Inspiring Travel Writing from Susan Miles
Susan Miles is a travel writer and photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. Susan's articles, features and series on such diverse locations as Japan, Korea, India, Cambodia, Guam, the US, Tonga, Fiji and her home country of Australia have appeared in magazines and newspapers in Australia (The Age, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, Virgin Blue -Voyeur and Musuem Victoria Journal), Canada (The Toronto Star, Globe & Mail, The Winnipeg Free Press), The US (St Petersburg Times, Princess Cruise Magazine, Go World Travel), and the United Arab Emirates (Qatar Airlines Inflight Magazine).
Specialising in the themes of culture, art and history, Susan utilises her post-graduate research in Communication, Culture and Languages to explore both the destination and its people, their past and present in her travel writing.
As a contributor to Writers Journal (US), The New Writer (UK), The Writing Magazine (UK), and NZ Author (NZ), Susan regularly shares hints, tips and strategies on achieving publishing success as a travel writer.
Specialising in the themes of culture, art and history, Susan utilises her post-graduate research in Communication, Culture and Languages to explore both the destination and its people, their past and present in her travel writing.
As a contributor to Writers Journal (US), The New Writer (UK), The Writing Magazine (UK), and NZ Author (NZ), Susan regularly shares hints, tips and strategies on achieving publishing success as a travel writer.
Articles by Susan Miles
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Long, sad story of Yokoi's Cave
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Susan Miles
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United States
There are stories that we hear that sound too bizarre to be true. More often or not we put them down as nothing more than urban myths. However one of the joys of travel is the unexpected discovery that one of these tall tales is in fact true! I made...
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Combining Travel and Running
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Susan Miles
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France
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Provence
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My two great passions in life are travel and running. An ideal holiday for me includes running in an exotic location, or better yet, the chance to compete in a running or multisport event in another state or country. Often, though, I struggle to...
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Visiting Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
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Susan Miles
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Hawaii
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Hawaii
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Hawaii
I am embarrassed to say that it has taken three visits to the state of Hawaii to actually make it out to the island of Hawaii. But, like so many things in this glorious state, it’s not far (less than an hour flight from Oahu), is easy to...
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Yous-sa, The Cockney Cambodian Tour Guide
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Susan Miles
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Cambodia
Siem Reap, Cambodia; “Ladies and the gentleman, welcome to Angkor Wat,”. Hang on a minute, did I hear correctly?. Here I am, sweltering in the Cambodian heat, camera posed, water bottle at the ready, looking up in awe at the amazing...
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Life in Japan with the JET Programme
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Susan Miles
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Japan
A very wise person once told me, “In order to learn the truth about a country, you need to live there”. I can’t think of a country that this more aptly applies to than Japan. I am currently in the process of learning the various...
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Shopping for jewels, Cambodian style
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Susan Miles
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Cambodia
The kick off point for most international visitors to Cambodia is the neighboring country of Thailand. Here in the capital of Bangkok, tourists make the most of the discounted travel gear, clothing and variety of tour providers to organize their...
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Fiji
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Susan Miles
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Fiji
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Viti Levu
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Suva
I wonder what sort of impression I would have had of Fiji if I had followed the rest of the tourists at Nadi airport, jumped straight on a bus to Denarau Marina and caught the Tiger IV catamaran out to one of the island resorts in the Mamanuca group...
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Snorkeling the Outer Reef
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Susan Miles
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Australia
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Great Barrier Reef
Confession time. One of the world’s great natural wonders is literally on my doorstep, yet it’s taken this globe-trotting Australian half a lifetime to make it to the amazing Great Barrier Reef. In all honesty, there are coral reefs...
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Outrigger Beach Club & Spa -Palm Cove
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Susan Miles
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Australia
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Queensland
Living up to its name, the Outrigger Beach Club and Spa is the ideal oasis when exploring the Reef and Rainforest of Northern Queensland. Situated 20 minutes drive up the coastal highway from Cairns International Airport, this family friendly...
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Before You Die: Snorkeling the Reef
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Susan Miles
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Australia
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Great Barrier Reef
Before I die I want to grab my snorkel and fins and dive in to the crystal blue waters of the Great Barrier Reef. For that brief period, the noise of the outside world is blocked out and all is beautiful and perfect. Your mind is too busy taking in...