Travel with Tess

21/09/2026

Italy is my go-to country for my annual ski trip, specifically the Dolomites. And in January I'm including at stay at a property so unique and so special it's been on my list for several years.

I share more about this property in my weekly newsletter F*CK ORDINARY. YOU DESERVE FABULOUS.

It is my little black book of places to stay, eat and experience - so good, so considered, so quietly extraordinary that I keep them close. Because why would you want to go where everyone else is going?

Every week, one recommendation. Some I've experienced personally. Others are on my list. Like this one.

All are f*cking fabulous.

DM and I'll tell you more.

📸Charlotte Lapalus

11/06/2026

I must confess that I love a bath. But not all baths a made equal. This is my birthday bath! 🛀🥂

25/05/2026

I’ve just returned from Greece and I’m being asked the same question.

‘Is now a good time to travel?’

Here’s what I know after 20+ years in this industry: there is no perfect moment. Life doesn’t pause while you wait for the news cycle to calm down.

So my advice: Choose Travel.
Don’t wait for things to get easier, simpler, better. Life will always be complicated. Learn ways to travel within your means right now. Otherwise, you’ll run out of time.

🎥 🦋🐝courtesy of

08/05/2026

Choose travel.

30/04/2026

23/04/2026

Home for some days. Sumba. More to come.

21/04/2026

Bali vibes. First time. More to come.

17/04/2026

Ordinary is overcrowded. Fabulous has better views.

Comment VIEWS and I'll share the property details with you.

17/04/2026

Ordinary is overcrowded. Fabulous has better views.

Comment VIEWS and I’ll share the property details with you.

16/04/2026

Next week I head to Indonesia - surprisingly for an Australian, I've never been.

Bali first. I'm genuinely excited, but if I'm honest it's less about the scenery and more about the people. Everyone I've spoken to says the same thing - that there's a gentleness and warmth to the Balinese people.

From there I've been invited to on the island of Sumba. Remote, wild, sitting right on a coral reef with turquoise lagoons and traditional villages on its doorstep. They describe themselves as a sanctuary for the 'curious epicurean' - I mean how divine does that sound?

A lot of my clients are looking towards Asia right now, so the timing couldn't be better. And there's no better way to send someone somewhere than to go there first. More soon. 🌿