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It’s been a week, & I’m beyond STOKED to be nominated for the AWTE (they | theirs | them) Outstanding Achievement in Travel Award for my contributions to travel journalism over the past year! 🥹 AWTE honours women in travel, & I’m delighted to have made the list. Congrats to all my fellow nominees!

Super CHUFFED to win 2024 Freelance Journalist of the YEAR at the Travel Connection Group's TravYule Baubles! 🥹 Thanks to the judges for having faith in my work, the awards team for such a fun event, & to my mentors, editors, & everyone I've ever worked with! #TravYuleBaubles24

Hello from beautiful Cheltenham! 🇬🇧 Did you know this little town was once known as the "Calcutta of the Cotswolds"? I'm here on a press trip for The i Paper to learn about pre-Partition South Asian history in a part of the UK where few would expect to find it! Story out soon.

A fascinating and insightful article about #Cheltenham. Thank you Queenie Shaikh The i Paper 👏👏

- Om Swastiastu from beautiful Bali! 🇮🇩 Grateful to have written about Muslim-Hindu unity in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, with Bali as its only Hindu-majority province. Thanks to Kate Guest for commissioning this and to Cleve Carvalho for the best press trip!

Thrilled to see my Adventure.com stories nominated for the 2025 Inspire Global Awards! 🤩 Thanks to Meera Dattani for commissioning, & congrats to all the finalists across every category! North American feature: shorturl.at/quCuD European feature: shorturl.at/lkuf9

What happens when Ramadan & Pancake Day overlap in London? It's a pancake pilgrimage! Big thanks to Ben Parker for the commission & to The Independent for making it the cover of their weekly Traveller Digest!🥞 Full story: shorturl.at/ojJwZ #ramadan #pancakeday BGTW

- My latest and most fun story for the The Independent and your sign to RUN towards these delicious pancakes… or wait until Iftar to enjoy them. Happy Pancake Day, everyone! #RamadanMubarak #Ramadan2025 #PancakeTuesday #PancakeDay2025 #PancakeDay BGTW 🥞🌙

- Fantastic press trip hosted by Intrepid Travel for a timely Hyphen story in today’s divisive world. Captured this fiery sunrise during a hike up Mount Batur. Thanks, Kate Guest, for the commission!🇮🇩 Full story: shorturl.at/DIrAS #Bali #indonesia BGTW

Nominated for Mentee of the Year at Women in Travel CIC awards tomorrow; full-circle after Intrepid Travel’s first Diversifying Travel Media trip!🥹 Also buzzing from recent nods at TravMedia UK & Wanderful’s Bessies in NYC for Rising Star + Most Impactful Writing. Thank you, judges!

- My 10th (!!!) award nomination/win in just six months — officially in double digits! 🥹 This one is Highly Commended for Mentee of the Year at @womenintravel_cic. Grateful for the journey, my mentors, and Intrepid Travel’s game-changing press trip. Congrats to all the winners!

- First story in my #NewYorkat400 series with The Independent was so much fun! 🇺🇸 From GG to Friends, NYC was the dream for millennials. Big thanks to @annabelgrossman for believing in my ideas & allowing me to live out my New Yorker fantasy. Full story: shorturl.at/m0huR #NYC

- Story #2 in my #NewYorkat400 series with The Independent is all about FOOD! 🤤 But not just any food — It’s about immigration shaping neighbourhoods via corner shops, kitchens, and restaurants. Thanks, Annabel Grossman, for the commission! Full story: shorturl.at/RY9lR #NYC