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Top tips from one of Australia’s most successful travel influencers, Lauren Bath

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Photo: Lauren Bath Billed as Australia’s first professional Instagrammer, Lauren Bath was working as a chef when she quit her job in 2011 to follow her passion for travel photography. Six year’s later, she is one of Australia’s most powerful travel influencers , with 464,400 Instagram followers, and counting. She also runs a successful business consulting on social media to the travel industry. LAUREN’S TRAVEL TIPs Join a frequent flyer program , and try to stick to the same airline each time. Standardise your packing: having a routine and always putting things in the same place makes your packing so much faster and easier. Maintain a regular sleep schedule when you’re not travelling, and do your best to sleep on long-haul flights. Travel with snacks, especially if you have a dietary requirement. Buy a local SIM card . It’s the first thing I get at an airport. It lets me keep my friends in the loop, and allows me to access the internet, like Google Maps. Bring your camera. How did yo...

Concerns over bathroom bill effect on businesses ahead of...

SAN ANTONIO - As the Tuesday start of the special session draws near, concerns over the effects of the so-called "bathroom bill" are picking up again in the Alamo City. Supporters of the original bill, Senate Bill 6, were unable to pass it through the legislature during the regular session. Now, passing such a bill is on Gov. Greg Abbot's list of priorities for the special session. The original bill would have required people to use bathrooms in public schools and public buildings that correspond to the sex on their birth certificate and not how they identify their gender. It would have also prohibited political subdivisions , such as municipalities, from creating their own policies on bathroom or locker room access . Opponents of the bill said it discriminated against transgender people. While an identical version to SB 6 has not been filed for the special session, Rep. Ron Simmons, R-Carrollton, has filed two bills that appear to touch on the issue. The bills, House B...