Delicious Australia – (03)March 2020

WELCOMETOOURseconddelicious. Cruisespecial.

Sincelaunchingthissisterbrandunderthedelicious. Travel

sectionlastyear,we’vebeeninundatedwithideasandrequests

formoreinformationontheburgeoningfoodiecruisingscene.

Henceourteamwaspromptlydespatched to carry out intriguing

assignmentsonthehighseas!

delicious.traveleditorSonyaGellerthadtheenviable

assignmentofvisitingGreeceandTurkeywithCelestyalCruises,

whereherexperiencefocusedmoreontheincredible

destinations.Long-timecontributorandnewMasterChefjudge

MelissaLeongembracedthesmallrivershipexperienceof

AquaMekong,wheretheresidentchefis DavidThompsonof

LongChimandNahmfame.Theiradventuretraversesthe

cuisinesoflocalvillagesthroughVietnamandCambodia,

andwecouldn’thavefoundbetterguides.

IntrepidtravellerLyndeyMilanadviseshowtomakethe

mostofa cruisein 2020in hertypicallyexhuberantstyle,

somehowmanagingtotailorher many interesting tidbits

tofitthebriefoffourpages!

Whenit cametothecover,wechosesomethinglesstraditional,

asthatseemstobethenewthemeofmoderncruising:it

continuestoreinventitself.It washardtogopastcontributing

photographerEliseHassey’sshotoftheZeinNileChateauon

Egypt’siconicriver.A romantic,floatingresidenceavailablefor

charters of up to 12 guests – now that’s a cruise for the ages!

WELCOME

Diveintothe

spectacularAegean

waterswith

Celestyal Cruises.

CRUISE

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PHOTOGRAPHY

ELISE

HASSEY,

THIS PAGE PHOTOGRAPHY: SIMON BAJADA, LUISA BRIMBLE

KerrieMcCallum,Editor-in-chief

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