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The affection that comes with familiarity versus the energy of an unfamiliar destination

Only two of the nine countries we visited in the last six months were new to us, places we hadn’t been before and were experiencing for the first time. Obviously, as travel writers, it’s inevitable that we end up returning to places time and time again, particularly as we develop expertise in certain places, as my … Read more about The affection that comes with familiarity versus the energy of an unfamiliar destination

Are you a once-in-a-lifetime traveller or a creature of habit?

by Lara Dunston

Are you a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ traveller? That is, every country you visit you consider it to be a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience and treat it as such? Do you go to a place thinking you may never get back there again so everything you do is a special adventure? Do you go with the idea that you won’t even … Read more about Are you a once-in-a-lifetime traveller or a creature of habit?

When you travel, how often do you stop to sit on the steps of a fountain?

by Lara Dunston

I did stop to smell the roses today in my uncle and aunt’s garden. There are roses just outside the French doors to the library, which has become our office for the time that we’re holed up here writing, so I have no excuse for not taking a sniff more often. And the roses are … Read more about When you travel, how often do you stop to sit on the steps of a fountain?

Dubai! Dubai! Dubai! Some tales of a city: Part 1 Once upon a time…

by Lara Dunston

At the shared taxi stand in Abu Dhabi – and other Emirati cities like Sharjah, Fujairah and Al Ain for that matter – taxi drivers yell “Dubai! Dubai! Dubai!” to let potential passengers know their destination. And of course the other drivers shout out their destinations too. But there are always more taxis heading to … Read more about Dubai! Dubai! Dubai! Some tales of a city: Part 1 Once upon a time…

The vanity portraits of today’s young ego-trippers. The focus? Forget about the journey or the destination. It’s them, themselves and their friends.

by Lara Dunston

For me, travel has always been about the destination and the journey: there and getting there. And then once there it’s about the culture and people as much as the place. But I’m wondering how important either are to today’s youngest travellers, those in their late teens to very early twenties. Driving along the Great … Read more about The vanity portraits of today’s young ego-trippers. The focus? Forget about the journey or the destination. It’s them, themselves and their friends.