THIS MONTH – JUNE 2013
- Travelling around Western Australia, from the wineries of Margaret River to the wilds of the Kimberley to update the Rough Guide
MAY 2013
- Detoxing in the Algarve for Zest
- Having a Scottish adventure in Highland Perthshire including hiking, quad biking, canyoning and river tubing
APRIL 2013
- Experiencing the brand new Zip World zip wire - the world's fastest and one mile long - in Snowdonia
MARCH 2013
- Heading up the BGTW's social media strategy
FEBRUARY 2013
- Interviewing Alison Lea Wilson of Halen Mon Anglesey Sea Salt Company for Malaysia Airlines Going Places magazine
- Attending the BGTW AGM in Zakopane, Poland and taking my place on the committee
JANUARY 2013
- Hosting the very first Black Book networking event
DECEMBER 2012
- Getting back on two wheels to check out cycling in NYC for Zest
- Celebrating Christmas with my family
NOVEMBER 2012
- WTM WTM WTM WTM WTM WTM WTM WTM WTM WTM!
OCTOBER 2012
- Staying in a treehouse and filming a video about the experience
- Starting work on an exciting new Enfield-based project
SEPTEMBER 2012
- Spending a few days in Philadelphia to discover the city's fashion and style hotspots - and its tax-free shopping - for CityAM
AUGUST 2012
- Setting up a range of UK trips for my column in Discover Britain magazine and spending a few days in Newcastle and the northeast
- Watching far too much Olympics coverage!
JULY 2012
- Visiting Longleat to find out what's new this summer and catching up with the Olympic torch at Stonehenge
- Editing my showreel for TV presenting work
JUNE 2012
- Touring Scotland on the Royal Scotsman to find out what life is like working onboard
- Writing about Nice for Monarch Explorer magazine
MAY 2012
- Visiting Sharm el Sheikh to find out whether Egypt is ready for the tourists to return
- Spending a few days exploring Sark in the Channel Islands and facing my fear of the sea with lobster fishing and coasteering
- Finding out about the London teadancing scene for an article in Going Places magazine
- Celebrating my first wedding anniversary!
APRIL 2012
- Spending several weeks in California, travelling down the coast from San Francisco to San Diego as well as visiting Yosemite National Park
- Attending Pow Wow 2012 in Los Angeles
MARCH 2012
- Visiting Uluru, Darwin and Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory to write articles for various outlets
- Starting a new bridal blog (watch this space!)
- Moving in to my new house
FEBRUARY 2012
- Visiting Lille and Le Touquet with the BGTW
- Discovering the joys of Zumba
JANUARY 2012
- Writing a new guide to Kensington and Chelsea for Cool Places
- Applying to be a volunteer for the London Olympics
- Planning some exciting new trips for 2012
DECEMBER 2011
- Visiting the Isle of Wight to find out what's new on the island
- Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!
NOVEMBER 2011
- Spending a weekend in Barcelona to find out what's new in town for the Travel Editor
- Heading to Australia to explore Ningaloo Reef for the third time for the Times
- Attending the dreaded WTM!
OCTOBER 2011
- Visiting Ireland for the second time this year - this time Dublin, County Cork and County Kerry
- Thinking about possible trips for 2012
SEPTEMBER 2011
- Starting work with Holiday Extras as a hotel reviewer (first stop, Gatwick)
- Surfing, sea kayaking and hiking in Pembrokeshire with Preseli Venture for my new column in Discover Britain magazine
AUGUST 2011
- Discussing some exciting new projects with new clients (watch this space!)
JULY 2011
- Writing about Wales for a Guardian microsite with Visit Wales
JUNE 2011
- Visiting Ireland to film local people giving their travel tips for the Guardian and to write about kayaking in North Antrim coast for the Independent
- Catching up with contacts after over a month away
MAY 2011
- Getting married and going on honeymoon to the USA
APRIL 2011
- Updating the Michelin Green Guide to London
MARCH 2011
- Shopping far too much for the impending wedding
FEBRUARY 2011
- Meeting monkeys in Dorset and singing in Derbyshire for the Guardian
- Finalising my chapter on Western Australia for the upcoming Rough Guide
- Taking a break in Florence to escape the wedding planning for a few days
JANUARY 2011
- Writing up my recent Western Australia research for the Rough Guide
- Going to Dartmoor to learn the art of falconry for the Guardian
- Looking for new projects for the new year
DECEMBER 2010
- Travelling up the Western Australian coast updating the Rough Guide
- Finally keeping a travel blog up to date
- Planning some exciting trips for the new year
- Wishing you all a Merry Christmas
NOVEMBER 2010
- Visiting everywhere from Perth to Pemberton, Kalgoorlie to Karratha to update the Western Australia chapter of the Rough Guide
- Hosting a Bonfire Night party before heading to the sun...
OCTOBER 2010
- Planning my research trip to Western Australia to update the Rough Guide
- Visiting Corsica for some autumn sun
SEPTEMBER 2010
- Narrowboating on the Kennet and Avon for the Guardian
AUGUST 2010
- Working in the new Guardian/Seven Squared office
- Walking on the South Downs and recuperating in Winchester for the Guardian
- Returning to my university city, Canterbury, for a visit
- Beginning the editing of the next Rough Guide to California
- Planning a trip to Corsica for October
JULY 2010
- Editing a batch of Cool apps for the people behind Cool Camping (available here)
- Shopping for my wedding dress!
JUNE 2010
- Hiking the Inca Trail and returning from Peru
- Getting far more into the World Cup than is strictly healthy
MAY 2010
- Heading to Orlando for Pow Wow and to discover what the city has to offer besides Harry Potter
- Spending three weeks in Peru hiking the Inca Trail and visiting all the key sights
APRIL 2010
- Finishing the editing and project management of three mini Rough Guides for Virgin Holidays travellers -
first destinations Las Vegas, New York and Dubai
- Writing articles on Orlando, Ibiza and European music festivals
- Interviewing local candidates for the seats of Enfield North and Enfield Southgate in the upcoming election for community website Enfield People
- Starring in a boudoir photo shoot and writing about it for several wedding and photography websites
MARCH 2010
- Editing three mini Rough Guides for Virgin Holidays travellers - first destinations Las Vegas, New York and Dubai
- Learning about London's architecture on a course with Birkbeck
FEBRUARY 2010
- Editing three mini Rough Guides for Virgin Holidays travellers - first destinations Las Vegas, New York and Dubai
- Visiting Devon to write about cycling on Dartmoor
- Learning to make gin in Plymouth and shake cocktails in Leeds for the Guardian's latest English tourism project
- Writing about my recent trip to Tenerife on the British Guild of Travel Writers' AGM
JANUARY 2010
- Launching my iPhone app Quirky London and researching my next one, London Pubs
- Writing regular news and feature articles for new local website www.enfieldpeople.com and getting to grips with being a Community Publisher
- Visiting Bradford and Newcastle for the Guardian's latest English tourism project
- Starting up new blog Diaryofabridezillatobe and writing about my recent engagement and all things wedding related
DECEMBER 2009
- Putting the finishing touches to the launch version of my Quirky London iPhone app. Follow @quirkylondon on Twitter for more news
- Gathering information for future versions of Quirky London and planning the first update
- Recovering from Cuba and planning the next big adventure, this time to Peru and Ecuador
- Using the quieter festive period to get some much-delayed reading and research done
- Taking stock of my first six months as a freelancer and planning lots of exciting new projects for 2010. Watch this space!
NOVEMBER 2009
- Pounding the pavements of London in search of all things quirky for my upcoming iPhone app "Quirky London". Follow @quirkylondon on Twitter for more news
- Schmoozing and boozing at the Luxury Travel Fair, World Travel Market, Travel BlogCamp and the BGTW Awards, among other events
- Writing Christmas features for Takethefamily.com but not feeling at all ready for the festive season
- Finally starting the research for my book on Poland
- Flying out to Cuba for a much-needed break in the sun
OCTOBER 2009
- Finalising maps and proofs before the Rough Guide to the Netherlands goes to print
- Discovering the finer points of all things grape on a WSET Intermediate wine course
- Visiting The Sacred Made Real exhibition at the National Gallery for the Guardian
- Researching the very best Halloween events for Takethefamily.com
- Starting to plan my next big trip - this time to Peru and Ecuador
SEPTEMBER 2009
- Continuing editing the Rough Guide to the Netherlands and starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel as we enter the typesetting stage
- Discovering the East of England for the Guardian and nursing the resulting sore muscles from my cycling trip around Essex
- Visiting Brighton to discover extreme sports at the White Air festival
- Writing about St Vincent and the Grenadines, Finland and Fairtrade
- Firming up the details of my Cuba trip and wondering if my Spanish will be up to scratch....
AUGUST 2009
- Heading to the Edinburgh Festival to see a few shows and hopefully write a few reviews
- Editing the fifth edition of the Rough Guide to the
Netherlands by Martin Dunford, Phil Lee and Suzanne Morton Taylor.
Currently in the thick of the first edit with the authors.
- Answering travel questions from gappers about everything
from what to pack to where to go for STA Travel and the Guardian. Ask
me your travel questions here.
- Writing about events in Brighton for the Guardian and feeling like I live in the wrong city...!
- Planning a trip to Cuba for November
JULY 2009
- Interviewing John Craven for a Guardian supplement in association with Tourism Ireland and wishing I got to go myself....!
- Editing the fifth edition of the Rough Guide to the Netherlands by Martin Dunford, Phil Lee and Suzanne Morton Taylor. Currently in the thick of the first edit with the authors.
- Answering travel questions from gappers about everything from what to pack to where to go for STA Travel and the Guardian. Ask me your travel questions here.
- Still editing Rough Guides content for the web - have finished Slovenia, Switzerland and Poland - now in the thick of Florence and slightly dreading the massive USA.
- Visiting Vienna and Munich for a much-needed holiday.