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Claire Nelson

Writer

Observer Magazine sub-editor, freelance writer, and author of survival memoir Things I Learned from Falling.

Photo of Claire Nelson

Claire Nelson

Writer

Observer Magazine sub-editor, freelance writer, and author of survival memoir Things I Learned from Falling.

  • Claire Nelson
    48 hours in… Copenhagen

    How to spend a weekend in a city designed for life

    Sun, 2 Nov 2025

  • Claire Nelson
    A long way from home: walking the length of New Zealand

    A wilderness hike across my homeland became the ultimate act of belonging

    Fri, 12 Sept 2025

  • Claire Nelson
    ‘Skin hunger’ is a touchy subject

    ‘Skin hunger’ is a sensation felt from a lack of physical contact. But platonic touch is not an easy need to get met…

    Wed, 25 Jun 2025

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