Michael Fowler

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Michael Fowler is a reporter with The Age.Connect via email.

Life as a “digital nomad” seemed like a utopia when I resigned from my full-time journalism job. Now I want nothing to do with the term.

Having discovered Lisbon was ranked the world’s worst airport last year, I brace for hell. The reality couldn’t have been more different.

A lush exterior, complete absence of lines and cosy singular terminal keep the blood pressure at record lows.

A 21-year-old wise beyond his years taught me lessons about patience and empathy we all should heed.

One of the world’s oldest airports, Hamburg hasn’t been updated to reflect the city’s trendy, upscale vibe.

Renovated about a decade ago, the Colombian capital’s only terminal is disarmingly tranquil.

A 'blue dollar' exchange rate sounds like a scam, but it's legitimate.

Here are seven of the heartwarming highs and nose-crinkling lows you may have forgotten.

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Among the long, lonely work days and sad Zoom social events of COVID lockdowns, it was impossible not to think I was missing out on golden years.