Katie Merkli – Travel & Photography

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Katie Merkli

Katie is a freelance travel writer and photographer, working from her home in the United Kingdom and around the world.

Photography Portfolio

Capturing stunning landscapes, hidden gems and the candid travel moments that make a destination one to remember.

DESTINATIONS

Capturing stunning landscapes, hidden gems and the candid travel moments that make a destination one to remember.

Photographing travel accommodation that showcases the design, comfort, location and amenities as a collective.

STAYS

Photographing travel accommodation that showcases the design, comfort, location and amenities as a collective.

Highlighting the individual elements of an adventure, including eateries, experiences and excursions.

EXPERIENCES

Highlighting the individual elements of an adventure, including eateries, experiences and excursions.

Travel Stories

Christmas done right — I’ll take one of each!

Christmas done right — I’ll take one of each! 🍷 🍪 @coventgardenldn #LondonAtChristmas #VisitLondon

Very excited to be heading off on a little adventu

Very excited to be heading off on a little adventure soon! In the meantime I’m going to spend all evening searching for Black Friday flights in the hope of booking a few more trips for next year… what have you got planned so far? 📸 @coventgardenldn

Always looking for symmetry in photos and @coventg

Always looking for symmetry in photos and @coventgardenldn handled that for me with this shot 📷

It’s beginning to look (and feel) a lot like Chr

It’s beginning to look (and feel) a lot like Christmas 🎄 Annual trips to @coventgardenldn at Christmas time have resumed! There’s nothing quite like this city in the run up to the festivities #VisitLondon

Is it even a city break if you don’t climb to th

Is it even a city break if you don’t climb to the highest viewpoint for a photo? @visitbath 🍂

From one city to another — last weekend was all

From one city to another — last weekend was all about Bath and today I’m heading into London for a couple of fun work events. I’m hoping to snap some Christmassy photos but London is always crammed with people, especially this time of year, so we’ll see! 📸

When I spotted these colourful trees along the riv

When I spotted these colourful trees along the river in Bath I said to my husband that I wish they looked like this all the time. But he said “then you’d have nothing to look forward to” and he’s absolutely right. Every year I eagerly anticipate these months, including the dark evenings and drizzly days. There are so many places *cough* New England *cough* that I want to visit as the prettiest season of the year comes to life @visitbath #VisitBath #VisitEngland

Christmas is getting close now! Are you embracing

Christmas is getting close now! Are you embracing it or trying to hold off from all things festive a bit longer? Nothing beats the Christmas decorations in cities this time of year, such as this beautiful bauble wreath display framing @theivybath. I’m heading to London this week for the first time in forever and can’t wait to see everything looking Christmassy. Now all I need to do is start my shopping…🎄

Oh to live in a Bath townhouse. I’ve visited thi

Oh to live in a Bath townhouse. I’ve visited this city three times now; once for the Christmas markets, again for my hen do and the weekend just gone to explore while autumn is still in full swing. The trees around the edge of the city and along the river were some of the best I’ve ever seen. Is it just me or are the leaves brighter than ever this season? @visitbath

Having had a taste of travel again I’m desperate

Having had a taste of travel again I’m desperate to book a couple of short European trips before the end of the year. There are so many cheap flights but the confusion around varying covid rules is a lot to unpack! Any recommendations for easy-to-get-to cities that look extra cute this time of year? 📸 Ps swipe for a few fun moments on this tree @luxsouthari #Maldives #Honeymoon #LUXSouthAri

More memories of island life. Hope you’re not to

More memories of island life. Hope you’re not too bored of the Maldives photos yet 🙈 📸 @luxsouthari #Maldives #Honeymoon #IslandLife

I’ve been working on my new website for a couple

I’ve been working on my new website for a couple of weeks now which I hope to launch early November! I’ve decided to move away from Wordpress and go for a site that allows me to have a bit more of a professional portfolio design to showcase my travel photos. The new site will also have a blog, where I’m sharing new content (starting with the Maldives!) and some of the best content I’ve shared over the years, with a few tweaks and updates. The past year has taught me what I love and miss about blogging. It’s easy to get lost in a world of SEO and competing for the most views, when ultimately it’s sharing honest and raw travel stories that makes me the happiest. So with that said I’m really excited to focus more on travel writing & photography going into 2022 — and as always I’m forever grateful for the support of the Instagram community! @luxsouthari #Maldives #Honeymoon #TravelPhotographer

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