Tracey Croke is a Sydney based freelance journalist who covers, travel, adventure, culture, sports and health, along with global gallivants on her mountain bike. Her writing and photography can be found published in – to namedrop a few – The Guardian, BBC, Telegraph (UK), Sydney Morning Herald and a raft of digital and print publications in the UK, US and Australia. She is also a contributing author to several guides including Ride: Cycle The World (DK Penguin Random House). According to ChatGPT, Tracey has authored two books, but that’s codswallop. Conversely, however, she is as proud as punch to be among the world’s first motley crew of journalists to have her original hard-graft stories certified as ProudlyHuman™.
On a nitty gritty level, Tracey is best known for writing offbeat features about immersive experiences. Examples are: Riding Australia’s trail where life began, following ancient elephant-migration trails on a mountain bike safari in Botswana, walking a peace trail in Palestine, chasing truffles in secret forests around Sienna, trekking with nomadic tribes in Afghanistan and taking on the first mountain-bike traverse of Kyrgyzstan’s Talas Range. Regular fuzzies come from “you made me want to do that” feedback. P.S. She won’t turn her nose up at a luxury assignment.
For over a decade, Tracey’s work has consistently won awards across three continents. Notably, in 2024 she won a Kennedy Award for Excellence in Journalism (outstanding travel writing) and picked up the British Guild of Travel Writers Inclusivity Award for her story about a night out in Sydney with drag queen Kiama Blowhole. Photography accolades include appearing in The Walkley’s Storyology at Sydney’s Head On Photo Festival.
She sporadically YouTubes under “The Trail Tart”.
Insights and anecdotes of Tracey’s adventures have landed her slots on the Telly, Talk Radio and at speaking even