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Catherine Marshall

Catherine Marshall

Travel writer

Catherine Marshall has worked as a journalist for more than three decades and has received awards for her travel writing and reportage in Australia and abroad. She specialises in emerging destinations, conservation and immersive travel.Connect via Twitter.

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We took a 12-person extended family overseas trip. Here’s how it went

Travel can be fraught enough; holidaying with a large, eclectic group signals potential disaster.

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Victoria Falls Devil’s Pool.

Living on the edge: Seven highlights of astonishing natural wonder

In wet season, 500 million litres of water tumble over the edge of Victoria Falls every minute. In dry season, you can sit on the edge yourself.

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Why have I just boarded her flight to Manila when I’m headed to Yangon?

How I boarded the wrong plane and had to do a walk of shame

Before I’ve reached the gate, I hear my name being called over the PA. “Your flight is ready to depart,” comes the cry.

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Vila Real De Santo Antonio is at the end of the line.

Want to beat the crowds in ‘the new Spain’? Try the train

Tourists are flocking to Portugal, but its improving rail network can get you beyond the throng.

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African safari.

Forget the pith helmet: What you really need to pack for a safari

Pack light, follow the lead of guides, wear muted colours, expect extremes and take a first-aid kit.

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Check in queues move swiftly.

The small London airport that puts the others to shame

A departure point for easyJet to Europe, London Southend is growing rapidly, taking pressure off other London airports that are fast approaching capacity.

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The Biltmore and its sky scraping neighbours.

LA Downtown’s hidden riches that reach for the stars

Skyscrapers and stardom were pies in the unsullied skies when 44 settlers arrived from Mexico in 1781 and established a pueblo in today’s Downtown Los Angeles.

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Four-bedroom villa, pool deck view.

The iconic NZ lodge with a dress-circle location

How cheeky to call these villas on New Zealand’s North Island “residential style”, given my domicile here is painfully temporary.

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Sardines – quite the handful.

In the can – preserving Portugal’s fishing heritage

There are plenty of fish in the sea, but Portugal’s traditional fish canneries are as rare as beluga caviar.

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The shores and dunes of Hokianga Harbour.

Tracing the first footsteps in New Zealand’s heavenly north

The country’s human history began on an unassuming stretch of north-west coastline.

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