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Category: Europe

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

Virtuoso’s best …

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

Christmas cheer …

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 …

July 3, 2019August 17, 2019sarahnicho

Europe’s other cities …

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

Swiss made treasures …

Travel Graz, Austria ...
May 8, 2019July 26, 2019sarahnicho

Get to Graz …

Arles Aerna, Arles, Provence, France travel
April 3, 2019June 14, 2019sarahnicho

Arles Arena …

Germany's Ampelmann ...
January 7, 2019June 12, 2019sarahnicho

German’s Ampelmann …

Train journeys to do in 2019 ...
January 2, 2019August 5, 2019sarahnicho

2019’s top trains …

Dresden, Germany, travel
December 28, 2018June 18, 2019sarahnicho

the Furstenzug …

Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, travel
December 23, 2018June 18, 2019sarahnicho

the Berlin Wall …

Travel, Weimar, Germany, Buchenwald Memorial
December 10, 2018June 20, 2019sarahnicho

Buchenwald Memorial …

Travel summertime Ireland
December 6, 2018August 17, 2019sarahnicho

Ireland summertime …

Travel wintertime Switzerland ...
September 4, 2018July 22, 2019sarahnicho

Wintertime Swiss for non-skiers …

August 8, 2018June 18, 2019sarahnicho

Galway getaway …

April 11, 2018August 5, 2019sarahnicho

England’s royal quirks …

March 7, 2018August 3, 2019sarahnicho

Trains Europe favourite …

January 31, 2018July 31, 2019sarahnicho

The Academy open in April …

November 28, 2017March 27, 2018sarahnicho

Paris is always a good idea …

Travel Paris, renting an apartment ...
September 16, 2017July 23, 2019sarahnicho

Renting an apartment in Paris …

September 3, 2017March 27, 2018sarahnicho

A rare view in rainy Venice …

August 16, 2017August 3, 2019sarahnicho

Curio Collection comes to Rome …

July 27, 2017August 5, 2019sarahnicho

Tips from top photographers …

February 7, 2017August 4, 2019sarahnicho

A pool deck for Provence …

December 27, 2016August 29, 2019sarahnicho

Germany’s Rostock …

See springtime Holland by river boat ...
July 16, 2016March 2, 2019sarahnicho

Cruise proves to be Dutch treat …

July 15, 2016August 29, 2019sarahnicho

Russia’s St Petersburg …

Cruise review, harmony of the Seas ...
July 4, 2016July 23, 2019sarahnicho

Peeking at world’s biggest cruise ship …

June 1, 2016December 22, 2018sarahnicho

the Berlin’s Wall …

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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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... Lorne pier. . . . #lorne #greatoceanroad #victoria #visitvictoria #greatoceanroadtrip #lornepier #pier #wharf #water #ocean #sand #beach #springtime #springtravel #roadtrip #travel #travelling #traveller #travellove #travelgram #travelholic #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @visitmelbourne @lovelorne @visitgreatoceanroad
... Great Ocean Road views. . . . #greatoceanroad #greatoceanroadtrip #lorne #wyeriver #victoria #visitvictoria #coast #coastline #otways #nationalpark #nature #naturelover #naturelover #waves #surf #mountains #blue #travelgram #travel #travelling #traveller #travellover #travelpics #travelphotography #escapesnaps @escapesnaps @visitmelbourne @visitgreatoceanroad
... red nights at Melbourne Town Hall. . . . #melbourne #visitmelbourne #victoria #visitvictoria #melbournetownhall #townhall #hoteldeville #redlight #nighttime #nightlights #illumination #lookingup #facade #facadelover #architecture #architecturelovers #oldbuilding #travel #travelling #travelgram #traveller #travelphotography @visitmelbourne
... baby animals are good for the soul. Spent the morning at Bundoora Park Farm with my favourite little person, meeting all the baby lambs and little goats in the busy animal nursery. And it seems the lambs like cuddling up on a cold day as much as we do! . . . #animals #babyanimals #lamb #sheep #animalshots #animalsofinstagram #animalnursery #bundooraparkfarm #bundoorapark #farm #cityfarm #farmlife #farmstyle #visitmelbourne #melbourne #visitvictoria #melbournekids
... street art in a Melbourne lane. . . . #melbourne #visitmelbourne #victoria #visitvictoria #melbournelaneways #lanes #streetart #art #openairgallery #graffiti #graffitiart #citystyle #cityliving #art #travel #travellover #travelgram #travelling @visitmelbourne
... snowing just a few kilometres from here but the blossom tree in my garden thinks it’s springtime. . . . #athome #winter #wintergarden #wintertime #garden #gardenlove #blossom #blossomtree #sakura #sakura🌸 #pinkflowers #flowers #visitvictoria #victoria #yourhappyspace @visitmelbourne
This (swipe ➡️) is Tim Page last night during the opening of his “21” exhibition showing now at Melbourne’s Leica store. . I have been a Tim Page fan for decades so it was goosebumps time standing just a couple of metres from him as he spoke about his time photographing combat in Vietnam during the most dramatic days of the American War. . I have often been disappointed meeting my idols, but not this time with the legendary photojournalist as cool and casually charismatic as I expected. . Such a treat to be in the same room as the man that inspired me to pick up a camera and try capturing the emotion of the far-away places I visit. . . . #leica #timpage #photographer #gallery #leicagallery #exhibition #artgallery #photographyexhibition photographers #leicaakademieaustralia #leicaakademie #photography#warstories #vietnam @leica_camera_aus @timpagephoto
Travel flashback to where I was this time last year ... watching a storm brew above Quy Nhon from my balcony at Avani Quy Nhon Resort. . And wishing I was there again right now as an Antarctic blast howls across Melbourne and drops the temperature to unpleasantly icy. . . . #quynhon #vietnam #visitvietnam #vietnamtrip #vietnamtravel #myhappyplace #avaniquynhon #avaniresort #traveltheworld #beach #thunderstorm #cloud #cloudporn #sky #skyporn #travel #travelgram #iamatraveller #slowtravel #traveldeeper #travelinspiration #travellover #travelling #travelphotography #escapesnaps @escapesnaps
... admiring architecture in Melbourne. . . . #melbourne #visitmelbourne #victoria #visitvictoria #collinsstreet #architecture #facade #architecturelovers #building #facadelover #architectureporn #symmetry #lookingup #window #windowporn #city #citystyle #cityview #citylife @visitmelbourne
... spent the afternoon at Melbourne Airport’s Dnata Catering Centre to learn more about how the team - around 470 staffers including 90 chefs - prepare meals for travellers flying from Melbs. . The team prepare around 15,000 meals a day for 40-something flights, with that number jumping to 26,000 in-flight snacks during school holidays. . I was there as a guest of Malaysian Airlines - one of Dnata’s customers - to see how the catering centre manages the carrier’s multi-cultural requirements. . . . #dnata #fly #flying #food #foodie #airport #melbourneairport #airplanefood #malaysianairlines #eat #eating #travelfood #travelfoodie #kitchen #catering #travel #travelphotography #travelgram #travelholic #travelling #traveller @melbourneairportau #escapesnaps @escapesnaps
... “under the clocks” at Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station. . . . #melbourne #visitmelbourne #victoria #visitvictoria #athome #mymelbourne #flindersstreet #clocks #undertheclocks #window #windowporn #facade #architecture #historicplaces #historicbuilding #flindersstreetstation #railwaystation #station #travelgram #travelling #traveller #travel #travelholic #travelphotography @visitmelbourne
... #latergram Le Castellet door. . . . #france #lecastellet #provence #southoffrance #cotedazur #francetrip #provencefrance #provencestyle #door #doorporn #olddoor #entrance #villagestyle #architecturelovers #facade #architecture #architectureporn #oldbuilding #travelgram #travelholic #travel #travelling #traveller #seetheworld ##traveldeeper #gosomewhere
... 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

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