: About Me

Justine is a highly trained and experienced journalist who writes about a range of topics but specialises in travel.

Her first overseas trip was to Australia when she was five. The travel bug firmly caught, she had no option but to continue. Now in her 30s, she has travelled extensively throughout New Zealand, the UK, Europe, Australia, the South Pacific and Asia, and has also travelled around the US. She is currently planning a trip around the South Island of New Zealand.

Justine's stories aim to educate, inspire, and provide insight for her readers.

She works full time in PR and supplements this with freelance writing.

My passion is ...

Travel and writing

My childhood ambition ...

To be a journalist

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Tatiana and Alexander (Paullina Simons)

My first job ...

Delivering a newspaper (aged 12) that I ended up writing for 10 years later

My best moment ...

Best recent one is completing a marathon

My inspiration ...

My mother

Travel > Asia Travel Diaries Travel experiences: Asian adventures

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Cows with vicious-looking horns munch contentedly on grass in their owners' tiny yards, children wearing the traditional clothing of their hill tribes run laughing in our wake, and a haze lingers over the rice paddies in the valley, lending the area a mysterious air. I'm in Sapa (Sa Pa to the locals), a chilly, French-influenced town nestled in the highlands of north Vietnam. The mountainous region is known for its excellent trekking, and I'm here for a two-day hike into the valley to one of the local villages. A local driver drops us at the head of a steep track leading into the valley, a...

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