And here we…sitting on the balcony drinking a glass of rose surveying our kingdom like a smug seagull. My ears are tuned into the rhythm of the waves. As the sun dips the Norfolk pine trees stretch their shadows. An orchestra of voices rises from below; a shriek of laughter, the odd woof, babble of children playing, chatter - life.
My welcome drink of amethyst-coloured butterfly tea with simple syrup and rosemary matches the veining that runs through the massive marble accent table in the Pullman Penrith’s hushed lobby. Talk about attention to detail. In this new hot spot, which opened two months ahead of schedule, guests and visitors will find world-class cocktails, a personalised...
It suddenly felt like the year was racing away and life was back to its hectic best (or worst?). It was time for a circuit breaker. But stuck between the need to feel new again and the lack of time to venture afar, it became clear a little staycay close to home would be the...
This past year the bright lights of New York have never felt further away. With every lockdown and border opening delay, the days when we’d jet set to the Big Apple and bask in the glow of hot new restaurants, fabulously luxe hotels and new season runway looks feels more and more like a distant...
Staycations are the new black. The challenge with Sydney is that cool hotels share similarities to Bernard Salt’s Man Drought…there’s just not enough of them to go around. Finally the big end of town are sharpening their design claws. There’s a new showgirl in tinsel town: Swissotel’s new Signature Skyline Suites. If Mr Big had...
