About me
I am a half-British, half-Maltese freelance journalist, based in Valencia, Spain. I write about film, art, lifestyle, careers, business trends, start-ups, travel, food & drink and people. My work has been published in The Guardian, Inverse, Little White Lies, Inside Hook, Modern Farmer, Time Out, Times of Malta, Sunday Circle (The Sunday Times of Malta), TOPIA Magazine, The Malta Independent, Business Spotlight (ZEIT SPRACHEN), Spotlight (ZEIT SPRACHEN), New 7 Wonders, Modern Times Review, ArtsTalk Magazine, ArtDependence, Bournefree, DUTCH, the magazine and Meer.
Qualifications
Freelance Journalism, British College of Journalism
BA French & German (first class), St. Catherine’s College, University of Oxford
MA Film Studies (distinction), UCL
DipTrans German to English Translation, CIOL
CELTA qualification, LSI Brighton
Grade 8 Speech & Drama (merit), Trinity & Guildhall
Article portfolio
The invisible writer
Why I’m not sorry I learned to quit the vacuous English habit of constantly apologising
Anyone for cricket?
‘It was a crazy thing to do’: Alex Camilleri on how he made ordinary fishers the stars of Luzzu
Six must-visit restaurants in Madrid in 2023
Discover Madrid’s drag scene
Brighton, as you’ve never experienced it before
Epic walks in the south east to take this summer
Is internet censorship ever justifiable?
Catwalk coach — training models
Time to hang up the heels: Behind the 44-year career of The Killer’s legendary foley artist
Are business trips still necessary?
Professional dads
Cleaning the earth
Carbon farming — growth and renewal
“Designing for dignity”
Cleaning the earth
Carbon farming — growth and renewal
Try this perfect coastal getaway this summer
‘Gozo is the perfect freediving spot’
Plain sailing?
“Six thinking hats”
A future of more sustainable energy
My favourite after-work drink in Valencia
Inside the wild world of film-to-book novelizations
Stemming the flow (only available in print)
Get a taste of Italy at these seaside spots near London
Meet the Spaniards Turning Tiger Nuts Into Horchata
Meet the Woman Bringing Iranian Beer to American Markets
Let’s talk about death, baby
Surfboard shaper (only available in print or behind ZEIT SPRACHEN paywall)
The country with just one cinema (only available in print or behind ZEIT SPRACHEN paywall)
Mobile money (only available in print or behind ZEIT SPRACHEN paywall)
Seaweed entrepreneur — harvesting at sea (only available in print or behind ZEIT SPRACHEN paywall)
“People don’t like to hear it, but it’s a choice”
How do you create a real fake language?
Ollie Laker: ‘More people have been up Mount Everest than to the rainforest canopy’
GIRLS CAN’T SURF?! Meet the badass women who fought sexism and homophobia in surfing
Abela Brother: The beauty of harmonising
“Malta didn’t feature on the map of routes in my pilgrim passport, and I wanted to do something about it”
Strength of body and mind
Should brands take a stance on social issues? (only available in print or behind a paywall)
Jaime Leigh McIntosh: ‘We weren’t stuck in this idea of what the 1920s should look like’
The wigmaker — an alchemy of transformation (only available in print)
Beyond books (only available in print)
6 new voices
How to get the job interview you want
Rent before you buy: Clothing rental and the circular economy
Uwijja: A drive for change
Ulm Synagogue, designed by Professor Susanne Gross
Could you live on Mars? (only available in print)
Fashion designer — sewing for sustainability (only available in print)
Promoting peace through global memory
Dream Big. Dive Deep:
A profile of marine archaeologist Darko Kovacevic
Let’s talk about Komodo Dragons: An interview with Professor Bryan Fry
The great paper chase: Supply chain issues in the paper industry
From meat to marrow
A tale of vibes and vines (only available in print)
”I swam into a plastic bag, and it engulfed my head”
Painting with light
Filigree rewired
Curb appeal
Machination: The mind can be a curse (only available in print)
Ellie Archer: The leaf gurl
Table Mountain: ”An adventure park for adults”
Reframing Catholicism through art
Empowerment through reconnection (only available in print)
Perucchetti’s homage to nature
Speaking nature’s language: permaculture in action (available behind the ZEIT SPRACHEN paywall)
Mobile movies
Of paint, pastures and paddles: CloverMill Artist Residency 2021
The dictionary: on its own terms
Finding your voice (only available in print)
The salt of the sea (only available in print)
Diversity manager — creating new pathways
CloverMill artist residency, open studio and pop-up exhibition
Positive mirror talk: flip things around
15 Best Places to Visit in the UK in 2023: Eastbourne section
Giving chopsticks a second chance
Positive mirror talk: flip things around
Forced to flee: Living and working in exile
Holger Seim: Breaking down big ideas (extract from magazine)
Time management made easy
In the red (only available in print)
The cost of conferences
Is unlimited vacation a good idea? (only available in print)
Musical resilience
Unearthing hidden truths in the Moscow Metro
Unpacking trauma
Biophilia and beyond: An exhibition by Sabrina Debono
The children of the Amazon
“If we millennials don’t feel valued, we will look elsewhere” (only available in print)
Should couples merge their finances?
“Be open to the road twisting and winding” (only available in print of behind a paywall)
