April 2009 Special luxury update
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Words Caroline Baum
For the style connoisseur, rarity rules: limited quantity equals limitless quality.
Sydney Diamonds: Stone immaculate
Words Caroline Baum
In the heart of Sydney’s CBD, diamonds are having an haute couture moment.
Timepieces: On the A-wrist
Words Bani McSpedden
When the high-end fashion labels started making wrist candy, desire in the watch world became a whole lot more, well, complicated.
City Guides
Singapore: Taming the Lion City
Words Daven Wu Photography Masano Kawana
Exquisite cuisine, lively bars, new restaurants and world-class shopping – there’s plenty yet to explore in Singapore.
Ask the Concierge: San Francisco
Davis Turnbull, The Orchard Garden Hotel, San Francisco, USA.
Accommodation
Aman New Delhi
Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India.
Buddha-Bar Hotel
Jakubská 649/8, Prague, Czech Republic.
The Portal Hotel
52 Astor Terrace, Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia.
The Standard New York
848 Washington Street, New York, USA.
Where I Stay: Six Senses Hideaway, Vietnam
Robert Remnant, CEO, Estates & Wines Asia Pacific, Australia & New Zealand.
Food & Drink
Five Favourite London foodie haunts
Words Jill Dupliex
Cream tea, fresh sorbetti and even a decent London latte... Jill Dupleix nominates five foodie spots in the UK capital.
London gourmet: Fun of the fare
Words Jill Dupliex Photography Nicole Rowntree
Join acclaimed food writer Jill Dupleix on a gourmet odyssey through London’s best providores, stopping for markets and food halls, foodie gifts, casual lunches and delectable picnic hampers.
Los Angeles: Espresso mojo
Words Emily Carr Photography Noah Webb
In the City of Angels, when the java jive has you in its spell, it’s good to know who’s making coffee with Italian cred
Neil Perry: Reign of terroir
Luxurious ingredients served without fuss allow the complexity, flavour and origin to shine through.
Restaurants: Sequestered Supper
Reviews by Pat Nourse, Peter Forrestal, Sue Dyson & Roger McShane, Margaret Kennedy, Christine Salins, Rita Erlich and Nigel Hopkins.
Plot, party or just eat in guaranteed seclusion at these private dining rooms around the nation.
Wine: Charge your glasses
Words Peter Forrestal
Weddings, christenings and other milestones demand the presence of a special vintage.
See & Do
Kandinsky: Driven to abstraction
Words Richard Covington
Paris plays host to the biggest showing of Kandinsky’s art in more than 30 years.
Sydney: Battle royal
Words David Levell
Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens shows its flying foxes that a roost is out of the question.
War stories
Words Paul Robinson Photography Andrew Watson
Queensland's Atherton Tableland is set with many poignant reminders of Australia's wartime past – marked by memorials, eclectic exhibitions, military museums and annual veteran get-togethers.
Escapes
Kakadu: Living the dreamtime
Words Jane Hampson Photography Jeremy Simons
Celebrating 30 years as a national park this month and renowned for its ancient rock art and some of the most diverse flora and fauna on the planet, the best way to see Kakadu is with its indigenous owners.
Nine Fine...
Shopping hotspots
A tribute to some revered retail havens.
Travel Blog
Some recent highlights from the Travel Insider blogosphere: a round-up of travel tweets from our 1000 (and growing!) Travel Insider twitter followers; the first part of a three-part series on family friendly accommodation around the globe; the ultimate Sydney girls' night out with Cosmopolitan's entertainment/online editor Lauren Smelcher; some New York neighbourhood eateries that often miss the guidebooks.
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Happy travels from the Qantas Travel Insider and the Qantas The Australian Way teams!