Louise Southerden

Nov 9, 2024 | smh.com.au | Louise Southerden

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This story is part of the November 10 edition of Sunday Life.See all 16 stories. The cabin was all wood and windows, lumber and light. Perched on top of a hill that appeared to be made entirely of trees, it had walls as dark as chocolate and cherry-red window frames. A small metal chimney poked from its slate roof.

Aug 3, 2024 | theguardian.com | Louise Southerden

What does it mean to come home? To have a place of your own that feels safe in all the important ways? That wraps its arms around you when you arrive at the doorstep drenched in the problems of the world? For decades, whenever I thought of home, I didn’t picture the houses I’d grown up in. Instead I thought of places I’d stayed on my travels. Serene hotel rooms, rumbling ships’ cabins, hip-swaying compartments on overnight trains.

May 28, 2023 | stuff.co.nz | Louise Southerden

It's late summer, late on a sultry afternoon, when eight of us on an all-woman trip across Turkey arrive in the seaside city of Antalya after a long drive. This Turquoise Coast is spectacular, all Mediterranean cliffs towering over small perfect beaches freckled by dozens of sun umbrellas. I can't wait to wriggle my toes in the sand. Our guide, Nilufer, has other ideas. We're booked into a hammam for the afternoon, she says.

Apr 12, 2023 | smh.com.au | Louise Southerden

FLIGHT-SHAMING - FAD OR FACT? Australia is enormous and a long way from everywhere, making flights hard to avoid. The trick is to fly only when you need to and buy carbon offsets to limit your impact. WHAT'S THE ONE THING THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY NEEDS TO FIX? Airlines need to go green and accelerate the development of pollution-free fuels. It's time for them to get serious.

Apr 12, 2023 | watoday.com.au | Louise Southerden

FLIGHT-SHAMING - FAD OR FACT? Australia is enormous and a long way from everywhere, making flights hard to avoid. The trick is to fly only when you need to and buy carbon offsets to limit your impact. WHAT'S THE ONE THING THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY NEEDS TO FIX? Airlines need to go green and accelerate the development of pollution-free fuels. It's time for them to get serious. See acf.org.auWHERE ARE YOU GOING FOR YOUR NEXT HOLIDAY? To India, which I absolutely love.