🍃 If you only read three things this week...Coffee, Australia and The Faraway Place


If you only read three things this week...

  1. Why Bedouin coffee is about more than just the drink - the Lab
  2. Can we stop Australia’s famous pink lakes from disappearing? - Nat Geo
  3. The Faraway Place in America - the Lab

Hello hello!

Well, January is well underway. It's tax season time, I'm renewing my driving license and I still need to turn the light on in the day to be able to see.

Rock and roll, everyone. Rock and roll.

But that's the beauty of travel. Whether it's for real or just in my mind's eye, I can always go and visit somewhere beautiful. And so can you.

In the meantime, I've signed on for another cycling challenge. Last year, Albania.


This year? Watch this space next week.

Cheers,

Abi

This month's travel resources:

Travel tip of the month

Check your passport expiry date now. Make sure that not only do you have six months left after your next trip but that it wasn't issued more than 10 years ago (this tripped up a friend of mine lately and he couldn't board his flight.)

Check now!

Travel tools I recommend...

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Dr Abigail King

Award-winning travel writing for thoughtful travellers and busy professionals. From the founder of www.insidethetravellab.com, described by National Geographic Traveler as "essential reading" and Lonely Planet as "one of the best travel blogs in the world."

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