Sarah Gillespie

Sarah Gillespie is a freelance travel and lifestyle writer from Scotland, now based in Glasgow. Born in Dundee and half-Filipina, she specialises in travel, culture and lifestyle features, with particular expertise in Scotland and the Philippines. 
 

Experience 
Sarah was previously commissioning editor at Culture Trip. Her freelance bylines include Travel + Leisure, The Times and Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, National Geographic Traveller UK and the South China Morning Post. She has appeared on BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 4 and Channel 4’s Bargain Holiday Secrets. 
 

Selected publications 
Contributor to Lonely Planet Philippines: 15th edition. 
 

Awards 
Sarah has received the AITO Travel Writer of the Year 2025 Gold Award in the Under 1,500 Words category, as well as an Inspire Global Media Award win in 2024, and AITO Silver and Bronze awards in 2023 and 2024 respectively.