Travel journalist Melanie May is from Dublin, Ireland.
Melanie has travelled to over 65 countries and her blog brings you the hilarious adventures of a hungry traveller.
Travel Eat Write Repeat is a food, wine and travel blog for gastro-tourists with a love for cuisine and culture. On Travel Eat Write Repeat, you’ll find the best in gastro-tourism, as well as solo female travel advice and destination inspiration. You’ll also find original recipes inspired by her travels, cooking tips, wine guides and honest hotel and restaurant reviews.
Melanie May Travel Journalist
Melanie May is a full-time travel journalist. She won the Best Newcomer award at the 2018 Travel Extra Travel Journalist of the Year Awards. In 2025, she won the Adventure and Ski category at the Travel Extra Travel Journalist of the Year Awards. She is a member of the Irish Food Writers’ Guild and the British Guild of Travel Writers. Melanie is also a Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Judge and holds a WSET Level 2 Award in Wines and Spirits and a WSET 3 Award in Wines.
Publications
Her travel writing has appeared in the following national newspapers in Ireland and Northern Ireland: The Irish Independent, The Sunday Times, The Irish Daily Mail, The Irish Sun, The Irish Daily Star, The Sunday World and the Irish Mirror Northern Ireland Edition. She has also written for The Sunday Business Post. Her words have also appeared in the following motor magazines (yep, she is also a motoring journalist): Wheels Dubai, Mercedes Enthusiast, Octane and BMW Car.
Melanie May Content Creator
In her spare time, she is a copywriter and digital content creator. She provides articles for websites such as Skyscanner, Wild Rover Tours, Irish Around the World, Allianz Insurance, The Journal, Google Touring Bird, Cruise Ireland, 50 to 70, Complete Car, I Love Cooking, and Good Food Ireland.
She also runs social media accounts for various small Irish businesses.
As you can see, she likes to keep busy.
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