She was previously senior reporter at the International Bar Association, where she specialised in human rights and the law. She has written for the UK Guardian, Times, Independent, Economist, Spectator and several travel and consumer magazines, and has degrees from Cambridge and Stanford Universities. She set off on her solo cycle ride in July 2015 and hopes to reach Tehran, her final destination, by June 2016. Follow her progress at The Bicycle Diaries, on Twitter, and on Facebook.