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.
- Opinion
- Adventure holidays
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
- Opinion
- Air travel
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
- Opinion
- Travel tips
‘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
- Opinion
- Air travel
‘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
- Opinion
- Air travel
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
- Opinion
- Air travel
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
- Opinion
- Travel tips
More White Lotus? Nah, I’m tired of the rich behaving badly on holiday
It seems we can’t get enough of The White Lotus and its entitled tourists. But the characters are all-too recognisable from my travels.
- Lee Tulloch
- Opinion
- Mexico
The UNESCO-listed small city voted the best in the world
A destination’s popularity can often be assessed by how many people relocate to it to live. Barcelona was hot, then it was Lisbon. Now it’s San Miguel de Allende.
- Lee Tulloch
What Japanese people wish tourists knew, but are too polite to say
It’s not just amateur photographers chasing geisha down Kyoto streets – these are the most irritating visitor faux pas, according to an etiquette expert.
- Lee Tulloch
- Opinion
- Family holidays
On holiday, it’s time for parents to draw a line in the sand
The Netflix series Adolescence is a warning to parents about kids spending too much time online. A holiday is the perfect circuit-breaker.
- Lee Tulloch
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