At just 18 months old my parents took me on my first overseas trip to Hawaii. Obviously I have no memories of this adventure, but it was the start of a childhood filled with many fun years travelling to various parts of the world. Naturally, the wanderlust that captured my parents ensnared me very early and a life of travel – experiencing and learning about different cultures was inevitable.

At 17 I went on my first parent-free trip abroad to Fiji and had the time of my life. Since, I have lived abroad and studied Marine Biology at the University of Miami, exploring parts of North and South America as well as the Caribbean. Recently, I lived in London and realised it was greyer than I’d imagined and I was in desperate need of a surf every single day!

So how did I fix this? I saved up money and escaped! First to Turkey then a short stint in Greece before walking the Camino de Santiago. With money still in the bank I dropped into South East Asia before heading back to Australia, as it was time to travel my own backyard!