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Katie is an experienced freelance travel journalist, based in Sydney but originally from the US. She has been published in a range of print and digital publications, including Business Insider, Luxury Escapes, BBC Travel, Fodor's, Going.com, Australian and International Traveller, Adventure.com, Tripadvisor, and PADI's scubadiving.com. In particular, she enjoys telling travel stories that intersect adventure, sustainability, and oceans and wildlife.

She is a full writer member and board member of the Australian Society of Travel Writers and winner of the Best Destination Guide award in the 2022 ASTW Awards for Excellence.

She has also published The Accidental Australian, a popular travel and migration blog, since 2013.

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