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HERE AT AUSTRALIAN TRAVELLER we are in the business of showing people that Australia is a dynamic, fascinating place to explore 365 days of the year. But it is hard to deny that there is something extra special about the summer months. This is the time of year that Australia and its inhabitants come into their own, with lazy, hazy days filled with sunshine and fun melting into balmy nights best spent outside; it’s the quintessential image most people have when they think of our great southern land. It’s the reason why Max Dupain’s 1937 work Sunbaker has become so iconic of our collective national identity (although today this image would first involve lashings of sunscreen being applied) and why many of us have ingrained childhood memories of car journeys…
11 OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL SECLUDED CAMPSITES Hidden hideaways and picture-perfect retreats: we’ve scoured the country for nature’s most luxurious spots... SEARCH: ‘SECLUDED CAMPSITES’ WHY CANBERRA IS THE ULTIMATE MINI-BREAK FOR WINE LOVERS Featuring over 30 cellar doors and plenty of delectable restaurants to choose from. SEARCH: ‘CANBERRA WINE’ THE FOODIE’S GUIDE TO BYRON BAY The laid-back , boho beach town of Byron Bay has long been a hotspot for cool hunters. But now it’s trading its hippie heritage for some seriously stylish new hotels, bars and restaurants. Foodies: it’s time to get your drool on... SEARCH: ‘FOODIE’S GUIDE TO BYRON BAY’ THE MOST AMAZING AIRBNB STAYS AROUND AUSTRALIA Treehouse? Tick. Architecturally designed beach shack? Tick. Converted machinery shed on a 65-hectare farm, with chickens and wood-fired pizza oven? Triple…
Who doesn’t love an adventure with the promise of a secret beach at the end? From its pop-up restaurant hidden under a huge fig tree to luxury accommodation that will knock your socks off, Kangaroo Island is full of surprises. This beach at Stokes Bay is just one of them. A secluded and family-friendly spot, to get here you have to first pass through a natural rock tunnel: easy and signposted, albeit uneven and squeezy at times, you’ll soon find yourself spilling out onto the golden sand. The beach is protected from the surf by a natural barrier of rocks, making it a safe place for children to swim. Kangaroo Island has 540 kilometres of ruggedly beautiful coastline to explore, with 50 beaches that each have their own appeal. Don’t…
LIFESTYLE CHOICES Creatives Alexandra Heard and Heleena Trahanas have a shared background working across fashion and lifestyle publishing, with Heard now curating events for local and international brands including Iittala and Louis Vuitton, and Trahanas working as PR and marketing manager for Dinosaur Designs. With little spare time on their hands, the duo have nonetheless managed to launch Alex and Trahanas, a lifestyle brand that includes stunning jewellery pieces in collaboration with artist and designer Louise Olsen, Italian ceramics, and a capsule collection of six fashion pieces crafted in Italian aloe vera-infused linen that are insanely good to travel in and with. We asked Heleena to tell us about the genesis of Alex and Trahanas, the technology of its fashion-forward fabric and her dream destination to pack her capsule wardrobe…
RICE POPS Merivale’s busy year of relaunches and pop-ups continues with its collaboration with the team responsible for east Sydney eatery ACME (Mitch Orr, Cam Fairbairn and Sophia Thach, pictured); Kingdom of Rice will serve up Cambodian street food out of the former drive-thru at the Tennyson Hotel for a six-month spell. Exploring the intricate flavours of Khmer cuisine, the menu will feature share dishes cooked over charcoal or tossed in a wok in a setting inspired by the Southeast Asian nation’s capital of Phnom Penh, all mismatched furniture and communal tables. We put five quick questions to head chef Lillia McCabe to get a cheat sheet on Cambodian street food. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN KHMER FOOD AND OTHER SOUTHEAST ASIAN CUISINES? Khmer cuisine is really fresh, approachable…
MELBOURNE BAR BLACK PEARL HAS EARNED A PLACE ON THE LIST OF THE WORLD’S 50 BEST BARS, COMING IN AT NUMBER 30 BEHIND DRINKING DENS IN THE LIKES OF LONDON, NEW YORK, PARIS AND TOKYO. THE FITZROY INSTITUTION WAS THE ONLY AUSSIE ESTABLISHMENT TO MAKE IT INTO THE TOP 50, BUT THERE WAS A STRONG SHOWING FROM 51–100,WITH SYDNEY’S BULLETIN PLACE AND THE BAXTER INN COMING IN AT NUMBERS 75 AND 78 RESPECTIVELY, WHILE COLLINGWOOD’S ABOVE BOARD (PICTURED) CAME IN AT NUMBER 95. WORLDS50BESTBARS.COM…
