Our Columnists

Ben Groundwater

Ben Groundwater

Traveller's globetrotting backpacker, Ben Groundwater, finds the good, the bad and the ugly in the world’s best destinations.

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Michael Gebicki

Michael Gebicki

Sydney-based writer and photographer, Michael Gebicki has been writing travel articles since 1982 and is Traveller's resident Tripologist.

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Lee Tulloch

Lee Tulloch

The founding editor of Harper’s Bazaar Australia, Lee lived in New York and Paris for many years and now travels frequently to satisfy an unquenchable curiosity about the world.

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Tracey Spicer

Tracey Spicer

Tracey Spicer is a writer, TV news anchor, radio broadcaster and professional kid-wrangler. As Mama Holiday, she is Traveller's resident family travel expert.

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Sally Macmillan

Sally Macmillan

Traveller's resident Cruise Director, Sally Macmillan is a relatively recent cruise convert and long-time journalist who has a serious sailing habit.

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Ute Junker

Ute Junker

A former magazine editor and TV producer, Ute Junker ran away to become a travel writer and now pursues her passions - including food, history, art, architecture and wildlife - across the globe.

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Brian Johnston

Brian Johnston

Brian Johnston seemed destined to become a travel writer and author: he is an Irishman born in Nigeria and raised in Switzerland, who has lived in Britain and China.

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Julietta Jameson

Julietta Jameson

Freelance travel writer Julietta Jameson would rather be in Rome, but her hometown Melbourne is a happy compromise.

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David Whitley

David Whitley

David Whitley is a freelance travel writer based in the UK. He has a taste for unusual experiences and oddities with a great story behind them.

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