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 A lifetime's training, experience
and skills are incorporated into producing just the right
words and images for the right occasion. Which means that you
will receive exclusive copy, crafted to meet your individual
requirements. Images can often be supplied too!
But before you engage my services, perhaps you'd like to
know more about Fiona...
Escaping from the harsh outback sunlight of a Gypsy-like
childhood in the remote, and somewhat inhospitable scrublands of
Western Australia, I emerged with an unquenchable desire to
explore the world. Or, in those early days before low cost
airlines encouraged everybody to jump on a plane at will, to
discover the treasures hidden within my own backyard. As a
fiercely independent teenager, recently out of school, my
backpack and I boarded a Greyhound bus heading north from
Fremantle into the Kimberley. Camping in the dunes behind Cable
Beach, in the days before the cocktails glasses tinkled on the
sunset deck of the Cable Beach Club, the hippies, or 'mung beans'
as this eclectic group were known, revelled in the freedom of
one of the worlds most beautiful beaches. Carefree days revolved
around the rising of the sun and the falling of the tide,
interspersed with regular expeditions to town where we danced
barefoot beneath the stars in the Roebuck Hotel beer garden.
Heady, young adventurous days that must, according to
conservative parents, eventually end.
And end
they did, with a well-timed stroll along
the Broome jetty offering the opportunity to toss my
pack aboard the deck of a 44 foot yacht heading off into
the Kimberley sunset. Disembarking six exhilarating weeks later in Darwin, having experienced
the awe inspiring beauty of the open sea, combined
with the raw wilderness of far-flung anchorages, I emerged with a new passion
for sailing and a career in travel. Hitching home to Perth via
northern Queensland, it became apparent that the journey had
only just begun. Indeed, after clocking up over 35,000 nautical
miles on both small and large yachts, the journey is far from
over.
As my career evolved
across the marine and travel industries, eventually I found my niche. To
encourage others to explore. To experience far-flung lands. To
see the world with an open mind. To engage with others.
A Travel Writer was born.
As a travel writer, I
adhere to the Australian Society of Travel Writers Code of
Ethics:
- As a representative of the
public interest, I serve as a travel critic, as ready to
comment critically as to praise. I will not accept payment
for writing favourably about travel destinations or
operations against my own professional appraisal.
- I shall only describe
those destinations or operations of which I have first-hand
knowledge, or have access to other reliable sources.
- Participation in
familiarisations is regarded as essential working
opportunities.
- Hosts of familiarisations
will be expected to provide circumstances conducive to full
and accurate reporting, not as a favour to writers or
publications.
As a freelance journalist,
I adhere to the Australian Journalists Association Code of
Ethics, and am committed to:
- Honesty
- Fairness
- Independence
- Respect for the rights of
others
Which international destinations have I
travelled to?
- Asia - Malaysia;
Indonesia; Singapore; Borneo
- Pacific Ocean - Fiji;
Vanuatu; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Tonga; Nauru; Guam;
Pohnpei; Saipan; Banaba; Cook Islands
- Middle East - United Arab
Emirates; Oman
- China - Shanghai, Beijing and the northwest
regions of Henan and Shanxi
Province
Which Australian destinations have I travelled to lately?
QUEENSLAND
- Based at Hamilton Island
in the Whitsundays during 2007, I explored the entire
region by both sea and air, discovering the delights of the
mainland towns of Airlie Beach & Mackay, as well as the off
lying 74 islands and Great Barrier Reef.
- Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and the SE QLD
hinterland.
- I've sailed the entire
northern QLD coast between Cape York to the NSW border (including Weipa
and Seisia in the Gulf of Carpentaria) via Gt Keppel
Is; Yeppoon; Magnetic Is; Palm Isles; Townsville; Fraser Is;
Orpheus Is; Kuranda; Hinchinbrook Is; Dunk Is; Lizard Is;
Port Douglas; Fitzroy Is to name but a few particular
favourites.
NEW SOUTH WALES
- Sydney - downtown and
northern beaches
- Northern NSW coast & hinterland - Tweed,
Ballina, Mullimbimby, Nimbin & the Scenic Rim
- Southern NSW coast
- Eden & Bermagui
NORTHERN TERRITORY
- Gove (Nhulunbuy); English
Company Islands; Wessel Islands; Seven Spirit Bay wilderness
lodge; Berry Springs; Darwin
VICTORIA
- Melbourne; Geelong; Queenscliff; Falls Creek; Apollo
Bay; Phillip Island; Wilsons Prom and the Great Ocean Rd
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
- I've sailed the entire
coast from Fremantle to the NT border: Rottnest Island;
Dongara Pt Denison; Geraldton; Abrolhos Islands; Shark Bay;
Coral Bay; Ningaloo Reef; Carnarvon; Exmouth; Mackerel
Islands; Montebello Islands; Pilbara; Broome & Kimberley.
Ive spent way too many glorious days imbibing the produce of
the Margaret River region (fondly acknowledged as 'my
spiritual home'), and travelled via Indian Pacific train
Adelaide to Perth via Kalgoorlie. Plus, my Gypsy childhood,
which instigated my wandering life, saw our family travel
throughout WA inland and coast by campervan
TASMANIA
- Numerous Bass Strait sea
crossings and have sailed the west coast to Hobart
- Explored by land:
Launceston; north and east coastal region including Stanley
& Devonport; Cradle Mountain; King Island.
"My guarantee is
that material will meet or exceed your expectations"
Travel…..
Boating….. Lifestyle…..
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