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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 Twitter.

I was a late-comer to Athens.

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.

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That long beach and the Sheraton Grand Mirage Port Douglas.

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.

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Beaches are a natural classroom.

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.

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Retreat to Hydra.

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.

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Art central … Psyri restaurant terrace.

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.

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A taste of Culinary Backstreets’ food tour of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar.

This food tour takes you beyond Istanbul’s typical tourist eats

Culinary delights can be found in the most unlikely pockets of cities.

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I did not expect Tokyo’s Haneda airport to offer the worst airport experience I’ve had for a long time.

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?

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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.

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Monastiraki square in downtown 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.

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Ship infirmaries have limited hours, but once inside my treatment was swift.

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.

  • Lee Tulloch

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