The French call it the water of life and both traditionalists and hip hop arrivistes have irons in the fire at the Cognac club. On a wintry night seeking a slow flame, Sydney’s Hemmesphere nightclub is abuzz with suits, spray tans, short, short dresses and those with a nose for both eaux-de-vie – the building…
Coffee is high science today. Karsten Ranitzsch oversees the coffee journey – from the coffee cherry to the cup – for Nespresso. Here he clinks coffee cups with Susan Skelly. Q: In Australia, many people have exceptionally high expectations of coffee, whether in a cafe, at work or at home. A: With Australians entertaining at…
As an oyster, pinctada maxima can be a little, well, inelegant. But in true ugly duckling to swan style, the treasures it produces signal Australia’s luxury credentials to the world. Susan Skelly goes to sea to witness the surgical genesis of pearly perfection. The seamless amalgam of sea and sky off Eighty Mile Beach on…
So discreet it doesn’t even have an address, this Byron Bay retreat offers intensive tailored programs to help beat addictions. The Sanctuary Byron Bay is an enigma. Locals will tell you they’ve heard of it, those working in drug and alcohol fields talk about it with respect, but no-one can quite locate it or explain…
As Cartier launches the latest iteration of its emblematic panther design, Susan Skelly explores a vast archive that is as much a reflection of 20th-century social history as it is of the premium jeweller’s sparkling gems. It’s an icy, grey, drizzling Saturday morning in Paris and the doors to the Grand Palais have just swung…
Guidebook producers and luxury travel networks alike are tipping Tasmania as the hot find. Home to art, fine food and cheeky hotels, the island inspired editor Susan Skelly to plot a short break on the east coast There’s a sense of the last frontier about Tasmania, not least because there’s not much else between you…