I am an Australian writer, content producer and photographer who writes for dozens of publications around the world including BBC Travel, The Australian Financial Review, The Guardian, Australian Gourmet Traveller, Escape, Afar, Luxury Travel Magazine, MiNDFOOD, Australian Traveller, International Traveller, Signature Luxury Travel & Style, Explore, get lost magazine, Vacations & Travel, Audi Magazine, Luxury Escapes, The New Zealand Herald, The Wine Spectator (US), Selector, Halliday Wine Companion, Horizons, Mercedes Benz online, Cruise Critic, Cruise Passenger, The New Daily, The Upsider, AusBiz, Singapore Airlines Silverkris, and several other airline magazines.
Living in the US for many years, I was a guidebook editor in Seattle and a book editor at Workman Publishing in New York, publishers of 1000 Places to Visit Before You Die. I am also fluent in French and worked for the Bordeaux Wine Trade Council.
My specific interests include:
* experiential luxury travel
* food and wine
* cultural and indigenous stories
* active adventures such as hiking and kayaking
I divide my time between a treehouse in Sydney and a farmhouse in Bordeaux, France with extended stays in the United States.
I was a finalist for Best Travel Writer 2016 in the Australian Federation of Travel Agents National Travel Industry Awards.
Australian Society of Travel Writer Awards:
Best travel news story, finalist 2022
Best food story, finalist 2020
Best sustainable travel story, finalist 2020
Best cruise story, finalist 2019
Best food story, finalist 2016
Best Australian story under 1000 words, winner 2013, 2011
Best Australian story over 1000 words, finalist 2013
Best Travel App, finalist 2012
Photographer of the Year, finalist 2011
Best international image, winner 2010
