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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 email.

Season 3 of The White Lotus was shot in Koh Samui, and the theme incorporates traditional Thai music.

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.

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La Fragua Restaurant and Bar in San Miguel de Allende.

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.

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Don’t speak loudly in public spaces.

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.

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Admiring the scenery.

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.

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It is in its public areas that Madame Reve really shines.

Not every hotel has a grand history, so some are just making one up

The Ritz and Raffles might be historic and storied, but what about a new hotel? How does it quickly get a personality?

  • Lee Tulloch
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Feel-good fish treatment or fraught with dangers?

If you’re tempted to put your feet in a fish spa, read this first

Have you ever been tempted to have one of those fish pedicures that are offered in backstreet spas in many Asian cities? Don’t be.

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There’s an art to falling asleep within the cramped chaos of a packed plane.

I’m a light sleeper. Here’s how I manage to sleep on a plane

I’m often seated next to passengers who have brought nothing with them, relying on the airlines to provide essentials. Don’t.

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The spot for sunlovers.

On board giant shipping line’s first foray into luxury cruising

Explora I feels like a spacious motor yacht rather than a ship, especially as the luxury is intimate rather than grand.

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Belmond

If I had a bucket list, this would be at the top of it

The Paris to Istanbul route must be the most famous railway journey in the world. It’s something of a miracle that it exists at all.

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Macakizi… dive in.

The celebrity-favourite luxury resort you’ve probably never heard of

Over the years the guest list has included powerbrokers, pop stars and princesses – from Kate Moss to Bill Gates to the late Princess Margaret.

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