Monthly Archives: September 2015

Otahuna Canterbury luxury lodge New Zealand grand entrance
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New Zealand escape | Otahuna Lodge | Earthquake restoration

Garbo
Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.

When two earthquakes hit the city of Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island within five months of each other, historic buildings were among the casualties. But luck and dedicated custodians were on the side of the 115-year-old manor, Otahuna. Over martinis in the sophisticated lobby of Sydney’s Langham hotel last month, Hall Cannon introduced a…

Marc Newson Georg Jensen sterling silver teaset 2015
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marc newson wish-list | taking tea with georg jensen | heirloom design

Groucho
Brainy and cheeky. Witty and inventive. Always smoking hot.

A state-of-the-art watch, designer pens, and a shimmering silver tea service … Australian designer Marc Newson  continues to accessorise our lives. I don’t have a Lockheed Lounge or an Apple Watch but I do have a Marc Newson dish rack. It’s lime green with orange tips in fetching injection-molded glossy polypropylene and it has made…

Travel Well Carli Ratcliff Scandinavia bespoke tours
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The good oil on Molise | Foraging in Sweden | Hats off to Paris

Brando
Charisma and character - and just a little bit game-changing. Action!

As Sydney travel and food writer Carli Ratcliff reflects, researching bespoke travel experiences is full of unexpected finds – from olive-oil obsessed princesses to epic Scandinavian landscapes, gourmet ingredients … and a milliner’s mile of ribbon! Seeking out behind-the-scenes experiences is all in a day’s work when foraging for travel articles or putting together itineraries…

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Catalina Catch | Sydney waterfront dining | People’s Choice

Monroe
Sexy and glamorous. Red carpet ready. Did someone say 'rescue fantasy'?

Is there anything more quintessentially Sydney than lunch at Catalina? It’s like a scene from a Richard Scarry What Do People Do All Day? picture book. The laden Louise Savage Supercat ferry slides on by; striped sailing dinghies dart about the harbour like angelfish on speed; a sea plane swoops into the drink looking like…

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Unique Sydney shopping | Retail therapy | Sydney mementos

Groucho
Brainy and cheeky. Witty and inventive. Always smoking hot.

Whether the mission is memento, marking a milestone, last-minute gift or an “I deserve it” pick-me-up, these unique Sydney shops won’t let you down. Iconic Paddington store Opus reopened it doors recently after a relocation a few doors up Oxford Street and a $5 million refurb. It’s still painted green, although the 2015 version is more…

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Confessions of a perfume addict | Into the woods | 2015 fragrance trends

Monroe
Sexy and glamorous. Red carpet ready. Did someone say 'rescue fantasy'?

If you go down to the woods today … you’ll probably go tomorrow as well. Skelly Susan quizzes fragrance oracle Michael Edwards on this year’s perfume trends and why we keep buying the same scent. New on the Excess All Areas perfume shelf this week is Etat Libre d’Orange’s Tom of Finland and Memo’s eau…

Australian Marriage Equality ring Nadia Neuman Mondial limited edition
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Australian marriage equality rings | Nadia Neuman

Garbo
Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.

Support for same sex marriage has taken myriad forms, none quite so functional and symbolic as the Australian Marriage Equality rings from Australian jewellery designer Nadia Neuman. Since being launched last year, Nadia Neuman’s Australian Marriage Equality rings have been shipped to Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Numerous celebrities have worn…

Laucala island Fiji-luxury escape peninsula villa
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Paradise portfolio | Luxury escapes from Fiji to the Flinders Ranges

Monroe
Sexy and glamorous. Red carpet ready. Did someone say 'rescue fantasy'?

Overload in need of a forklift? There’s nothing more rejuvenating than the prospect of solitude, serenity and stepping back to nature. Here, some escape inspiration: from the South Australian outback, to Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef and a fabulous Fijian find. Laucala, Fiji Laucala is the island you buy if you are Dietrich Mateschitz looking for…

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