International Traveller

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editor’s letter

International Traveller

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GRAPHIC CONTENT

PILLOW TALK • THE LATEST AND GREATEST HOTELS, RESORTS AND UNIQUE STAYS TO CHECK INTO AND CHECK OUT RIGHT NOW.

WHAT’S ON • FROM THE HISTORY OF DISNEY ANIMATION IN SINGAPORE TO WES ANDERSON IN MILAN, OUR CULTURAL FIXES FOR THE COMING MONTHS.

NOT TO MENTION...

HAWAI‘I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK • A VISIT TO HAWAI‘I’S ‘BIG ISLAND’ AFTER THE ERUPTION OF KILAUEA BECOMES SOMEWHAT OF A SCIENCE LESSON AS THE LAVA FLOWS PAINT A PICTURE OF THE ARCHIPELAGO’S DRAMATIC EVOLUTION.

GRAPHIC ART • A FUNKY NEW HOLIDAY VILLA ON AN ISLAND OFF AN ISLAND ESCHEWS BORING, QUIET NEUTRALS IN FAVOUR OF A RIOTOUS BLEND OF COLOUR, TEXTURE AND ART.

FLASH BACK: 1972

THE DISH

48 HOURS IN: VILNIUS • THE CAPITAL OF LITHUANIA HAS SHRUGGED OFF ITS DOWDY SOVIET CLOAK AND TRANSFORMED INTO A MODERN VIBRANT MECCA FOR ARTISTS, ENTREPRENEURS AND TECHIES. IT MARKETS ITSELF AS THE G-SPOT OF EUROPE: ‘NOBODY KNOWS WHERE IT IS, BUT WHEN YOU FIND IT, IT’S AMAZING.’ PAMELA JONES EXPLORES WHAT MAKES THIS BALTIC CITY SO PLEASURABLE.

INTO THE BLUE • Checking into the new JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa in Shaviyani atoll calls for light, dreamy pieces for sun-kissed days and balmy island nights.

SENSORY JOURNEYS • WE QUIZ ALMIRA ARMSTRONG, THE POWERHOUSE BEHIND THE AUSTRALIAN BOUTIQUE FRAGRANCE HOUSE LUMIRA, ON HER LATEST CREATION: AN INDULGENT RANGE OF SIGNATURE SCENTS EVOCATIVE OF SOME OF THE MOST EXOTIC LOCATIONS ON EARTH.

Five beauty essentials that evoke the languid allure of Morocco

WISH YOU WERE HERE

SWEET SURRENDER • AN INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE HOTEL CHAIN IMPARTS A LOCAL VIBE FILLED WITH WHIMSY AND FUN, FINDS LEIGH-ANN POW.

GOLD STANDARD • JO STEWART CHECKS INTO A DESIGN-DRIVEN LOS ANGELES HOTEL THAT MOONLIGHTS AS A RECORDING STUDIO, BAR AND SOUNDSTAGE.

CALL ME THE BREEZE • IN A SLEEPY TOWN ON MOROCCO’S WILD WEST COAST, CHLOE SACHDEV FINDS A SEASIDE GEM SERVING FRESH FISH AND A SIDE OF CREATIVITY.

LA MOUETTE ET LES DROMADAIRES • Plage de Sidi Kaouki, Essaouira, Morocco; lamouetteetlesdromadaires.com

ELLIE BULLEN • NUTRITIONIST, AUTHOR AND CREATOR OF POPULAR BLOG ELSA’S WHOLESOME LIFE, ELLIE BULLEN SHARES HOW TRAVEL INSPIRES HER VEGAN COOKING AND HER FAVOURITE PLACES IN THE WORLD TO EAT.

BLANKET POLICY • ECO-CONSCIOUS AUSSIE SISTERS SAM AND KARINA SELJAK ARE TAKING THEIR CHIC, COSY BLANKETS TO THE WORLD, HELPING TO ENSURE ITS FUTURE AT THE SAME TIME.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE STARTS HERE AND NOW

SIX PACK • MUST-HAVE TECH TO SQUEEZE INTO YOUR LUGGAGE THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE ON THE GO.

WIN • A FIVE-NIGHT STAY IN AN IMPERIAL CLUB ROOM AT ATLANTIS THE PALM IN DUBAI VALUED AT $8,000

POSTCARDS

WHERE TO GO IN 2020 • WITH A NEW YEAR OF TRAVEL ABOUT TO BEGIN, HERE WE PRESENT INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLER’S HOTSPOTS FOR 2020: THE COUNTRIES, REGIONS AND CITIES THAT WILL REWARD THE EFFORT YOU PUT INTO THEM WITH GRAND LANDSCAPES, FASCINATING TRADITIONS AND INTERESTING PEOPLE.

ALL IN GOOD TIME • BEST KNOWN FOR ITS DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE ON THE WORLD STAGE, GENEVA IS MORE THAN A DESTINATION FOR DIPLOMATS, POLITICIANS AND TIMEPIECE ENTHUSIASTS. IT IS A NATURE-AND FOOD-LOVER’S DREAM JUST WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED, FINDS KATIE CARLIN.

A Traveller’s Checklist

See the light • PART OF A GROWING TREND IN DARK TOURISM, A VISIT TO ONE OF THE WORLD’S...