’s highest ski towns – The Capra in Saas Fee
Published: Monday 1st December 2025
Running one of Europe's most remote ultramarathons
From steaming sulphur pots to glacial ice sheets, Kerlingarfjöll deals in extremes. Nick Savage gets the measure of one of Iceland’s least hospitable mountain ranges
Published: Monday 24th November 2025
Hotel review: Sky High Wilderness Ranch
Far from the crowds, Nick Savage finds something special at Yukon’s Sky High Wilderness Ranch, where the journey is part of the experience
Published: Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Hotel Review: Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Nick Savage discovers adventure in the small places at Raymond Blanc’s faultless hotel Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Published: Thursday 4th September 2025
God's Country: adventures in Jordan
In Jordan’s vast canyons and ancient cities, Nick Savage explores the manner in which Bedouin hospitality endures as a sacred tradition in an ever-changing world
Published: Tuesday 12th August 2025
Hotel Review: Hoshinoya Bali
Tucked into the jungle highlands of northern Ubud, Hoshinoya Bali blends Japanese minimalism with Balinese tradition, finds Nick Savage
Published: Tuesday 12th August 2025
Midsummer road trip: recharging with Volvo
Nick Savage heads to Sweden's west coast with Volvo, where forest bathing and archipelago exploration mark the road to a more sustainable future
Published: Thursday 10th July 2025
Hotel review: Chateau Denmark
Nick Savage gets into the spirit of Soho at this stay, with over-the-top suites, killer sound systems and more swagger than a backstage pass
Published: Monday 7th July 2025
The Escapism guide to Phang Nga, Thailand
Where jungle waterfalls meet barefoot luxury, Phang Nga offers a quieter slice of Thailand – all hushed temples, hidden beaches and resorts that feel more like private dreamscapes
Published: Thursday 12th June 2025
Head in the sand: Race to the Wreck
Lost luggage, scorching heat and 200km of sand: our writer takes on Namibia’s Race to the Wreck, running across the Namib Naukluft Desert to the legendary Eduard Bohlen shipwreck
Published: Tuesday 3rd June 2025
Scotland's best luxury hotels
Whether it’s clifftop castles, Michelin-starred meals or a dram by a roaring fire, Scotland’s luxury hotels offer something for every kind of indulgence. From Highland retreats to city stays, these are the finest places to bed down in style
Published: Wednesday 21st May 2025
Hotel review: The Peacock Inn
Tucked away in the storybook-small village of Chelsworth in Suffolk, The Peacock Inn is a centuries-old pub with serious culinary credentials, as Nick Savage discovers during a wintry weekend away
Published: Thursday 10th April 2025
Hotel review: Aleenta Phuket
Head off the island of Phuket toward Phang Nga and you'll find Aleenta, a luxury hotel perched on powder-blonde Natai Beach
Published: Thursday 3rd April 2025
Intrepid: kayaking Hong Kong's outer islands
In a surreal journey through Hong Kong, our writer grapples with an injury which leads him to discover the less frequented side of one of the world’s most densely populated cities, its untamed outer islands