delicious Australia - March 2018

POWER PASSPORTS
Did you know that possessing an Australian
passportgrantsyouvisa-freeaccessto
171 countries? The annual Henley & Partners
indexrankspassportsaccordingtotheir
power, and Australia came in at number
seven.Amongthoseaheadofusare
Germany(firstwith177countries)and
Singapore(secondwith176).Takingatrip?
AddsomecachetwithaChristianLouboutin
passport wallet (right). barneys.com

TRAVEL NEWS

Hot destinations, cool stays, travel essentials & everything in transit.

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Situated on the seahorse-shaped island of

Jumeirah Bay, THE BULGARI RESORT DUBAI

(left) gleams even in bejewelled Dubai. Designed

by Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel, the super-luxe

resorthasover100suites,20privatevillaswithpools

andbutlers,amarinawithspacefor50yachts,anda

staggeringlybeautifulandsprawlingspa.TheItalian

architectsfavouredalow-risedesignthatisuniquein

a city of skyscraper hotels. bulgarihotels.com/dubai

2

SIERRA ESCAPE (above) in the hills outside

Mudgee brings glamping to rural NSW. Set amid

more than 100 hectares of rolling countryside,

the swank eco tent comprises an 18-square-metre

bedroomwithkingbedandaseparatebathroomwith

rain shower and freestanding bath. A wood-burning

stoveandoutdoorfirepitwillkeepyoutoasty,while

power for phones and laptops will keep you connected

–if,thatis,youcantearyourselffromtheglorious

views from the attached deck. sierraescape.com.au

CHECK IN

LODGINGS IN California’s Napa Valley

tend to be on the stuffy side. Not Calistoga

MotorLodge,aformer’40sroadsidemotel

just90minutesfromSanFranciscothat’s

beenwhimsicallytransformed.Its50rooms

stealcuesfromvintagecampervans,the

poolisdeckedoutwithgames,andyoucan

mixyourownmudbathattheplayful spa.

calistogamotorlodgeandspa.com

FashionhousesArmani,Prada

and Ralph Lauren long ago made

theleapfrompret-a-porterto

pret-a-manger. But Gucci has

one-uppedthemallbyenlisting

chef Massimo Bottura, from

three-Michelin-starred Osteria

Francescana, for its new Gucci

OsteriainFlorence.Think:cacio

epepeandmushroomrisotto,

as well as haute interpretations

of burgers and hot dogs.

GUCCI COUP

Edited by George Epaminondas @georgeepam

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<<SLEEPING BEAUTY

Made from soft mulberry silk and lightly

cushioned,thisSlipeyemaskblockslight

effectively and gently. It’s a godsend on flights

when fellow travellers neglect to switch off their

reading light or in-seat screen. net-a-porter.com

INSIDER.

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