Thomas Hennessy

I am a writer from Surrey. Much of my writing is set in South America, a continent that has captured my imagination from hiking in the Andes, learning Spanish, volunteering on an archaeological site or working as a cowboy on a ranch in Bolivia. Much of my published work is writing for travel blogs, and while I enjoy sharing my knowledge of the continent with others, I am focusing on penning more literary writing exploring the indigenous world of Peru. I have interviewed many public figures for Palatinate, Durham's student newspaper and previously wrote social media focused pieces for The Motley Fool and TheLadBible. 

Travel writing 

My work has appeared in leading travel blogs such as Indie Traveller, The Broke Backpacker and Worldly Adventurer. I also have forthcoming print pieces on Huaraz in Peru, Cuenca in Ecuador and Istanbul for Low Season Traveller Magazine, Resonate Travels and Timeless Travels Magazine. I have a very occasionally active Substack.

I also do subediting work, including updating and improving existing pieces on Brazil, Colombia and Buenos Aires. 

Interviews

I have interviewed fascinating personalities such as Edith Hall and Nathan Law for Palatinate. I like to focus on ideas that animate influential people. 

Creative writing 

I have enjoyed writing retellings of my favourite Greek myths like Orpheus and Eurydice. 

Featured Articles

Cusco: A Journey Into the Navel of the World

It is difficult to overstate just how interesting Cusco is. It rose as the capital of the Inca Empire, the largest indigenous empire in the Americas, and is now Peru’s undisputed tourism capital. Inca walls are built into the highest altitude Irish pub in the world, poncho-clad locals lead alpacas past Starbucks and all around the Andes loom. There is nothing like it in the world.


I visited twice, first staying for two weeks in 2023, and returning in 2026 to spend an entire month in the Inca...

Peru's Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit: The Complete Guide

If you’re planning a visit to Peru, chances are you’ve heard of the Inca Trail. However, the hike whose name you often hear echoing through bars and hostels when you get into the country isn’t this classic trek. No: those in the know are talking about the Huayhuash Circuit. 


With strict limits on permits and spiralling costs, the Inca Trail is not the easiest trek to get onto, and if you are seeking pure, sublime nature, it might not even be your best option. 


That’s where the Huayhuash Ci...

Edith Hall: “if you can’t be a proper moral agent, then you’re never going to be truly happy”

Edith Hall is one of our greatest experts on the vanished universe of Aristotle and Aristophanes, author of 30 plus books, and frequent television and radio contributor. Yet she still lives very firmly in our own world, as she campaigns tirelessly for a just Classics bereft of the classism that has long plagued the discipline. Profile initially spoke to Edith about her bestselling book, Aristotle's Way. It was mesmeric to hear Aristotelian wisdom freed from dusty, leather-bound volumes to be so