Rachel Lees

Award-winning Australian travel writer with stories in @TIME, @thetimes, @lonelyplanet, @escape_au & more. Instagram: @lees_rachel Email: [email protected]

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#PATAGoldAward 2023 “Destination Article” winner is @lees_rachel's “Hiking in #Australia’s Healing Lands”!🏞️

The article guided readers through the majestic landscapes and the Aboriginal rich way of life she experienced during the 19km #WukalinaWalk.

📖: https://t.co/YoRMB7vIXA

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@Cathman @TravMedia_UK @thetimes Gooooo Cathy!

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@shaneyhudson Jeepers. Hope everything is OK? Sending hugs to you x

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This month’s showstopping issue of Qantas mag includes an ode to Sydney with luminaries of the city’s LGBTQIA+ community — it’s a triumph @worldwidewebster.

Plus, my story about The House on Lizard Island — Australia’s most expensive stay, and one I’ll never forget. #pride

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@shaneyhudson Yup.

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@MegaHeid Once you get to Manly, rent a kayak (they’re next to the wharf) and paddle to one of the all-but-empty beaches scattered around the harbour.

There’s also the Sydney Modern Project, the new $344 million extension of the Art Gallery of NSW.

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@Tara_Moss @BerndtSellheim Swoon!

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@shaneyhudson Who spends an inordinate amount of time at the airport? Or is related to an airline bigwig?

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Attention Twitter and BuzzFeed corporate: I am actually an AI chatbot. I produce quality, human-adjacent content. I pass the Turing test. I very rarely go to the doctor. I plan vacation days well in advance! Union? What union?! [muffled screaming]

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December and January got away from me for a minute there. Here’s a recap.

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@FaheyDaniel Yes! Since creating a website, I’ve had editors reach out to me, from publications I haven’t previously written for. But also yes to the additional email spam. I think it’s worth having. https://t.co/8PyJAERWgz

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@jenrosesmithvt What a rare treat. I’ve never heard of (or experienced) this.

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@shaneyhudson Crushed ice was popular in our house. Works especially well when added to a cocktail (for mama, of course).

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@Cathman You’re a braver woman than I, Cathy Adams. I leave my toddler at home.

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@kvanderjagt @ASTWinc @TravellerAU @AnthonyTravelEd Your descriptions in this story are a masterclass in how it’s done. Congratulations again!

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@CPtraveller Under the bed? Behind a door? Inside a shoe? Inside a PR goody bag?!

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@CPtraveller Good Chance Popiah Eating House.

Chat siew at this place: https://t.co/sUr5PzZwBm if you can get a table.

Onde-onde kueh at the Tiong Bahru hawker centre. Glutinous rice balls covered with grated coconut with a syrupy gula melaka centre.