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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.

Datai Bay is celebrated as one of the world’s top 10 beaches by National Geographic.

Tourists have ruined many of Asia’s best islands, but not this one

It is not so easy to find an island where the culture hasn’t been compromised to chase the tourist dollar.

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Cramp it up: sitting still for long periods invites health problems.

I don’t care about views on a long flight. Here’s why I always choose aisle

I’ve been on a few long-haul flights where the person at the window hasn’t left their seat once.

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An incredible waste … disposable slippers add to a massive pile of waste in the hotel industry.

The dark truth about hotel slippers

I never wear them. But the housekeepers in every hotel I stay in continue to unwrap them from their plastic coverings and put them by my bed regardless.

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Taking a gap year is a rite of passage for many young Australians. But do they really have to be young?

I never took a gap year. I regret it now

After school and four years at university, I went directly into a job, so never took a gap year. Perhaps it’s not too late to make up for it.

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A different view … rice terraces in Tabanan.

I’ve always said ‘I hate Bali’. It’s time for a rethink

I’ve fallen into the trap of viewing the island negatively because my past couple of times there were less than wonderful. Perhaps I’m just not doing it right.

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The author with her mother.

My mum took one last holiday with me, just before she died. She loved it

She was physically frail, but she wanted to do everything on the program. It was an effort, but she didn’t want to miss out. “Use it or lose it is my philosophy,” she told me.

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I’ve not only changed my mind about travelling with a carry-on only, I don’t even try to avoid checked luggage any more.

I tried, but I’ve given up on travelling with only carry-on luggage

The rush to retrieve or find space for carry-on luggage has now made travelling light as stressful as checking in bags.

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Visitors queue at a patisserie in Paris featured on the Netflix series Emily in Paris.

My friend just went to Paris. He came back dispirited

It wasn’t the destination, it was the tourists. They weren’t even behaving badly – they were just boring.

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Emirates cabin crew … in this time of war and uncertainty we are asking even more of flight attendants.

My flight to Europe is cancelled. I’m nervous about accepting the replacement

In the end, I will either find an alternative route or defer my trip. But I feel for those who don’t have a choice – the flight attendants.

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Overwater bures.

If you were to imagine the ideal resort in paradise, this would be it

Likuliku was the first resort in Fiji to feature overwater bures, and it still has the only authentic bungalows on a natural lagoon.

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