Duncan Madden

Duncan Madden is a freelance travel writer who's spent the last 20 years exploring the world and writing about it for international newspapers, magazines, websites and books, from Forbes to Lonely Planet. Alongside his love of language and etymology, he's a keen surfer and skier and enjoys nothing more than disappearing off the beaten track in search of new stories, snow and surf. When not traveling, he splits his time between Cologne and London.

Duncan Madden is a freelance travel writer who's spent the last 20 years exploring the world and writing about it for international newspapers, magazines, websites and books, from Forbes to Lonely Planet. Alongside his love of language and etymology, he's a keen surfer and skier and enjoys nothing more than disappearing off the beaten track in search of new stories, snow and surf. When not traveling, he splits his time between Cologne and London. See less