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Author: Helen Dalley
Helen Dalley
Contributing editor to Alpha Men Asia and Jetsetter magazine, Helen Dalley loves profiling trendsetters – be that a new chef or a gallery owner – and writing about up-and-coming destinations. Now based in the UK after 12 years in Hong Kong, her favourite destinations include Norway’s Lofoten islands, the small towns dotted along the Italian Rivieria and Yosemite National Park. She has written for the South China Morning Post, Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia, Business Traveller Asia Pacific, CNN Travel and several inflight magazine titles, including Discovery, Silver Kris and Silk Road.
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