About Me
- Melanie Ball
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- I am a freelance travel writer and photographer whose career fell off the back of an overland expedition truck somewhere between London and Johannesburg in 1986. A member of the Australian Society of Travel Writers since 1994, and winner of Best Image Taken in Australia at the 2007 ASTW Awards, I contribute articles and images to newspapers and magazines, including The Age, the HWT Group and Royal Auto. From my base in Melbourne, Australia, I travel the world seeking things colourful, edible, unusual, challenging or just fun. I prefer bushwalking to bungy jumping, hideaways to high-rise resorts, and anything to McDonald’s.