Discover more from GlobalSalsa: travel writer Belinda Jackson
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
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…
Are you a carry-on queen trapped in an overpacker’s body? I’m sharing some expert travel packing tips on our travel podcast this week.
Melbourne stylist Sally Mackinnon is founder of the viral @styledbysally instagram account, and my guest on of The World Awaits podcast. She shares with me her packing hacks and how you can genuinely travel stylishly with carry-on only.
She talks through what she describes as the magical Sudoku packing method. Jump onto the podcast to hear the full ep, with more fantastic packing and travel style tips on the current ep. Try it and tell me if it works – I’d love to hear about your experiences!
Sally also shares ideal boarding outfit, which has no whiff of a hoodie about it. “I do think we’ve lost the plot with plane travel style,” she says. “There’s nothing wrong with making an effort. Because how you dress influences the way you feel.”
For more great fashion and travel tips, grab a copy of Sally’s book, Styled: How to dress as your most stylish self.
And huge news – I have launched my travel-writing tour of Algeria, departing March 2027! Join me on an adventure through the Sahara and souqs, kasbahs and the footprints of civilisations past!
Also this episode, we ask what’s your take on Aussie airline Jetstar‘s new luggage charges, which now includes charging for carry-on luggage? I’m reading AirlineRatings.com‘s take on the new way to charge, which says Jetstar has traded size for weight. Click here to read:
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Fear is found on a creaking glacier in the Caucasus mountains and joy is encapsulated in the perfect Shanghai dumpling.
And while I love a $500-a-night hotel room (who doesn’t?), sometimes the best stories are found in a $20 guesthouse.
With an eye always out for good markets and great street eats, I write travel news and features for the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne’s The Age newspapers, and features for whoever else asks. I have a particular soft spot for the wilds of the Middle East, scarves and carpets.
My articles and photographs have been published in a range of consumer magazines and newspapers in Australia and abroad, and I chat about travel on radio, too, to ABC Australia or 3AW or the Irish Times.
I also host the travel podcast The World Awaits - take a listen https://theworldawaits.au
Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.
