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A dream destination portfolio: the Editor’s Pick

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Collectable indigenous art | welcome to country | Australian canvas

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

Indigenous Australian artists have forged one of the most globally significant art movements. So, asks Susan Skelly, where does a collector start? At Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art this past spring, the work of Kuninjku artist John Mawurndjul had viewers criss-crossing its galleries as each new wall spied diverted attention from the last. The artist from…

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Marrakech museums | Couture culture | YSL legacy

Garbo
Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.

A public garden, two museums, cultural spaces … Yves Saint Laurent says thanks for the memories. Rarely does a guest say “Thank you for having me” quite so generously as Yves Saint Laurent did to Morocco. The French couturier and his long-time partner, Pierre Bergé, bequeathed to Marrakech a public garden (Jardin Majorelle), and two…

An overwater bure at the Anantara Kihavah resort in the Maldives
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Maldives magic | one-off wonderland | designer paradise

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

Stargazing, underwater dining, art classes, and swimming with manta rays sets one Maldivian destination apart. In the Maldives some things are a given: powdery sand, turquoise water, coral reefs, kaleidoscopic fish, dolphins, starry nights. What, then, are the points of difference in paradise? Unique selling points might be exclusive sandbars for sunset cocktails (Soneva Fushi);…

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For whom Bell toiled | phone a friend | Best Canadian Maritimes museums

Brando
Charisma and character - and just a little bit game-changing. Action!

There was more to Scottish inventor Alexander Graham Bell than the telephone, as one Canadian museum reveals If you wanted a speed date with Canadian history, the museums of the Maritimes provinces on the east coast of Canada would probably have you swiping right. Dedicated to everything from buried treasure, fishing and explosions, to Anne…

Front row seats at Soneva Jani resort in the Maldives
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Have perfume will travel | Vial trials | Kits & caboodle

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

What’s in your carry-on? Some luxurious – portable – perfumes, yes? Right now, travellers are in the sights of the perfume houses. Dinky little travel kits, slimline atomisers, and his and hers minis give jet-setters variety when they travel and ensure they don’t flout airlines’ rules on carry-on liquid limits. Travel kits are also a great…

One And Only Royal Mirage Resort Exterior And Landscape Entrance at the Palace-seven nomads danie de jager
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The gold standard | Dubai deluxe | palatial stopovers

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

The world’s most gilt-edged stopover? Nowhere is it easier to luxuriate in the good life than in Dubai where food, opulent surroundings and self indulgence are the order of the day. Susan Skelly strikes gold A digital board at the entrance to the gold souk in Dubai’s old Deira district displays the day’s trading price…

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Why Koko pops | a new Fijian paradise | Lang Walker’s home away from home

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

A passion project of billionaire Australian property developer Lang Walker, Fiji’s newest luxury resort epitomises barefoot luxury. Susan Skelly dips a toe in the water… Christopher Kenyon’s beachfront studio might be pumping with Prince’s Little Red Corvette but the canvasses surrounding him reflect every blue of a Derwent pencil set – ultramarine, teal, turquoise, aqua,…

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Saluting body and soul | tree pose | Mother Earth

Garbo
Cool, understated elegance that belies inner sparkle and sizzle.

Seeking body work, wattle seeds and Wollomi pines at Gaia Retreat & Spa in the Byron Bay hinterland With Gaia, you never lose that sense of returning to the fold. It’s like swapping medieval armour for a muslin baby wrap. This was Excess All Areas’ third visit. Last time, 2015, we were there to celebrate…

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Hanging out in Hamburg | new music landmark | G20 leaders “at leisure”?

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

  Naughty nightlife, a unique hangover cure, a new downtown quarter, and culture at 20 paces … Sunday morning coming down in Hamburg As G20 leaders gather this weekend for their 2017 summit, all eyes are on the port city of Hamburg, home to the new landmark Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall, expected to boost annual visitations of…

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Ritzy jewels | not just afternoon tea | Put a ring on it |

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

While waiting to be seated for jewel-like morsels of afternoon tea, there’s a very different menu to check out at the Ritz… There are many things the Ritz Hotel London is renowned for: the world’s best-dressed afternoon tea (five sittings, these days), a tea sommelier, the creamy white Ritz rose bespoke-bred in the Netherlands; acres…

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