Travel has been my passion both professionally and personally for much of my life; travelling multiple times across 29 countries and working in seven countries. After being employed in the UK-based travel industry, I relocated to Australia in 1998 and morphed into a full-time freelance travel and lifestyle writer, based for 19 straight years in Vietnam and Indonesia. I’ve written for countless international magazines, newspapers and websites and updated numerous travel guidebooks - I'm author of two, first edition travel guides on Vietnam. I've been personally selected to contribute to travel anthologies, as a guest lecturer for a Vietnam CEO lecture series, Asia Spa Awards judge and guest speaker on two podcasts.

I've undertaken extensive copywriting work for a diverse portfolio of companies across Asia Pacific and held positions as chief writer / editor in Southeast Asia offices. These include helping set-up, launch and jointly run a new English-language tourist magazine for the state-run V.N.A.T in Hanoi and senior marketing content writer / editor for an upscale tour operator in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. My niche genre is luxury travel and specialist destinations, Vietnam and Indonesia.

I relocated from Vietnam back to Sydney in 2021 and am currently employed as Manager, Copy and Product Content (Emerald Cruises), for Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours. I'm open to new opportunities, including writing a book about my two decades as a luxury travel writer in Southeast Asia.