Lynn Gail

Perth

Travel Writer and Photographer at Freelance

Writer, photojournalist, globe-trotter to authentic cultures. Lonely Planet Collection (Getty), Robert Harding World Imagery. AIPP & ASTW

Articles

Don’t ski? Here’s how to snowshoe up mountains and slide into onsens in Tohuko, Japan

1 month ago | adventure.com | Lynn Gail

Japan’s ski slopes are world-famous for good reason. But there’s another way to explore the Japanese winter countryside… and that’s on snowshoes. Writer Lynn Gail takes a walking tour of an entirely different kind in Tohuko. I’m focused on one thing: Staying upright. My shiny, one-size-fits-all, snap-on snowshoes are the size of a small skateboard, but I’m not feeling the cool-kid vibe. It’s more a prehistoric, dinosauric moonwalk as I attempt to move forward.
Don’t ski? Here’s how to snowshoe up mountains and slide into onsens in Tohoku, Japan

1 month ago | adventure.com | Lynn Gail

Japan’s ski slopes are world-famous for good reason. But there’s another way to explore the Japanese winter countryside… and that’s on snowshoes. Writer Lynn Gail takes a walking tour of an entirely different kind in Tohoku. I’m focused on one thing: Staying upright. My shiny, one-size-fits-all, snap-on snowshoes are the size of a small skateboard, but I’m not feeling the cool-kid vibe. It’s more a prehistoric, dinosauric moonwalk as I attempt to move forward.
9 photos that will inspire you to visit Kenya

2 months ago | vacationstravel.com | Lynn Gail

Enriching culture and wildlife stir the soul in Kenya – a country based on pure authenticity. For centuries, Maasai warriors have performed the highly energetic Adumu dance. Also called the Maasai jumping dance, it’s part of Eunoto – the warriors’ rite of passage to manhood. The athletic movement takes great strength; the men jump with their arms against their sides, staying as straight as possible while only their heels can touch the ground in between leaps.
9 photos that will inspire you to visit Kenya

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Lynn Gail

“I Don’t Want To Be Your Friend” – Israel Adesanya Reveals DMs From Paulo Costa Threatening To ‘Kill’ Him for Trying To Settle UFC RivalryFormer middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya, once one of the most electrifying and outspoken figures in MMA, now finds himself at a crossroads. Riding …
Turning 'pointe' in the Maldives: A ballet retreat that moves body and soul

2 months ago | exploretravel.com.au | Lynn Gail

Body specs: smudge under five-foot, heavy runners thighs, middle-aged. I'm about to attend my first-ever ballet class and I don't quite fit the mould. It doesn't feel like a regular first-timers' session either. I've joined a ballet retreat on the heart-stopping heart-shaped Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Maldives. The teacher, Karis Scarlette, was trained by one of the world's best ballet companies, the Royal Ballet.
Add this women-only Kenya tour to your travel bucket list

Jan 24, 2025 | womensweekly.com.au | Lynn Gail

I’d like to tell you about Kenya’s heart. How it beats, its rhythm. How this welcoming East African country takes you by the hand and shows you its ways. Kenya doesn’t hold its cards close to its chest; it shares them. On a women-only Kenya tour, kindred spirits add camaraderie during a journey that reveals Kenya’s customs and savannahs. I’m watching baby elephants bound across a paddock at Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a conservation organisation in Nairobi.
The Best Things To Do In Cocos Keeling Islands

Oct 29, 2024 | australiantraveller.com | Lynn Gail

The ‘Welcome to Paradise’ brochures handed out at Cocos Keeling Islands’ airport after half a day’s travel from Perth perfectly encapsulates Australia’s most remote group of 27 islands that hang in the Indian Ocean like a sparkling tiara. One of three Australian external territories, those lucky enough to experience its unhurried landscape either stay or lose no time hurrying back; one escape to the deserted sand-draped isles isn’t nearly enough.
Your complete guide to Cocos Keeling Accommodation

Oct 28, 2024 | australiantraveller.com | Lynn Gail

You’ve scoured the internet for an untrampled nature-based destination and happened upon Cocos Keeling Islands – a tropical, coconut palm-covered horseshoe of sparkling gems, 27 of them in fact, peeking out of the Indian Ocean. With over-tourism a growing problem worldwide, Cocos Keeling, due to its size – a mere 14 square kilometres – is set to keep visitor numbers restricted. Book your beds early, accommodation is limited.
I hiked to Tiger’s Nest in Bhutan, it was all I hoped

Aug 15, 2024 | escape.com.au | Lynn Gail

Questions stream through my mind like empty carts on a rollercoaster as I stare upwards, transfixed by Paro Taktsang, Bhutan’s most dramatic Buddhist monastery. Also called the Tiger’s Nest, it clings to a sheer cliff face some 3100m above sea level. Its high, whitewashed walls appear unreachable behind clusters of low-lying clouds. With an estimated six-hour-round hike ahead, I ask myself three things. Will I be able to complete the arduous uphill ascent? Will predicted rain turn dry mud to sludge?
Why this Asian hotspot should be on everyone's bucket list

Jun 13, 2024 | exploretravel.com.au | Lynn Gail

Timeless traditions unveil the beauty of Bhutan and its people. Create a free account to read this article$0/(min cost $0) or signup to continue readingPututo!" a Bhutanese woman with a basin-bowl hairdo and a saucer-sized smile shouts at me, laughing. "What!?" I yell back, after just being invited into a lean-to by locals preparing for a festival. I'm unable to hear across the makeshift kitchen where a dozen people are stirring food in huge stock pots. Masked monks dance at Talo Tshechu festival.