Sophy Roberts

Sophy Roberts is a British writer whose work focuses on remote travel. She began her career assisting the writer Jessica Mitford, was an English scholar at Oxford University, and trained in journalism at Columbia University. She regularly contributes to the Financial Times and Condé Nast Traveler. The Lost Pianos of Siberia is her first book.

Following in Elephants’ Footsteps: Packing for a Congo Expedition in the 1800s, and Now

Sophy Roberts Examines the Travelogues and Expeditions of Nineteenth-Century Europeans

April 22, 2025 By Sophy Roberts

Headed North: What to Pack for Siberia

Sophy Roberts on Preparing for Cold, Fire, and Mosquitoes in One of the Most Beautiful Places on Earth

August 4, 2020 By Sophy Roberts

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