{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Rachel Lees | Intrepid explorer - traversing the globe as a freelance travel writer","description":"Rachel Lees is a writer, editor and content producer with more than 15 years' experience in magazines and television.\n\rShe's an absolute go-getter who's never been afraid to chase her career dreams or embrace new adventures - from moving cities to moving countries to heading off on assignment to far-flung corners of the globe... usually travelling on her own and with her trusty camera in tow.\n\rRachel only recently returned to Australia after six years of living and working in Singapore, where she navigated expat life with her hubby and their two little dogs.\n\rIt was during her time in Singapore that she set out to establish herself as a freelance travel writer, and she's now in demand with some of the top travel publications in the world.\n\rIn this episode, Rachel talks about:\n\r· how she landed her dream career in the magazine industry\n· the 'best and worst' job she ever had in breakfast television\n· the process of moving to Singapore and finding work, and how she made a career pivot into travel writing\n· what it takes to succeed as a freelance travel writer and the tougher aspects of the job that you don't see in glossy Instagram feeds\n· the women who inspire her and why we don't need to achieve everything before 40\n\r\n\r\nCREDITS\n\rHost and producer: Jacqui Ooi\nJoin us on Instagram: @whatshedidnextpodcast\nOur website is coming soon: whatshedidnext.com.au\n\rWith thanks to our guest Rachel Lees, a freelance travel writer and editor, whose work has been published in BBC Travel, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Travel & Leisure, Harper's Bazaar, The Independent and more. Follow Rachel's travel adventures on Instagram: instagram.com/lees_rachel","author_name":"Jacqui Ooi"}