I obtained my Bachelors Degree in Communications & Writing in Virginia, USA, with a focus in writing and analysis. In 2016, I received my Masters Degree in Marketing & Tourism in Lyon, France (in a bilingual French-English programme) after completing a thesis studying the connection between millennials and adventure travel in Europe’s adventure tourism industry.

I’ve been the Marketing Executive for Wilderness Ireland since 2017 where I continually hone my marketing, writing and photoshop skills as well as share my love of Ireland, adventure and the outdoors with the wide world. Within this role, I manage B2B and B2C marketing projects and initiatives, as well as writing and editing content, supplying imagery, and liaising with PR/press and media. 

Previously, I’ve worked for the ATTA (Adventure Travel Trade Association), the worldwide renowned authority for adventure travel, as well as the tourism marketing brand, OnlyLyon in Lyon, France.

Over the past several years, I’ve contributed and written for a number of different publications, both of a B2B and B2C nature – AdventureTravelNews, World Travel Market, FOGHORN Magazine, Textile Services, among others. Feel free to view my online writing portfolio or check out my latest articles on Wilderness Ireland’s blog.

In 2017, I was recipient of the David Clark Excellence in Editorial Award from Philips Publishing and FOGHORN Magazine.

Living in Europe since 2011 in a combination of the UK, Spain, Poland, France and Ireland, I’ve been lucky enough to travel to some 35 countries (including most countries in the EU as well as Russia and Ukraine). I’ve hiked through mountain ranges such as the Rockies and the Appalachians in the USA, the Alps in western Europe, France’s Massif Centrale, Italy’s Dolomites, Poland’s Beskids and Romania’s Carpathians.

Since moving to the Emerald Isle, I’ve hiked in the Ireland’s Blue Stacks, Twelve Bens, Ox and Dartry Mountains –  and been to 29 of Ireland’s 32 counties (not to mention 34 US states). But it’s the age-old conundrum – the more places I go and activities I do, the more I want to see and do.

An avid long-distance runner and hiker, I’ve clocked up too many miles to count (including a 1h55 half marathon in Warsaw, Poland). I also love being out-of-doors, exploring new places, and discovering amazing off-the-radar sites.

As a travel enthusiast and amateur photographer, I’ve taken more than 100,000 travel photos, and I enjoy writing about the places I visit (I even have a blog where I do so). Languages fascinate me – bilingual in English and French and conversational in Spanish, Italian is next on the list (though I’ve dabbled in Russian, Polish and Danish).

I’m passionate about history and architecture – with a special fascination for castles, monasteries and Neolithic monuments – and I love learning about Europe’s abundance of beautiful places. As an outdoor and adventure lover, I am often found either outside exploring the little-travelled corners and castles of Ireland (and Europe at large) or reading about the amazing places still to visit. I am fascinated by archeology and history, and recently got the chance to volunteer on my first dig at a potential Bronze Age site in Sligo. I am also a member of an Irish living history group to promote knowledge of early medieval and Viking history in Ireland.

As my family’s ancestry is mainly Polish, French, Scottish, and Irish, I guess you can say I’m slowly going home.

Currently living in Sligo, I know Ireland the best of the UK and Ireland. I travel up to Northern Ireland and Donegal quite frequently (both for hiking and to attend events) – in fact, I prefer Belfast to Dublin. There are some many hidden corners in places like Fermanagh and Derry and even Antrim.

I’ve hiked a good deal in Connemara, and I have family in Limerick so therefore visit it regularly. I have walked the length of the Dingle Way, as well as part of the Causeway Coast.

Having lived in England several years ago, I know the region of Bath and parts of the Cotswolds quite well. Though having only visited, I am smitten with Yorkshire and the Lake District in the north.