In 2008, I graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Virginia with a BA in English with distinction. In 2012, I finished my Masters in Travel Writing with distinction from London’s Kingston University, where I was also awarded the Faber & Faber Creative Writing MA Prize.

My stories and artwork have appeared both in print and online, and my tale of being invited to join a Berber picnic in Morocco, “Beneath the Almond Tree,” has received a bronze Solas Award for Best Travel Writing in the “Kindness of Strangers” category, as well as First Prize in the 2012 Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference writing competition.

In 2017, I also received a bronze Lowell Thomas Award for best travel blog, awarded by the Society of American Travel Writers.

I am now mainly focused on book projects and Sleep Stories for the popular meditation app Calm, but I’ve written for a variety of publications as a freelance travel writer, including: 

AOL Travel
BBC Travel
G Adventures
Gadling
Guardian Weekly
Huffington Post
JetWings International – Jet Airways’ in-flight magazine
Longreads
Maptia
Matador Network
Montage Magazine
National Geographic’s Intelligent Travel blog
Royal Wings – Royal Jordanian Airlines’ in-flight magazine
Selamta – Ethiopia Airlines’ in-flight magazine
TNT Magazine
Wanderlust – Presented by GeoEx
WildJunket Magazine
Women’s Adventure Magazine blog
World Hum
Guest posts

AOL Travel

• September 2013 – The Man Who Boiled My Noodles

BBC Travel

• March 2015 – Contributor to 50 Reasons to Love the World
• September 2014 – Words & Wanderlust: The end of a wandering way of life?
• August 2014 – Welcome to Europe’s cowboy country
• June 2014 – On this Turkish trail, kindness is the compass
• April 2014 – Where sea gypsies settle

G Adventures

• April 2017 – 4 of the World’s Most Beautiful Ecosystems (and Why They Need Protecting)
• March 2017 – An Illustrated Love Letter to Uruguay
• March 2017 – The Art of Memorabilia: Three Ways to Creatively Capture Travel Memories
• February 2017 – The Art of Trekking: Colombia’s Lost City
• December 2016 – Recoleta Revelation: Unexpected Discoveries in Buenos Aires
• November 2016 – Capturing Guatemala: In Praise of Travel Scrapbooks
• October 2016 – Change of Pace: Day Trip Discoveries from San Francisco
• September 2016 – Sacred Encounters in Peru’s Sacred Valley
• September 2016 – Perfect Harmony: Connecting through Music
• August 2016 – Terra Incognita: A Watercolour Introduction to Colombia
• June 2016 – Norway: A Tale of Two Journeys
• April 2016 – Finding Island Time: Vashon from Seattle
• March 2016 – Lost and Found: Turkey and the Art of Hospitality
• February 2016 – First Impressions: Burma Through the Eye of an Artist
• January 2016 – The Art of Trekking: Hand-Drawn Map of Salkantay
• December 2015 – Drawing Connections: Finding Kinship While Travelling

Gadling

• August 2013 – The Universe In A Moment At Ryōanji
• July 2013 – Travel’s Three Gifts: Notes from an Indonesian Island
• December 2012 – In the Lagoon, at Midnight
• August 2012 – Beneath the Almond Tree: A Moroccan Memory

Guardian Weekly

• November 2011 – Letter from India: the lagoon of crabs

Huffington Post

• August 2013 – 11 Travel Sketches From Southeast Asia and Japan
• March 2013 – 12 Travel Sketches From Around the World

JetWings International – Jet Airways’ in-flight magazine

• April 2012 – East Coast Twins

Longreads

• October 2018 – Home is a Mug of Coffee
• July 2018 – The Country Where Fútbol Comes First
• July 2017 – Home is a Cup of Tea

Maptia

• March 2014 – Notes on taking flight in Kochi
• March 2014 – Beyond the herd in Chitwan
• February 2014 – On the Delight of Discovery
• November 2013 – Bombay in Bloom
• November 2013 – The Wonder of Angkor Wat

Matador Network

• July 2012 – How to pack for the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail
• January 2012 – Essential packing list for backpacking India
• December 2011 – What gear do I need to start: Travel sketching
• November 2011 – Audio Slideshow: Sketching on the road
• November 2011 – How to: Take your sketch art on the road
• October 2011 – How [NOT] to: Complete a rickshaw run
• August 2011 – Keep calm and carry on in Kingston

Montage Magazine

• September 2013 – World of Wonder
• September 2012 – Diwali’s Delights

National Geographic’s Intelligent Travel site

• April 2016 – Four Ways Long-Term Travel Could Change Your Life
• March 2016 – In Praise of Small-Town Travel
• December 2015 – Around the World in San Francisco
• December 2015 – Made In: Costa Brava
• October 2015 – Spain Through the Eyes of a Painter
• September 2015 – How to Create Your Own Travel Sketchbook
• July 2015 – Choose Your Own Adventure: Machu Picchu
• May 2015 – Making Connections at Machu Picchu
• March 2015 – A Postcard from Colombia’s Final Frontier
• February 2015 – Homestays: The Joys of Exchange
• December 2014 – Discovering Colombia’s Lost City
• July 2014 – The Power of (Not) Unplugging
• May 2014 – Travel Sketching: A Manifesto

Royal Wings – Royal Jordanian Airlines’ in-flight magazine

• May 2014 – Ahh, Vienna

Selamta – Ethiopia Airlines’ in-flight magazine

• May 2018 – At Home in Buenos Aires
• November 2016 – Timeless Mumbai
• July 2015 – Bangkok’s Breath of Fresh Air
• January 2015 – Shall We Dance?
• September 2014 – Tasting History: A food tour through Old Delhi and into a haveli
• January 2014 – The Dadar Flower Market
• November 2013 – Sketching Saigon
• November 2013 – Take 5: Palaces Around the Globe
• September 2013 – Breakfast Around the World
• September 2013 – Take 5: Ways to Get Outdoors in Singapore
• July 2013 – Only Boat, Only River
• March 2013 – Joy Ride by Rickshaw: 2,000 miles through India on a tuk tuk
• January 2013 – Take 5: Free Traditions in London

TNT Magazine

• August 2012 – India’s Rickshaw Run: Get set for the ride of your life

Wanderlust – Presented by GeoEx

• December 2015 – Still Life in a Shodoshima Souvenir Shop
• November 2015 – Bombay in Bloom
• July 2015 – Two Angels in Anatolia
• June 2015 – Sharing in the Wonder of Angkor Wat
• September 2014 – Extra Hours and Unexpected Encounters in Vientiane, Laos
• September 2014 – In Search of Belonging on Turkey’s Büyükada Island
• November 2013 – My Big Fat Indian Thanksgiving
• October 2013 – Chinese Lanterns and Coincidences in Malaysia
• September 2013 – A Quest in Cambodia: Bracelets and Belief at the Killing Fields
• August 2013 – Feeling the Flow in Luang Prabang, Laos
• June 2013 – Oranges and Openness on Shodoshima Island
• December 2012 – Serendipity’s Sketchbook: In Search of Spices in Kandy
• December 2012 – Serendipity’s Sketchbook: Without a Plan in Pokhara
• November 2012 – Serendipity’s Sketchbook: Fantabilities in Jaisalmer’s Fort

WildJunket Magazine

• May 2013 – Savoring Shodoshima
• August 2012 – Harvest Time in Polynesia
• May 2012 – See You on the Way
• March 2012 – Ancient Past, New Peace

Women’s Adventure Magazine blog

• November 2011 – Through India on a Rickshaw
• September 2011 – Travel and the Power of Serendipity

World Hum

• May 2014 – Drawing Connections in Mostar

Selected guest posts

• Journey Jottings – Watercolouring Her Way Around the World
• Nomadic Matt – Is it Safe for Women to Travel India?
• Wanderlusters – Sketching the Subcontinent