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Category: Queensland

Update on Brisbane Marriott Hotel renovation
2 weeks ago June 14, 2019June 24, 2019sarahnicho

Brisbane Marriott makeover …

How to travel to outback Queensland ...
March 25, 2019June 19, 2019sarahnicho

Outback Queensland calls …

November 20, 2018June 18, 2019sarahnicho

Brissy’s 2018 hotel boom …

July 15, 2017October 29, 2017sarahnicho

AVANI coming to Queensland …

March 4, 2016November 22, 2017sarahnicho

Brisbane’s new Styles …

March 4, 2016November 22, 2017sarahnicho

Airport fare …

January 2, 2016March 11, 2018sarahnicho

Private islands …

September 23, 2014August 28, 2017sarahnicho

Street-art stay …

July 27, 2014June 24, 2019sarahnicho

Which Queensland island is right …

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 gallivant around the globe.

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

And hopefully you will find inspiration for your next trip far, near or here …

© Sarah Nicholson 2018

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What's new on Instagram ...

... Le Castellet courtyard #latergram. . . . #france #lecastellet #provencefrance #provence #provencestyle #provencelife #courtyard #facade #door #doorporn #doorsofinstagram #garden #gardenlovers #gardengoals #gardendesign travel #travelling #travelholic #travelgram #traveltheworld #traveldeeper #gosomewhere #francetrip
... #latergram from my day in Le Castellet. My favourite photo from the day, nothing fancy, just a rickety fence and disheveled garden, but to me this is so Provence. . . . #France #visitfrance #lacastellet #provencestyle #lesud #provence #southoffrance #cotedazur #mediterranean #mediterraneancruise #sevenseasvoyager #cruise #cruising #shoreexcursion #flowers #springflowers #wildflowers #fence #gate #gardengoals #garden #gardenlovers #travel #travelling #traveller #travelholic #traveldeeper #travelgram #travelphotography
... #latergram from my day in Le Castellet when the meadows surrounding the hilltop hamlet were carpeted in springtime blooms. . . . #France #visitfrance #lacastellet #provence #southoffrance #cotedazur #mediterranean #mediterraneancruise #sevenseasvoyager #regentcruises #experienceregent #cruise #cruising #shoreexcursion #flowers #springflowers #whiteflowers #wildflowers #gardengoals #garden #gardenlovers travel #travelling #traveller #travelholic #travelgram #travelphotography @regentcruises
... #latergram from my visit to Le Castellet last month. This is the view across the fields and villages of southern Provence from the Balcony of Women. The hilltop hamlet’s women folk would gather on this ledge to watch their men at battle below back in the medieval days when marauders rampaged across the south of France. Now the perfect place for visiting tourists to sit while enjoying a scoop of lavender ice cream. . . . . . . #France #visitfrance #lecastellet #provence #cotedazur #mediterraneancruise #sevenseasvoyager #regentcruises #experienceregent #cruise #cruising #shoreexcursion #view #lookout #viewpoint #myview #landscape #balcony #provencestyle #provencelife #hilltop #traveldeeper #traveltheworld #travel #travelling #traveller #travelholic #travelgram #travelphotography @regentcruises
... #latergram from last month’s visit to Le Castellet. This is the archway leading to the Balcony of Women, where the town’s female folk would stand to watch their men at battle in the fields far below the hilltop hamlet. . . . #France #visitfrance #lecastellet #provence #southoffrance #cotedazur #mediterranean #mediterraneancruise #sevenseasvoyager #regentcruises #experienceregent #cruise #cruising #shoreexcursion #architecturelovers #archway #door #entrance #balcony #provencestyle #provencelife #hilltop #villagestyle #travel #travelling #traveller #travelholic #travelgram #travelphotography @regentcruises
... #latergram from my day in Le Castellet last month. I spent a few sunny hours in this delightful hilltop village while Seven Seas Voyager was navigating the Côte d’Azur. I could have visited any number of hamlets that day but settled on La Castellet because it’s close to the race track where the French GP is held and I LOVE F1. I didn’t see the track - it’s to the north and apparently on the other side of a mountain - but I could hear engines roaring so that was good enough for me. And, BYW, the French GP is on this very weekend ... go @danielricciardo . . . #France #visitfrance #lecastellet #provence #southoffrance #cotedazur #mediterranean #mediterraneancruise #sevenseasvoyager #regentcruises #experienceregent #cruise #cruising #shoreexcursion #facade #facadelovers #architecturelovers #architectureporn #provencestyle #provencelife #hilltop #village #villagestyle #travel #travelling #traveller #travelholic #travelgram #travelphotography @regentcruises
#latergram ... admiring architecture during a May day in Marseille. Spent a sun-shining day exploring France’s second-largest city when Regent’s Seven Seas Voyager was cruising the Mediterranean. @regentcruises || #experienceregent . . . #marseille #france #southoffrance #cotedazur #cruise #cruising #portvisit #shoreexcursion #travel #travelling #traveller #travelholic #travelholic #facade #architectureporn #architecturelovers #architecture #architectural #traveldeeper #traveltheworld #traveleurope #postcardsfromtheworld #letsgosomwhere #sevenseasvoyager #regentcruise
... back home in a wet, windy and wintry Melbs so remembering that glorious Côte d’Azur sunshine from my last visit to the south of France. Descending towards Cassis on May 13 during a day trip from @regentcruises’ Seven Seas Voyager while she was visiting Marseille.. . . . #marseille #cassis #cotedazur #france #southoffrance #mediterranean #mediterraneansea #mediterraneancruise #cruising #cruise #shoreexcursion #cruiselife #cruiselove #horizon #myview #nature #naturelove #coast #passportready #nationalpark #traveldeeper #iamatraveller #traveltheworld #travel #travelphotography #escapesnaps @escapesnaps
... Covent Garden flower show. . . . . . #london #visitlondon #visitengland #england #londonphotography #londonstyle #londonstreets #coventgarden #flowers #garden #gardenlovers #gardenlife #springtime #spring #springflowers #travelgram #travel #travelling #traveller #traveltheworld #travelphotography #travelholic #theartofslowtravel #escape @visitengland @visitlondon @escapesnaps
... next stop on the Trafalgar Square gallery crawl. . . . . #london #visitlondon #england #visitengland #trafalgarsquare #londonphotography #londonlife #londonstyle #artgallery #gallery #nationalgallery #gallerylove #springtimetravel #architecture #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #facade #building #columns #historicbuildings #travel #travelling #traveller #travelgram #travelholic #traveldeeper #traveltheworld #gosomewhere #escapesnaps @visitengland @visitlondon @escapesnaps
... admiring architecture inside London’s National Portrait Gallery. . . . . . #london #visitlondon #visitengland #england #londonphotography #londonarchitecture #artgallery #gallerylife #gallerylove #nationalportraitgallery #window #windowporn #architecture #architecturelovers #architectural #travelgram #travel #travelling #traveller #travelphotography #traveltheworld #postcardsfromtheworld #letsgosomewhere #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @nationalportraitgallery @visitengland @visitlondon
... spotted this jaunty little gentleman at the National Portrait Gallery. . . . . . #London #visitlondon #england #visitengland #nationalportraitgallery #artgallery #gallery #gallerylove #artlovers #londonlife #londonstyle #art #sculpture #travel #travelling #traveller #travelholic #travelgram #travelphotography #traveldeeper #traveltheworld #letsgosomewhere #theartofslowtravel #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @visitengland #visitlondon @nationalportraitgallery
... sunny spring weather in Trafalgar Square. . . . . . #london #visitlondon #england #visitengland #nationalgallery #lion #statue #trafalgarlions #londonstyle #londonlove #springtimetravel #trafalgarsquare #travel #travelling #traveller #travellover #travelgram #traveltheworld #travelholic #traveldeeper #letsgosomewhere #postcardsfromtheworld #theartofslowtravel #escapesnaps @visitengland @visitlondon @escapesnaps
... like the footpath says, welcome to London. . . . . . #london #visitlondon #england #visitengland #londonphotography #lovelondon #trafalgarsquare #citystyle #chalkart #citylife #footpath #travel #travelling #traveller #traveltheworld #travellover #travelholic #traveldeeper #travelphotography #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @visitlondon @visitengland
... they call this Mediterranean blue. . . . . . #nice #mediterraneansea #mediterranean #cotedazur #fly #flying #aerialphoto #lookingdown #blue #water #wing #plane #aircraft #britishairways #windowseat #travel #travelling #traveller #travelholic #travelphotography #travelgram #traveltheworld #traveldeeper #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @british_airways

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