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Category: Travel advice

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Staying hydrated in the sky …

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In position for sleeping on planes …

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Away from home sleep secrets…

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Secrets to selecting a suitcase …

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Getting sick far from home …

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Temple etiquette for Asia tour …

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Here’s how to save on solo travel …

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Why hotel beds are so darn good …

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Hints on how to defeat jet lag …

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How to pack smart …

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Hotel loyalty programs …

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Being water wise …

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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 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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Breakfast bliss at the Mandarin Oriental Shanghai ... do-it-yourself cereal. • • • #Shanghai #MandarinOriental #mopudong #MandarinOrientalShanghai #China #visitChina #VisitShanghai #explorechina #pudong #hotellife #hotelstyle #hotelfood #foodie #food #foodporn #breakfast #cereal #travelfood #travellife #travelling #travelphotography #travelphoto #travel #travelgram #hosted #imafan @mo_hotels @mo_pudong
A festival of fabric in my room at the Mandarin Oriental Shanghai Pudong. • • • #Shanghai #VisitShanghai #China #visitChina #explorechina #imafan #MandarinOrientalShanghai #MandarinOrientalPudong #MandarinOriental #hotel #hotellife #hotelstyle #hotelroom #inside #interiordesign #interior #fabric #textiles #softfurnishings #travel #travellife #traveller #travelling #travelphotography #travelphoto #travegram #hosted @mo_hotels @mo_pudong
Pedal power, Shanghai style ... public bikes waiting to be taken for a spin. • • • #Shanghai #VisitShanghai #China #visitChina #explorechina #bicycle #NanjingRoad #localtransport #travel #travelling #travellife #travelphotography #travelphoto #travelgram #hosted #WendyWuTours @wendy_wu_tours
Back in Shanghai in time for a little night-time wandering - and shopping - along Nanjing Road. • • • #Shanghai #VisitShanghai #China #visitChina #explorechina #NanjingRoad #facade #oldbuildings #architectureporn #architecturelover #archidaily #ArtDeco #nighttime #nightlights #nightlife #nightphotography #lights #historicbuildings #travelgram #travel #travelling #travellife #travelphoto #travelphotography #WendyWuTours #hosted @wendy_wu_tours
Emerging from the Yangtze’s Qutang Gorge ... the third, and arguably the most magnificent, of the river’s three gorges. • • • #YangtzeRiver #Yangtze #China #visitChina #explorechina #river #QutangGorge #ThreeGorgesDam #ThreeGorges #Yangtzecruise #cruise #cruising #rivercruise #mountains #water #cloudporn #travel #travelling #travellife #travelphoto #travelphotography #travelgram #WendyWuTours #hosted @wendy_wu_tours
Yangtze boats ••• • • • #Yangtze #YangtzeRiver #China #visitChina #explorechina #river #Yangtzecruise #cruise #cruising #locals #localtransport #boats #boatlife #travel #travelling #travellife #travelphotography #travelphoto #travelgram #hosted #WendyWuTours @wendy_wu_tours
The Yangtze River light show ... • • • #Yangtze #YangtzeRiver #China #visitChina #explorechina #cruise #cruising #Yangtzecruise #reflection #nighttime #lights #cityscape #lightshow #water #riverside #travel #traveller #travelling #travellife #travelphotography #travelphoto #travelgram #hosted #WendyWuTours @wendy_wu_tours
The slow pace of life on a Yangtze tributary ... • • • #Yangtze #YangtzeRiver #China #visitChina #explorechina #cruise #cruising #Yangtzecruise #ThreeGorges #ThreeGorgesDam #boat #locals #localtransport #river #green #water #slowtravel #travel #travelling #travellife #travelstyle #travelphotography #travelphoto #travelgram #traveller #hosted #WendyWuTours @wendy_wu_tours
Passing below one of the many bridges spanning the Yangtze which were built during the Three Gorges Dam project. • • • #Yangtze #YangtzeRiver #China #visitChina #explorechina #cruise #cruising #Yangtzecruise #rivercruise #ThreeGorgesDam #bridge #engineering #lookingup #cloud #cloudporn #skyporn #sky #silhouette #travelphotography #travel #travelling #travellife #traveller #travelphoto #travelgram #hosted #WendyWuTours @wendy_wu_tours
Fishing on the Yangtze’s Shennong Stream • • • #Yangtze #YangtzeRiver #China #visitChina #explorechina #cruise #cruising #cruiselife #Yangtzecruise #rivercruise #ShennongStream #locals #fishing #river #travellife #travelling #traveller #travelgram #travelphotography #travelphoto #hosted #WendyWuTours @wendy_wu_tours
A Yangtze village, at the eastern end of Wu Gorge ••• • • • #Yangtze #YangtzeRiver #WuGorge #ThreeGorges #ThreeGorgesDam #Yangtzecruise #VictoriaKaterina #riverboat #cruise #cruising #cruiselife #view #river #mountains #village #travel #travelling #traveller #travellife #travelphoto #travelgram #travelphotography #hosted #WendyWuTours @wendy_wu_tours
The first day of my Yangtze River cruise and thunderstorms bring clouds that almost cloak the colossal Three Gorges Dam ••• • • • #Yichang #ThreeGorgesDam #ThreeGorges #YangtzeRiver #Yangtze #explorechina #China #visitChina #dam #water #engineering #thunderstorm #cloud #cloudporn #weather #travelling #travellife #travel #travelgram #travelphotography #travelphoto #hosted #WendyWuTours @wendy_wu_tours
Traditional weaving in a Zhangjiajie side street. • • • #Zhangjiajie #explorechina #china #visitChina #weaving #fabric #textiles #weavingart #art #traditional #traditions #locals #travelphotography #travel #travellife #travelling #travelgram #travelphoto #hosted #WendyWuTours @wendy_wu_tours
The most amazing homemade tofu for lunch in Zhangjiajie, so fresh and silky it almost tastes like custard ... the restaurant name is Wulongshanzhai, and I can definitely recommend if you’re visiting. • • • #Zhangjiajie #visitChina #China #tofu #food #foodie #foodlover #travelfood #travelfoodie #lunch #localfood #travelphotography #travel #travellife #travelling #travelgram #travelphoto #hosted #WendyWuTours @wendy_wu_tours
China’s “Grand Canyon” a 40-minute drive from Zhangjiajie • • • #Zhangjiajie #GrandCanyon #China #VisitChina #landscape #nature #scenery #naturelover #canyon #forest #lookingdown #landscapephotography #landscapelover #travelling #travel #travellife #traveller #travelphoto #tavelohotography #travelgram #hosted #WendyWuTours @wendy_wu_tours

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