Rob Crossan

Writer

Rob Crossan's articles

In Marseille, the classic dish bouillabaisse is being redefined by locals

Rob Crossan travels to Marseille, angling to uncover the curious fate of bouillabaisse – the once-humble fish stew that’s now being propped up by official charters, priced for tourists, and quietly reinvented by locals rewriting the rules on their own terms

Published: Tuesday 12th August 2025
The Four Seasons Hampshire

What a five-star hotel taught me about accessible travel

Rob Crossan recounts his experience as a visually impaired travel writer and interrogates what luxury means for the disabled during a visit to one of the United Kingdom’s grande dame hotels: the Four Seasons Hampshire

Published: Wednesday 21st May 2025
Tashkent

Silk Road: A train journey through the Central Asian 'Stans

A quarter of a century on from independence, the Central Asian ‘Stans continue to be shrouded in obscurity. We let the train take the strain on the path of the ancient Silk Road

Published: Tuesday 2nd January 2018
An oil platform near Firth, Scotland

Aberdeen after the oil

Aberdeen’s oil-boom years are coming to an end. Can a new era of garden sheds, chocolate-cheese toasties and giant painted doughnuts save the day?

Published: Tuesday 10th January 2017