Megan Murray is a design and travel journalist living in East London, inspired by the stories behind independent hotels and guest houses, often writing about how design, curation and authentic hospitality collide. You’ll often find Megan in search of whimsy: her favourite places to travel are France (particularly Paris!), Italy and the English countryside with its thatched cottages and sweet villages. This is one of her favourite places to visit; a collection of fairytale cottages in Shropshire, built in the 1800s as a gate keeper’s home.