Chiara Mapelli
Chiara Mapelli WriterManchester, UK

Chiara Mapelli is an Italian freelance travel writer based in Manchester. Passionate about under-reported destinations—especially across the Middle East, which ties into her current PhD research—she loves telling stories that go beyond the usual tourist trails. Now, after over a decade in the UK, she’s also rediscovering and writing about her homeland of Italy with fresh eyes, finding new beauty in the familiar.