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Vamp winemaker Lisa McGuigan and Collie dog Maggie in the Hunter Valley.
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Girl power in the grape vines | Hunter Valley vignerons | Women in wine: their secret weapons

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What do these Hunter Valley winemakers bring to the table? More than you’d think! Liz Riley, viticulturist, environmentalist and wine consultant, is about to reveal the secret of her success. Soaking up a spectacular Hunter Valley vista from the cellar door of Scarborough Wine Co with Scrappy the Jack Russell trying to steal the show,…

Box of local produce from Dairy Farm Flat in regional Victoria
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If you love someone, feed them! | Culture of generosity | Lake House turns 40

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Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.

Victoria’s awarded Lake House re-writes the hospitality playbook Larissa Wolf-Tasker has had a front row seat at the theatre of food from an early age. As a child, she caught yabbies, picked strawberries, foraged for mushrooms, shook dirt from carrots, cut butter, kneaded dough and made pancakes. As the daughter of legendary restaurateurs Alla Wolf-Tasker…

Piece of Dali jewellery, The Eye of Time, in Spain's Dali Theatre Museum
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Day tripping with Dali | Barcelona dreamscape | An eye on art

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Artistic offerings in Barcelona are not confined to the city’s beating heart. In her new book, The Art Lover’s Guide to Barcelona, author and performer Ruby Boukabou plots an out-of-town speed date with Salvador Dalí. Salvador Dalí exemplified the Surrealism art movement, with all its figurative absurdity. The “mischievous provocateur” made paintings about his dreams….

Oceania Cruises' luxury ship Regatta docks at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney on December 12, 2022
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Seafaring for foodies | Dock of the day | All decked out

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Sexy and glamorous. Red carpet ready. Did someone say 'rescue fantasy'?

Small but perfectly formed, Regatta is back in Sydney and dressed to kill. Imagine you’ve arrived a little early at Jay Gatsby’s drawing room in West Egg, Long Island, ahead of a lively soiree. The marble floors are being mopped and polished to a shine; there’s the sound of carpets being vacuumed; the Christmas tree,…

The artist Niki de Saint Phalle's skeleton sculpture in Fribourg's Museum of Art and History.
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Fribourg’s quirky museums | Swiss precision | scrap metal art

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Brainy and cheeky. Witty and inventive. Always smoking hot.

Sewing machines, puppets, and scrap metal are drawcards in the pretty medieval Swiss town of Fribourg What drew me to Fribourg, located beside the Sarine River in the west of Switzerland, was not so much the Gruyère cheese, the Bénichon mustard, or the meringues with double cream. Not the famous funicular, the medieval towers, or…

Myrtha Hollenweger's butterfly-strewn Swiss flag at the Hans Erni Museum in Lucerne, part of the Typically Swiss exhibition showcasing works by the Swiss Papercut Association
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Lucerne for art lovers | Quay of life | Masters and makers

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Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.

Surrealists, cubists, pop artists, paper cutters – just a couple of days in Lucerne and you’ve met the best. Susan Skelly plots an art trail…   I’m walking along the quay by Lake Lucerne, not far from the famous wooden Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge). To my right, the postcard-pretty lake with its alpine backdrop; on my…
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Pass the pepper | new perfume notes | sizzling summer scents |

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Why pepper, lily and Cognac are on the wishlist of perfume connoisseurs This summer, luxury perfumers are drawing inspiration from the Silk Road, warm sun on citrus, 1980s pop culture, ancient opulence, heady islands like Madagascar and Sicily, and warm, after-dinner ambience. Among the new season’s surprising A-list invitees are pepper, lily, Cognac, and that…

Sydney’s new luxury pharmacy | Apothecary chic | Fragrance every which way

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A new luxury pharmacy with scent to burn and treats for pets opens on Sydney’s fashion strip There is no end to the number of ways you can appreciate a good scent. Proof was the official opening this week of Santa Maria Novella at The Intersection in Paddington (Shop 10, 2-16 Glenmore Road), a heady…

Cliffhanger, a property on the Greek island of Antiparos
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Rental as anything | private bubbles

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Keen travellers making up for lost time are seeking holiday homes that promise seclusion, mindfood and a wellbeing upskill… A dazzling Greek villa with lines sharp enough to slice haloumi … a Pacific island retreat with Tjapaltjarri on the walls … a bold new Bondi abode frocked up in perforated aluminium … The luxury holiday…

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