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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BELINDA JACKSON
GLOBAL SALSA
TRAVEL WRITER · JOURNALIST · COPYWRITER
DESTINATION
CHILE
EXPLORE. ADVENTURE. WANDERLUST.

ARE YOU COMING ALONG?

Canter past Patagonian icefields. Sail the tranquil waters of Lake Como in Italy. Sip coffee in a Palestinian village. Listen to the ancient voices of Australia’s Arnhem Land. Climb the mountain paths of northern Albania. Let’s go!

    NEW BOOK: TOGETHER APART: LIFE IN LOCKDOWN

    When COVID-19 hit Melbourne harder than a runaway tram, our lives changed – literally overnight. Together Apart gives a rare glimpse into life in lockdown, beautifully capturing the isolation, frustration, hope, humour and human need for togetherness that quickly became part of our daily lives.
    What started as a conversation over the back fence to break the solitude of lockdown has grown into a friendship and a partnership between me and my next-door neighbour, portrait photographer Jude van Daalen.
    Photographed, written and printed in Melbourne, Together Apart is our black-and-white coffee table book featuring 60 portraits of people in our neighbourhood.
    To get a hold of your copy, visit our book’s website.
    If you’re from the media, please get in touch for extracts, press releases or images. Jude and I are also available for interview.

    THE NOTEBOOK

    From swathes of scenery to secretive cafes: discovering the new, the exotic and the overlooked.

    Midwinter in Lapland, Finland

    • Before the long polar night settles across Oulanka National Park, the fleet sun rises just a few hours a day, burnishing the snow with a rosy cast.

    • Rug up to enjoy a true white Christmas experience cross-country skiing, snowball fights and a Finnish sauna.

    • Join a team of Siberian huskies as they bay and run through the snowy Lappish landscapes.

    RIGHT PLACE, WRITE TIME - EDITORAL SERVICES

    1. Travel Writer / Journalist

    From Melbourne to the Middle East, Antarctica to Albania, I’ve covered destinations on and off the beaten track. On horseback or on foot, by yacht or chopper – whatever it takes to get there. Click here to take a look at my most recent work. Are you ready to tell your story?

    2. Author & Editor

    From editing travel guidebooks and interior design magazines, story books and local newspapers, I’ve tweaked a phrase or two. Past projects include an update to Fodors’ Australian series and the luxury outback travel book by RM Williams, Australia In Style. My current baby is Together Apart: life in lockdown.

    3. Copywriter & Sub-editor

    Click for website copy that’s tight and terrific, with polished prose and great grammar. Whatever your bent, I can twist to suit: with over 20 years’ experience writing and sub-editing copy, I’ve focused on finance for online news, kicked goals for glossy interior design magazines and written travel, travel, travel – with food, art, adventure, wellness and humanity mixed in.

     

    4. Podcast host

    I am co-host of travel podcast The World Awaits. Join me and fellow travel journalist and editor Kirstie Bedford each week for guest interviews, tips and news about your favourite destinations. Click here to listen or visit us at theworldawaits.au or visit https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworldawaits

     

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