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Category: Travel advice

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

No luggage lag …

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

Good for a year …

Travel insurance for seniors ...
December 26, 2018August 17, 2019sarahnicho

Insurance for seniors …

July 31, 2018June 20, 2019sarahnicho

Secrets to kids flying solo …

March 18, 2018June 20, 2019sarahnicho

Sky-high hydration …

March 9, 2018August 5, 2019sarahnicho

Understanding air miles …

November 19, 2017August 5, 2019sarahnicho

In position for plane sleeping …

October 12, 2017August 5, 2019sarahnicho

Away from home sleep secrets…

August 17, 2017August 5, 2019sarahnicho

Secrets to selecting a suitcase …

August 5, 2017August 5, 2019sarahnicho

Getting sick far from home …

March 19, 2017August 5, 2019sarahnicho

Temple etiquette for Asia tour …

February 26, 2017August 5, 2019sarahnicho

Save on solo travel …

August 14, 2016August 5, 2019sarahnicho

Hints on defeating jet lag …

January 31, 2016August 5, 2019sarahnicho

How to pack smart …

November 29, 2015August 5, 2019sarahnicho

Hotel loyalty programs …

Airport hotels
August 30, 2015August 5, 2019sarahnicho

Airport staying …

August 9, 2015August 7, 2019sarahnicho

Being water wise …

October 26, 2014August 5, 2019sarahnicho

Snappy holiday snaps …

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

Recent Posts

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What's new on Instagram ...

... 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

What’s new on Twitter

  • This is on the itinerary when I visit France at the end of the month ... so excited about seeing Van Gough in light… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 6 months ago
  • Travellers seeking inner-city buzz have a new place to stay in the West Australian capital with Double Tree by Hilt… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 6 months ago
  • Interviewed Michael Willesee years ago when I was TV editor at @couriermail and still list it as a favourite interv… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 6 months ago
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