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BEST OF BRITISH
The bubbles are British in
first-class cabins aboard British
Airways flights until September.
The vintage English sparkling wine
by Bolney Wine Estate in West
Sussex complements the likes of
Scottish smoked salmon.ba.comGROUP THERAPY
This may be the nearest way to fly
in private-jet style without leaving
the business cabin. Qatar Airways’
new QSuite has removable privacy
screens, mobile video screens
and enough space to create
semi-private sanctuaries for groups
of four – perfect for families, friends
or workshopping colleagues. The
first business-class double bed inthe sky, created by adjacent lie-flat
beds, is even better. To suit the
new communal set-up, rolling out
from June this year, Qatar’s
dine-on-demand menu has been
extended to include sharing plates.
QSuite flyers also have cotton
pyjamas by The White Company
and skincare products by Italian
house Castello Monte Vibiano.PHOTOGRAPHY ALAMY (DAINTREE & TRAIN LINE) & PHIL CASTLETON (A&K WINNER) MERCHANDISING NATASHA INCHLEY (IN THE BAG) qatarairways.com
Cook’s tour of Australia
To celebrate Australia’s beauty and bounty, Abercrombie
& Kent andGTdevised the ultimate food lovers’ tour.
Yvonne Goudie had always dreamt of visiting Kangaroo Island.
It was the prime reason, she says, for entering a competition to win a 10-day luxury
food and wine tour of Australia designed by Abercrombie & Kent.
As part ofGourmet Traveller’s 50th-anniversary celebrations in November, the
competition invited readers to share their most memorable travel experience.
Goudie’s winning entry described a road trip in Far North Queensland – “The kind of
trip where people talk instead of being on devices,” she recalls.
Goudie, who lives in Port Melbourne, Victoria, hadn’t been on a holiday alone with
her husband, Max Strating, in 24 years. Their trip took them from Melbourne to the
Mornington Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, the Barossa Valley, the Daintree rainforest
and ended in Sydney. They were treated to some of Australia’s finest travel
experiences, from chef’s-table meals and tours arranged by A&K, to five-star stays at
Southern Ocean Lodge, The Louise, Silky Oaks Lodge and The Langham Sydney.
Goudie works as a consultant in international development. “I travel internationally
for work,” she says, “but this was different. It was fantastic to win something that
forced me to look in my own backyard.” One of the highlights, she says, was dinner in
the wine cellar of Appellation, the acclaimed restaurant at The Louise in the Barossa,
and a dinner at Icebergs Dining Room in Bondi. “The dessert was
afoaming creation replicating the waves of Bondi,” says
Goudie. “It was pretty special.” MAGGIE SCARDIFIELDDESTINATION DINING
AIRLINE
NEWSDAINTREE RAINFOREST.
INSET: ICEBERGS CHEF
MONTY KOLUDROVIC,
MAX STRATING AND
YVONNE GOUDIEQATAR’S QSUITEIN THE BAG
SUITCASES
These hardshell cases combine better protection
for your belongings with sleek good looks.1 RIMOWA Salsa Deluxe Cabin Multiwheel IATA trolley,
$625. barneys.com
2 RADEN The A28 Check Smart suitcase, $465.
mrporter.com
3 LOUIS VUITTON Cotteville 40 hard-sided case, $5,600.
1300 883 880
4 GLOBE-TROTTER Safari leather-trimmed fibreboard
suitcase, $2,440. net-a-porter.com
5 TUMI Short Trip aluminium suitcase, $1,430.
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