I’m a journalist, travel writer, editor and copywriter based in Melbourne, Australia. I write pacy travel features, edit edifying websites and fashion flamboyant copy. My articles and photographs have appeared in publications worldwide, from inflight to interior design: I’ve visited every continent, and have lived in three. Want to work together? Drop me a line… 

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TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR (25/26 & 23/24)
AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL WRITERS
TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR 2024, TRAVMEDIA
    From swathes of scenery to secretive cafes: discovering the new, the exotic and the overlooked. Canter past Patagonian icefields.
    Sail the tranquil waters of Italy’s Lake Como. Climb the mountain paths of northern Albania. Listen to the ancient voices of Australia’s
    Arnhem Land.     Sip coffee in a Palestinian village. Let’s go!

    THE WORLD AWAITS PODCAST

    The World Awaits is Australia’s only weekly travel podcast, dropping on a Thursday morning (Melbourne time) on every major podcast platform, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and you can also listen in via our website, theworldawaits.au

    I  co-host the podcast with my friend, colleague and journalist Kirstie Bedford and our sound producer and resident movie and tech reporter Alaisdair Leith. Each episode is curated to inspire your wanderlust, with travel trends, interviews and tips to help you travel better.

    The World Awaits also works with travel companies and individuals on a sponsorship basis – drop me a line for more. If you love travel, this is where you need to be.

    For more, jump to the podcast page

    A fabulous travel writer, incredibly knowledgeable about the industry as a whole.

    Paul Chai, Editor, Luxury Escapes magazine

    Writing is concise and accomplished, and gives a real sense of place. The author has an assured style that wastes no words with not a whiff of self-indulgence or gushing. Clever, perceptive… the reader is well served.

    Judge, Australian Society of Travel Writers Awards 2024

    We were truly delighted to read Belinda’s wonderful feature on Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino. It beautifully captured the essence of her experience with us, and we’re so pleased she noticed all the details we take pride in.

    Mandarin Oriental, Greece
    Podcast Host & Commentator

     I co-host the weekly travel podcast The World Awaits. Join me each week for guest interviews, tips and news about the world. I also provide commentary on travel matters for radio stations including ABC Radio, 3AW Melbourne and 2GB Sydney, ABC TV News Channel and occasional RTE Ireland.

    Travel Journalist & Author

    Melbourne to the Middle East, Antarctica to Albania, I’ve covered destinations on horseback or on foot, by yacht or chopper – whatever it takes. Editing travel guidebooks and design magazines and newspapers, I’ve updated Fodors’ Australian series, RM Williams’ luxury outback travel book Australia in Style, and my COVID baby, Together Apart: Life in Lockdown.

    Copywriter

    Click for website copy that’s tight and terrific, with polished prose and great grammar. – the Canola Trail is a great example. With over 20 years’ experience writing and subediting copy, I’ve focused on finance for online news, kicked goals for glossy interior design magazines and written travel, travel, travel – with food, art, history, adventure, wellness and humanity mixed in.

    RIGHT PLACE, WRITE TIME - EDITORAL SERVICES


    GET IN TOUCH

    Have an idea or a project? Let’s collaborate and create something awesome…

    email belinda.jackson [at] globalsalsa.com

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