Secluded stays,
unhurried journeys,
wild places.
Riding with gauchos in Patagonia. Under the stars in the Sahara. Hut to hut in the Alps. At the mercy of the tides on a Scottish island.
On these pages lie escapism of the best kind — into nature, where the phones go quiet, and wild places can make their mark on us.
Far From is a print publication and monthly newsletter, bringing you stays, stories, and guides, rooted in the culture of a place.
Far From celebrates the joy of algorithm-free, human-powered travel. Guided by writers, philosophers and artists, I explore what a journey can still be, and how we can nurture a sense of wonder in a distracted age.
I’m drawn to the slow, the atmospheric, and the true — as attentive to the inner journey as the outer one. You won't remember the itinerary. You'll remember how a place made you feel.
In another time, we might have got chatting through a Gauloises haze in a Marrakesh café. I’d have given you my copy of The Sheltering Sky, a Bedouin desert guide’s number pencilled inside the cover. I’d like that.
I'm not interested in collecting destinations. I share only what I believe is worthy of your attention.
I love to hear that you read a book I pressed into your palm, or escaped to a peaceful place because of something I shared.
— Nicholas Holt
ABOUT NICHOLAS HOLT
I’m a creative director, writer, and photographer focused on journeys, people and place.
I’m drawn to places with integrity and where old-world quiet still lingers — the atmospheric hotel, the secluded lodge, and the end-of-the-road feeling.
I value a bang-on bowl of beans in a medina as much as fine dining. I love simplicity and embrace luxury, if the atmosphere is right.
I feel most alive in wild landscapes — where I can feel, learn and unlearn — hosted or guided by those who understand the land.
I hold an MA in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism. My photography has been recognised by the Sony World Photography Awards, Les Rencontres d'Arles Open Walls. I was also the recipient of the Royal Photographic Society Environmental Bursary 2023/24.
My writing and photography has been featured in publications including SUITCASE, Geographical, The Royal Photographic Society Journal, Bradt Guides, JRNY, Dark Mountain,and Echtrai Journal.
Formerly, I worked at the Wunderman and Ogilvy agencies crafting campaigns for clients including: Land Rover, Etihad, Great Rail Journeys, Bupa, Visit England and Incredible India.
Delve deeper into my writing practice with this interview. More on my art photography practice on my artist profile and portfolio here. Or my Groundwork Gallery artist profile here.
COMMERCIAL STUDIO
For commercial commissions, creative direction, and narrative strategy, visit Nicholas Holt Studio. I work with travel and hospitality brands to articulate their positioning through world-class visual and written assets.
“When I was very young and the urge to be someplace else was on me, I was assured by mature people that maturity would cure this itch. When years described me as mature, the remedy prescribed was middle age. In middle age I was assured greater age would calm my fever and now that I am fifty-eight perhaps senility will do the job. Nothing has worked. Four hoarse blasts of a ship's whistle still raise the hair on my neck and set my feet to tapping. The sound of a jet, an engine warming up, even the clopping of shod hooves on pavement brings on the ancient shudder, the dry mouth and vacant eye, the hot palms and the churn of stomach high up under the rib cage. In other words… I fear the disease is incurable.”
― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley
A few of my favourite posts: Baptism of Solitude, Led by A Book to the Edge of the World, The Montello Cabin, and Tibet’s Forgotten Kingdom.
