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Sue Williams

Sue Williams

Freelance writer

Sue Williams is a Sydney-based freelance travel writer, author and journalist who's filed for newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations around the world.Connect via email.

The scenic Nambucca River, Nambucca Heads.

Filmmakers name their favourite (and least favourite) locations

Seven of Australia’s film industry luminaries name the filming locations they fell in love with as destinations in their own right.

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Limoges and its gothic cathedral.

‘Why?’: I stayed in the city that France forgot and loved it

Limoges has cobbled streets lined with half-timbered houses, a fabulous cathedral, a beautiful food market and – unlike Paris, Lyon, Nice and Bordeaux – few tourists.

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The entertainment is easy to use, but the selection is limited.

This business class to Europe is an absolute bargain

This airline’s fares can be almost one third less than the price of a top-tier carrier, depending on the timing of your flight.

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Norfolk Island transformed from a hell to a heaven.

The remote Australian hell that transformed into a heavenly escape

It’s fascinating to see how people live on one of the most remote parts of the country, and to taste its rich – and notorious – history.

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Hansa studios with an ever-changing hologram of Bowie.

Surreal and magical, this trail showed me Berlin through Bowie’s eyes

The late rock star had an enduring love affair with the city that helped save him. Though most don’t know of his role in saving the city.

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Supreme locations… I’ve had a view right onto the Tower of London.

I’m a travel writer and this is where I stay if I’m paying

I’m lucky enough to sleep in some of the world’s fanciest hotels. But when I’m travelling off the books, there’s one hotel chain I’ll always choose.

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Kew Palace in the famed Kew Gardens.

The UK’s smallest royal palace is now a global star

Visits to Kew Palace have surged since Netflix drama Bridgerton became a worldwide phenomenon, but there’s much more to its history than TV stardom.

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Lahore, Pakistan. Taking note how local people dress and behave also offers valuable clues on how to keep yourself safe, particularly if you’re travelling alone.

After a terrifying experience, I swore I’d never travel again. But I did

I learnt something incredibly important that day. If your time has come, there really isn’t much you can do about it.

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Hopes are now high that IVF may help save the species.

Seeing the world’s loneliest animal moved me to tears. Now there’s hope

The northern white rhino is on the brink of extinction. But a laboratory in Germany may now have the means to save them.

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after 11 years, the British Government sent word that the settlement was to be abandoned, and the residents could all come home.

The bizarre Australian ghost town that was supposed to repel an invasion

Today, looking out at the ruins that remain of Victoria Settlement in the middle of absolutely nowhere, it all seems a ludicrous experiment.

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