Graham Boynton
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Graham Boynton is a British
-born Zimbabwean journalist, travel writer and editor. He is currently the Group Travel Editor of the Telegraph Media Group
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, Rhodesia
where he was educated at Peterhouse
and Christian Brothers College. He later graduated from the University of Natal
in neighbouring South Africa
. He began a career in journalism as a political reporter during the Rhodesian Bush War
. His reportage in South Africa led to the apartheid government declaring him an 'undesirable alien' and they subsequently deported him. He subsequently established himself in London
, writing for international magazines. In the mid eighties he was appointed editor of Business Traveller magazine. In 1988 he moved to New York
where he worked as a writer and editor for Condé Nast Publications
for ten years. He was an editor at Condé Nast Traveler
and a contracted writer for Vanity Fair
. He also wrote for a number of other publications in America and the UK.
In 1998 he returned to Britain to become the travel editor of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph
. A year earlier he published Last Days in Cloud Cuckooland about the end of white rule in South Africa. It was named as one of the Washington Post's Best Non Fiction Books of 1998.. He has since become the Group Travel Editor of the Telegraph Media Group
.
He also regularly contributes pieces about Zimbabwe
.
He is married to the travel writer, Adriaane Pielou and they have two children together including the actress Lucy Boynton
.
United Kingdom
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-born Zimbabwean journalist, travel writer and editor. He is currently the Group Travel Editor of the Telegraph Media Group
Telegraph Media Group
The Telegraph Media Group is the proprietor of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. It is a subsidiary of Press Holdings. David and Frederick Barclay acquired the group in July 2004, after months of intense bidding and lawsuits, from Hollinger Inc...
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Background
Boynton was born in Britain and raised in BulawayoBulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
, Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
where he was educated at Peterhouse
Peterhouse Group of Boarding Schools
The Peterhouse group of schools is based in Marondera, Zimbabwe.The Peterhouse group of Anglican boarding schools has 1,045 students on 1200 Ha in Marondera, Zimbabwe, and comprises Peterhouse, Peterhouse Girls', the Preparatory School, Springvale House, Peterhaven at Nyanga and the Gosho Park...
and Christian Brothers College. He later graduated from the University of Natal
University of Natal
The University of Natal was a university in Natal, and later KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, that is now part of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. It was founded in 1910 as the Natal University College in Pietermaritzburg, and expanded to include a campus in Durban in 1931. In 1947, the university...
in neighbouring South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He began a career in journalism as a political reporter during the Rhodesian Bush War
Rhodesian Bush War
The Rhodesian Bush War – also known as the Second Chimurenga or the Zimbabwe War of Liberation – was a civil war which took place between July 1964 and December 1979 in the unrecognised country of Rhodesia...
. His reportage in South Africa led to the apartheid government declaring him an 'undesirable alien' and they subsequently deported him. He subsequently established himself in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, writing for international magazines. In the mid eighties he was appointed editor of Business Traveller magazine. In 1988 he moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
where he worked as a writer and editor for Condé Nast Publications
Condé Nast Publications
Condé Nast, a division of Advance Publications, is a magazine publisher. In the U.S., it produces 18 consumer magazines, including Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue, as well as four business-to-business publications, 27 websites, and more than 50 apps...
for ten years. He was an editor at Condé Nast Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler is a US magazine published by Condé Nast. It has its origins in a mailing sent out by the Diners Club club beginning in 1953, listing locations that would take the card. It began taking advertising in 1955. In order to attract more advertisers, it became a full-fledged magazine,...
and a contracted writer for Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
. He also wrote for a number of other publications in America and the UK.
In 1998 he returned to Britain to become the travel editor of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph
Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper, founded in February 1961. It is the sister paper of The Daily Telegraph, but is run separately with a different editorial staff, although there is some cross-usage of stories...
. A year earlier he published Last Days in Cloud Cuckooland about the end of white rule in South Africa. It was named as one of the Washington Post's Best Non Fiction Books of 1998.. He has since become the Group Travel Editor of the Telegraph Media Group
Telegraph Media Group
The Telegraph Media Group is the proprietor of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. It is a subsidiary of Press Holdings. David and Frederick Barclay acquired the group in July 2004, after months of intense bidding and lawsuits, from Hollinger Inc...
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He also regularly contributes pieces about Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
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He is married to the travel writer, Adriaane Pielou and they have two children together including the actress Lucy Boynton
Lucy Boynton
Lucy Boynton is an English actress. She attended Blackheath High School, and now attends James Allen's Girls' School. She is the daughter of Graham Boynton, the Group Travel Editor of the Telegraph Media Group and Adriaane Pielou, a travel writer.-Career:Her first professional role was as the...
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