Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2020 (1)

Raeson

Wategos,

Byron Bay

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herendlesscuriosityandgenerosity

ofspirit.It wasthosecharacteristics

thatinspiredthisnewcolumn,which

aimstocreatespaceforuniquevoices

andstoriestobesharedwithour

readers.WealsowelcomeAnnaHart

asournewtravelcolumnistwithher

smartandsharpinsightsintotheartof

travel.AndJessicaRiggwillbesharing

tipsfromsomeoftheworld’sbestchefs

aboutwheretoeatintheirhometowns.

Wehopetheywillprovidesome

freshinspirationandinsight,along

withallyourregularfavourites.

Happy New Year!

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hereis somethingdeeply

restorativeaboutbeing

neartheocean.Eventhe

briefestseasideencounter,

I find,hastheabilitytorestore,

resetandre-energisemymind.For

thismonth’scovershoot,wewere

luckyenoughtospenda nightup

at RaesonWategosinByronBay,

whereI foundmyselfjoinedby

twodolphinsasI enjoyeda quiet

morningcoffeeonthebeach.

If you’renotreadingthis

undertheshadeofa tropicalpalm,

hopefullythisissuewillofferyou

a summerescapeofsorts– and

inspireyoutoplanyournextcoastal

getaway.Januaryis,ofcourse,a

timeforplanningandlooking

ahead;a monthoffreshstartsand

newbeginnings.HereatGT, we

havea fewnewbeginningsofour

ownasweintroducethreenew

monthlycolumnstoourpages,

includingCommunityx Kylie.

KylieKwonghaslongbeena

sourceofinspirationtous,bothas

a chef and a thought leader, with

HoneymoonBay,Tasmania;

JordanKretchmer,writer

Thislesserknownhorseshoe-shaped

bayin Tassie’sFreycinetNationalPark

hasresplendentcrystal-clearwaters

thatwilltemptyoutodivein fora swim

• evenif it is alwaysa littlecoolerin
  this part of the world.@jordisnacks

Naoshima,Japan;

MadeleineBentley,contributor

Perchedona piersitsYayoiKusama’s

YellowPumpkinemblazonedinblack

polkadots.It’soneofthemany

sculpturesthatmakeupNaoshima’s

open-air exhibition.@madeleinebentley

FitzroyIsland,Queensland;

KarlieVerkerk,deputyeditor

Atthisislandparadise,therainforest

meetstheGreatBarrierReef.There’s

kayakingandhiking,andevena turtle

rehabilitation centre.@karlie_verkerk

Where we’ve been

Editor’s letter

PHOTOGRAPHY ALANA LANDSBERRY (PORTRAIT) & JAMES MOFFAT (RAES ON WATEGOS).

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