Writer's profile - Rose-Anne Turner
Prior to moving to Thailand in 2010, Rose-Anne and co-owned and managed several accommodation establishments in Hermanus, South Africa, as well being a published travel writer. She has written for African and international publications including the Holland Herald (in-flight magazine of KLM), Explore Africa, Morning Calm (in-flight magazine of Air Korea), and Sawasdee Magazine (Thai Airways in-flight magazine).
For two years, Rose-Anne was the Koh Samui, Thailand, correspondent for www.travelfish.org, as she enjoyed sharing her discoveries of Samui after walking every snapshot-perfect beach, precipitous hill, coconut grove and enticing forgotten path in search of that memory-making beach bar or bungalow resort. Rose-Anne has scrutinised more than 100 resorts and hotels, and sampled countless Mojitos, fruit shakes and massaman curries in the name of research and in the quest to provide readers with sufficient information before embarking on their island adventure.
From October 2012 to July 2014, Rose-Anne worked as a feature writer for the Siam Map Co, which produces the glossy 'Samui Holiday Magazine' as well as the 'Wining & Dining Guide’—so the quest to discover all things Samui continued with print media, and with their popular website, www.samuiholiday.com
The toughest part of being a writer and reviewer must be spending nights at 5-star villas, complete with private chef. This is was Rose-Anne’s assignment for ‘The Villa Guide’, working her way through Samui's luxury villas and detailing the pros and cons, for discerning guests. All in a day's work!
Since moving back to South Africa in 2017, Rose-Anne has continued with content and copywriting, including articles for Mac Publishing, which produces the inflight magazine for CEM Air, as well as other travel and tourism publications.
Rose-Anne prefers to see the lighter side of life when travelling, viewing things from a different angle and appreciating the small details rather than the glaring obvious. She has not let her atrocious sense of direction deter her from exploring and her journeys have taken her through Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands, including Madagascar, Zanzibar and Reunion, Tanzania and the Transkei as well as the Asian countries of Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Indonesia. In 2014, Rose-Anne walked the Camino de Santiago from Pamplona to Santiago de Compostella, 755 km across northern Spain”
Rose Anne co-owns Destination TEFL helping others with a wanderlust to finance their travels by teaching English as a foreign language in Asia and around the world. She also admits to being somewhat of a grammar nerd. She's recently opened an administrative office in the Garden Route town of Knysna, in South Africa, and travels between here and Asia.
Writing samples can be viewed here as well as below.
Holland Herald: (turn to page 50 for the feature article)
Travel Ideas: Koh Samui, Island of Coconuts
Samui Holiday Magazine (Flip through for several feature articles)
For two years, Rose-Anne was the Koh Samui, Thailand, correspondent for www.travelfish.org, as she enjoyed sharing her discoveries of Samui after walking every snapshot-perfect beach, precipitous hill, coconut grove and enticing forgotten path in search of that memory-making beach bar or bungalow resort. Rose-Anne has scrutinised more than 100 resorts and hotels, and sampled countless Mojitos, fruit shakes and massaman curries in the name of research and in the quest to provide readers with sufficient information before embarking on their island adventure.
From October 2012 to July 2014, Rose-Anne worked as a feature writer for the Siam Map Co, which produces the glossy 'Samui Holiday Magazine' as well as the 'Wining & Dining Guide’—so the quest to discover all things Samui continued with print media, and with their popular website, www.samuiholiday.com
The toughest part of being a writer and reviewer must be spending nights at 5-star villas, complete with private chef. This is was Rose-Anne’s assignment for ‘The Villa Guide’, working her way through Samui's luxury villas and detailing the pros and cons, for discerning guests. All in a day's work!
Since moving back to South Africa in 2017, Rose-Anne has continued with content and copywriting, including articles for Mac Publishing, which produces the inflight magazine for CEM Air, as well as other travel and tourism publications.
Rose-Anne prefers to see the lighter side of life when travelling, viewing things from a different angle and appreciating the small details rather than the glaring obvious. She has not let her atrocious sense of direction deter her from exploring and her journeys have taken her through Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands, including Madagascar, Zanzibar and Reunion, Tanzania and the Transkei as well as the Asian countries of Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Indonesia. In 2014, Rose-Anne walked the Camino de Santiago from Pamplona to Santiago de Compostella, 755 km across northern Spain”
Rose Anne co-owns Destination TEFL helping others with a wanderlust to finance their travels by teaching English as a foreign language in Asia and around the world. She also admits to being somewhat of a grammar nerd. She's recently opened an administrative office in the Garden Route town of Knysna, in South Africa, and travels between here and Asia.
Writing samples can be viewed here as well as below.
Holland Herald: (turn to page 50 for the feature article)
Travel Ideas: Koh Samui, Island of Coconuts
Samui Holiday Magazine (Flip through for several feature articles)
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