Lies, spies and disguise: visiting Albania’s museums of secret surveillance
If you ever wanted to indulge your conspiracy theories, Albania is a great place to do it. The mountainous little country looks out to the heel of Italy’s boot, and […]
I’m a journalist, travel writer, editor and copywriter based in Melbourne, Australia. I write pacy travel features, edit edifying websites and fashion flamboyant copy. My articles and photographs have appeared in publications worldwide, from inflight to interior design: I’ve visited every continent, and have lived in three. Want to work together? Drop me a line…
Canter past Patagonian icefields. Sail the tranquil waters of Lake Como in Italy. Sip coffee in a Palestinian village. Listen to the ancient voices of Australia’s Arnhem Land. Climb the mountain paths of northern Albania. Let’s go!
If you ever wanted to indulge your conspiracy theories, Albania is a great place to do it. The mountainous little country looks out to the heel of Italy’s boot, and […]
Recently, I went to Saudi Arabia for a holiday. Is that a weird thing to say? Travelling in the Middle East is a guaranteed dinner party starter: travellers either love […]
After nearly two full years, I’m so pleased to let you know that my Expat column is back! Published each week at Traveller, I hunt down Australian expats living around […]
Hello blog! It’s been a quiet few months as I hit the road for two months in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Dubai. My first story in this fresh new year […]
When COVID-19 hit Melbourne harder than a runaway tram, our lives changed – literally overnight. Together Apart gives a rare glimpse into life in lockdown, beautifully capturing the isolation, frustration, hope, humour and human need for togetherness that quickly became part of our daily lives.
What started as a conversation over the back fence to break the solitude of lockdown has grown into a friendship and a partnership between me and my next-door neighbour, portrait photographer Jude van Daalen.
Photographed, written and printed in Melbourne, Together Apart is our black-and-white coffee table book featuring 60 portraits of people in our neighbourhood.
To get a hold of your copy, visit our book’s website.
If you’re from the media, please get in touch for extracts, press releases or images. Jude and I are also available for interview.
From swathes of scenery to secretive cafes: discovering the new, the exotic and the overlooked.
Before the long polar night settles across Oulanka National Park, the fleet sun rises just a few hours a day, burnishing the snow with a rosy cast.
Rug up to enjoy a true white Christmas experience cross-country skiing, snowball fights and a Finnish sauna.
From Melbourne to the Middle East, Antarctica to Albania, I’ve covered destinations on and off the beaten track. On horseback or on foot, by yacht or chopper – whatever it takes to get there. Click here to take a look at my most recent work.
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From editing travel guidebooks and interior design magazines, story books and local newspapers, I’ve tweaked a phrase or two. Past projects include an update to Fodors’ Australian series and the luxury outback travel book by RM Williams, Australia In Style. My current baby is Together Apart: life in lockdown.
Click for website copy that’s tight and terrific, with polished prose and great grammar. Whatever your bent, I can twist to suit: with over 20 years’ experience writing and sub-editing copy, I’ve focused on finance for online news, kicked goals for glossy interior design magazines and written travel, travel, travel –
with food, art, adventure, wellness and humanity mixed in.
From Egypt to Antarctica, I love to share my discoveries while on the road, and all photos on this site are my own. I currently shoot my travel images with a Canon M6 MKII and my hardworking Samsung phone. If you’d like to wallow in more snowy shots and desert dramas, come with me on my instagram feed.