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Lee Tulloch

Lee Tulloch

Travel columnist

Lee is a best-selling novelist, columnist, editor and writer. Her distinguished career stretches back more than three decades, and includes 12 years based between New York and Paris. Lee specialises in sustainable and thoughtful travel.Connect via email.

Hobart’s MACq 01 Story Bar hosts evening Gin Tales sessions.

I don’t like gin and hate tonic, but a new trend is changing my mind

There’s been a renaissance in craft distilleries and a signature gin is now commonplace in hotels and lodges.

  • Lee Tulloch
Fijian heaven can wait while there is a dengue fever outbreak.

I should be in Fiji this week, but I’m too afraid to go

There’s an outbreak of a disease few travellers think about, but it’s one you don’t get over. I would know.

  • Lee Tulloch
Visitors pose with a man in a Trump mask outside the White House. The US remains one of the best travel destinations in the world, regardless of who’s in charge.

Should you boycott the US? The 20 biggest questions in travel right now

We posed 20 of the most pressing questions that should be on travellers’ minds to a group of experts across a range of categories. Here’s what they had to say.

  • Lee Tulloch
When it comes to luggage, is bright necessarily better?

Someone walked off with my companion’s suitcase. It won’t happen to me

It may seem like a good idea to pick a bright suitcase so it will stand out on a baggage carousel, but here’s why it’s not.

  • Lee Tulloch
Big male tuskers can be beautiful, but frightening.

A stare-off with a wild elephant taught me a valuable lesson

At this point I think, he’ll move away now, once he realises we’re blocking his path. He doesn’t. He keeps on coming.

  • Lee Tulloch
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Avoid the squeeze.

When you hit the jackpot, even flying economy class can be a joy

Flying economy class is hell, but I can still find joy in it. Here’s how.

  • Lee Tulloch
Cenote dips in Mexico ... G Adventures runs small-group Solo-ish adventures to destinations around the world.

‘Traveller’ or ‘tourist’? These days you can be both at the same time

The world is so complicated now that it’s natural for travellers to feel some uncertainty.

  • Lee Tulloch
Why would you not indulge in watching as much as you can on a long flight?

‘Raw-dogging’ a flight? I can’t think of anything worse

Forget barebacking or raw-dogging – long flights can be a nightmare without entertainment to distract you.

  • Lee Tulloch
Knitting while in the airport or on a plane is a new trend.

The new way to kill time at the airport is a very old-school one

Tired of doomscrolling? Need to keep busy to ward off flying nerves? Bring out the knitting needles.

  • Lee Tulloch
Deaths mid-flight might be rare, but are distressing for all involved.

I was on a plane when someone on board died

It’s an extremely distressing event for many, including passengers. But it’s even worse for flight attendants.

  • Lee Tulloch

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