Tag: Oceania

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A Weekend Escape to Australia’s Central Coast

I’m ensconced in my favourite spot on a chaise longue, one of two, overlooking the beach. The early morning sky takes on a ripe apricot glow as the sun begins to climb. Sunbeams strike the…

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Norfolk Island: A Small Wonder in the Pacific

My morning stroll takes me past old ruins, pine trees and tranquil turquoise waters. In town I browse Irish linen, Venetian glass and English china, buying goods with unhurried pleasure. No…

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Beyond the Valley

The new kid on the Aussie music festival block, Beyond the Valley has made a big impact since its inception in 2014 and is fast becoming the way to celebrate the New Year in this part of the…

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A Long Weekend of Wine and Food: Gisborne

We reclined in the shade of the vines, sampling the latest vintage while studying the terroir, letting handfuls of dirt run through our fingers and learning from winemakers and grape growers…

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Ratua Private Island: Redefining Luxury

The gypsies of the sand have come out to dance on our private beach, right on cue with the setting sun. The lighting is sensational, with hues of rouge, the stage full of movement and the…

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Australia by Train: The Ghan and Indian Pacific

Australia is big. On this majestic continent, travelling by train turns those long journeying hours into a pleasant rhythm of scenery, dining and socialising. Hypnotising horizons,…

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Waiheke Island: A Wine Lover’s Playground

Waiheke’s idyllic ‘winescape’ features vineyards, winery restaurants and cellar doors overlooking the seascapes of the Hauraki Gulf and its myriad of islands. The island attracts the…

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Splore

To Splore is to dance, sing, swim, leave no trace and embark in as much merry-making festivities that a three-day festival weekend can provide. As New Zealand’s longest running music,…

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Le Méridien Île des Pins and the Sheraton Deva Resort & Spa

In the 1980s and early 90s, Club Med’s Chateau Royal ruled over Anse Vata Beach and introduced a generation of holiday-makers to the delights of France’s only remaining outpost of its…

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Unlikely Neighbours: Sydney’s Kings Cross and Potts Point

The usual surfie suspects get on the Eastern Suburbs line from Sydney’s Circular Quay station: blonde dudes with orange, glowing skin, and a quiet, dreadlocked guy in the corner, steadying…

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