Q. Where are you based? Sydney, Australia

Q. What outlet do you write for? Who is your audience? What are your travel specialties? 

As editor of Holidays with Kids and Caravan & Camping with Kids, and a freelance writer, I'm best known for writing for families. But whether I'm creating content for families, couples or luxury travellers, I'm in it for the stories you don't hear every day… whether that's uncovering an underdog neighbourhood, a forgotten slice of history or the deeper layers of a culture.

Q. What are your professional pet peeves?

Famil itineraries that assume family travel only means theme parks and chicken nuggets. My family runs on street food and cultural authenticity.

Q. In your past professional life, you were … 

A magazine publisher, sales director and wrangler of budgets.

Q. Where would you like to return to? 

Because of the connections I've made over time that now feel like family, I have to say South Africa.

Q. What's on your bucket list? 

So many places that I couldn't list them all here, but Bolivia is beckoning, and a deep dive into Morocco's mystical side, from its abandoned kasbahs to its djinn-haunted medinas and ancient apothecaries, has been close to the top of my list for many years.

Q. Where do you travel for fun? 

Anywhere with my kids, good food and no Wi-Fi.

Q. Your funniest (or most harrowing) travel story is … 

It's a toss-up between unzipping my sleeping bag in Kakadu and finding a goanna snuggled in like it paid rent… and waking up in a safari tent to discover a scorpion lounging on the other pillow, like we were on some kind of romantic weekend getaway.

Q. What advice would you give your younger professional self? 

Back yourself more. People will doubt you, question you, and even try to reduce you. But that's about them, not you.

Q. What nugget would you like to add that we haven't touched on? 

As travel writers, we have a responsibility to recognise our privilege. Not everyone has the same access to travel, so it's important for us to tell stories with respect and inclusivity, giving space to local voices and the deeper, often untold aspects of a place. 

Q. How best should people contact you?

Don't be afraid to pick up the phone, but email is always best.