Who is behind Eras & Areas?

I’m flattered that you ask. My name is Jannick Lanckriet and I started Eras & Areas in 2022. I was born in Belgium in 1991 and after being a child and a student for a while, I started working as a freelance journalist, content writer and broadcaster in 2014. Until now, I have mostly been working with football (or soccer, for some of you). My work has been published mainly on Dutch-language, Belgian websites.

So, why Eras & Areas?

Way back in 2016, I had an epiphany: if I work remotely, I might as well travel while doing it. I started a journey that has led me to around 40 countries in almost every corner of Europe and somtimes also beyond. Every so often, somebody would ask me why I didn’t have a travel blog. “You write and you travel, it would make sense for you to have one”, they would say. And they were right. It would make sense for me to use my experiences in my writing, but I didn’t want to start the umpteenth travel blog telling you where to go and what to do once you get there. If you were hoping for a list of 10 things to do in London, I’ll have to disappoint you. For a long time, I couldn’t find the right angle, but then it hit me. While listening to the excellent podcast The Memory Palace, I realized that I would rather tell stories from the places I have visited. That’s how Eras & Areas was born.

What is Eras & Areas?

Eras & Areas is a blog and podcast, telling stories I encounter on my travels. Occasionally they might be about adventures on the road, but most of the time they will be snippets of history from the destinations I’ve visited. Eras & Areas deals with the events, people or quirks that have shaped these places, even if sometimes they have largely been forgotten.