I grew up in an 'airline & travel industry' family, and am fortunate to have had the opportunity to travel far and wide, across 6 continents, from a very young age.
I am a translator by profession (working from French, German & Spanish into English, specialising in travel & tourism content) but have now also set up my 'Home in the World' travel & lifestyle blog and Instagram, which aims to inspire local and global wanderlust.
Apart from a love of all things language, culture & travel, I also have a keen interest in reading, Formula 1, world affairs, meditation & mindfulness, photography, nature, music, interior design and art exhibitions.
I am looking to build my network in the travel industry, as I have just started my own travel & lifestyle blog and Instagram. I am also keen to explore other opportunities for freelance travel writing, content creation and contributing to existing travel sites.
I generally like to keep visiting new places, but 2 cities I can always go back to are London (yes, a cliché but sometimes clichés exist for a reason; I just love all the cultural, historic & literary gems it offers) and Los Angeles (I spent quite a lot of time there as a child and the Californian vibe & climate reminds me a bit of Western Australia, where I'm from, so I always feel comfortable there).
Everywhere!!! But currently high on my list are: Bhutan, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Croatia, Georgia, India (my mother is from there), Japan, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Tibet, Türkiye, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
I've never really worked in travel, as my background is in translation & language services, but I have been travelling far and wide since the age of 1 because both my parents were in the airline/travel industry, so it has always been in my blood. That's why I decided to finally start my own travel blog and hopefully also get more into travel writing & content creation.
Travel blogging, travel content creation, travel writing, networking with other travel creators, journalists & editors
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