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

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#travellife #travelling #travelphoto #travelphotography #travelgram #blackandwhite #chandelier @queensland @townsvillenorthqueensland @jamcorner It's almost warm enough for swimming, almost ... #Townsville #Townsvilleshines #thisisQueensland #Queensland #seeAustralia #TheStrand #beach #sand #water #waves #CoralSea #wintertime #wintersun #bluesky #travel #travelling #travellife #travelphoto #travelphotography #travelgram #thatview #coast #seaview @queensland @townsvillenorthqueensland Continuing my ice-cream tour of Townsville with a morning stop at Juliette's on The Strand... #Townsville #Townsvilleshines #thisisQueensland #Queensland #seeAustralia #TheStrand #juliettesgelato #Juliettes #gelato #icecream #food #foodporn #foodlover #foodie #strawberry #travel #travelgram #travelling #travelphoto #travelphotography #travelling #travelfoodie #travelfood @queensland @townsvillenorthqueensland North Queensland sunset ... watching the sun sink while sailing between Magnetic Island and Townsville. #Townsville #Townsvilleshines #thatview #MagneticIsland #Queensland #thisisQueensland #seeAustralia #sunset #dusk #lookingwest #redsky #cloud #cloudporn #skyporn #natureperfection #sailing #onthewater #reflection #travel #travellife #travelling #travelphotography #travelphoto #travelgram #shotoniphone @queensland @townsvillenorthqueensland Feeding Magnetic Island's rock wallabies... #MagneticIsland #Townsvilleshines #Townsville #thisisqueensland #queensland #seeAustralia #wildlife #rockwallaby #animal #animalsofinstagram #animals #animallovers #travel #travellife #travelling #travelphoto #travelphotography #travelgram @queensland @townsvillenorthqueensland Winter warm on Magnetic Island... #MagneticIsland #HorseshoeBay #Townsville #townsvilleshines #queensland #thisisqueensland #seeAustralia #CoralSea #sand #beach #palmtrees #beachlife #beachliving #beachstyle #waves #coast #coastline #oceanview #mountains #afternoonwalk #winter #wintertime #travel #travelling #travelgram #travelphoto #travelphotography #travellife #island #islandlife @townsvillenorthqueensland @queensland Delicious pulled pork for lunch at The Early Bird, in Horseshoe Bay on Magnetic Island. #MagneticIsland #TheEarlyBird #Townsville #townsvilleshines #queensland #thisisqueensland #seeAustralia #food #foodie #foodporn #foodlover #pulledpork #lunch #cafe #travel #travellife #travelling #travelgram #travelfood #travelfoodie #travelphoto #travelphotography #shotoniphone @queensland @townsvillenorthqueensland @theearlyb Poolside at Pepper's Magnetic Island... #MagneticIsland #townsvilleshines #Townsville #thisisqueensland #queensland #seeAustralia #PeppersHotels #hotellife #escapesnaps #peppersblueonblue #pool #swimmingpool #swimming #water #reflection #travel #travelling #travelgram #travellife #travelphoto #travelphotography @queensland @peppershotels @townsvillenorthqueensland @escapesnaps Morning walks in Magnetic Island. #MagneticIsland #townsvilleshines #Townsville #thisisqueensland #queensland #seeAustralia #escapesnaps #beach #waves #sand #water #rocks #naturelovers #naturelovers #nature #naturephotography #coastline #morningwalk #morninglight #travellife #travel #travelgram #travelling #travelphoto #travelphotography #cloud #cloudporn #shotoniphone @escapesnaps @townsvillenorthqueensland @queensland The morning sun hides behind Magnetic Island's magnificent hoop pines... #MagneticIsland #townsvilleshines #Townsville #thisisqueensland #queensland #seeAustralia #island #morninglight #silhouette #cloudporn #cloud #trees #onthewater #AquaScene #travel #travelling #travellife #travelgram #travelphotography #shotoniphone @aquascenecharters_ @queensland @townsvillenorthqueensland #escapesnaps @escapesnaps Visiting a quiet corner of Magnetic Island with Aqua Scene... #Townsville #townsvilleshines #MagneticIsland #RadicalBay #queensland #thisisqueensland #seeAustralia #island #beach #water #sand #rocks #granite #geology #island #naturephotography #naturelovers #natureperfection #nature #travel #travelgram #travellife #travelling #travelphoto #travelphotography #shotoniphone #AquaScene @queensland @townsvillenorthqueensland #escapesnaps @escapesnaps Morning beach walking on Magnetic Island ... thanks to Adam from Aqua Scene for bringing me to this beautiful place. #MagneticIsland #Townsville #townsvilleshines #thisisqueensland #queensland #seeAustralia #AquaScene #RadicalBay #beach #sand #waves #reflection #coast #coastline #travelling #travel #travellife #travelgram #travelphoto #travelphotography #shotoniphone #morningwalk #morninglight @townsvillenorthqueensland @queensland @aquascenecharters_ An evening sky settles on the North Queensland Coast near Townsville, with the best view from the deck of Pilgrim. #TownsvilleShines #Townsville #Queensland #thisisqueensland #SeeAustralia #MagneticIsland #coastline #onthewater #sail #sailing #sailingtrip #afternoonlight #afternoonsail #water #mountains #travel #travellife #travelgram #travelling #travelphotography #travelphoto #cloudporn #cloud #skyporn #shotoniphone #pilgrimsailing #Pilgrim @pilgrimsailing @queensland @townsvillenorthqueensland @escapesnaps #escapesnaps

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