Lee Tulloch
Lee is a best-selling novelist, columnist, editor and writer. Her distinguished career stretches back more than three decades, and includes 12 years based between New York and Paris. Lee specialises in sustainable and thoughtful travel.
Opinion
Wellness holidays
Of all the massages I have experienced, this was by far the worst
It wasn’t until the morning after a very strange massage that the reasons why it was so strange became apparent.
- by Lee Tulloch
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Opinion
Paris
The best hotels in Paris are not the five-star ones
Eye-wateringly expensive in every detail, from laundry charges to cups of tea, Paris’ luxury hotels are designated “palace” hotels for a reason.
- by Lee Tulloch
Some travellers are now seeking out a different kind of ’trip’on holidays
For some, experiences such as waking up to Uluru at sunrise or sleeping in an igloo under the northern lights are simply not mind-bending enough.
- by Lee Tulloch
Trophy hunting and cutting off horns: The new path for saving animals
Poaching is rife, well-organised, and difficult to stop due to endemic corruption in many African nations; there are moves afoot to stop it.
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
Air travel
I put my dog in the hold for a flight. I swore I would never do it again
Australian airline passengers will soon, for the first time, be able to bring their pets on board with them. I’m surprised it has taken so long.
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
USA
Even Americans are getting sick of having to tip
My question is: what took them so long? Australians have not been tipping for decades.
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
Tours
My guide went above and beyond for me – he gave me his shoes
When I was in Morocco last September during the earthquake, I ran out into the street without thinking about my feet.
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
Tips & advice
Do some countries deserve our tourist dollars more than others?
When it comes to choosing a country to travel to, no nation is without sin (even Australia). Where do you draw the line?
- by Lee Tulloch
Opinion
Wellness holidays
A cold water dip is supposed to be good for you. I’ll stick with hot, thanks
It’s not that I don’t admire those people who do winter laps in sea pools. I just don’t want to be them.
- by Lee Tulloch
Reborn icon: One of France’s most famous hotels still has star power
The newly refreshed Carlton is the most famous hotel in the south of France.
- by Lee Tulloch
From polluted and steamy to clean and tranquil: A metropolis transformed
Shanghai, a city of 21 million people, is not the buzzing international destination it once was. But it’s still worth seeing.
- by Lee Tulloch