About

Who is The Accidental Australian?

For reasons she herself is still not entirely sure of, Katie picked up one day and decided to move to Australia. After navigating several visas and more immigration paperwork than one should ever need, she is now honoured to be a permanent resident of the country.

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I started the Accidental Australian way back in 2013 to help friends and family back home in the US know what it was like to live down under. It has since evolved into an award-winning travel and expat blog, and I love helping others understand what it’s like in Australia and help them make the most of their time here.

If you’re an American expat relocating to Australia, a backpacker, or even just planning a holiday, we can help- this blog is all about expat life and how to best experience Australia (as well as New Zealand and Asia), especially if you seek out quirky, off-the-beaten path things to do, or if you’re the outdoors and adventure travel type.

Despite the huntsmen spiders and the bluebottles, Sydney is one of the best places on earth, and I hope you love it as much as I do!

My two cents: Travel as much as you can without regret, and pause to see the humor in the little things.

Press

The Accidental Australian has been featured in a range of Australian and international media.

• The Accidental Australian was featured on Peter Greenberg’s ‘Eye on Travel’ weekly radio program when they visited Sydney in June 2019. The program broadcasts nationally across the US via CBS radio. Listen to the feature here or check out the guest list– speaking about life as an expat, Katie was also joined by the head lifeguard of Bondi Beach and Neil Perry, Qantas Airways Creative Director of Food, Beverage & Service.
• The Accidental Australian has been interviewed on expat life in the Sydney Moving Guide, Expatarrivals.com, Expat Focus, and Expatsblog.com.
• This blog post was a finalist in Navigator Paper’s Around the World in Eighty Pages, an international writing competition.
• We spoke to Sawubona, the in-flight magazine of South African Airways, about visiting South Africa for the first time.
• We have contributed a wealth of expat content writing on Australia to expat.com and MOVE Guides, based on our personal experiences as an expat.
• We contributed a wealth of insider tips on Sydney to Touring Bird, a Google project, now folded into Google Travel.
• A talented freelance writer, Katie is also a journalist and content writer with a focus on travel and tech. She has recently written for Fodor’s, Matador Network, Business Insider, Travel Trends, Expat.com,  Go Overseas, She’s Wonderful, Outdoor Fitness & Adventure, and Lifewire, to name a few.

A note on affiliate links: Please note, some blog posts may contain affiliate links. This is to help defray the costs of running the blog, and to help recommend services, goods, or experiences that I think readers will enjoy.

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