Rhiannon BattenRhiannon Batten has been writing about travel, food, design and the outdoors for over two decades. After studying archaeology and anthropology at Oxford University, Rhiannon joined the travel desk of the Independent. After a subsequent decade in Scotand she worked as travel editor of UK food magazine, olive. Now based in Somerset, she is a regular contributor to Homes & Antiques, The Guardian and The Idler. You can follow her @rhiannonbatten. Read More Read Less