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.
Opinion
Travel tips
Why did I wait so long to visit Athens? My 13 travel highlights of 2024
From discovering Athens for the first time to reconnecting with the reopened Southern Ocean Lodge, here are the moments that really shone for me in 2024.
- by Lee Tulloch
This Aussie holiday mecca is finally atoning for its tourism sins
I first visited Port Douglas in the 1980s, before mega-resorts came and changed its character. Thankfully, tourism operators today have a different approach.
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
Beach and island holidays
Why I want to hang out at the kids’ club on holiday
I learnt independence at the beach, running freely along vast stretches of sand, jumping off dunes, beachcombing solo along the shore.
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
Travel tips
So you want to be a writer? Try taking a holiday
If you want to be a writer, any time out where you give yourself permission to solely work on a writing project is invaluable.
- by Lee Tulloch
Signs of the times: Why Athens is not all about the ancients
Youthful and vibrant, the new Athens is an open-air museum of street art.
- by Lee Tulloch
This food tour takes you beyond Istanbul’s typical tourist eats
Culinary delights can be found in the most unlikely pockets of cities.
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
Air travel
A Tokyo airport delivered my worst travel experience in a long time
The Japanese have traditionally been known for their organisation and politeness. How could it go so wrong?
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
The Kimberley
This was one of the most emotionally stirring experiences I’ve ever had
I’ve taken part in a few Indigenous experiences over the years, but this is by far the most profound.
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
Athens
Failing to do my research, I headed to a city with no hotel rooms available
Recently, I found myself about to arrive in a major European city without any clue where I was going to stay.
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
Travel tips
Injured overseas, instead of going to hospital, I boarded a cruise
I didn’t want to be sitting in a hospital emergency room for hours, alone. So I decided to try my luck with the ship’s doctor – and it was a good call.
- by Lee Tulloch
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