Australian Traveller

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Australian Traveller

ONLINE • AUSSIES are on the ROAD again, seeing the COUNTRY in a whole new LIGHT. Recapture your imagination and PREPARE to hit the HIGHWAY at australiantraveller.com

SO CHIC, SO FRENCH

WISH YOU WERE HERE • SNOWY MOUNTAINS, NSW

PILLOW TALK • CHECK IN to check out the latest, greatest and most FABULOUS new STAYS in the country.

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WINE & DINE • Dine on GREEK in Sydney, savour JAPANESE in Melbourne, and buy NATIVE bush ingredients for home.

CHEESE TOASTIES • The ULTIMATE cheese toastie is slathered with butter and grilled until GOOEY. Here are some beautifully ENGINEERED examples from AROUND the country.

BOOTS AND ALL • Having been around for well over a CENTURY, the country’s other Aussie BOOTMAKER remains resolutely TRUE to its rural ORIGINS and fifth-generation family TR ADITIONS.

BUDJ BIM NATIONAL PARK • A fascinating place carved CULTURALLY and geographically by an ancient VOLCANO, this tranquil NATIONAL PARK in Victoria has an ancient history of INDIGENOUS eel farming that earned it a WORLD HERITAGE listing.

ONCE MORE WITH FEELING • As Sydney WELCOMES the southern hemisphere’s FIRST Ace Hotel, Clare Acheson discusses the CHANGING role of BOUTIQUE city digs with INTERIOR DESIGN lead David Flack of Flack Studio, whose PASSION for joy, storytelling and human CONNECTION makes STAYING in as rewarding as going out.

Fast Five with David Flack

The surprising Victorian island road trip you will love • Phillip Island is about great food and WINE, as well as nature and wildlife such as seals, PENGUINS, whales, dolphins and BIRDLIFE.

WHAT’S ON • From midwinter FESTIVALS lighting up the city to IMMERSIVE exhibitions and performances to GOURMET gatherings, plug these CULTURAL events into your diary.

Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley: where families connect and celebrate • Planning a multi-generational, multi-family holiday? Meet the property that provides the holy trilogy of SPACE, MEANING and more than a little LUXURY.

COST OF LIVING • Sustainable LIFESTYLE brand Koskela’s new CONCEPT store, in a former submarine base north of the bridge in SYDNEY, is a study in site-specific consideration that HEROES its HARBOURSIDE location and CELEBR ATES the best of Australian design.

Round of applause • An architectural LANDMARK in Newcastle has been REINCARNATED as a vibrant HOTEL with a big PERSONALITY and remarkable VIEWS, as Novocastrian Christine Aldred DISCOVERS.

Great MARGARET RIVER drive trails • With WORLD-CLASS beaches, hidden caves and more fine PRODUCE than you can poke a fork at, a road trip through the Margaret River Region is ENTICING for all kinds of holidaymakers.

A SENSORY journey • After successfully pivoting ONLINE when needed, the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair will once again INDULGE in the art of sharing – stories, knowledge, trust and BEAUTY – when it LAUNCHES on Larrakia Country this August.

Five incredible things to do road tripping the Grampians • Find ancient ART, breathtaking landscapes, a huge WINE cellar and more on this striking route.

Camilla Freeman-Topper • The CAMILLA AND MARC co-founder and CREATIVE DIRECTOR on her Sydney SECRETS, tips for STYLISH shopping and SWITCHING off and being PRESENT while on HOLIDAY.

ULURU is waiting to welcome you • As the cooler weather beckons, head to Central Australia to experience SERENITY, adventure, ancient culture and more in the shadow of ULURU.

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