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A dream destination portfolio: the Editor’s Pick

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Adelaide | 10 things about the Festival City

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Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.

There’s lots to love about Adelaide right now, with new hotels, restaurants and boutiques settling in alongside old classics. Susan Skelly checks into the City of Festivals There are 10 annual festivals under Christie Anthoney’s Festivals Adelaide banner. Add to list… February/March: Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Fringe (with its atmospheric playground, the Garden of Unearthly Delights),…

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French river cruises | Viking longships | French countryside | castles and wine

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Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.

From the Mekong to the Amazon, Bordeaux to Budapest, river cruises are proving the new “nine-to-five adventure”. Longships are tapping into what seems an insatiable desire for good food, fine wines, providore markets and ancient towns along the waterways of France. Susan Skelly reports from the comfort zone. If proof were needed that river cruising…

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Sign of the Sleuth | London | West End |Sherlock Holmes

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

London’s East End got all the love in the lead up to the Olympic Games, but, reports Susan Skelly, the West End has always been a precinct of interest for sleuths. Just ask Sherlock Holmes. London W1: home to The Ritz, Claridges, The Dorchester, Brown’s Hotel, Charlotte Street and the Sanderson. One of its oldest…

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A luxurious speed date with Paris

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

The City of Light is full of spectacle and surprise. New(ish) is a 2.3km stretch on the Left Bank, given over to cyclists, walkers and families. Foodies have been talking about small, wine-focused neighbourhood restaurants: Bones, Septime, Le Verre Vol, Le Chateaubriand, Monsieur Bleu and L’Atelier Rodier. Artisanal shops are the icing on the gateau….

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First class upgrade | luxury travel |Dom Perignon vintage

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

What’s the best sound a traveller can hear? It just might be the gentle ripping up of a boarding pass at the gate. More often than not it signifies an upgrade. Turning left to First, at the pointy end of the plane, turns out to be the icing on a Barcelona holiday cake. So what…

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Hong Kong | Nurtured by neon | Shopping |Best food

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

With flights to Hong Kong from Sydney daily, reports Susan Skelly, a short break in the electropop city has never been more appealing. Just enough time to speed date the hottest eateries, be dazzled by the mega-malls, scour the alleyways for antiques and mementos and locate the cool art. The transport system is peerless, so pick…

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Cognac gets a good rap |Why Hip Hop loves Hennessy

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

The French call it the water of life and both traditionalists and hip hop arrivistes have irons in the fire at the Cognac club. On a wintry night seeking a slow flame, Sydney’s Hemmesphere nightclub is abuzz with suits, spray tans, short, short dresses and those with a nose for both eaux-de-vie – the building…

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Byron Bay | health & wellbeing | Sanctuary

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

So discreet it doesn’t even have an address, this Byron Bay retreat offers intensive tailored programs to help beat addictions. The Sanctuary Byron Bay is an enigma. Locals will tell you they’ve heard of it, those working in drug and alcohol fields talk about it with respect, but no-one can quite locate it or explain…

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Where to Stay in Tasmania | Luxury Accommodation

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

Guidebook producers and luxury travel networks alike are tipping Tasmania as the hot find. Home to art, fine food and cheeky hotels, the island inspired editor Susan Skelly to plot a short break on the east coast There’s a sense of the last frontier about Tasmania, not least because there’s not much else between you…

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