It’s tucked away, but the little town of Trentham has serious street cred. An award-winning French country-style restaurant, a ramshackle timber pub, design-savvy holiday stays, great bookstore, peppering of little cafes and a genuine community feel. They call this ‘cool country’, and that’s right in so many ways. See my story in the December/January edition of Australian Traveller
A little local knowledge reveals that there’s still more to Melbourne than
meets the eye. What’s hip, what’s history and what’s hidden behind secret doors…
see the full story under Travel
True to their word, Visit California ‘Dream Big’ indeed. An entourage from the US sunshine state
welcomed Australian media and others to a fabulous night at Melbourne’s stylish, high rise restaurant Vue de Monde. Actually, looking out the twinkling lights and city towers, it felt a little like being in LA. Macadamia cocktails, truffle marshmallows, Waygu beef and divine little deconstructed pavlovas were part of an amazing meal. Guests were invited to dream big and reveal their dream trip to California. Highway One, helicopter across the Grand Canyon, tour the Napa Valley wine region, chill out in Santa Barbara, stroll Venice Beach or the Santa Monica boardwalk, spot a star in West Hollywood. almost too many choices! No doubts here… the chance to explore the mid century modern architecture, retro resorts and inimical style of Palm Springs – with the occasional martini, and tour of the Palm Springs Architecture and Design Centre, due to open in November 2014, are definitely on MY list.
Pyjama party in Palm Springs anyone?
London-based Worldwide Accom rent gorgeous London apartments, Paris pieds-a-terre
and heavenly Italian villas and apartments. Check out their website http://www.worldwide-accom.com
if you are headed to Europe, and their blog – here’s a sample…
Read the rest of this and other blogs on the Worldwide Accom website.
The international art market has had some dramatic ups and downs, particularly
since the GFC, but the Chinese art market has been especially impressive. While it
has eased back a little in line with their ‘slowing’ economy (and countries around the globe wish their
economies were as even a fraction as strong) they continue to buy back their heritage, acquiring art
and especially objects of Oriental provenance at sometimes breathtaking prices.
See Oriental Treasures in the mid year edition of Crown’s exquisitely produced Crystal magazine.
Click on the link to read the story
CRYSTAL magazine, Issue 9, 2013_Art
A month in India last year was an amazing glimpse of another world. We took some time recovering from the crazy Indian roads in the old port of Fort Kochi and the backwaters of Kerala.
48 hours in Fort Kochi appeared in International Traveller magazine March/April 2013
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See the full story International Traveller – Fort Kochi Mar-Apr 13
