Simone is an Australian writer, traveller and some-time English teacher. Her nomadic childhood has given her permanent itchy feet. She has spent the last 10 years living and travelling all over Europe, Central Asia and South East Asia. Simone enjoys adventure and once joined a team of friends to cycle from Edinburgh to Everest. She also enjoys cake and seeks out the bakeries at every new destination.

South America is on her wish list.

She started www.thetrackandoffit.com to let her friends know where in the world she was, and to give advice to other travellers.

Simone often has Barry (from Northern Ireland) in tow, a fellow adventurer and swing dancer (they met on the dance floor in 2009). Barry is a digital entrepreneur with 15 years’ experience of web development, especially in the hotel industry.