Australian Gourmet Traveller - (06)June 2019 (1)

GOURMET TRAVELLER 23

HongKongInternationalAirport

NamedbySkytraxastheworld’s

bestairportdiningexperiencethis

year,HongKong’shub,serving

74.7millionpassengersannually,

housesabout 100 eateries,from

caviarbarstocongeejoints.At

least 10 restaurantsareoutpostsof

brandsthatareMichelin-starredor

recommended,amongthemMaxim’s

JadeGarden,HoHungKee,Yung

KeeandHung’sDelicacies.Coming

soon:anappthatenablestransiting

passengerstopre-ordermealsfor

pick-upata nominatedtime.

BrisbaneAirport

Massiveinvestmentinthepastfew

years, including$350millionlastyear,

has vaultedthisjointdomesticand

internationalcomplexintotopranks

in this year’sSkytraxWorldAirport

Awards,chosenby13.5million

globaltravellers.Votedbestairport

in AustraliaandthePacific,Brisbane

Airporthas 160 volunteershelping

passengers 12 hoursa dayyear-round,

free airporttransfersonelectricbuses,

an impressiveartcollection,pop-up

orchestralperformances,anda

focusondisabilityservices.

SingaporeChangiAirport

Namedtheworld’sbestairportfor

theseventhconsecutiveyearby

Skytrax,thisvastcomplexis a model

ofefficiencyandresort-likefun.Just

openedis JewelChangiAirport,an

impressivedomelinkingthreeof

thefourexistingterminals.Thenew

Jewelhousestheworld’stallestindoor

waterfall(pictured),anindoorjungle

threadedwithwalkingtrails,a hotel,

andscoresofshopsandeateries.

Children’sattractionswillinclude

a hedgemazeandhammock-like

netsforbouncingandrollingin.

THREE OF THE BEST

Designedby

Osamu Saruyama,

these Hime forks

are made in Japan

by Sakamoto

Crafts, and offer

an elegant way

to handle cake

or olives. $50

for a set of five,

originaleditions.

com.au

Best in transit

These model airports deliver efficiency and pleasure in equal measure.

Rivermeetsocean

Boutiqueriver-cruiselineAquaExpeditionsis venturingintotheopen

seawithtwonewshipsonthehorizon.AquaBlu, theline’sfirstcoastal

vessel,joinsthefleetin Novemberaftera refit– it wasa Britishnaval

shipin a formerlife.Froma permanentbasein Indonesia’sfareast,

the“expedition-classyacht”with 15 suiteswillsailseven-and12-night

expeditionstoRajaAmpat,KomodoNationalParkandtheSpiceIslands.

Andin Augustnextyear,a newhigh-stylerivership,AquaNera, willbe

launchedonthePeruvianAmazon.Aquacurrentlyhastwoships,plying

theMekongandtheAmazon.aquaexpeditions.com

Temperature-controlled

“biofresh”drawersinLiebherr’s

fridgesaresaidtokeepfruit

andvegingoodshapeforthree

timeslonger thanotherfridges.

LiebherrSBSbs 7253 fridge,

$9080,home.liebherr.com

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PHOTOGRAPHY ANDREW BEZEK (PEACH MART AND KĀWI) & GETTY IMAGES (RAJA AMPAT & JEWEL CHANGI AIRPORT).

Raja Ampat,

Indonesia.