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…
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!
African drumming for families at the Darebin Music Feast, Sept 18-29, musicfeast.com.au Forget play doh, get the kids to shake it with an African drumming session this school holidays. Otherwise, […]
Gorgeously photogenic babouches, leather slippers from Marrakech, Morocco Belinda Jackson lists eight favourite destinations at which to arrive with empty bags. Busted your luggage allowance lugging home a treasure only […]
Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket If now is the winter of your discontent, get thee to Thailand: to Phuket, to be precise. Or Burma, which is so hot right now – […]
Who doesn’t love a swim-up bar? The new $2.2m adults-only pools at Outrigger on the Lagoon, Sure, Mel Gibson owns an island in Fiji, but if your budget is Homebush […]
Drukair’s home base of Paro International Airport is mediocre inside, but the traditional architecture is beautiful. Photo: Belinda Jackson THE ROUTE Paro (Bhutan) to Bangkok via Guwahati (India). THE PLANE […]
There’s been a marked absence of royal baby babble on this blog – oh sorry, everyone but I’m going to break the silence. Because this (left) is surely the most […]
Discover the hidden secrets of Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, NSW’s Barrington Tops, or a kids’ getaway in Sydney. GO NOW: Discover the Big Blue Backyard at the Mornington Peninsula’s secluded St […]
Children in the Tuileries Garden, Paris. Pic: Hotel Le Meurice Paris in summer is a kids’ playground, with puppet theatres, donkey rides, carousel rides and duck feeding in the lake […]
It’s all about playing: in the snow, on the golf course, in China or New York City, in this week’s travel deals. KIDS: Kids 14 and under ski free on […]
Cairo at sunset. Photo: Belinda Jackson Today is the first day of Ramadan 2013, which for me is about the scent of almonds, the sweetness of fresh dates and the […]