About

Hello there, I’m Katie – an NCTJ-qualified journalist, travel writer and editor. 

To date, I’ve visited 90+ countries, many of which I’ve been to multiple times. I’ve been writing and editing professionally for 20+ years, and this blog is now 8 years old!

My stories have appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, Metro, Wanderlust, Harpers Bazaar, Conde Nast Traveller (US and UK), Food & Travel, Jamie Oliver Magazine, Psychologies, Evening Standard, and Huffington Post, to name a few.

I hope you enjoy reading about my rambles. Please feel free to leave me a comment, drop me. a line, or follow me on social media.

Thanks for stopping by, and hopefully see you around!

Katie

My mottos:

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain

“Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” Ella Fitzgerald

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SERVICES

Advice and Travel Planning / Consulting

You can book a Zoom call with me to help you plan a trip.

Please visit https://calendly.com/katiemonk to book.

The cost for the one hour session is €150, payable in advance via PayPal or Revolut.

Our session will include:

  • Uninterrupted time with an experienced traveller and travel writer where you can ask me anything. During the session I’ll help you plan a personalised itinerary, share local knowledge and answer your questions. I do not book on your behalf, but can help get you ready to book independently. The call will be recorded for your convenience so you can listen/watch in future and you’re welcome to invite all the parties in your travel group to attend, even if they’re based in a different location. 
  • A Google Doc with ideas/notes/recommendations.
  • If your trip is longer than one month, or includes more than five countries, please book a two-hour call.

    Professional Coaching and Mentoring
    You can also book a one-to-one coaching/mentoring session with me, during which I will lend a supportive ear and offer some structured guidance.

    In the session we will:
  • Brainstorm your creative projects, business ideas, digital/remote/freelance work and life goals.
  • I’ll help you get clear on what you want to do and how best to get there.
  • The cost for the one hour session is €130, payable in advance via PayPal or Revolut. Three sessions booked in advance cost €350.
  • At the end of each session, I will email you the notes on the topics and ideas we discussed. These will contain any information, apps or companies that I think can help you move forward with your ideas.

Reviews and press trips 

You can view my media pack here. 

In terms of collaborations and commissions, I can offer the following services either on my blog or elsewhere:

  • Destination and product reviews
  • Hotel reviews
  • Press trips
  • Features
  • Write-ups
  • Sponsored posts
  • Paid campaigns
  • Product reviews
  • Consulting
  • Copywriting
  • Editing and proof-reading
  • Banner ads and links
  • Advertising from relevant companies
  • Social media promotion, management and takeovers
  • Branding
  • Brand ambassadorship
  • Website design


     

    NB. I either travel independently or I take sponsored press/FAM trips to destinations. All opinions are my own, and my travel reviews are 100% objective, so if I include it on my blog or anywhere else, it’s because I think it’s good, and you will enjoy it too. Otherwise, it stays out.