æɾ ˈeɪtiːn ʃiː tɹˈævəld, mˈoʊstli ɐlˈoʊn, əkɹˌɑːs ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd tə wˈɜːk ˌɔn ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv nˈuːzpeɪpɚz ænd mˌæɡɐzˈiːnz.
At 18 she travelled, mostly alone, across the United States before returning to England to work on a variety of newspapers and magazines.