Travel

Los Angeles is a city of extremes. A place of massive mansions and devastating slums, plastic surgeons and reiki healers, celebrity home tours and organic juice bars – there’s nowhere else in the world quite like this strange and wonderful city.

A couple of months ago, Sarah Ellison took her first trip to LA to visit Hawkins NY, the US stockist of her furniture and homewares brand. Staying nearby the store in Downtown LA, she was captivated by the gritty streets, incredible architecture and mouth-watering food the area had to offer. Today, she shares her guide for the places to eat, drink, stay and shop!

It is a special kind of place that can make an inner-city location feel like a remote get-away. Granted, this Captains Cottage is located in Hobart’s CBD rather than bustling New York… but never-the-less, this site is a perfect hideaway in the middle of it all!

We chat with Kylie Breaker about finding her perfect Hobart ‘bolthole’, and sharing the historic  home with guests. Land ahoy!

After spending many a trip to Hobart staying in her husband’s former teenage bedroom, photographer Lauren Bamford decided to take accommodation matters into her own hands!

Slow Beam is the bright and brilliant outcome of one seriously talented team – interior architect Sarah Trotter of Hearth Studio with help from architect Murray Barker, photographer Lauren Bamford and  The result is a dramatic and dazzling getaway in the West Hobart bush.

Did you know there’s a tiny straw bale yurt set on 40 acres of private land just outside Melbourne?

Previously an open-air artist’s studio, ‘Alkira’ has been transformed into an eco glamping retreat set among the Emerald gumtrees.

Over the last decade, Hobart has transformed dramatically. As tourism has boomed, the once-modest city has exploded with new restaurants, cafes, galleries, shops and accommodation that make the most of all the special things Tassie has to offer.

The latest in boutique accommodation offerings is Moss, a boutique hotel located in an early 19th-century sandstone building with a rich history, positioned in the cultural heart of Hobart. We chat to the Circa Morris Nunn Architects, the team behind this impressive project, about the process. 

Earlier this year we featured Tigmi Trading’s beautiful Byron Bay store, filled with unique homewares and hand-loomed rugs. Learning the business’ backstory from founder Danielle McEwan (who was inspired by her first trip to Morrocco 15-years ago, and hasn’t stopped going back since!) got us dreaming of a trip.

A quick Google, however, revealed that planning an itinerary for this vibrant destination can be a little tricky, and très time-consuming. Never fear – Danielle has kindly offered up her must-sees of Marrakesh to get us started!

From tranquil riads to bustling cafés, here is Danielle’s guide to the Ochre City, at the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains…

We’ve been lucky to be working with talented Melbourne photographer Caitlin Mills for the past three years. Over this time she’s captured some wonderful people, spaces, places, and plates for us!

A few years before we crossed paths, a just-out-of-uni Caitlin set off overseas, ‘young and free and ready for an adventure’. She found just that, falling head-over-heels for Spain, and vowing to return.

Well, last year she did! Today, she lets us all join her on journey along Spain’s spectacular Camino de Santiago trail.

If you are feeling the city itch getting under your skin, and dreaming of days un-tethered from your phone, surrounded by nature – we have the perfect getaway inspiration for you!

We have found seven of Australia’s best enviro cabins for a weekend escape. Swap WiFi for star-gazing for a night or two with these dreamy retreats.

Do you dream of stepping away from your computer and living off grid in the bush… but know deep down that you would only last a week before craving a return to wine bars, flat whites and wifi? CABN might be the weekend escape for you.

Take an off-grid break, immerse yourself in a minimal Japanese/Scandi inspired cabin, only 1.5 hours out of Sydney in the stunning Kangaroo Valley.

This new pop-up experience is unlike anything we’ve seen before – a micro hotel room with all the creature comforts, created inside a shipping container.

Combining environmentally-friendly principles with contemporary design, Wine Down Pop Up is the latest in eco-luxe accommodation, and it’s coming to Victorian wineries from next month!