Catherine Marshall
@zizzyballord.bsky.social
Journalist and travel writer | South African-Australian living on Kuring-Gai country | Itching to head off-map | Words + images in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review, Qantas magazine, BBC and more | Instagram: @zizzyballord
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Rest in power Dr Jane Goodall. What a legacy you’ve gifted us. 💔 [Photo from my interview with her in June 2017]
#janegoodall #conservation #conservationsky #wildlife #climatechange
#janegoodall #conservation #conservationsky #wildlife #climatechange
October 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Rest in power Dr Jane Goodall. What a legacy you’ve gifted us. 💔 [Photo from my interview with her in June 2017]
#janegoodall #conservation #conservationsky #wildlife #climatechange
#janegoodall #conservation #conservationsky #wildlife #climatechange
We safari-goers miss so much when we focus only on the Big Five. My case for the beguiling cast of supporting characters is in The Africa Edition in this weekend’s Traveller (Sydney Morning Herald and The Age).
#safari #wildlife #conservation #africa #travel
#safari #wildlife #conservation #africa #travel
August 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
We safari-goers miss so much when we focus only on the Big Five. My case for the beguiling cast of supporting characters is in The Africa Edition in this weekend’s Traveller (Sydney Morning Herald and The Age).
#safari #wildlife #conservation #africa #travel
#safari #wildlife #conservation #africa #travel
I really look forward to the day AI starts taking over the jobs of its inventors.
#writing #reading #writingcommunity #voiceartists #audible #artificialintelligence #AI
#writing #reading #writingcommunity #voiceartists #audible #artificialintelligence #AI
May 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I really look forward to the day AI starts taking over the jobs of its inventors.
#writing #reading #writingcommunity #voiceartists #audible #artificialintelligence #AI
#writing #reading #writingcommunity #voiceartists #audible #artificialintelligence #AI
Are you Joe Hockey?
February 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Are you Joe Hockey?
I once boarded a plane for Manila when I was supposed to be flying to Yangon. And lost my library book in the process. Here’s my tale in Traveller (Sydney Morning Herald/The Age).
#travel #travelwriter #travelwriting #writingcommunity #writingsky #writer #writing
#travel #travelwriter #travelwriting #writingcommunity #writingsky #writer #writing
February 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I once boarded a plane for Manila when I was supposed to be flying to Yangon. And lost my library book in the process. Here’s my tale in Traveller (Sydney Morning Herald/The Age).
#travel #travelwriter #travelwriting #writingcommunity #writingsky #writer #writing
#travel #travelwriter #travelwriting #writingcommunity #writingsky #writer #writing
Lions, elephants & other endemic wildlife have reclaimed tenancy of Kariega, a tract of former farmland 10km (as the African fish eagle flies) upriver from Kenton-on-Sea. My story in the Australian Financial Review.
#southafrica #conservation #travel #writingcommunity
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
#southafrica #conservation #travel #writingcommunity
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
January 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Lions, elephants & other endemic wildlife have reclaimed tenancy of Kariega, a tract of former farmland 10km (as the African fish eagle flies) upriver from Kenton-on-Sea. My story in the Australian Financial Review.
#southafrica #conservation #travel #writingcommunity
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
#southafrica #conservation #travel #writingcommunity
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
To niche, or no? This is the question my @artoftravelwriting.bsky.social co-creator Katrina Lobley and I discuss in Vol 6 of our free newsletter, The Art of Travel Writing. Subscription is free: bit.ly/SubscribeArtOf
#writingcommunity #writing #writingsky #travelwriting #travelwriter #masterclass
#writingcommunity #writing #writingsky #travelwriting #travelwriter #masterclass
December 18, 2024 at 4:50 AM
To niche, or no? This is the question my @artoftravelwriting.bsky.social co-creator Katrina Lobley and I discuss in Vol 6 of our free newsletter, The Art of Travel Writing. Subscription is free: bit.ly/SubscribeArtOf
#writingcommunity #writing #writingsky #travelwriting #travelwriter #masterclass
#writingcommunity #writing #writingsky #travelwriting #travelwriter #masterclass
Spotted on a recent multi-gen Botswana safari: an elephant teaching her newborn to drink. My story on this and other familial bonding moments is now out in the December edition of Qantas magazine. #safari #botswana #africa #travelwriter #writing #wildlifeconservation #elephantconservation
December 2, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Spotted on a recent multi-gen Botswana safari: an elephant teaching her newborn to drink. My story on this and other familial bonding moments is now out in the December edition of Qantas magazine. #safari #botswana #africa #travelwriter #writing #wildlifeconservation #elephantconservation
Thrilled to see Benin on Afar's 'Where to go in 2025' list. This slip of a nation is rich with Vodoun tradition, sombre with slaving history and flush with colour, as my pic from the floating village of Ganvie illustrates.
#benin #westafrica #africa #travel #travelwriter #writer #writingcommunity
#benin #westafrica #africa #travel #travelwriter #writer #writingcommunity
November 19, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Thrilled to see Benin on Afar's 'Where to go in 2025' list. This slip of a nation is rich with Vodoun tradition, sombre with slaving history and flush with colour, as my pic from the floating village of Ganvie illustrates.
#benin #westafrica #africa #travel #travelwriter #writer #writingcommunity
#benin #westafrica #africa #travel #travelwriter #writer #writingcommunity
Speaking of blue(ish) skies, this year I returned to a place of bone-deep memory: South Africa’s Groot Karoo. I can’t overstate the beauty of this haunting, fragile landscape. You can read more in Qantas magazine.
#travelwriter #writingcommunity #southafrica
www.qantas.com/travelinside...
#travelwriter #writingcommunity #southafrica
www.qantas.com/travelinside...
November 18, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Speaking of blue(ish) skies, this year I returned to a place of bone-deep memory: South Africa’s Groot Karoo. I can’t overstate the beauty of this haunting, fragile landscape. You can read more in Qantas magazine.
#travelwriter #writingcommunity #southafrica
www.qantas.com/travelinside...
#travelwriter #writingcommunity #southafrica
www.qantas.com/travelinside...
Early English settlers starved to death after landing in Virginia. Today’s arrivals are more likely overindulge on the region’s produce (don’t tell RFK). My story now out in Travel + Luxury.
#travelwriter #travel #travelwriting #writer #writingcommunity
www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/james...
#travelwriter #travel #travelwriting #writer #writingcommunity
www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/james...
November 16, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Early English settlers starved to death after landing in Virginia. Today’s arrivals are more likely overindulge on the region’s produce (don’t tell RFK). My story now out in Travel + Luxury.
#travelwriter #travel #travelwriting #writer #writingcommunity
www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/james...
#travelwriter #travel #travelwriting #writer #writingcommunity
www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/james...
Ah, the skies are so much brighter here! A snap from my recent stay in Jacobsbaai on South Africa’s West Coast. #bluesky #travel #travelwriter
November 15, 2024 at 4:55 AM
Ah, the skies are so much brighter here! A snap from my recent stay in Jacobsbaai on South Africa’s West Coast. #bluesky #travel #travelwriter