Biography

I’m a Northern Irish freelance writer, journalist, author and editor based in the UK and (occasionally) Tokyo. Fusing reporting and social commentary with extensive experience traveling throughout the country, I have published stories on travel, arts and culture, politics and current affairs, and sports in Japan.

My work has appeared in a range of national and international publications online and in print:

Tokyo Weekender, The Japan Times, Al Jazeera, The Belfast Telegraph, The Independent, The Irish Independent, Lonely Planet, CNN Style, CNN Travel, Deeper Japan Journal, Metropolis, InTouch Magazine, Intrepid Times, Frommer’s, Matador Network.

I'm also the author of two travel books: Intrepid Japan, published in spring 2025 by Hardie Grant, and Frommer’s Japan, slated for publication in November 2025.

Destination Expertise

United Kingdom (UK), Northern Ireland, Greece, Japan

Specialisms

Adventure Travel, Art Galleries & Museums, Contextual Journalism & Reporting, Local Profiles, Solo Travel, Slow Travel, Walking

Recent & Upcoming Trips

Work Links

• Spirituality Without Religion on the Kumano Kodo – Tokyo Weekender


• Japonisme 2.0: A Global Art Meta-Genre – Deeper Japan Journal


• Finding Solace in a Tokyo Bookshop – Intrepid Times


• Rethinking Japan’s Tourism Policy – Tokyo Weekender


• Memories, Melancholy, and All That Jazz – The Japan Times


• Northern Ireland’s New Jazz Age – The Belfast Telegraph


• Jazz Kissa: A Culture Unique to Japan – Tokyo Weekender


• Walking in the Footsteps of Jacob de Zoet – Tokyo Weekender


• teamLab’s Borderless World – CNN Style


• Tetsuya Ishida: A Despairing Retrospective – Tokyo Weekender


• In Praise of Silence – Deeper Japan Journal


• Lafcadio Hearn’s Japan – Tokyo Weekender

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