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Author: sarahnicho

The Virtuoso team predicts 2020's travel trends ...
October 25, 2019October 25, 2019sarahnicho

Virtuoso’s trends …

The St Regis Venice, new hotel on the Grand Canal ...
October 22, 2019October 25, 2019sarahnicho

Grand Canal address …

Travel tips from a hotel insider ...
October 20, 2019October 20, 2019sarahnicho

Hot hols and hotels …

Sea Princess cruise review ...
October 4, 2019October 6, 2019sarahnicho

Princess of the sea …

The Havannah Vanuatu travel
September 8, 2019October 18, 2019sarahnicho

Vanuatu new Nat Geo …

Cruise China's Yangtze River ...
August 28, 2019October 20, 2019sarahnicho

Cruise China history …

Scenic Eclipse sets sail on her maiden cruise ...
August 24, 2019August 24, 2019sarahnicho

Eclipse on the water …

Travel tips on preventing luggage lag ...
August 23, 2019August 26, 2019sarahnicho

No luggage lag …

Ships to cruise Australia during the 2019/20 Aussie cruise season ...
August 22, 2019August 22, 2019sarahnicho

Ships to cruise Aus …

Virtuoso's 2019 awards ...
August 19, 2019August 18, 2019sarahnicho

Virtuoso’s best …

JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Shanghai Pudong ...
August 16, 2019August 17, 2019sarahnicho

Marquis Shanghai move …

Egypt travel questions answered ...
August 14, 2019October 18, 2019sarahnicho

Answers on Egypt …

Reffles Singapore renovation ...
August 7, 2019August 7, 2019sarahnicho

Raffles reveal …

Germany's Christmas markets ...
July 30, 2019July 31, 2019sarahnicho

Christmas cheer …

Bangkok's newest hotel, Avani Sukhumvit Bangkok ...
July 26, 2019August 1, 2019sarahnicho

Avani expands in BKK …

Travel Doha, where old meets new in the Middle East ...
July 23, 2019July 24, 2019sarahnicho

Destination Doha …

Aurora expeditions new ship tested ...
July 22, 2019August 17, 2019sarahnicho

Aurora’s ship tests …

Hilton's 2019 luxury hotel haul ...
July 19, 2019August 3, 2019sarahnicho

Hilton’s big hotel haul …

Strasbourg travel photo album ...
July 17, 2019August 7, 2019sarahnicho

Strasbourg …

Travel New Zealand, see Auckland for free ...
July 15, 2019August 21, 2019sarahnicho

Auckland, for free …

Travel Australia - Victoria's best winter retreats ...
July 11, 2019August 24, 2019sarahnicho

Winter retreats …

Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
July 10, 2019August 17, 2019sarahnicho

New Maldives’ luxe …

New direct LATAM flights from Sydney to Santiago ...
July 9, 2019August 3, 2019sarahnicho

Direct SYD to Santiago …

Sabi Sabi, South Africa ...
July 8, 2019July 19, 2019sarahnicho

Sabi Sabi safari …

July 3, 2019August 17, 2019sarahnicho

Europe’s other cities …

July 1, 2019August 17, 2019sarahnicho

Pen’s Manilla refurb …

Switzerland's travel treasures ...
June 28, 2019June 29, 2019sarahnicho

Swiss made treasures …

Element Melbourne Richmond ...
June 24, 2019July 30, 2019sarahnicho

Element for Melbourne …

When annual travel insurance is a good idea ...
June 19, 2019August 17, 2019sarahnicho

Good for a year …

Update on Brisbane Marriott Hotel renovation
June 14, 2019August 17, 2019sarahnicho

Marriott makeover …

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About me …

My name is Sarah and I’m a travel journalist writing features and news for a swag of Australian newspapers, magazines and websites.

This is my website, the place I post words and pictures gathered as I galavant around the globe.

So enjoy the news, reviews, updates, random thinking and regular snapping – photos, that is – gathered here.

And you might just find inspiration for your next trip far, near or here.

 

© Sarah Nicholson 2019

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... love the bedside lights in my room at the Shangri-La Hotel Cairns. . . . #cairns #queensland #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia #australia #exploretnq #tropicalnorthqueensland #cairnslife #shangrilacairns #shangrilahotel #shangrila #hotelroom #hotellife #interiordesign #interior #hotelstyle #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #travellover #traveldeeper #slowtravel #seetheworld #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @shangrilacairns @shangrilahotels @queensland ➡️ #hostedbuyer
... the famous Cairns fish. . . . #cairns #farnorthqueensland #queensland #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia #australia #blue #cairnsesplanade #cairnslife #water #exploretnq #tropicalnorthqueensland #queenslandlife #fnq #morningwalk #morning #morninglight #seascape #landscape #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #travellover #traveldeeper #slowtravel #seetheworld #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @queensland
... morning in Cairns, after making the leap from Japan to Tropical North Queensland. . . . #cairns #farnorthqueensland #queensland #exploretnq #tropicalnorthqueensland #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia #australia #cairnsesplanade #cairnslife #queenslandlife #fnq #morningwalk #morning #morninglight #seascape #landscape #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #travellover #traveldeeper #slowtravel #seetheworld #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @queenslandrailtravel @tropicalnorthqueensland
... the vermillion torii gates at Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Taisha. . . . #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyototrip #kyotogram #visitjapan #japan #japan_photo #japan_focus #japantrip #japantravel #morningwalk #fushimiinari #fushimiinaritaisha #toriigate #vermillion #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #traveldeeper #travelgram #travellover #slowtravel #seetheworld #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps
... walking through the torii gates at Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Taisha. . . . #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyototrip #kyotogram #visitjapan #japan #japan_photo #japan_focus #japantrip #japantravel #morningwalk #toriigate #torii #fushimiinari #fushimiinaritaisha #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #traveldeeper #travelgram #travellover #slowtravel #seetheworld #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps
... the corridors of gates at Kyoto’s Fushimi Imari Taisha. The Shinto shrine is famous for thousands of vermilion torii gates, which straddle a network of trails winding along the side of a mountain to the south of Kyoto. Fushimi Inari is the most important of shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice, and because foxes are thought to be Inari's messengers there are many statues across the grounds. . . . #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyototrip #kyotogram #visitjapan #japan #japan_photo #japan_focus #japantrip #japantravel #fushimiinari #fushimiinarishrine #shrine #toriigate #gates #landscape #morningwalk #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #traveldeeper #travelgram #travellover #slowtravel #seetheworld #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps
... Kyoto Street food snack time and first up is yakitori. . . . #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyotofood #streetfood #travelfood #food #foodie #foodporn #yakitori #japan #visitjapan #japantravel #japantrip #japanesefood #foodphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #travelgram #traveldeeper #slowtravel #traveltheworld #seetheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @explorekyoto
... fans for sale in Kyoto. . . . #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyotostyle #japan #japantrip #japantravel #japan_of_insta #japanstyle #fan #shop #shopping #tradition #japanese #travel #travelling #traveller #travellover #travellife #slowtravel #traveldeeper #travelgram #traveltheworld #seetheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @explorekyoto @escapesnaps
... old-time fashions at Kyoto’s Kiyomizu Temple. TRAVEL TIP 🌏 Locals - and even some foreign visitors - rent traditional costumes to visit the shrines and temples around Kyoto. Just like going to Sovereign Hill and having a snap taken in Victorian-era fashions. . . . #kiyomizudera #kiyomizutemple #kiyomi #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyotostyle #kyotogram #japanesegirl #japan #japantrip #japantravel #japanese #japan_photo #japanesefashion #costume #kimono #kimonostyles #travelling #travel #traveller #traveldeeper #slowtravel #travelgram #travellover #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @visit.kyoto
... a quiet corner of Kyoto’s Kiyomizu Temple. . . . #kiyomizudera #kiyomizu #kiyomizutemple #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #japan #visitjapan #japantravel #japantrip #japan_focus #temple #garden #gardenlove #travel #travelling #traveller #travellover #travelgram #traveldeeper #slowtravel #traveltheworld #seetheworld #gosomewhere #autumnvibes #autumn #escapesnaps @escapesnaps
... welcome to Kyoto. . . . #kyoto #kyotojapan #kyototravel #kyotostyle #japantrip #japantravel #visitjapan #japan_of_insta #japanculture #temple #shrine #kyototemple #kiyomizu #kiyomizudera #kiyomizutemple #garden #gardenlove #outside #autumn travel #travelling #traveller #travelgram #travellover #traveldeeper #slowtravel #travelphotography #traveltheworld #seetheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps
... a whole store of cookie cutters in Tokyo’s Kitchen Street. . . . #tokyo #visittokyo #tokyolife #japan #japantravel #japantrip #visitjapan #kitchenstreet #kappabashidori #kitchen #cookies #cooking #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #travelgram #traveldeeper #slowtravel #seetheworld #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps
... a quiet corner of Tokyo Shangri-La. The hotel is famous for its floral arrangements and I love this one in the lobby celebrating autumn. TRAVEL TIP 🌏 Even if you’re not staying at the Shangri-La during a Tokyo visit plan to stop by in the late afternoon to watch the sunset with a glass of something lovely from the very scenic bar up on the 24th floor. Or, even better, reserve a window seat to enjoy an elegant afternoon tea accompanied by a view across the Tokyo skyline. . . . #tokyo #tokyolife #tokyotravel #japan #visitjapan #japantrip #japantravel #shangrilahotel #shangrilatokyo #hotel #hotellife #hotellovers #hotelstyle #lobby #inside #interiordesign #interiordesign #travel #travelling #traveller #travellife #travellover #traveldeeper #slowtravel #travelphotography #traveltheworld #seetheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @shangrilahotels @shangrila_tokyo
... Senso-Ji Temple in Asakusa. . . . #tokyo #tokyotravel #tokyolife #asakusa #asakusatemple #sensoji #sensojitemple #japan #visitjapan #japantravel #japantrip #temple #facade #architecture #architecturelovers #historicbuilding #autumndays #travelphotography #travel #travelling #traveller #traveldeeper #travellife #travellove #travelgram #instatravel #escapesnaps @escapesnaps
... green tea sorbet. . . . #tokyo #tokyolife #tokyofood #tokyofoodie #japan #visitjapan #japantrip #japantravel #japanfood #japanfoodie #food #foodie #travelfood #sorbet #greenetea #dessert #foodporn #travel #travelling #traveller #travelgram #travelphotography #traveldeeper #travellover #slowtravel #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #seetheworld #escape @escapesnaps

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