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, Little White Lies, Inside Hook, Modern Farmer, Time Out, Times of Malta, Sunday Circle (the monthly magazine that comes out with 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

‘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?

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

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 (available in print or behind a paywall)

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)
