Delicious Australia – (08)August 2019

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Sleepingunderthestarryskyneedn’tmeansacrificingluxury.In October2019,&Beyond’sSossusvlei

DesertLodgein Namibiais setto re-open.Thenewconservation-drivendesignfeatures 10 expansive

suitesthatofferguestsspectacularviews.Thedesertescapeis settledin theNamibRand Nature

Reserve, one of Southern Africa’s largest private conservation areas.andbeyond.com

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Newaccommodationopeningsarefewin theEternalCity,where

crumblingancientarchitecturefeaturingCorinthiancolumns

continuesto reignovercobblestonedstreets.Andyet,theItalian

capitalhasjustwelcomedits newesthotelat thetopof themuch-

troddenSpanishSteps.RoccoForteHotelshasrevealed 104 luxuryrooms

insidean18th-centurypalazzooverlookingthecity.Theresultingstay,

Hotel de la Ville (left), is a retreat fit for an emperor.roccofortehotels.com

SMOOTH OPER ATOR

Whetheryou’retravellingforbusiness,pleasureora

specialoccasion,a durablegarmentbagcanhelpyou

arriveatyourdestinationunruffled.Keepoutfits

wrinkle-freeandreadytothrowonpost-flightwith this

sleek, gun-metal version.thedailyedited.com

IN-FLIGHTDELIGHT

Alongsidetheexcitementoftravelling

abroadis thedreadofcatchingqualitysleep

ona long-hauljourney.Slip’s‘BeautySleep

ToGo!’TravelSetincludesa comfortable

travelpillow,a silkpillowcaseanda matching

silkeyemask.Madefromluxuriouslysoft

mulberrysilk,thissetmightbethesecond-

best thingtohavinghorizontalbeds on

a flight.slip.com.au

Cruisingcuisinehassignificantlyevolvedsinceits(forgiven

butnotforgotten)erain whichmediocredisheswereserved

enmassetodispiritedanddissatisfieddiners.Now,luxury

cruiselinesareimprovingthisexperience– or,perhaps,

restoringit toitsoriginalglory– andCrystalCruisesis

leadingtheway.A 16-yearpartnershipwithlaudedchef

Nobuyuki‘Nobu’Matsuhisahasensuredguestsaboard

Crystal’sshipshavebeentreatedtorefinedJapanesefare

atsea.From2020,thosesettingsailforpolarregionson

expeditionshipCrystalEndeavourcanbeamongthefirstto

tryUmiUma& SushiBarfromtheworld-renownedchef– who

is known to appear onboard on occasion.crystalcruises.com

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