Jetstar May 2016

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MAY 2016

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Peek behind the scenes at Sydney’s fashion week

FISHY BUSINESS

Take a stroll through the iconic Tsukiji market

SKI DOWN UNDER

Gear up for the southern snow season

DARWIN I BRIDGE CLIMBS I SUNSHINE COAST I HO CHI MINH CITY

COVER STORY

Heart

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Immerse yourself in the Northern Territory, Australia’s cultural heartland

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ON THE COVER: A boy receives a drenching during a community festival in the Northern Territory. PHOTOGRAPHY: Glenn Campbell

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contents MAY 2016

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10 i What’s on

58 i Tokyo

12 i News

Inside the iconic Tsukiji fish markets

18 i My Place Courtney Barnett’s Melbourne

21 i The shortlist Bali’s best bars

22 i HOW-To Visit a Buddhist temple

25 i Imbibe Say hello to shochu

26 i Food trend The creepy-crawly food craze

29 i bite-size City Guide

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66 i destination of the month There’s so much to discover in the Northern Territory

81 i Bridge climbs Top views from a bridge

87 i creative cool Ho Chi Minh City’s arts scene

94 i Fashion forward Mercedes Benz Fashion Week sashays into Sydney 5

100 i southern ski Get ready to embrace the new snow season

Singular Singapore

108 i Sun for the soul

35 i Beauty on the fly

Find your zen on the serene Sunshine Coast

Avant-garde nails

36 i Style

113 i cruise feature

Wear the shades of autumn

It’s goodbye to the buffet on the high seas

38 i suits you

168 i BACKPAGE

Table manners for blokes

Tales from row 57

41 i Shop IT Sydney’s Newtown

42 i health Hit it with high intensity interval training

47 i Spa & Wellness Find bliss at Byron’s Gaia

essentials 132 i Jetstar news 138 i Where we fly

50 i recipe

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A decadent tart with a twist

142 i Games and puzzles

52 i work & Play

149 i Entertainment

Meet the capitalists with a conscience

guide

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EDITORIAL

Bravo! An opportunity to say thanks

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At Jetstar we have a program where our team members can highlight the exceptional work of their colleagues.

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t’s called Bravo and it’s designed to showcase the big things, as well as the small, that our team members do every day to help you enjoy a safe and hassle-free journey with us.

Over 12 months, we receive more than 8,000 Bravo entries.

From those, my team and I have the honour of choosing annual winners: a select group whose actions represent the very best of Jetstar in their service delivery to you.

As part of their prize, our annual winners Anita and Johan from our team in New Zealand, Lisa and Jess from Australia, and Stephen, Mayu and Anand from Singapore joined Nana and Tadahiro in Tokyo for a holiday with their loved ones. It was our opportunity to say thank you.

Partners, children, parents and best friends joined our winners – many for their first trip to Japan.

I was lucky enough to spend an evening with the group and hear how passionate they are about delivering exceptional service to you. It’s on special nights like this I’m particularly proud of our team here at Jetstar, and what we are achieving together. Programs like Bravo are all part of our goal to deliver not just low fares, but also great service and fun times, too.

I hope that you might have the opportunity to meet Anita, Johan, Lisa, Jess, Stephen, Mayu, Anand, Nana or Tadahiro on your travels with us, and that you experience many Bravo moments on your journey today.

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Jayne presents Anita with a Bravo award

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Giving back

PHOTO WHO GIVES A CRAP

Sebastiao and his East Timor community have access to better sanitation thanks to Who Gives a Crap.

Meet the entrepreneurs with heart on page 52.

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LIFE I STYLE I PEOPLE I PLACES I NEWS

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Experience I WHAT’S ON

Winter’s just around the corner

May

Add these fun and fascinating things happening across the Jetstar network to your bucket list this month

Vivid Sydney 2016 27 May-18 June Sydney, New South Wales

Sydney lights up during this annual arts festival, running for an additional five days this year. Along with large-scale light installations and projections, venues around Sydney play host to a diverse range of musicians, artists and thinkers.

Perth Comedy Festival

Until 15 May Perth, Western Australia Laugh out loud as big-name Australian and international performers take to stages large and small around Perth for the state’s largest comedy event. perthcomedyfestival.com

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Noosa Food and Wine Festival

Red Wine Weekend

High Country Harvest

As the weather cools down, it’s time to rediscover reds.

Meet some of the island’s finest winemakers and sample the best of their wares at the Tasmanian Red Wine Weekend on Hobart’s picturesque waterfront. winesouth.com.au

This 10-day event celebrates autumn in Victoria’s high country. Join a long lunch in the fields, tour a local farm or get to know the locals at a Harvest Village Bonfire, a glass of mulled wine in hand as you share a yarn. highcountryharvest.com.au

21-22 May Hobart, Tasmania

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Outdoor Series

21 May Darwin, Northern Territory Timed to coincide with the start of the northern dry season, the Outdoor Series kicks off with the free, open-air Opera Gala. Some of Australia’s best voices, backed by the Darwin Symphony Orchestra, will serenade crowds under the stars on the Darwin Waterfront. dso.org.au

Sample the best of Queensland food and wine at beautiful venues and open-air pop-up restaurants.

If you’ve overindulged, stick around for the Noosa Ultimate Sports Festival (28-29 May), and run, cycle or swim the extra calories off. noosafoodwinefestival. com.au

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20-22 May Noosa, Queensland

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SOUTH EAST ASIA

Wesak Day 21 May

The most significant date in the Buddhist calendar, Wesak Day (also written as Vesak) celebrates the enlightenment and life of Gautama Buddha, the religion’s founder. In Malaysia and Singapore the day is a public holiday and floats, monks in saffron robes, and devotees with candles fill the streets.

Auckland Writers Festival

Good Beer Week 14-22 May Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland

The booming craft beer industry gets to flex its muscles as Good Beer Week rolls into pubs and restaurants around Melbourne. The Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular, or GABS, takes place over the last weekend (20-22 May) before heading off to Sydney and Auckland. goodbeerweek.com.au gabsfestival.com

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From poets to scientists, children’s writers to journalists, the wordsmiths of the world descend on Auckland for a series of thought-provoking events and workshops. writersfestival.co.nz

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EXPERIENCE Australia’s whale-watching season. Look out for Southern Right Whales off the South Australian coast and Humpback whales on the move from Tasmania all the way up to the Whitsundays.

TRY a series of pre-ski training sessions to get in top shape for the start of the southern ski season in June.

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Tasting Australia 1-8 May Adelaide, South Australia

From Adelaide’s laneways to the vineyards of the Barossa and the shores of Kangaroo Island, Tasting Australia takes a gastronomic odyssey through South Australia over eight event-filled days. tastingaustralia.com.au

Blues on Broadbeach 2016 19-22 May Broadbeach, Queensland

It’s blues by the beach at this free festival, with concerts held around the cruisy coastal suburb of Broadbeach. This year, funk and rock legend Eric Burdon will perform, along with favourite local acts including The Bamboos and Tex Perkins. bluesonbroadbeach.com

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Experience I NEWS

INTERVIEW

Q&A with Rhoda Roberts For this year’s projections we have chosen a group of artists from diverse nations whose work depicts and tells the story of the songline, from the east of Australia across the centre to the north and to the west.

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This month we celebrate our 12th birthday. With your support, we’ve come a long way!

We started out flying to just 13 airports in Australia, and now Jetstar Group can take you to more than 75 destinations across Asia Pacific and beyond.

You are one of more than 180 million passengers who’ve travelled near or far with our famous low fares since we launched in 2004.

We’re committed to offering you great value, so some of our flights have even gotten cheaper.

Back then you could fly with us from Sydney to Launceston for $109, and today those flights start from as little as $79.

Among our ever-expanding network are some of the most iconic destinations in the world, including Australia’s own Uluru. Find out why you must visit on page 78 of this month’s magazine.

Avid travellers rave about the bustling hub of Tokyo, where you may be flying today on one of our popular Narita services. We explore Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fish market in our photo essay on page 58.

While the last cherry blossoms fall in Japan, ski season is getting closer in the southern hemisphere so flick to page 100 for some winter holiday inspiration.

Thanks for choosing Jetstar today. We look forward to helping you make more memories for years to come.

Safe and happy travels,

RHODA ROBERTS, HEAD OF INDIGENOUS PROGRAMMING AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE In charge of the famous annual lighting of the Sydney Opera House sails at this year’s Vivid Festival, Rhoda shares the inspiration behind Songlines, an event that will see the Opera House transformed into a canvas for some of the First Nations’ greatest storytellers.

What does the word songline mean? Songlines are the dreaming tracks and trade routes used by Aboriginals for thousands of years. The stories of these routes have always connected clans and groups across the country. It’s the mapping and archive of who we are.

As well as marking routes on the ground, Songlines are also the paths in the sky that we as Aboriginal peoples honour.

last we are able to honour Australia’s first peoples, and having their stories and culture embedded in such a successful event says to me that Australia is truly coming to terms with who and what our culture is.

What’s been your favourite part of curating the work?

I’ve loved working with the six artists on this project – they are very contemporary in their approach but their work is informed by age-old rituals.

There’s also fun and a bit of humour, and they are all very used to working within multimediums.

It’s also been incredible being able to include the late artist Gulumbu Yunipingu. She is famous for her morning star work, which also features on the ceilings of the Musée du quai Branly, Paris.

These artists bring a new look to the Opera House that’s also steeped in the old. Clans often look at the spaces between the stars and we hope the audiences will view it from this perspective as well. I can’t wait to see it!

Songlines runs from 27 May to 18 June. vividsydney.com

David Hall, CEO, Jetstar Australia and New Zealand

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Experience I NEWS

TRENDING

ONE TO WATCH: TAKAPUNA

On point

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AUCKLAND’S Takapuna hasn’t always maximised its stunning beachside location but the North Shore suburb is fast becoming the place to be. Just 15 minutes’ drive from the CBD, it’s the city’s most relaxed urban hub.

The Main Beach strip of eateries offers the best views of Rangitoto Island, and the McKenzie’s Project retail restaurant and bar hub has mean Mexican food, stylish shops and one gorgeous garden bar.

Don’t miss the offerings from laneway Fortieth & Hurstmere – this hip new dining destination includes an espresso bar, pizzeria, Columbian

A regular visitor to Fortieth & Hurstmere, Project Paco serves up tacoinspired pancakes from its food truck. projectpaco.co.nz

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barbecue, burgers and more. Meanwhile, inthe-know fashionistas and design lovers should head straight to The Department Store, the elegant, multi-level shop with the hottest brands.

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Fortieth & Hurstmere is home to a choice of venues, including Bird on a Wire (pictured) and Kombi Coffee Espresso Bar (above).

Abseil or walk your way in!

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THRILL-SEEKERS

A new way to get lost Abseiling 100m may be a thrilling way to explore the magnificent Lost World Cave at Waitomo in New Zealand’s North Island, but if you’re not keen on such a heart-stopping approach, a new cave walk launching this month will be a welcome alternative (and still offer plenty of thrills). Instead of abseiling, visitors can now walk via a steep staircase attached to a sheer cliff before using two tyroleans (similar to zip-lines) to continue on the upper levels. CEO Nick Andreef describes it as a bit “like a cross between a bridge climb and an eco-zip tour” (but way more exciting). waitomo.co.nz

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Burgers & boutiques With the opening of the smart new St Collins Lane, the redevelopment of the former Australia on Collins, on 12 May, Melbourne’s already impressive shopping and dining has another must-do destination. And it’s not just brands and boutiques on offer. Joining the line-up of labels, including Tag Heuer, Reiss, Coach, and Furla, are some mouth-watering dining destinations. Lo Vida Mexican restaurant and Champagne bar Runya’s Room joins Neil Perry’s Burger Project, the first of his new burger concept to open outside Sydney. Neil says the project is all about “fast food with slow food values”. With beef sourced from Cape Grim in Tasmania, and housemade ice-cream, relishes and sodas and a recycling philosophy, it’s a classic burger experience with substance. “People around the world are happy to pay for something with integrity and quality,” says Neil.

“And it’s the kind of food that when you wake up you think, this is what I want to eat.”

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260 Collins Street, Melbourne. stcollinslane.com burgerproject.com

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SHOPPING

We’re loving Australian designer Catherine Manuell’s limited-edition bags and luggage (complete with matching bag tags and accessories) in beautiful patterns and colours are sure to get you in the holiday mood. catherinemanuelldesign.com

ARMCHAIR ADVENTURER Books to inspire your next trip MEET BIG-WAVE surfers in Tasmania, surfing bikie gangs in LA and the best surf photographers going around in Surf Odyssey: The Culture of Wave Riding.

In Capturing The World, award-winning photographer Nick Rains provides insight into the art

of travel photography, with tips and tricks to help you get that perfect shot on your next adventure.

From the backyard pools we splashed in as kids to wave-lashed coastal rockpools, The Pool explores how pools interweave with Australia’s cultural identity.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Capturing The World: Nick Rains, $49.99, Hardie Grant. The Pool: Architecture, Culture and Identity in Australia, edited by Amelia Holliday, Isabelle Toland and Michelle Tabet, RRP $39.95, Australian Institute of Architects. Surf Odyssey: The Culture of Wave Riding, Andrew Groves, Maximilian Funk, Sven Ehmann and Robert Klanten, RRP $95, Die Gestalten Verlag

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To celebrate Jetstar’s 12th birthday, check out 12 of our favourite destinations

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OUR GIFT TO YOU: 12 amazing destinations

to unwrap, and a great time to go 1. soak and ski in Japan

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5. meet the giants oF the Gold Coast

9. play it cool in Christchurch

Every year, the Gold Coast is treated to the spectacle of thousands of humpback whales migrating up the coast. To watch these giants breaching against the gleaming skyline, jump on a whale-watching tour, or charter your own luxury yacht. The season’s end in October is the best time to see mothers and calves on their way back to colder waters.

Great time to go: October

With some of New Zealand’s best snowfields in reach, Christchurch makes the perfect base for exploring the beautiful south island in winter. A new Flexi Pass gives you multi-day lift access to two of the most popular local slopes, Cardrona and Treble Cone. Thrill-seekers will love Treble Cone’s off-piste terrain and gnarly black runs and Cardrona’s family vibe.

Great time to go: June

6. feast on Perth

10. hang ten in Bali

From marron to finger limes, truffles to full-bodied red wines, Perth has some of the world’s best produce on its doorstep, and the foodie scene to do it justice. Prop yourself up at a trendy cocktail bar such as Varnish on King, visit a farmers’ market or dine at foodie darlings the Print Hall Dining Room and Restaurant Amuse.

Great time to go: November

Love to surf? Make your way to the Bukit Peninsula in the dry season, and thank us later.

Some of Bali’s best waves are waiting on this scenic and easily-navigated stretch in the south. From the pipelines at Padang Padang and Bingin, to the white sands of Dreamland and Balangan, just grab your board and get exploring.

Great time to go: May

7. go mad for Adelaide

11. navigate Nelson

Ornithologists rejoice, the Northern Territory is home to some of Australia’s best birdwatching. In the dry season, everything from colourful kingfishers to long-legged Brolgas can be spotted among the water lillies and paper barks of Fogg Dam Conservation Park on the Adelaide River.

Great time to go: August

In a jam-packed month known as Mad March, Adelaide plays host to the Fringe Festival, the Adelaide Festival of Arts, WomAdelaide, Clipsal 500 and the Adelaide Cup. The month is also known for its pop-up bars, such as the Fringe’s Garden of Unearthly Delights, the sprawling Royal Croquet Club and the ever-popular offerings from the Little Miss Group.

Great time to go: March

The sunniest part of New Zealand, arty Nelson sits on the fringes of the country’s only coastal national park.

Hire a kayak to navigate the turquoise waters and explore the beautiful wilds of the Abel Tasman National Park, stopping on white sand beaches and staying at campsites and huts hidden in ancient forests of manuka and black beech trees.

Great time to go: December

4. taste Uluru

8. Get arty in Hobart

12. cast off to Fiji

While the rest of Australia swelters, Tasmania plays it cool with the achingly hip MoFo festival. Dreamed up by the cultural mavericks behind the famous MONA museum, and curated by ex-Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie, this festival of music and art lets Hobart show off its creative side over 11 actionpacked days.

Great time to go: January

Seeking your own castaway experience (without sacrificing the minibar)? On the 330odd islands of the Fijian archipelago, that dream can become reality. Whether it’s family-friendly Castaway Island, couples retreat Royal Davui Island or luxury rental Dolphin Island, there are deserted beaches and swaying palms to spare.

Great time to go: April

There is no better way to finish off a day spent skiing Japan’s legendary powder than with a soak in an onsen, the thermal hot springs found all over the country. In Shibu Onsen village, home of the famous hot spring snow monkeys, you can stay in centuries-old timber ryokan, (traditional inns) many with private open-air onsen looking out to a snow-carpeted world.

Great time to go: February

2. get back to nature in Cairns

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Cairns is the gateway to the oldest living rainforest on the planet, the Daintree. Explore this national treasure with an off-road tour, reaching parts of the forest and lush Cape Tribulation only accessible by 4WD. They are many day tours available, but a multi-day guided trip will let you really immerse yourself.

Great time to go: July

3. bird is the word in Darwin

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The apparently harsh Uluru– Kata Tjuta National Park has been sustaining the Anangu people for tens of thousands of years. Discover the desert through their eyes with a SEIT bush tucker tour. Departing from Ayers Rock Resort, the tour shows you how to gather and prepare bush food, and lets you meet a few of the reptiles that call the park home.

Great time to go: September

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Northern soul Melbourne’s Northcote strikes the right note for home-grown chart-topper courtney barnett WORDS PAUL EWART

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he’s the darling of the indie world. A singersongwriter who has gone on to conquer the charts, both in Australia and overseas.

From her recent Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, to big appearances on the likes of The Ellen Show and The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Courtney Barnett is fast becoming the toast of the alternative music scene in both the UK and the US. Back on home soil, her winning streak has continued, with the singer taking home four ARIA awards, including Best Female and Best Independent Album, all while running her own successful record label. And despite her huge international success, the 28-year-old lyrical storyteller has no plans to move from the suburb, which she says has “everything I’ll ever need”.

We asked her to reveal a few of her favourite local haunts.

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PALACE WESTGARTH CINEMA

It’s the kind of place where – if you go enough – you’ll always know someone

PHOTOGRAPHY TOURISM VICTORIA, GETTY IMAGES, POONEH GHANA, MIA MCDONALD

THE NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB 301 High Street, Northcote northcotesocialclub.com “This is the best place to see live music. The acoustics are great and it’s perfectly-sized it fits around 300 people – so it’s pretty intimate, but at the same time they have really good bands. When I moved to Northcote I made a great bunch of new friends, many of them musicians, so this is a venue we’ll go to together a lot.”

THORNBURY RECORDS 591 High St, Thornbury thornburyrecords.com “I love this place. I used to live over the back fence, so I’d go every day. Nowadays, I don’t go as much, but I still live close by, so I’m there pretty regularly.

It’s cool, small and independently owned. They always source cool music and they give great advice, so when I ask them what I should buy, I’m confident they’ll suggest something good. I spend a lot of money here.”

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PENNY FARTHING 206 High St, Northcote pennyfarthingespresso.com “Though there are so many places in this area that do good coffee – this is Melbourne, after all – Penny Farthing is my favourite. They do great coffee and amazing breakfasts. Breakfast is my favourite meal, so that’s a big plus for me.

I always get a dish called “smash”, which is a poached egg on top of mashed avocado and feta, drizzled with chilli oil on sourdough.

It’s really, really good.”

JOE’S SHOE STORE 233 High St, Northcote “This is my favourite bar.

It’s a converted, old shoe store turned small bar. They play records, there’s no TV and they have a nice little courtyard too. Also, you can order pizza from the amazing Pizza Meine Liebe next door and they’ll bring it straight to you in the bar. It’s the kind of place where – if you go enough – you’ll always know someone in there.”

89 High St, Northcote palacecinemas.com.au/ cinemas/westgarth “I love coming here to watch movies, and this cinema shows a great mix of old, new and avant-garde films, plus they have some great regular events, including an annual Spanish film festival.”

MERRI CREEK Northcote moreland.vic.gov.au “I get inspired by walking and the Merri Creek trail, which runs past the train line and goes along the creek, is my favourite place to do it. It’s beautiful and I actually write a lot of songs in my head while I’m walking down this track.”

OTSUMAMI 257 High St, Northcote “Japanese is pretty much my favourite food and this is my go-to Japanese restaurant.

The decor is great and the communal tables are ideal for eating with a big group of friends.”

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RUCKERS HILL Northcote “Ruckers Hill has the best view of the city there is.

Walk down High Street from Northcote towards Westgarth and the views of the CBD are incredible. Sometimes, if it’s a bit overcast, I think it looks a bit like Gotham City. I love watching the sunset there and if there’s ever fireworks it’s amazing. I’ll come here with friends or by myself. It definitely has a special place in my heart.”

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Bali bars We’ve rounded up five of Bali’s best bars, from experimental cocktail lounges in Seminyak to sun-drenched beach clubs in Uluwatu

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1. El Kabron

3. Rock Bar

Jl. Pantai Cemongkak, Pecatu, elkabron.com A lofty 50 metres above the waves at Uluwatu, El Kabron has a chilled Mediterranean vibe, shimmering infinity pool, sun-kissed loungers and a smart tapas menu. Go Spanish with jugs of sangria, or embrace the tropics with a Black Passion Caipirinha of passionfruit, rum and black pepper.

Jl. Karang Mas Sejahtera, Jimbaran, ayanaresort.com Set on a rocky outcrop above the Indian Ocean, Rock Bar at Ayana Resort is renowned for its glam setting and jawdropping views. Up to 600 guests show up for sunset sips, so arrive early to avoid the queues, then relax with a Rock My World, made with Grand Marnier, vodka, citrus and kaffir lime.

2. Akademi Resort Jl. Petitenget No 51B, Seminyak, katamama.com Bali’s hottest new drinking destination, Akademi is set in the brand-spanking new Katamama Hotel. Helmed by award-winning mixologist Dre Masso, this cutting-edge bar showcases spice-infused arak, tropical fruits and handcrafted ceramics. Sign up for a mixology masterclass to make your own.

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4. Woobar Jl. Petitenget, Seminyak, wretreatbali.com Spend Sunday at W Retreat & Spa Bali in Seminyak. Kickstart your day with the epic brunch at Starfish Bloo, complete with free-flowing Champagne and selected cocktails. Next, sink into one of the daybeds at waterfront Woobar, home to international Djs and a cool pool scene.

5. Potato Head Beach Club Jl. Petitenget No 51B, Seminyak, ptthead.com Join the beautiful people at Potato Head Beach Club, on the water’s edge at Seminyak. Slip between the pool, breezy eateries and your cushioned daybed, sipping a Bali Jungle Bird of rum, Campari, pineapple and pomelo sherbet. Be sure to stick around for sunset, then dance on the lawn after the sun goes down.

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Experience I HOW TO

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hecking in, checking out.

Planning days. Taking pictures.

Looking at this; seeing that. You might be on holiday, but visiting a foreign country can be such a crazy-busy experience, which is exactly why visiting a Buddhist temple, a place of peace and tranquillity, can be so special.

The shape of Buddhist temples varies (from pagodas to stupas to wats) and they’re often very ornate. Some temples, like Mahabodhi in Bodh Gaya, India, are bold in design while others, like Wat Arun in Bangkok, contain intricate details.

But no matter their shape,

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the focal point will always be a shrine, with either a statue or picture of Buddha at the centre.

The Buddha was an ordinary man (called Siddhārtha Gautama) who found spiritual enlightenment 2500 years ago. He’s not a god and, while it might look as though Buddhists pray, they are actually practising meditation.

Buddhists believe nothing is fixed or permanent, actions have consequences and change is possible.

People of all religions (and of none) are usually welcome to visit Buddhist temples, and they are truly peaceful places to spend some time.

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Experience I HOW TO

Need to know we’ve got all the tips you need to make the most of your visit

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Good graces

Imagine you’re visiting your sweet old gran. You’re on your best behaviour, right? It’s the same scenario in a temple, so if you’re tempted to indulge in public displays of affection, finger-pointing, selfies or phone calls, just imagine gran’s disappointed face (and stop).

It’s all about the serenity

It’s a wrap

A singlet and shorts are great for the beach, but a visit to a temple means a modest look. Wear a t-shirt with sleeves and long shorts or carry a sarong and wrap it around your shoulders and/or waist rather than leave too much skin exposed.

Ssshh Temples are beautiful places to escape the hustle and bustle, so speak softly (or not at all). You don’t want to be the person who interrupts a monk deep in meditation.

Buddha shuffle

Show respect for Buddha statues by not touching them or turning your back to them – do a little backwards shuffle until you reach the exit.

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Peace zone

To truly appreciate the serenity, find a quiet spot to sit and soak in the atmosphere for a few minutes (or more).

Say hello

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to a monk

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Top toes

Kick off your shoes and wiggle your toes. Temples are barefoot zones. Keep things simple and wear slipon shoes, thongs or sandals.

Rather than stretching out your hand in greeting, use wai (pronounced ‘wye’) instead: press your hands together and bow as you raise your fingers towards your forehead; women should move a foot backwards and bend their knees slightly as they wai.

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Simply Irresistible TM

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Experience I IMBIBE

Japan’s way of saying Cheers!

KANPAI!

Recipe TOKYO BIRDS’ MUGI APPLE

MOVE OVER SAKE: JAPAN HAS A NEW FAVOURITE TIPPLE WORDS KRYSIA BONKOWSKI

PHOTOGRAPHY TINA WONG AND NIHONSHU SHOCHU & SAKE BAR

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hat is Japan’s national drink? If you said sake, think again. Sake sales are now outstripped in Japan by shochu, a vodka-like spirit once only found in Japan’s informal izakayas, but now the darling of its hippest cocktail bars.

Shochu is distilled with many different ingredients (mostly barley (mugi), sweet potato (imo), rice (kome), brown sugar (kokuto) or buckwheat (soba), but as varied as carrots, tomatoes and milk), is lower proof than vodka, and much more enjoyable to sip straight (with distinctly less of that burning sensation and lingering next-day regret).

High-quality shochu (or honkaku) is singledistilled, meaning the

complexities of the base ingredient remain.

Melbourne restaurateur and bar owner Andre Bishop, one of the few non-Japanese people in the world named as a Sake Samurai, explains that the earthy quality of sweet potato shochu makes it well suited to food matching, while rice shochu is fruity and aromatic, and barley shochu resembles whisky “in its palate and nose”.

Although shochu is often enjoyed neat, or with hot or cold water (oolong-hai, shochu with tea, is perfect for those winter chills), shochu is popping up in cocktails as an alternative to stronger white spirits. Yoshi Onishi, bar manager of Sydney’s Tokyo Bird, says that shochu’s “softer flavour profile” means it doesn’t overpower fresh ingredients or delicate

TRY IT HERE Tokyo Bird Enter off Belmore Lane, Surry Hills, Sydney tokyobird.com.au Nihonshu Shochu & Sake 163 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne nihonshu.com.au Sake Restaurant Locations in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane sakerestaurant.com.au flavours. At Tokyo Bird, Yoshi creates shochu highballs, chu-hai, and uses infused shochu in house cocktails. Shochu allows bartenders to add flavour without “alcohol overkill” explains Andre, adding “the earthiness that is common in most shochu works really well in savoury cocktails”. At Nihonshu Shochu & Sake Bar, a slice of Japan in Melbourne’s CBD, he uses tomato-distilled shochu in Bloody Mary cocktails.

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60ml barley mugi shochu (Yoshi uses Kakushigura from Kagoshima, Kyushu) ¼ of a Fuji apple, diced 2 tsp sugar syrup 2 tsp lemon juice

METHOD 1. Muddle diced apple in a shaker.

2. Add all other ingredients, top shaker with ice and shake hard.

3. Double strain into a cold glass.

4. Garnish with apple slices (with an optional dusting of cinnamon sugar) Leaving aside the alleged health benefits (as well as being low in calories, shochu is touted as a remedy for blood clots and thrombosis), Andre says, “drinkers in the know” outside Japan are starting to discover this versatile spirit. We’ll say kanpai to that.

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GRUB CRAWL ROASTED CRICKETS, MEALWORMS AND NATIVE ANTS ARE CRAWLING ONTO OUR MENUS AS MORE AUSTRALIAN DINERS EMBRACE THE NOTION OF EATING INSECTS WORDS LARISSA DUBECKI

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bout 7pm at Sydney’s El Topo Mexican in Bondi and the rooftop joint is jumping with beautiful people sipping tequila cocktails over jalapeno poppers, charry corncobs, and chapulines.

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to the uninitiated.

Mexican cuisine was founded on the notion of eating insects (the nation boasts more than 300 edible bug species) and El Topo manager Paolo Sossi estimates more than half the diners give the crickets a go, at least once. “Some of them shriek about it.

But on the whole people are happy to try something new.”

And why not? The crickets, marinated in chilli, lime and garlic, then roasted, are super crunchy, with enough finger-lickin’ salt to keep diners going back for more. A little like fried school prawns, really.

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Experience I FOOD TREND

Crickets are just the start when it comes to insect-eating. The trend is still in its incipient stages, but tipped to go mainstream as the world’s booming population looks for new protein sources and the adventure-loving Western world looks for its next food thrill.

On select menus around Australia you’ll find mealworms, ants, scorpions and bees. Even – and plenty of people otherwise willing to give insects a go shudder at this – cockroaches.

PHOTOS PUBLIC, JASON LOUCAS

MAIN: Sprouts and worms with chilli, and salmon ceviche with prawn crackers and black ants (below) from Public in Brisbane.

INSET: Green Ants at Noma Sydney

black ants for a hit of lemon and pepper

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Creepy carbs Creepy-crawlies are the new red meat, or possibly the new white meat.

They’re high in protein and low in carbs – perfect for the paleos in our midst – and they’re also high in essential fatty acids.

Skye Blackburn has been breeding insects for the table through her Edible Bug Shop since 2007 and has noticed a marked shift in the way people approach insects as comestibles.

“Originally we were doing novelty items like chocolate-covered crickets and lollipops with insects in them, but in the last few years I’ve seen insects make a big shift into the health and nutrition market.”

(Her tip: crickets are the most versatile because, “They’re kind of like tofu in that they don’t taste of much themselves but they soak up the flavours around them.”)

It’s not just gyms and health food shops leaping on the insect bandwagon; they’ve infiltrated highend dining as well. At Noma’s Sydney residency, chef Rene Redzepi made native green ants a much talked-about feature of his $485-a-head menu.

At Adelaide restaurant Orana, chef Jock Zonfrillo also likes using green ants on his native-ingredientfriendly degustation menu, such as his starter with palm heart and native honey. “They’ve

got a profile like kefir lime and lemongrass,” he says.

“Really zingy.”

Currently experimenting with sugar lerps – a honey-like substance secreted by psyllid bugs – Jock points out that most people have eaten bugs unwittingly, in the common red food colouring cochineal, which is derived from scale insects: “It’s all about perception. I think it’s perfectly normal (to eat insects).”

And at Brisbane bar and restaurant Public you’ll find worms (with sprouts and chilli), and salmon ceviche with black ants.

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The University of Adelaide’s Kerry Wilkinson, who is studying people’s perceptions of eating insects, believes entomophagy – as it’s officially known – will inevitably increase. “At some point we won’t be able to afford to continue eating traditional sources of protein such as cows and sheep,” Kerry says.

The adoption of an insectfriendly diet, she says, will have a lot to do with the way it’s presented.

“A lot of people are put off by having insects in front of them in insect form, so I think pasta and breads made with insect flour will become a big thing.”

Mealworm fettuccine alfredo? Now that’s food for thought.

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Experience I BITE-SIZE CITY GUIDE SINGAPORE

Singapore

CULTURE VULTURE

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SINGAPORE

NICOLE BITTAR VISITS THE ‘LION CITY’ AND DISCOVERS THERE’S NO TIME FOR SLEEPING IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST EXCITING CITIES

BREAKFAST For a classic Singaporean breakfast opt for kaya toast, a thick toasted bread served with butter and jam made from eggs, coconut milk and pandan leaves.

It’s a Singapore favourite so it’s on the menu on cafés everywhere (although you can be sure of a great version if you head to Chinatown).

Or, if you need a caffeine fix, make your first stop of the day The Providore, a café, deli, grocer and wine store at Mandarin Gallery on Orchard Road. Sit on the deck and sip a delicious doppio or caffè latte. The beans are roasted at Brother Basil Coffee Co. in Melbourne, so it’s no wonder the coffee tastes like home. theprovidore.com

PHOTOGRAPHY SINGAPORE TOURISM, ISTOCKPHOTO.COM, LAU PA SAT

MAIN: Gardens by the bay. TOP RIGHT: Peranakan Museum.

LEFT: Lau Pa Sat, hawker food stalls. BELOW: Clarke Quay diners, and INSET: Beef noodles.

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In Singapore, art fiends are truly spoiled for choice.

Don’t miss the newly minted National Gallery Singapore, housing the region’s largest public collection of modern art in the beautifully reimagined former Supreme Court and City Hall. After immersing yourself in art, take a short 10-minute walk to the Peranakan Museum, where you can find a fascinating insight into Singapore’s Chinese and Baba-Nyonyan trader roots. nationalgallery.sg peranakanmuseum.org.sg

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LUNCH Grab a taxi and head to Lau Pa Sat, one of the city’s famed hawker centres set in an historic building that once housed a wet market and is now a national monument. Local hawker food and regional Asian cusines make up the 54 food stalls, and it gets super busy from 11.30am when office workers throng the centre. Your biggest challenge will be how to choose from the intimidating array of otions. Top tip? Try the beef noodles at The Beef House (stall #17). Local legend has it that the owner has been perfecting his recipe for more than 60 years.

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A leisurely 20-minute walk from Lau Pa Sat, slip into the driver’s seat of a Ferrari F430 or Lamborghini Spyder for an adrenaline-pulsing spin with Ultimate Drive at Marina Bay Sands on the official F1 circuit. After, apply the brakes with a leisurely stroll around Singapore’s extraordinary green oasis, the Gardens by the Bay. Absorb the full city scale and the Singapore straits from an on-high botanical setting. marinabaysands.com/ shopping/ultimate-drive gardensbythebay.com.sg

Slip into the driver’s seat of a Ferrari F430 or Lamborghini Spyder

LATE AFTERNOON

TAPAS-STYLE DINNER Singapore is a truly international city, so for a taste of Europe make your way up Orchard Road (a short taxi ride or half-hour walk) and find a little slice of Spain at the intimate La Tapería at the Shaw Centre. Try the slurpable Caldereta Asturiana (Asturian fish stew) and a delectable glass of red. lataperia.com.sg

LATE-NIGHT RETAIL THERAPY Why not enjoy a post-prandial perusal of high-end retail?

Designer temples abound at VivoCity and ION Orchard (open to 10pm daily), find high street brands at Bugis Junction (10pm), chic designer wares at Mandarin Gallery (9.30pm) or check out Ngee Ann City, which includes Takashima department store (9.30pm), the vast Suntec City (10pm), and the marketstyle Mustafa Centre in Little India, open 24 hours a day, so you can shop ’til you drop. vivocity.com.sg ionorchard.com bugisjunction-mall.com.sg mandaringallery.com.sg ngeeanncity.com.sg sunteccity.com.sg mustafa.com.sg

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PHOTOGRAPHY ULTIMATE DRIVE MARINA SANDS, ISTOCKPHOTO.COM

Need some chill-time? Jump in a taxi and venture to Wine Connection at Robertson Quay. The group sources excellent international wines from the makers, meaning the quaffer is the beneficiary. The bar’s neighbouring Cheese Bar, which has more than 40 European farm cheeses on the menu, also serves a top drop. wineconnection.com.sg

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Nail it

It’s a wrap Jamberry Nails, an American company known for do-ityourself nail wraps, has just landed in Australia. jamberry.com/au

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Pimped nails turned heads during New York Fashion Week this year, but even if your job doesn’t involve strutting down the world’s catwalks, don’t lose heart, you can achieve on-trend nails (faux fur optional) at home.

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Step it up a notch and turn your nails into mini Troll Dolls complete with their trademark fluoro, fuzzy hair “Application takes five simple steps,” says Amy McPhee, Jamberry Nails’ independent consultant.

“Firstly, remove excess oil from your nail bed

using nail polish remover or rubbing alcohol. Next, heat the nail wrap using a hairdryer and as it is cooling, press the wrap onto your nail. Apply a little more heat to seal it.

Finally, trim away excess then file in a downward motion to complete the application,” she says.

“To remove, you simply soak your nails in coconut oil for a few minutes and the wraps will glide off.”

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Maybe you’ve slacked off since you dined with gran, but there are occasions when table manners matter, writes Peter Barrett

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A lot was drilled into me early by my late centenarian gran (an absolute stickler for correct fork grip) impeccable manners all the time, but knowing what to do is important. If you’re at a formal dinner, start from the outside (of your cutlery) and work your way in. The other tip is to watch what other people are doing, particularly your host.”

Ron also says: don’t cut up your food first and then use your fork as a shovel (unless you’re American); place cutlery parallel at 12 o’clock on your plate when finished

(if still eating cross them over at 45 degrees); don’t tuck your serviette into your collar; chew with your mouth closed and never speak while eating (obvious but important); avoid asking exceedingly personal questions of your dining companions; leave your jacket on (unless it’s hot and the host has given the green light); and finally, if you’re not sure about something, don’t be afraid to ask.

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use my fork as a shovel. However, in some circumstances (when eating fried rice, for example) it’s okay to hold the fork in your right hand, like a pen, and scoop your food up. use my finger to move food around. Sometimes a wayward piece of food can be tricky to place on a fork or spoon. It never excuses the use of a dirty, wayward finger. eat dessert with a fork if I’ve been given a spoon. A dessert fork is there to assist with pushing morsels of sticky date pudding onto your dessert spoon, NOT as your primary tool.

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ure, restaurant dining is super relaxed these days. But sooner or later you’ll have to dial your table manners up to formal. If you’re like me, that will induce a mild panic.

A lot was drilled into me early by my late centenarian gran (an absolute stickler for correct fork grip), but since then I’ve let myself go. To freshen up my skills I consulted a man with royal experience.

Ron Williamson is the Victorian branch secretary of the Royal Over-Seas League, a philanthropic arts organisation whose patron is none other than Her Majesty the Queen.

He’s been to many formal dinners, including at the Melbourne Club and Government House, and has attended a reception at St James’s Palace in London. Context is key, he says.

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Bohemian Newtown

The artists, artisans and designers of Sydney’s Newtown have helped create a shopping precinct that’s full of unique treasures

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4 YOSHI JONES Level 1 249 King Street yoshijones.com Yoshi Jones uses vintage kimono fabric and Japanese pop culture references in her clothes and accessories for men and women. Fabrics are sourced from Japan but the range is made and designed in Australia.

1 ROSIE BOYLAN 273 Australia Street rosieboylan.com Rosie has been creating elegant, casual straw hats for men and women for 25 years, opening her studio as a retail space in 2009. Love her work? You can also see it on the big screen in The Great Gatsby, Australia and Moulin Rouge.

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ART ON KING 199-201 King Street artonking.com The place for art supplies, stationery, books, games and gifts, look out for the cards and calendars featuring illustrations of local buildings by artist Jacqui Duncan.

Inspired? Sign up for an art class in the upstairs studio while you’re there.

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5 419a King Street allbuttons.com.au Lucy Godoroja sources buttons from all over the world, with more than 15,000 buttons in stock at any one time.

As well as colourful plastic buttons, find Swarovski crystal, glass, shell, wood, horn, coconut and leather beauties.

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MULBERRY STREET 48-50 Enmore Rd mulberrystreet vintage.com.au Puffy petticoats and waist-cinching 1950s dresses are just some of the original designer vintage and vintageinspired stock at Mulberry Street. Pearl sets and silk scarves complete the look.

3 LEO MONK HANDBAGS 417 King Street leomonkhandbags.com Leo sources soft Italian leathers for his hand-made leather bags, sandals and accessories. Find classic shades such as black and tan, as well as the bright, sumptuous colours that the store is renowned for.

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the next big hit Want to work out but a little bored by your old routine?

Georgia Rickard takes one for the team

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Ready to get fit newbie?

Colette McShane, when we speak the next day.

Colette doesn’t practice F45, but her branded workouts – available on her successful app, PT In My Pocket – are based on the same concept of High Intensity Interval Training (quick bursts of exercise, followed by short sharp rests, aka HIIT), which she also serves up at her popular Melbourne gyms, The HIIT Factories.

HIIT deserves its exalted status she says, because of the EPOC effect (Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption).

“Basically, you burn fat

Basically, you burn fat while working out, and afterwards too while working out, and afterwards too,” Colette says. “You’d be amazed at how much of an effect you can get by doing 20 minutes of HIIT, compared to 45 minutes of steady working out.”

Almost none of Colette’s app’s workouts last longer than 10 minutes and don’t need equipment so you can exercise anywhere.

But therein lies my problem. Going it

alone turns out to be a challenge, and after 14 minutes I have to stop and reward myself with a chocolate-flavoured protein bar (also not to my taste).

It’s easy to see how HIIT workouts are a hit with the gym crowd.

They are short, sharp and effective, and the endorphin rush is incredible. But for those of us less committed to our six-packs, there are less intense ways of fitting in the daily 30.

I’m going to exercise my right to stick to the yoga mat. f45training.com.au thehiitmum.com.au

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“WE HAVE A NEWBIE WITH US TODAY,” booms the perky, ponytailed instructor. The entire class, which looks intimidatingly fit, turns to stare at me. “READY TO GET FIT, NEWBIE?” “Maybe,” I quaver.

I’m at Beach Fit Bondi, a gym where, yes, the people are both fit and beachy. Like so many gyms, Beach Fit has embraced the latest fitness craze, and I’m bravely here to spend the next 45 sweaty minutes giving it a whirl.

F45 might sound like your average circuit class – it’s comprised of the usual high-burn exercises (squats, burpees and so on) but there’s a key difference: timing. In today’s class, for every 20 seconds’ exercise, we get 10 seconds’ rest.

If it sounds fast-paced, it is. You’re virtually onto the next exercise before you realise your thighs/ arms/lungs are burning, and though the last time I took a class like this has faded from memory, I’m stunned to discover that I’m actually keeping up.

A second realisation is even more shocking: with the pumping music, the endorphins flying and the competitiveness of the group, F45 is actually kind of… fun.

“Isn’t it?” enthuses

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Get a dose of Melbourne’s two great loves, sport and culture, with our action-packed itinerary EFFORT LEVEL

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1. Get ‘Tanned’ 3.8 km

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Once a horse riding track for well-heeled Melburnians, ‘the Tan’ has become of the city’s most iconic running tracks.

Joggers of all fitness levels pound the path every day, looping around the Botanic Gardens and King’s Domain. Australian running Olympian Craig Mottram holds claim to the fastest-ever lap (in 10 minutes and 12 seconds). No pressure.

2. On yer bike 12.5 km Head to Federation Square and one of the city’s bike share stations.

A bright blue bike (with free helmet) will let you share in Melbourne’s love of cycling. Head to the Yarra River and cycle east along the bike path as it loops with the river until you reach the Abbotsford Convent and Collingwood Children’s Farm.

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5. Climb the walls 300m It’s time to get your heart rate back up at the nearby Hard Rock Climbing Gym. A day pass costs $30 (plus equipment) in the glasswalled gym, where you can tackle as many of the 28 walls (up to 16m from the floor) as you’d like.

3. Art escape 5.1 km This grand former convent is now a vibrant arts and culture hub. Stop for a coffee and a wander through the grounds and on-site galleries. On the fourth Saturday of the month, you’ll catch the Slow Food Melbourne Farmers’ Market. Then hop back on the bike and pedal to the city, returning your bike at the State Library.

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Design your own delicious salad

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4. Fuel up 500m QV shopping complex has a great food court including SumoSalad, where you can design your own healthy salad, perfect for a picnic on the lawns at the State Library next door. After lunch, take a quick spin through the library to view the soaring reading rooms and peruse the free exhibitions.

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The best of Melbourne’s CBD is in the laneways and side streets. Wander past Tattersalls Lane’s trendy bars and Asian eateries, cut through Block Arcade with its mosaic floors and ornate Victorian styling, or take a selfie with the street art in Hosier Lane.

Then end your day with an Art House classic or interactive exhibit at ACMI, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.

Total distance covered:

24.2 KM Join us in our journey to make Australia a healthier place

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Marina Chetner discovers inner peace in the hills of northern New South Wales

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eep in the Byron Bay hinterland, three gongs signal the start of the yoga class. Danielle Davies, lithe in black with flowing blonde hair, sets down the gong mallet and glances at her watch.

It’s a little past 7.30am.

“Oh well, they can’t start without me,” she says and leaps into the yoga studio filled with early birds.

Long reputed for its healing energies, this north-eastern corner of New South Wales is a fertile hinterland patchworked with rows of macadamia trees, coffee plantations and fruit orchards. Gaia Retreat & Spa rests on sacred land in Bundjalung country, about a 20-minute drive from Ballina airport and

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Retreat Gaia is neither a boot camp nor a throwback to a 1980’s fat farm. “Gregg and I stumbled upon the rundown Gaia property back in 2004,” says singer/ actress Olivia NewtonJohn (her friend Gregg Cave is a co-owner, and Gaia’s general manager).

“After visiting the site, we sat and discussed over a cuppa what would we do if we bought it,” she says.

“We tossed around many ideas and thought it would be amazing to open a place that our friends could come and share with us; to have rest and peace, great organic food, therapeutic healing treatments and yoga, of course.”

Gaia’s nurturing staff, garden-to-plate cuisine

(organic and biodynamic wines are poured at dinner including Gaia’s private label), holistic treatments, and activities that range from cooking demonstrations to Qi Gong, allow guests to do as much, or as little, as they please. The freestyle approach suits creative types, stressed out bigcity execs, independent spirits looking to “reset”,

even mothers and daughters escaping Schoolies Week. Oprah is rumored to have visited.

Revive Head chef Dan Trewartha is an alchemist in the kitchen, preparing flavoursome, delicious meals that keep you feeling light. The allnatural menu makes innovative use of Byron’s abundant produce –

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don’t miss the mango and lychee breakfast pudding – and caters to individual diets. Tahini might be substituted for yoghurt, the quinoa bread is gluten free and threecourse dinners include sinless-yet-delectable desserts such as pistachio and cardamom cake with vegan coconutmacadamia cream. Meals are served in the central Kukura House, which overlooks lush banana and umbrella trees. Join the communal table, or opt to dine solo.

Plenty of spots throughout the 10-hectare property welcome quiet contemplation – a personal favourite was a day bed by the Buddha statue at Samira Lookout, the shire’s highest point, which is also believed to have been an Aboriginal women’s birthing area.

Private alcoves hug the pool and Adirondack chairs face sunset views.

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For hands-on healing, the day spa offers myriad treatments by the region’s best therapists.

My signature Kahuna massage – think soft-tofirm wavelike strokes with serpentine movements – was experienced alfresco to birdsong. The Intuitive massage with healer/masseuse Gisele Faddoul unblocked stagnant energy along my spine and a naturopathy consultation using iridology and blood analysis revealed a potassium deficiency (I’ve since curbed the caffeine) and dehydration (I’ve upped my coconut water intake). In addition, a customised Retreatment facial named for Gaia’s certified organic skincare line plumped my skin. You can choose from astrology, Chinese medicine, esoteric breast massage, sound healing meditation, and more. There’s a fitness centre, too.

Reflect After three days of clean living, meeting with gifted practitioners, and retiring nightly to my lovely villa for a rose-scented bath, I felt clear-headed and refreshed. Many moments left lasting impressions: my energy-infused Intuitive massage; seeing the Wollemi pine tree tribute to Olivia NewtonJohn’s mother (Olivia feels her mum led them to Gaia; incidentally, Gaia means “spirit of Mother Earth”); meditating at Samira Lookout; and not least, listening to Danielle’s beautiful singing of a mantra during that 90-minute yoga class.

Marina Chetner was a guest of Gaia Retreat & Spa.

DETAILS STAY A two-night package starts at $957.50 per person, twin share ($1,145 for single occupancy) and includes meals, daily morning yoga, daily retreat activities, a $250 spa voucher (per room) to spend at the Gaia Day Spa, spa gift pack on arrival and full use of all facilities. Day Spa Guests can enjoy pool, sauna and spa facilities if they book spa treatments over the value of $200. Lunch, including teas and snacks, is $35.

Gaia Retreat & Spa, 933 Fernleigh Rd, Brooklet, New South Wales. gaiaretreat.com.au

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A perfect

pear

Delaney Mes’ rustic tart starring pear, walnut and blue cheese embraces a local and seasonal ethos WORDS JUSTINE COSTIGAN

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rom lawyer to in-demand food and travel writer in a few short years, Aucklandbased Delaney Mes’ food journey began with Old Heartbreak Pie, a blog she started as a way to share her life-long love of cooking – and to help her mend a post-break-up broken heart.

The blog’s combination of personal stories and recipes quickly developed a loyal readership and eventually led to food writing offers in newspapers and magazines and a regular cooking spot on New Zealand TV’s Good Morning.

After three and a half years juggling a law career and her passion for food writing and cooking (including launching regular pop-up dinner parties), Delaney decided to quit her day job and focus full-time on food. “I realised food was a lot more exciting than law, so I decided to take a leap of faith and put myself out there,” she says.

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The gamble has paid off. Since leaving the law Delaney has forged a fulltime career as a food and food travel writer and cook. Her love of simple, in-season recipes has struck a chord.

“I’m hugely driven by what’s in season and I like to know where food comes from,” she says.

A fan of British chef, TV presenter and cookbook author Yottam Ottolenghi, she loves his focus on vegetables, spices, nuts and herbs. But she’s also hugely influenced by home-grown New Zealand produce.

“I love it when friends go fishing and hunting and come back with local fish and scallops or venison.

We’re so lucky here in New Zealand that so much great produce is right on our doorstep,” she says.

Using ingredients in season right now, try Delaney’s simple recipe (right) and celebrate all that’s great about autumn. delaneymes.com

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Ingredients For the tart • 1 egg, beaten • 1 tbsp thick natural yoghurt (or substitute with mascarpone or sour cream) • 2 pears, use a firm variety such as beurre bosc • ¼ cup walnut chunks • 100g gorgonzola cheese • 1 tbsp runny honey • 1 portion spelt flour pastry (recipe below) or two sheets of shortcrust frozen pastry, slightly defrosted For the spelt flour pastry • 2 cups spelt flour • 1 tsp salt • 1 cup butter, cut into cubes (as cold as possible – I put mine in the freezer briefly before using) • ¼ cup cold water

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PEAR AND GORGONZOLA TART WITH WALNUTS AND HONEY This tart is a simple one, made with a spelt flour pastry (or use a store-bought pastry). It walks a fine line between sweet and savoury, but goes perfectly with a large green salad for a casual lunch.

method • Combine flour and salt in a bowl. Cut in the butter using a knife, then mix with your fingertips until crumbly.

• Stir in the water, and work into a dough. When the dough is in a smooth ball, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of 20 minutes.

To make the tart • If you’ve made the spelt pastry, press it out on to a sheet of baking paper on your baking tray, and roll into a large circle or rectangle, about 1/2 cm thick.

If using store-bought sheets, roll them out on the baking paper lined baking tray and cut into your desired shape, (joining the sheets if necessary).

• Whisk together the egg and the yoghurt and spread on the dough, leaving a 5cm border.

• Cut the pears into thin slices, and fan them on the top of the mixture.

• Sprinkle over the walnuts and the gorgonzola, then roughly fold up the edges of the dough onto the pear to create a pastry border.

• Bake in a 180C oven until golden – about 20 minutes.

Remove from oven and drizzle the honey over the tart. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

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conscious Abolish world poverty, just by buying stuff ? Welcome to conscious capitalism – where what you buy makes someone else’s life better WORDS JAYNE D’ARCY

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hankyou began by selling water.

Buy a bottle and provide safe water to someone in need (around 200,000 people so far).

But then Thankyou did a remarkable thing. It encouraged consumers to ask Woolworths and Coles to stock three categories of Thankyou products in stores. “That was a huge risk,” says co-founder and managing director Daniel Flynn. “We were putting the two biggest retailers who hate each other in the same sentence. We were trying to launch three categories – water, food and body care – in the supermarkets, but we saw all products (14 of them) on the shelves within a month. It worked better than any product launch has ever worked in Australia.” And people loved it. Thankyou hand wash outsells all leading and generic brands.

Daniel called on people power again in March, selling his new book Chapter One, on a pay-what-you-want basis to raise capital for their next phase: Thankyou baby products (including nappies), and a New

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Zealand launch. The aim? Crowd funding of $1.2 million (which they smashed by $200,000).

When you buy a piece of Yoobi stationery, they give one to a classroom in need.

Giving back The “give” mindset is shared by many social entrepreneurs and is critical to success. It’s how Lance Kalish, Yoobi co-founder, explains his stationery business: “We started as a “give” company, not a not-forprofit, but a company in which the notion of “give” is absolutely tied with the essence and the foundation of the brand.”

The idea originated from Lance and his cofounder’s experience of schooling their children in America. “We discovered that teachers were forking out on average US$500 of their own money to purchase school supplies for their students,” says Lance. Armed with this, and the “you buy one, we give one” financial model, they approached retailer Target. “Target (US) loved the concept. They gave us opening orders for 2000 stores. That enabled us to manufacture items at an economy of scale that enabled us to give products away and still have a financially

We started as a “give” company, not a not-for-profit company viable company.”

Now Sydney-based, Lance used the same method to launch Yoobi in Australian Officeworks last November. Here, the Smith Family distributes a 425-item classroom stationery pack, which Lance says has “all the stuff a teacher would spend their money on.

Essentially, when we sell a Yoobi item, we put an item into the pack.”

Giving a crap “How can we all make decisions every day that are more beneficial to other people?” asks Shebeen and Who Gives A Crap co-founder Simon Griffiths. Shebeen is a bar on Melbourne’s Manchester Lane that sends all of its profits to the developing world.

Who Gives A Crap was Simon’s second innovation – developed

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Thankyou helped Cristine and her family in Kenya

Who Gives A Crap’s Simon Griffiths working with Anito and Marcos in East Timor to build toilets for the community.

Five more that give back

Christine and her family benefited from a World Vision food assistance program funded

by Thankyou including a skills training program that has helped her improve her farm and launch a new business.

in his search for a product that everybody uses.

Not surprisingly, given its name, he settled on recycled toilet paper, albeit paper wrapped up in pretty packaging, and has since expanded to paper towels and tissue.

Half of the profits go to WaterAid, an NGO that provides access worldwide to safe water, sanitation and hygiene.

Simon is not expecting global dominance of the toilet paper industry, but hopes to lead by

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example. “We can show that it is possible to do great things while also turning a profit and being successful from a financial perspective,” he says. His goal? “Hopefully attracting hundreds of thousands more people to think about doing this type of business model.

That’s ultimately what’s going to have the greatest impact.” thankyou.co yoobi.com.au shebeen.com.au whogivesacrap.org

TOMS US-based Toms is a one-for-one company, giving one pair of shoes (and now glasses) for each pair purchased. toms.com ZAMBRERO Zambrero’s plate-for-plate concept gives a meal to someone in need (via Stop Hunger Now) for every burrito or bowl purchased in their restaurants. zambrero.com BABY TERESA For every cute organic outift purchased, Baby Teresa gives a baby outfit to an infant in need. baby-teresa.com POSITIVE PANTS For each pair of women’s underpants bought, Positive Pants donates a pair to a woman in need. With Buy Undies, Give Undies, men can set up a subscription and get three pairs of undies home delivered three times a year. positivepants.com.au buyundiesgiveundies.com HERO CONDOM For every Hero Condom sold in Australia, one is donated to a developing country to fight HIV/AIDS. herocondoms.com.au

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Baby on

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Practised family traveller Jayne D’Arcy knows how to make it an adventure you’ll all enjoy

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New worlds to explore

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here you are, in the back of the plane, surrounded by kids screaming their little lungs out. “Oh no!” you think to yourself. “How did this happen to me?”

One problem: they’re your screaming children.

Let’s look on the bright side first. Travelling with children takes you out of the mundane day-today routines and into something entirely, and excitingly, new. There are new beds to jump on, new types of transport to negotiate and new people to meet. It’s a great way to get to know your kids better, no matter how little they are, and it’s fun seeing how they respond to new things, like tropical fish, snow or undivided attention from the locals (countries including Thailand and

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• Relying on travel insurance through your credit card? Check that you are all completely covered as some require a minimum pre-trip spend per person.

Fiji are tops for that).

But a bigger entourage does require extra planning and consideration.

Things to check: • Are their passports valid?

Take photocopies too.

• Will you and your children need vaccinations/medication for your destinations?

Are they too young for them? If they are, check with your GP in advance, so you can change your travel destination. Or if you are good to go, get the vaccinations done early, so that they are out of the way.

• Don’t forget to check your travel insurance policy – some individual policies cover dependant children (check the policy for age limits). If you’re travelling with children or partners make sure everyone is covered under a policy.

• Pack travelling kids a wardrobe of stain-hiding, dark-coloured clothes.

• Avoid taking precious items – will the ‘brother/ sister’ of a favourite teddy do?

• Pack a notebook and coloured pencils for those unavoidable waiting times.

• Will your destination have your kids’ favourite formula/nappies/muesli bars? Unsure? BYO. • Will you need to bring/ hire a car seat?

• Do you really need your jumbo pusher? Can you buy a cheap stroller at your destination?

On the road: • Slow it down a notch.

Dedicate a few hours a day to the kids. Play in a playground, or just kick back in the hotel or by the

pool. Let them unwind.

• Don’t expect them to love new foods instantly. It’s not a major parenting fail if your little one won’t eat the local food (even if it’s a pain). Have a backup snack in your bag. Plain rice, fruit or crackers can fill the gap if there’s nothing of interest on the menu.

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• Pack the backpack essentials: sunscreen, hat, tissues, snacks, water and bandaids.

And the solution to kids acting up on the plane?

Well, it helps to remember that you’ll never see the people around you again.

But a brand new, neverseen-before gift (say, a mini Etch A Sketch, or toy plane) saved for take-off might just be the trick to stop the tears.

Wherever you travel, travel safe. For a travel insurance quote contact AIG Australia AFSL 381686 on 1800 017 682 or AIG New Zealand on 0800 655 722 or get an online quote at Jetstar.com.

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Hit the slopes

The southern ski season launches next month.

See our guide to the best of the season on page 100.

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photography Mark Parren Taylor

Take an early morning adventure through the colour and chaos of the Tsukiji Fish Markets before the iconic Tokyo institution moves to a new location later this year

Rise and dine

Top: A larger-than-life fish overlooks the market complex. Fishy business: Cuts of fresh tuna. Opposite: Browsing the outer market is a great way to spend a few hours.

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Fish out of water: (left to right) Seafood of all shapes and sizes for sale at the outer market.

Breakfast of anago-meshi (conger eel on rice).

A shopper in one of the market’s many narrow lanes.

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Fish tales: The irresistible aroma of the grill.

Opposite: Shellfish piled high at a stall.

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To market, to market BELINDA LUKSIC GETS HER SEAFOOD FIX AT ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST AND MOST ICONICS MARKETS

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In the swim of things At 9am, once the official haggling of the day is over, visitors can enter the wholesale inner market (Jonai Shijo) to marvel at the eye-boggling array of seafood on display. Crates of live barracuda, puffer fish, sea bream, salmon and mackerel glisten with plump freshness alongside hunks of ruby red tuna and tubs of live squid and octopus, lobster, surf clam and eel.

On any given day, more than 2,800 tonnes and over 450 different types of seafood pass through the doors, along with 19,000

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For sheer size and spectacle, the early morning tuna auctions are a must-see trucks and 42,000 people.

For sheer size and spectacle, the early morning tuna auctions are a must-see. Held between 5.25am and 6.15am, people begin queuing outside the Fish Information Center from 3.30am to secure one of the 120 daily spots.

Bidding is restricted to merchants, but visitors can witness the action from a viewing area.

It’s worth the early rise.

In a cavernous room lined end to end with rotund bellied tuna, potential buyers go about their preauction business, carefully inspecting the flesh with a small crowbar-like tool.

It’s also where world records are smashed: in 2013, a bidding war between rival restaurants saw a 222kg bluefin tuna purchased for a whopping

¥155.4 million ($1.91 million).

Post-auction, the rabbit warren of restaurants, food stalls, bakeries and knife sellers that make up Tsukiji’s outer market (Jogai Shijo), where the general public can shop, is fascinating to explore. It’s also the perfect place for an early breakfast of fresh sushi and sashimi.

Come November, the Tsukiji Market will move for the first time in its 81-year history to a bigger, purpose-built site in Toyosu. It’s a move that’s left many declaiming its loss. While the outer market will remain, the character and history that made the fish market one of Japan’s most unique sights will soon be lost forever. Be sure to visit before it’s gone.

DETAILS WHERE 5-2-1 Tsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan Closed Sundays and Public Holidays

TRADING HOURS Outer market (Tsukiji Jogai Shijo): 5am-2pm Inner market (Tsukiji Jonai Shijo): 9am-2pm Tuna auction: 5.25-6.15am Last day of trading: 2 November, 2016

Travel info Jetstar has direct flights to Tokyo from Cairns, Gold Coast and Melbourne.

To book, visit JETSTAR.COM

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wildly chaotic scene greets unsuspecting visitors to Tokyo’s Tsukiji Market (pronounced “skee-jee”).

Everything from fruit and meat to flowers is sold here, but it’s the seafood that made Tsukiji famous. The wholesale fish market, one of the world’s largest, is a flurry of frenetic busyness.

Beeping horns and sharp shouts fill the air as workers in blue overalls race to and fro, vans hurtle by and zippy tarettos (motorised carts) zig-zag down laneways at a cracking pace, whisking stacked boxes of seafood to the inner market and the 1200 or so merchants who trade there.

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CARNIVAL TOWN

A beach town where the yoga is plentiful, the coffee is organic and the average age is 33.

Darwin is full of surprises WORDS GEORGIA RICKARD

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OPPOSITE PAGE: Crowds gather on the dunes for the spectaluar sunset at Mindil Beach. PICTURED: Nightcliff Jetty in Darwin’s north.

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PICTURED: The popular Mindil Beach Sunset Markets.

BELOW: Shoppers browsing the markets stalls.

BOTTOM: Chef Chung Jae Lee of Little Miss Korea.

It’s a place of deeply romantic swimming holes, spectacular sunsets and kids who run barefoot

It’s a place of deeply romantic swimming holes, spectacular sunsets and kids who run barefoot; where every second person is a larger-than-life character, and every third car has a personalised number plate. It’s a city with a wholly ingrained sense of humour (just have a read of any NT News front page). And where else could you find an iced coffee obsession that runs so deep, even McDonalds sells cartons of Paul’s with its meals?

“The Territory has some unique food opportunities,” grins Chung Jae Lee. The talented chef moved from Adelaide 20 months ago to open Little Miss Korea, a barbecue house and martini bar in a CBD laneway. Although that might sound like an unlikely recipe for success in an outback beach town, think again: Darwin is closer to Bali than Brisbane in more ways than one.

“It was the obvious move for us,” Chung says. “The food scene has a strong Asian influence, which is wonderful, but it’s also changing rapidly – there’s a lot of opportunity here, a lot happening at the moment.”

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ou’re relaxing by the water, on a restaurantlined wharf. In one hand is a schooner of local craft beer, perhaps by One Mile Brewing Co. The other holds your shopping (vintage lace and pretty jewellery, thanks very much) bought moments ago at nearby boutiques. With the sun on your shoulders and swaying boats keeping tempo with the breeze, you could almost fall asleep … if it weren’t for the pair of giant, googly eyes staring at you from the wall.

Perhaps we should add that you’re at Lola’s Pergola: one of the quirkiest, and most enjoyable, additions to Darwin’s exploding food scene. Where else but Darwin would somebody buy prime waterfront real estate, turn it into a pub decked out with plastic ponies (the kind ripped straight off a merry-go-round), those gigantic eyes and children’s toys, and become an instant, screaming success? With its artisan tap beer, stylish young crowd and menu of adventurous pub grub, you could be in any upmarket beach town … except for the carnival-on-acid theme.

But that’s precisely what makes Darwin, well Darwin. Step off the plane and you’ll feel as though you’ve wandered into an otherworldly carnival. Fiftysix nationalities have made this palm-fringed beach town their home, where beautiful galleries, open-air markets and fascinating museums line the streets in a social kaleidoscope of exotic cultures, tropical weather and some of the best Asian food Australia has to offer.

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Darwin has long had great food.

A sizeable Greek population, the result of workers who migrated in the 1920s and never left, has meant a long-established coffee culture, and any number of family-run tavernas serving up traditional spanakopita and relationship advice (our tip: head to Manoli’s for Darwin’s best souvlaki).

If you prefer your food organic and your coffee with soy, you won’t miss out. Eateries such as Alley Cats Patisserie – a café-slashorganic-bakery in a teeny arcade with a fantasy garden out the back – sling out artful dishes with Campos Coffee, a solid brunch menu and handcrafted pastries.

Other trendsetter places, Rabbit Hole, Pour and Wharf One among them, have recently sprung up alongside the paleo eateries, high-

ceilinged yoga studios (naturally heated, of course) and juice bars, in a meshing of modern urban trends.

If you don’t like markets and sunsets, the saying goes, don’t bother coming.

Shopping bazaar-style is almost a religion, and locals visit favourite stalls with pious regularity. Rapid Creek, Nightcliff and the famous Mindil markets are the most frequented, but foodies must visit Parap, where sushi, gado gado, pho, spicy Cambodian pancakes and Chinese pork buns jostle with stalls serving piquant cups of steaming laksa and jumbo tropical smoothies.

Head to Darwin Sailing Club for a sunset by the water, where enormous containers of free stubby holders are dotted about the bar, thanks to staff who appreciate the importance of a cold beer. And slip outside town to find Berry Springs

Nature Park: a bucolic series of swimming holes with an adjacent mango farm and café called Crazy Acres, essentially a shrine to all things mango (smoothies, salads, jam, cheesecake and ice cream).

Hire a pool noodle from the kiosk and launch into the deep green pools – they’re so clear that you can see tiny fish darting about. Outback snorkelling? Yes please.

Berry Springs isn’t the only place to cool down. Waterholes are threaded through the lush green land with surprising regularity,

TOP: Pastries from Alley Cats Patisserie.

ABOVE: Aboriginal art from the Mindil market.

PICTURED: Darwin sunset.

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Visiting Darwin? Don’t leave without spotting a croc. This one plays up for passengers on the famous Jumping Crocodile Cruise, Adelaide River, an hour’s drive from Darwin.

Check out the size of this croc!

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DETAILS VISIT Batchelor Butterfly Farm 8 Meneling Road, Batchelor butterflyfarm.net.au Parap Village Markets Parap Road, Parap, Darwin parapvillagemarkets.com.au

EAT Alley Cats Patisserie 14/69 Mitchell St, Darwin facebook.com/alleycatspatisserie Lola’s Pergola 48 Marina Boulevard, Cullen Bay facebook.com/lolaspergola Little Miss Korea 56 Smith Street, Darwin littlemisskorea.com

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Kids at the Batchelor Butterfly Farm. ABOVE: Florence Falls in Litchfield National Park.

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and plenty are safe and croc-free. Like Litchfield National Park, often ignored in favour of nearby Kakadu (both are under three hours from Darwin), but brimming with palm-filled rainforest walks, wildflowers and beautiful swimming spots such as Florence Falls, Wangi Falls and Buley Rockhole.

Darwinians often spend the day here with an Esky-ful of treats, lazing on the rocks, book in hand while the kids bomb into the glittering waters.

If headed here, stop off at Batchelor Butterfly Farm on the way. This whimsical spot is also a sanctuary for rabbits, goats and other cute animals you can pet. Plus there’s a café that’s as delightfully bizarre as Never Never Land, with a strictly Territorian twist.

Or jump on a ferry to the culturerich Tiwi Islands, where the local Indigenous art is globally sought after, but priced from just $50 on the spot.

Culture, shopping, islands, coffee: tick, tick, tick, tick. And we haven’t even mentioned the permanent beach weather. File this place under #holidaygoals.

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Bush tracks, paperbark swamps, 4WDs, and “handbags”. Angela Saurine sets off on a Kakadu adventure to remember

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OPPOSITE PAGE: Burrunggui Lookout in Kakadu. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Jacana and lily flower, termite nests, digging for honey ants, Water Buffalo, Saltwater Crocodile Aboriginal rock art, and CENTRE: Jabiru taking flight.

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OUTBACK PANTRY At our next stop, Patsy chops into a sand palm with an axe to get to the palm “heart”, the central growing shoot. The heart’s flavour is reminiscent of coconut, but bitter and starchy.

We look for sawdust at the base of wattle trees, indicating that a grub, high in protein, has burrowed there. Patsy grabs a handful of green ants and crushes them in her hand, revealing a strong citrus flavour that she explains is good for curing colds. Bush carrots are next on the agenda. The 18 tour guests spread out in search of a dry, curvy type of grass. When we find it we mark each side of the plant and dig. I’m just about ready to give up when I feel a small, hard, round vegetable and pull it out, feeling pretty chuffed with myself for

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Patsy from Animal Tracks Safari retrieves various bush tucker treats for the sunset campfire meal.

contributing to tonight’s dinner.

About 240km east of Darwin, Kakadu is Australia’s largest national park at 20,000sq km.

With pristine waterfalls and one of the highest concentrations of rock art sites in the world, Kakadu’s beauty and cultural significance earned it a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It has been inhabited by Indigenous Australians for up to 60,000 years, and is now leased back to them by the government to run as a national park.

SAFE HAVEN European settlers introduced Asian buffalo to north Australia in the early 1800s to provide meat and milk, and the buffalo skin industry thrived. But in the 1980s the government culled the animals in an attempt to wipe out bovine tuberculosis.

The area’s elderly Indigenous residents had come to rely on the bush meat, so it was agreed that a herd of tuberculosis-free buffalo could be kept, and the 170sq km Kakadu Buffalo Farm was created in 1988. A few years later, Sean Arnold, who was employed fixing fences at the farm, was asked by a senior traditional elder to start a tour to share the wildlife and culture, and help sustain the

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Dress in cool, long sleeved clothes and be sure to bring along hats, sunscreen, cameras, water, mosquito repellent and a Kakadu park pass ($25), which allows access for 14 consecutive days.

farm financially. Living on the reserve with her husband Dave Linder, the farm’s manager, shy and softly spoken Patsy watched on every day but it took her a few months to work up the courage to get involved.

Patsy asked if she could come along for a look, and when she emerged from the bushes holding a long-necked turtle, the tourists loved it and a tour guide was born.

UNDER THE STARS The day culminates at Gindjala, or Goose Camp, on the South Alligator River floodplain, where we collect branches from stringybark trees to build a sunset campfire. A few of us sit and help pluck magpie geese shot that morning. It’s not a job for the faint-hearted, but sitting beside Patsy engaging in this long-held tradition proves to be my favourite part of the day. She puts barramundi, buffalo, the geese, and a snake she caught in the billabong into the firepit and covers it all with branches, bark and soil, cooking it for 40 minutes. We wash the delicious feast down with billy tea and damper. It is dark by the time we begin the drive back, with Patsy telling Dreaming creation stories passed down from generation to generation as we gaze out at the starry night sky.

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“THERE ARE handbags in here,” says our guide Patsy “Raichiwanga” Raglar as she reaches across the billabong with a long bamboo stick to fish out a lily seed pod. “We don’t say their name, because Aboriginal people believe it will make them appear.”

The “their” Patsy is referring to are crocodiles and, fearing a Crocodile Dundee-like close encounter, I back away from the edge in case Patsy’s “handbags” have a penchant for humans. Patsy hands me a lily stem, which she says her people eat for its nutritional value. I bite it tentatively, and am surprised to discover it tastes like celery.

The sun is scorching as we follow our curly-haired guide back to the open-sided 4WD to continue our Animal Tracks Safari bush tucker tour through Kakadu Buffalo Farm.

As we drive along bush tracks, past floodplains, woodland savannahs and paperbark swamps, Patsy tells us stories of her life growing up hunting and gathering, and living in bark shelters and caves in Central Arnhem Land.

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To the light Artist Bruce Munro’s Uluru installation brings a glow to Australia’s Red Centre WORDS Larissa Dubecki

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t’s the subtle pink glow that first catches the eye. As the sun recedes across the desert, the first sparks of colour shyly emerge from the land beneath Uluru, slowly growing in strength and power.

It’s soon followed by a cascade of colour: pale blues, deep violets, raw ochre and gentle whites that shimmer and recede.

The night sky above Uluru is mesmeric and seemingly endless.

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Uncorrupted by city lights and pollutants, its expression of the infinite has long been a drawcard for visitors to the arid centre of Australia. For the next year, it will be mirrored by a field of lights softly erupting from the desert landscape.

Coming home Field of Light is an immersive installation that represents a homecoming of sorts for its English creator. In 1992 Bruce Munro had been

living in Australia for eight years and decided to visit Uluru – driving a beaten-up Toyota Corona he bought for $1500 – on his Australian “swan song”. Overwhelmed by its beauty, he scribbled the idea for a light installation in a notebook, an idea that a decade later first took form in a field behind his home in south-west England.

Rather than announce it with a grand launch, he left people to discover it

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stems, each individually wrapped, were flown in from Bruce’s English workshop. Not a single one was broken on the long journey, he reports with happy amazement.

It took 40 volunteers six weeks to “plant’’ them in the red desert sand. It’s the largest installation Bruce has undertaken, and the first time he has relied on solar energy to power his work.

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for themselves. “It caught on. We had people turn up in our field. A woman burst into tears and gave me a hug. It was a human reaction, and very important.”

Bruce has worked with light as his medium ever since and now has returned to the birthplace of an idea that founded his international reputation as an artist.

The logistics of the operation are dizzying: 50,000 acrylic light

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From above, the Field of Light – an area roughly the equivalent of four football fields – looks like a Persian carpet, but venture down into its meandering pathways and it resembles not so much a static work of art as a living thing, where frosted-glass orbs on delicate stems are joined by their roots – really kilometres of oddly organic-looking fibreoptic cable that loops wildly across the ground.

Bruce calls the work, blessed by the Anangu people, the area’s traditional owners, an expression of joy; “an interpretation of this wonderful place.”

He’s no antiintellectual, but Bruce insists Field of Light is better understood as a feeling rather than an idea. “I’m not clever enough for all that,’’ he jokes. “Art is about getting into the feeling of things.

Working with light – there’s just something very poetic about it.”

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experience Field of Light at dusk or sunrise, when the ancient rock asserts itself again over the land and the field fades to white. The ephemeral nature of his work, Bruce says, is really its point.

“There’s no point trying to make art permanent.

Even Uluru in the bigger scale of things is a small amount of time.”

As a spectacle, the Field of Light is arresting; as art it is genuinely moving.

Walking through the field itself is joyous, even tearjerking, although Bruce is typically humble: “I got a feeling as a young bloke and that inspired a piece of work, and I’m passing it on.”

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Larissa Dubecki was a guest of Voyages Ayers Rock Resort.

Field of Light is at Uluru until 31 March, 2017. ayersrockresort.com.au/ fieldoflight

Travel info Jetstar has great low fares to Ayers Rock from Melbourne and Sydney.

To book, visit JETSTAR.COM

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Australian skin care at it’s best

From a unique country, Australia – a unique approach to skin care.

Launched in 2000, Pelactiv introduced an innovative cosmeceutical skincare range to beauty clinics throughout the country where they discovered the incredible skin rejuvenating strength in the professional treatment range and the immediate results they were achieving for their clients.

With people ever more conscious of having to treat their skin with respect, the allure of naturally produced and socially responsible skin care is ever increasing. CEO of Pelactiv, Kerry-Anne Raiola has been quick to realise that consumers have become increasingly savvier when it comes to product ingredients in recent years. “Consumers are not making decisions on the face value of advertising – they want real results and they want to know the active ingredients of every skin care product they purchase” says Kerry-Anne. “With the internet so prevalent in our lives, consumers are researching products and checking off their lists of ‘must-have’ and ‘must-not have’ ingredients before making a purchase.

They care about the impact their purchases are making on the environment.”

It’s this level of social responsibility that Pelactiv have embodied in their range of skin care products to create a range that not only delivers results but delivers a product consumers can feel good about purchasing.

The incorporation of native Australia botanicals such as Native Common Blackthorn, Native Kupata extract and Native Nipan extract from a skin care range that delivers unparalleled results whilst leading the industry in socially and responsibly formulated products.

“I’m not shy about my obsession of the Pelactiv range” Kerry-Anne says. “I am so passionate about this product and the fact that we are a small Australian skincare company holding our own against multinationals. Pelactiv focus on visibly healthy skin – that is bringing your skin to its healthiest level possible without false promises or gimmicks.

Our treatments offer visible results following each treatment, the skin immediately looks firmer, brighter and rejuvenated.

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Kerry-Anne feels strongly about Australian’s supporting Australian businesses. “Australians should be striving to buy Australian where they can, to support all Australian businesses and to be confident they are buying a quality product that are consistently reliable.” Australia is renowned for producing products of integrity and quality and it’s for this reason Pelactiv insist on manufacturing within Australia.”

Stocking to over 400 salons across the country (and now in the Middle East and New Zealand), Pelactiv is a strong Australian brand with strong values.

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AMAZING BRIDGE CLIMBS There’s no better way to get a bird’s-eye view than from the top of a bridge. Kirstie Bedford dons a onesie and gets climbing

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Sydney Height of bridge: 134m Climbs: BridgeClimb (3.5 hours); BridgeExpress (2.15 hours), BridgeSampler (1.5 hours). Day, twilight and night climbs available; dawn climbs once a month.

Cost: $158-$363 Restrictions: Children must be at least eight years old and over 120cm.

Anyone under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

To book: bridgeclimb.com Top tip: If you want to fast-track to the top, book the BridgeExpress climb – nothing is missed but with fewer stops it’s best for climbers with a decent level of fitness.

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here’s no shortage of scenic views and bridge crossings to be found in Australia and New Zealand. They also happen to have the only three bridges in the world that let you climb to the top: the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Brisbane’s Story Bridge and the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

At 134 metres, the Sydney Harbour Bridge (affectionately known as the “Coathanger”) is the tallest steel arch bridge in the world and once you’re breathing in the view from the top, it’s easy to see why climbing this iconic structure appears on many bucket lists. Stars including Matt Damon, Ben Stiller, Katy Perry and of course, Oprah (and 249 of her “Ultimate Viewers”) have all donned the compulsory grey suits and climbed the 1,332 steps to the top.

Further north in Brisbane, adventureseekers can also climb the heritage-listed Story Bridge, Australia’s longest cantilever bridge (an engineering technique that works somewhat like a see-saw). And while New Zealand’s

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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the tallest steel arch bridge in the world

Auckland Harbour Bridge, an eight-lane truss bridge made up of three sections, may be the smallest of the bridges to climb, it’s by no means the underdog.

Each bridge is vastly different and presents unique challenges to suit all ages and stages – from the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s BridgeSampler, where you can bypass the top of the bridge, to bungy jumping off the Auckland Harbour Bridge and abseiling down the Story Bridge.

It was Sydney that offered the world’s first bridge climb experience, and 18 years later, it remains one of the country’s major tourist drawcards.

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Blue Mountains in the west and Manly to the north. If you’re really lucky you might get BridgeClimb leader Jack Addison Scott, who lays claim to a direct family link to the construction of the landmark. Jack’s great grandmother’s cousin was Sydney Edward Addison, an ironworker who fell from the arch of the bridge when his spanner slipped.

Luckily, we were on terra firma when Jack recounted his story – a common and tragic tale behind the creation of these momentous bridges. Fortunately, safety standards have advanced in the 90-odd years since Jack’s ancestor’s demise, and BridgeClimb makes safety its top priority.

Brisbane’s Story Bridge Adventure Climb began some 11 years ago. While smaller than the Sydney Harbour Bridge, there’s an added adrenaline experience for those who aren’t enthralled enough by the 80m climb – the option to abseil from the top.

Because of the shape of the bridge, climbing is steep in parts, but the venture is still suitable for children as young as 10.

A twilight or night climb sees the city sparkle, with the bright lights reflecting off the Brisbane River to create a view that is breathtaking.

Auckland’s Harbour Bridge connects the city to the North Shore. With yachts dotting the harbour and uninterrupted views of the many volcanoes surrounding Auckland (48 within 20km of the city), it’s a truly scenic ascent.

Once you reach the top of the bridge the

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Auckland Height of bridge: 65m Climbs: 9am-3.30pm every hour or half hour. Climb takes 1.5 hours.

Costs: NZ$85-$125 Restrictions: Children must be a minimum of 35kg and at least 120cm to climb; and at least 10 years old to bungy.

To book: bungy.co.nz/ auckland-bridge/ auckland-bridge-climb

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view of the tallest man-made structure in the southern hemisphere, the Sky Tower, and Auckland’s largest volcano, Rangitoto, make the climb even more worthwhile.

For an extra dose of adrenaline, try the Auckland Bridge Bungy. Created by AJ Hackett, who was arrested in 1987 for jumping off the Harbour Bridge to test his cords, the bungy is now an integral part of the bridge climb experience.

Ready to climb While you don’t need any prior climbing experience, it’s best to arrive armed with a good dose of courage if you’re vertigo-prone or likely to fall victim to the “wobblies” – a completely normal reaction. Bridge climbing is safe but staff are on-hand to answer questions and ease your concerns – there’s a safety briefing, a height check for the little ones, and an alcohol breath test for the adults. Once the formalities are complete, it’s time to pop on the climb suit (a onesie) and remember to breathe!

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Top tip: Brisbane is a subtropical region and experiences wild weather at times. It’s recommended to book a climb earlier in the day.

Hit the roof It’s not just bridges offering sky-high city adventures. adelaide oval Tackle the just-opened Adelaide Oval roof climb for a cool view of the city. roofclimb.com.au melbourne cricket ground (MCG) Footy and cricket fans will love the MCG’s plans to open a roof walk next year. mcg.org.au

From here, your harness is clipped to steel mesh catwalks, which act as your safety line during the walk. For many climbers taking on these three bridges the most frightening part is the beginning – the steel catwalks on the way up often allow glimpses of the road or ocean below.

But once climbers reach the solid steel bridges the going is easier. Feeling the nerves? Fix your eyes on the horizon and make the most of those milliondollar views.

Travel info Jetstar has great low fares to Sydney, Auckland and Brisbane.

To book, visit JETSTAR.COM

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Height of bridge: 80m Climbs: Day, twilight and night. Dawn climbs once a month. Climb takes two hours.

Costs: $70-$139 Restrictions: Must be 10 years and older; under-16s to be accompanied by an adult.Abseil: Sunday only.

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To book: sbac.net.au

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3A Station can come as something of a surprise to first-time visitors thanks to its vibrant street art and eclectic array of independent fashion labels among its collection of stores.

The colourful, creative space has fast become a mainstay among trendy, young locals, who come to grab a coffee at its outdoor cafés, pose in front of the graffiti-covered walls, and peruse 3A’s collection of jewellery, clothing and homewares.

Shoppers will appreciate the geometric designs, textured ceramics and artisaninspired homewares of Sadec District as well as Nav boutique’s modernday interpretations of the ao dai, a traditional Vietnamese garment updated with bright patterns and intricate embroidery. Elsewhere on the site, local brands such as Floralpunk, Wood is Chic, Ava’s Closet and The Blue T-Shirt showcase the best of HCMC’s (still referred to by locals as Saigon) young and fashion-forward side.

3A’s retailers are only part of its appeal. Graffiti artists such as Bui Trang, owner of Giant Step Gallery, contribute to the alley’s ever-changing street art. A steady stream of visitors – young and old, foreign and

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Vietnamese – turn up to snap selfies in front of the colourful murals.

“There’s a lot of work to do but (HCMC’s graffiti scene) has also changed,” says Bui, who opened his gallery hoping to inspire young graffiti artists, and win over local sceptics.

The same is true for HCMC’s contemporary artists. Though several long-standing galleries have helped to promote contemporary Vietnamese art overseas, smaller, independent spaces are working to elevate the city’s art scene at home.

“Even if you’re coming for a very short period, there’s still a lot to experience on the cultural side of Saigon that isn’t framed as very touristy,” explains Richard Streitmatter-Tran, artist and founder of Dia Projects, a contemporary art space in downtown HCMC that opened last May. “It’s very easy for you to get in the loop.”

A steady stream of visitors ... turn up to snap selfies in front of the colourful murals

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Hidden spaces As more young and creative entrepreneurs emerge, one of HCMC’s greatest challenges is making space for them.

They’ve left behind the traditional market stalls owned by their parents, but are not yet prosperous enough to occupy the bright, air-conditioned corridors of the city’s modern shopping malls.

Many are colonising the city’s gracefully ageing residential buildings and apartment complexes.

On weekend afternoons, the halls of 42 Nguyen Hue see plenty of traffic, as shoppers explore the building’s treasure trove

of small, independent clothing shops and creative outlets peddling home-grown brands.

Once a strictly residential building – a few residents linger – 42 Nguyen Hue’s art deco architecture now rubs shoulders with the sleek commercial towers and high-end hotels overlooking the pedestrian-only Nguyen Hue Street. Spaces such as Saigon Oi, a bright, airy café which also hosts occasional craft workshops, and its uber-cool downstairs neighbour The Maker are worthy rest stops.

Further afield, District 3’s Hey Camel Ceramics has also opted to transform a residential space. Owner Leandro Marcelino chose the small, minimalist space for its laid-back vibe, encouraging his customers to interact with locals. For Leandro, whose shop stocks everything from handcrafted cups and plates to ceramic planters and canvas tote bags, it was a matter of being in the right place at the right time.

“I think this is the right moment to (start a creative business) because Saigon is growing so much,” he says. “In a couple of years, it’s going to be like Singapore or a big city where it’s going to be more difficult to start.”

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A series of sky-high shipping containers now serve as a climbing wall at Saigon Outcast.

BELOW: Local artists at the weekend flea market.

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Owner Linh Nguyen began Outcast as a passion project with a friend. “We found a way to co-exist with the artists,” he says. “We are ahead because we found ways to make it work.”

Linh aims to continue Outcast’s collaboration and communal learning, and the venue’s usual cast of characters, but also invite emerging local artists to join in the city’s ever-expanding creative scene.

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Perhaps no other venue in the city has done more to promote its creativity than the funky, openair Saigon Outcast, decked out in recycled furniture and colourful murals. On any given evening, you might find a drawing class, an African dance workshop, a skateboarding club, a weekend flea market, an art exhibition, or a music festival.

Since its creation in 2012, Outcast has played a vital role in bringing together the city’s artistic community. Not only is there ample street art, but also a halfpipe for skating enthusiasts and, most recently, a series of sky-high shipping containers that now serve

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With this month’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) in Sydney still under wraps, these seasoned scenemakers share their favourite moments from previous years

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Senior artist, M.A.C. Cosmetics At last year’s MBFWA, Carol directed nine shows, worked on five others, and did the makeup of more than 100 models. It’s not all contouring cheekbones, either. “We have to make the bodies look amazing, including feet,” she says. “If models have been changing shoes for days and have blisters and cuts on their ankles, we make them look perfect.” Working backstage recently, “we had quite a tricky look, with deep burgundy red lips and glued-up eyebrows. At one point, I was kneeling on the floor while four people struggled to do the model’s hair, two girls did her nails and I applied the perfect lip. It was pretty stressful.”

Memorable moments include working with Aussie Gemma Ward when she was still in a school uniform, and doing a Paris show with designer Gareth Pugh. “I turned around to see (fashion muse) Daphne Guinness and (US Vogue editor) Anna Wintour. It was a little overwhelming!”

Creative director Last year, Mark Vassallo memorably drained the iconic Icebergs pool in Bondi Beach for the Ten Pieces parade. “It could have rained, but it was 28 degrees. High tide would have meant water crashing into the pool, but we took the risk and the stars aligned,” says Mark, who is in charge of key elements including venue choice, music and casting. Fashionistas can’t forget his Dion Lee shows in two disparate locations: the Sydney Opera House and a Kings Cross car park. Three years ago, his brainstorming led to the Camilla show in Centennial Park, complete with teepees, a burning fire, eagles and a llama, not to mention the appearance of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall’s model daughter, Georgia May Jagger.

“We put a hell of a lot of work into these productions,” says Mark, who can’t reveal this year’s details. “It’s a 15-minute event, but we spend up to two months planning.”

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TASH SEFTON & ELLE FERGUSON They All Hate Us – bloggers, influencers and online retailers As best friends who blog about the shows and are often active participants in MBFWA (previously, Elle modelled in it, and the pair have also run fashion workshops there), Sydney’s fashion week means a lot to this duo.

“Fashion week is an amazing opportunity for us to showcase Australia to the world so we work extremely hard during the week to produce original content from each day that goes live each day,” says Elle.

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can work on mobile. So we can work as we walk.”

As well as posts about what they are wearing, shots from the front row, hair and make up trends and street-style trends, Tash and Elle are also on the lookout for designs to sell in their online store.

MBFWA is a way for them to introduce their largely US audience (they have almost 170,000 Instagram followers and a combined global social media following of one million) to “the casual, cool style” of Australia.

The pair have also come to be a fashion attraction in their own right.

“When you walk in, there are about 60 photographers about to pounce, so it’s vital you don’t have a fashion malfunction,” says Tash.

Highlights? “Each year, (designer) Toni Maticevski’s shows make me cry. It’s very emotional, watching how stunning his collections are.”

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TONI MATICEVSKI Designer Since making his Sydney Fashion Week debut in 2002, it’s the more heartfelt moments that have stayed with Toni. One particularly emotional year, he recounts, “The soundtrack pulled at every heart string.

At the end of the show, I asked all the models to hand out personal, written notes to audience (members) that they were attracted to or would like to meet. Five gave them to Ian Thorpe. Nearly everyone I speak to tells me how they cried and have kept the notes.

True friendships were made, and it felt like a real family.”

Despite being a Fashion Week veteran, mishaps still keep him working up until the 11th hour: “Last year, I didn’t receive some custom-beaded panels until a few days before the show, so I basically sewed an entire gold gown on the model during her fitting.” Let’s hope this doesn’t happen with any of this years’ 30 to 35 outfits.

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NIKKI HODGMAN & ZANTHIA HARVISON The Event Group – runway producers When The Event Group produced last year’s Bec & Bridge extravaganza, 65 models walked (deliberately) upon a water-soaked runway, “which required us going to Bunnings and buying every type of apparatus to hose the runway,” says Zanthia, whose job involves “tying all the pieces together, the creative (vision), logistics, budget.” “We are the masters of schedules and timing,” she says. When things go awry, they manage to wing it. Supermodel meltdowns are just part of the job, as happened at Fashion For Relief in London, when Naomi Campbell was set to take the stage. “[She was] dressed head to toe in her look, and looking amazing,” says Zanthia.

“Suddenly, she looked down and said, ‘I’m not wearing this!’ and ran off... I just had to go to the next person in line.”

Street snappers, founders of TheTrendSpotter and Redken Ambassadors for MBFWA This husband-and-wife team go to great lengths to take the perfect snap for their online magazine, with photographer Colin trying to capture unexpected moments, regardless of conditions. “We often run out in the pouring rain with a coat over the camera, snapping photos of fashionistas running through the storm,” says Colin. “You’ve got to be ready to carry five kilos of camera equipment and get down and dirty for that perfect shot,” he adds. Colin, an official ambassador this year for Redken, is always dressed in his best fashion week outfit, too. They’ve had many edgy dressers competing to get snapped, says Dasha. “Men (dressed as if they’re) from the 19th century, robotic masks and bunny ears”.

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RACHAEL OAKES-ASH takes us through the season’s highlights, on and off the slopeS

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MAIN: Climb to the top of The Remarkables, New Zealand.

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Big news for those who can’t decide which side of the ditch to ski or snowboard this winter is the addition of New Zealand’s (NZ) Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mount Hutt to the Mountain Collective.

Thredbo is already a member of this international value-formoney ski pass. Purchase the pass for US$379 ($1 for kids 12 and under with an adult pass) and get 30 days of skiing at 15 iconic resorts including Aspen, Jackson Hole, Whistler, Thredbo and now NZ. mountaincollective.com

Perisher skiers take note.

Thanks to Vail Resorts’ purchase of the NSW resort last year, you can now purchase an Epic Australia Pass for $849.

It offers unlimited access to Perisher in this year’s season and the best of the US – Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin, Park City, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood during the 2016/2017 season. That’s a lot of skiing. perisher.com.au

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Cardrona covered If you’re only skiing in NZ, the new three-day or six-day Flexi Pass between Cardrona and Treble Cone is for you. It can be used on non-consecutive days and is priced from NZ$198. cardrona.com

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WINTER WONDERS SOUNDS OF SILENCE Fancy a more mindful snow experience? There’s nothing like the crisp air of winter, the pure silence of falling snow and the eucalyptus gum trees found nowhere else in the snow world. Falls Creek offers twohour Nordic Snowshoe Tours on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons. skifalls.com.au

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THE GOOD LIFE LIKE A DUKE

Check out the active volcano crater lake of Mount Ruapehu’s two ski fields on New Zealand’s North Island. Board a scenic winter flight and marvel at the aquamarine hues of the lake against the stark, white snow.

Scenic flights start from NZ$120 per person. mountainair.co.nz

Step in the footsteps of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. On their NZ trip, Prince William and Kate Middleton stayed at Matakauri Lodge on the shores of Lake Wakatipu just out of Queenstown, and you can too with the lodge’s stay-four, paythree deal on offer this year. All stays include pre-dinner drinks, canapés, dinner, non-alcoholic mini bar and boasting rights.

From NZ$665 per night. matakaurilodge.com

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The Ball Pass Alpine Trek can be tackled with a guide during winter. Book in for a three-day overnight trek staying in alpine huts among New Zealand’s highest peaks within the Mount Cook Range. hikingnewzealand.com

Book into Dinner Plain’s Onsen at Mount Hotham for a Botanical Rescue ($310 for 120 minutes) and soothe your aching thighs with a full body massage. Relieve your skin with a facial specific to alpine conditions too, then soak in the spa’s onsen-inspired outdoor heated plunge pool as snow flakes fall gently from above. visitdinnerplain.com.au

WILD LUXURY The heli-accessed wilderness luxury lodge Minaret Station will have your friends salivating with envy. This year, the station in Wanaka, NZ, will be offered for exclusive use, with daily private heli skiing. Ask about the mountain-top hot tub too. minaretstation.com

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Take the family to Perisher on an unlimited epic pass; Live like a Royal at Matakauri Lodge; Snowball fight at Coronet Peak; and take shelter in the cosy Vibe Hotel Marysville.

CENTRE; Jump for joy on Nordic Snowshoe Tours in Falls Creek.

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Leave the downhill skiers and boarders far behind and head to Lake Mountain, the closest ski field to Melbourne and home to some top cross-country skiing and tobogganing terrain.

Bed down in the new Vibe Hotel Marysville at the base and chow down in the hip hotel’s Radius Bar and Grill for après. marysvilleski.com.au

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Adrenaline rush Have it all If you enjoy a heart-thumping rush of adrenaline, sign up for Southern Lakes Heli Ski’s new Triple Epic Experience.

Free fall at 200km/h with Skydive Wanaka, then clay pigeon shoot, spin in a jet boat and go off-road with the Oxbow Adventure Co before experiencing a four-run Classic Heli Ski day with Southern Lakes Heli Ski. NZ$1490 per person. heliskinz.com; oxbow.co.nz

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Get off the snow and on your wheels in the new skate park at Thredbo village in New South Wales. Try your luck in the quarter pipe, the grind boxes, roll overs, hips and banks. The best fun to be found off-piste. thredbo.com.au

Camp out You have to earn your thrills on the new Mint Tours splitboard camp. Splitboarders and back-country ski tour fanatics are heli-lifted into the Liebig Range at NZ’s Mount Cook for an expedition-style camp and spend three nights and four days ski touring bigmountain terrain. Includes a warm-up day at Mount Hutt.

NZ$2690 per person. minttours.com

But wait, there’s more Stay mountain safe Victoria’s Mount Buller will offer new outdoor safety courses this winter to help improve alpine enthusiasts’ safety skills in the back-country. Courses are offered with the support of Ski Patrol and will cover skills such as safety and rescue equipment, terrain awareness, companion rescue, snow-pack assessment and decisionmaking so you can “know before you go”. mtbuller.com.au

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Kiwi odyssey Hit up the best of NZ’s South Island in one mammoth 12-day guided ski and snowboard tour.

Haka Tours’ Snow Odyssey includes the uber-cool club fields of Temple Basin, Broken River, Craigieburn, Mount Olympus, Mount Dobson, Ohau and Treble Cone. Expect on-mountain guides, all accommodation and ground transport, breakfast daily and four dinners with eight other skiers and boarders.

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TOP TO BOTTOM: A skier makes the most of the powder on Cardrona; camping groups with Mint Tours; Haka Tours Snow Odyssey.

Courses are offered with the support of Ski Patrol

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WILD RIDES Howling Husky dog-sled tours are offered at Mt Baw Baw and Mt Hotham in Victoria. Head out with these gorgeous dogs on a range of tours including Mt Baw Baw’s half-day summit tour, a four- to five-hour daytrip that starts with a driving lesson before heading to the summit, then descending through Baw Baw’s pristine snow gum forests. $820 for two people. howlinghuskys.com.au

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Underdog in New Zealand takes the concept of a dogsled ride one step further with its overnight trip in the Pisa Range’s backcountry, close to Queenstown and Wanaka. A quick driving lesson, then head off for an afternoon ride through magnificent terrain to your cosy night’s accommodation.

After dinner (for you and the dogs), head out again with a night ride through the snow.

NZ$745 per person. underdognz.co.nz

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Queenstown’s unpolluted, clear air means it’s the perfect place for stargazing. Rug up and head up the mountain to Bob’s Peak on the Skyline Queenstown Gondola to the purpose-built stargazing viewing platform where your guide will help you interpret the New Zealand night sky using high-quality telescopes. NZ$89 per person. skyline.co.nz

Ski obsessives can learn even more about their favourite subject at the annual New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival, held this July in Queenstown and Wanaka.

Attend adventure filmmaking and writing workshops, exhibitions and, of course, screenings of stunning adventure-inspiring films. mountainfilm.net.nz

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Travel info Queenstown stargazing.

RIGHT: Chris Davenport, keynote speaker for the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival.

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If skiing and boarding all day isn’t enough entertainment, don’t worry, many ski fields make sure the après ski is as interesting as the activities on piste. Keep an eye out for a range of concerts in the snow, including the all-ages Snowtunes event, back this year in Jindabyne with a fresh line-up of up-andcoming Australian artists. snowtunes.com.au

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Watery ways “Paddling is like a meditation,” Vivienne Golding shouts behind me. “It brings up all your stuff.”

The wind can be challenging as you try to find Zen in the constant choreography of paddle strokes, but once you cross Lake Cootharaba’s windy bowels and enter the mirrored waterways of The Narrows, nirvana presents itself and exertion is forgotten.

Vivienne is the co-owner of Noosa-based kayak touring company Kanu Kapers, and a

former Australian Champion Slalom Kayaker. “I know when I need a paddle,” she says. “I love the repetition of it; my mind needs the space.”

The Everglades are one of Noosa’s best-kept secrets – the natural beauty to challenge Hastings Street’s celebrity. Flanking each side of our double-hulled kayak, a blanket of purple water lilies spreads as far as the eye can see. In the distance, on a semi-submerged tree, a trio of pelicans bathe in the midday sun. Beyond them, black swans cruise along the surface, barely causing a ripple.

We jump ship to cool off in the tannin-stained water, breaking

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the reflection of the melaleuca trees that line the banks. This is what Vivienne loves most about her “office”. “It changes every day but I still know every tree,” she says as she looks around dreamily and tilts her head back, face towards the sky.

Sitting within the UNESCO Noosa Biosphere, these are the only everglades in the world outside Florida. You won’t find alligators here though, just a pristine environment far removed from the stresses of everyday life.

Kanu Kapers offers guided kayak tours, but 70 per cent of its customers take the self-guided option. With kayaks and camping gear provided, and armed with a waterproof map, two arms and a heartbeat, you get the chance to disappear off the grid.

Even with one night to spare you can paddle around 11.5km to the upper reaches of Lake Como and stay at one of the 15 campsites at Harry’s Hut. You might meet some backpackers paddling wooden canoes on a day trip, but once past them you’ll often have the entire place to yourself.

Wellness walks Naturalist Johhn Muir had it right when he said, “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” From ocean-side pathways to dense hinterland hikes, some of the coast’s prettiest vistas are found on foot.

Three of Queensland’s 10 Great Walks are within an easy one-hour drive of each other, but most people head for the 58km Sunshine Coast Hinterland track that snakes its way through the Blackall Range.

Cheryl-Strayed types (and wannabe novelists) can tackle the whole track over four days and camp along the way, or there are day-walk options between

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these are the only everglades in the world outside Florida access points. You’ll be rewarded with warm subtropical rainforest, picturesque lookouts and waterfalls.

Prefer beach over bush? Traverse the nine-kilometre Caloundra Coastal Walk, stretching from Bells Beach in the south to Point Cartwright in the north, stopping for swims at beaches along the way.

Or clear your mind and take in the protected surrounds of Noosa National Park. There are five tracks to choose from, but start early to avoid the throngs of visitors who pound the Coastal Track.

Remember to look up to spot koalas dozing in the eucalyptus trees.

Mountain highs You don’t have to bust out the chalk and carabiners, but there’s something about the challenge of reaching a mountain summit on foot that helps regenerate the soul.

Perhaps the softest and most accessible option is Mount Coolum, a majestic laccolith rising 208 metres from low-lying wallum and paperbark forest. The path to the top is only 800 metres and wellpaved, but prepare yourself for a

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The sign warns of a two-hour return journey but most people complete it in around 20 to 30 minutes. Avoid weekends if you’re looking for solitude, as it’s a popular route.

Seek solace in the Glass House Mountains. The truly daring can tackle Mount Tibrogargan with a steep climb – or should that be scramble – to the top. The summit is equivalent to a 50-storey high-rise. Stay grounded with walking tracks ranging from 1.4km to 6km around the base with good views of the surrounding craggy peaks.

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The Global Wellness Institute predicted wellness tourism would be worth $715 billion by 2017. On the Sunshine Coast, the industry is doing its best to help.

Kat Harding knew the seductive pull of the Noosa River when she started her SUP (stand-up paddleboard) yoga classes and retreats. “There has been a huge increase in demand for the SUP yoga classes,” Kat says. “They’ve been sold out every single week over summer.”

Learning to surf is on many bucket lists, but Carlene from Robbie Sherwell’s XL Surfing Academy in Alexandra Headland says the demand for three- and five-day intensives has trebled in the past year. “They (customers) like the packages because they can plan their trip around it and bond over a healthy activity as a family,” she says.

Galloping along a deserted beach sure makes a difference to sitting in an office chair. Globetrotting’s seven-day Beach and Bush horse riding holiday transports guests through Aussie bush, Bunya pine forest and along Noosa’s North Shore.

Beyond Experiences incorporates trail running, or walking tours with yoga, SUP, healthy cooking classes, spa treatments and glamping in remote locations into its bespoke wellness itineraries, too.

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But passenger ships from around the globe are shaking off the stigma of trough-style eating and doing some pretty wondrous things with sea chow. From dude food to white-linen-napkinworthy morsels, there’s more variety than you can poke a chopstick at.

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is this different from a buffet, you might ask?

Last year P&O replaced the standard buffetstyle help-yourself arrangement on select ships with its new food concept, The Pantry.

Meals are cooked fresh at eight food outlets and served directly to

diners. The feeling is more upmarket food court than a Vegas all-you-can-eat.

A real pizza work If you’re a burger, pizza or burrito fan, cruise ships are your BFF. The offerings are off the charts.

Royal Caribbean, for example, has the SeaPlex Dog House, the first food

truck at sea serving up gourmet hotdogs aboard the Ovation of the Seas, set to hit Australian waters in December.

They also have ’50s-style hamburger joint Johnny Rockets churning out burgers, fries and shakes, and complete the package with singing and dancing waiters on Voyager of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas. Carnival Cruises impresses with celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s Boomerang Burger aboard the Spirit (beetroot included, of course) and Holland America Line’s Noordam and Volendam have the Dive In Burger Bar, which is truly a culinary shipboard highlight (try The Cannonball, you won’t be disappointed).

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Burgers aside, almost every big ship does its best to cater to all tastes and there are pan-Asian restaurants aboard all major cruise lines.

Covering everything from Japanese to Indian to Thai and beyond, these are often a highpoint and worth the extra surcharge. You can sample cream cheese wontons in Silk Harvest on Celebrity Solstice; and ishiyaki (hot stone grilling) at your table in Izumi restaurants aboard Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, Voyager of the Seas, Radiance of the Seas and Legend of the Seas.

We should meat Of course, the biggest food fight going on between the cruise lines right now is the battle of the celebrity chefs. This is where things get really tasty. You can try crispy squid at Jamie’s Italian on Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas; Curtis Stone’s butter-poached lobster at Share on Princess Cruises’ Sun Princess; have chef

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Massimo Mele teach you how to make nutella pizza on board select Carnival Spirit itineraries; or taste Mark Best’s mango, mustard and coconut dessert on board Holland America Line’s ships.

Thomas Keller, owner of a trio of three-star Michelin restaurants, will roll out menus across the Seabourn fleet over the coming months. Think foie gras terrine, just for starters.

Whisk me away If you want a truly special experience, try the chef’s table. Every ship has its own version of an exclusive space for you and a dozen or so of your nearest and dearest. You can experience private dining on P&O, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Cunard.

CLOCKWISE: (This page) Curtis Stone cooks at Share restaurant kitchen; Silk Harvest’s spicy pad Thai; inside Curtis Stone’s Share restaurant; Royal Caribbean’s Izumi assorted rolls.

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Dialledup dining Justine Costigan books a table on the Pacific Aria and finds a cruise ship with a gourmet bent The two newest ships to hit the Australian market are P&O’s Pacific Eden and Pacific Aria – and as new kids at the dock, they have the pleasure of setting the standard for those to follow. Not only do the ships’ public spaces ooze five-star glamour – forget boring beige and endless marble – but the intimate nooks and crannies, lush colours and soft lighting of each of their six public bars and lounges also put you in the right mood for dining that kicks things up a notch.

The Pacific Aria offers

a lavishly updated Luke Mangan’s Salt Grill, now with the addition of the sexy Salt Grill Bar, and Luke’s Australian-produce-focused menu is equal to any of his fine-dining offerings on land (but at $49 per person without wine, much more affordable). The menu includes Luke’s signature crab omelette with miso broth and the sublime liquorice parfait (or try the deliciously smelly cheese offerings if you’re not a sweet tooth).

Throw in attentive and wellinformed service and you’ve got a dining experience at sea you won’t forget in a hurry.

There are plenty of other choices too: make a booking at Dragon Lady, a pan-Asian offering that ticks all the boxes from your favourite Asian cuisines, or hang out with Sophia Loren (she’s splashed across the walls of the room in all her black-andwhite buxom beauty) in the upmarket Angelos, where the authentic eight-hour osso bucco and linguine vongole is molto buono.

Both restaurants have been designed for sophisticated night-time dining – you’ll want to dress up.

A chef’s table experience and a serious revamp of the casual dining options including Waterfront, the main dining room, offer a reason to linger over breakfast, lunch and dinner.

No longer just about making the most of your mealsincluded fare, cruise dining has become a reason to book in its own right.

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Justine Costigan was a guest of P&O. CLOCKWISE: (This page) Pacific Aria’s Waterfront dining room; the crab omelette at Luke Mangan’s Salt Grill; casual dining in The Pantry; Sophia Loren takes centre stage in Angelos restaurant.

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Department stores with big budgets such as David Jones and Myer are always reliably chic, and many high-end brands call the lobbies of the Crown Resorts found in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth home. In Auckland, Queen Street and the adjoining High and Chancery streets are the place to find luxury brands, and a section of Melbourne’s Collins Street is known as the “Paris” end for it’s concentration of haute retailers.

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Not content with a day of shopping here and a little retail therapy there? Why not make an entire holiday out of it? Some of the world’s most indulgent shopping destinations are just a short flight away. Remember to pack light; you’re going the need the suitcase space.

Hong Kong has a welldeserved reputation as a shopper’s paradise, with everything from luxury brands and cheap electronics to Chinese antiques. There’s something here for everyone, whether it’s the maze of boutiques and shops in Tsim Sha Tsui, the luxurious IFC and Landmark Malls or the chaotic Ladies Market.

Singapore’s immaculate Orchard Row boasts every highend brand you’ve ever heard of, as well as world-class malls and department stores such as the hip Tangs. At Singapore’s megamalls such as VivoCity and Suntec City, you can get lost for hours.

Over in Hawaii, bargain hunters are spoilt for choice with outlet malls such as Waikele Premium Outlets. At the Ala Moana Center, the world’s largest open-air mall, shoppers can get their hands on everything from luxury brands to US high-street staples.

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endurance shopper Hispter havens You love the vintage, the niche, and the hand-made. Dressed head-to-toe by local designers, you’ll go weak at the knees for a unique piece of crockery or alternative bookstore. If it’s independent, one-off or hidden down a laneway, you’re there.

In hipster terms, hard-tofind means have-to-have.

Looking for the local scene?

The Instagram feeds and blogs of local fashionistas can be a good start, as are lifestyle websites such the Thousands, which cover most of Australia’s capital cities, and Broadsheet in Sydney and Melbourne. Make a beeline for the likes of Gertrude Street in Melbourne, Cuba Street in Wellington, Auckland’s Ponsonby and Brunswick Street in Brisbane to find the quirky and the local.

Shopping is not just a pastime for you; it’s a full-time commitment. When you shop, it’s an all-day affair worthy of the sturdiest walking shoes. You need the full package; retail, rest stops and recreation all wrapped up in one beautifully decorated box. The mega-mall is your spiritual home.

From spas to cinemas, food courts to bowling alleys, these consumer temples have something for everyone.

Notable mentions include Robina Town Centre on the Gold Coast, complete with a parent’s retreat and laser tag, and New Zealand’s largest retail centre, The Base, with 87,500 square metres of shopping space. In Melbourne, the Emporium is as well known for it’s gourmet food courts as its shopping, and when Chadstone Shopping Centre opens its on-site hotel next year, you can turn your daytrip into an overnight stay.

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Luckily, most major cities have a high street waiting to be explored. Plan a pit stop at Sydney’s Pitt Street Mall, with more than 600 stores in a two-block radius, or the recently renovated Eastland Shopping Centre in Melbourne. If in doubt, the Westfield malls found all over Australia and New Zealand are bound to satisfy your brand-name cravings.

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GROWING CHANGE WEST AUSTRALIAN not-for-profit organisation, Growing Change, is the latest recipient of Jetstar’s $30,000 Flying Start grant, made up of $15,000 in cash and $15,000 in flights.

Growing Change is a social farming enterprise that provides social engagement and training for members of the community who are vulnerable to, or experiencing, mental illness, homelessness or unemployment.

Earlier this year, Growing Change established their first urban micro-farm, the Fremantle Social Farm, which grows crops to sell to restaurants and households in the local area.

Thanks to the Jetstar Flying Start grant, Growing Change now hopes to further develop Fremantle Social Farm and expand its program nationally, using the flights to explore new farming sites in other states.

Farm Manager Harry rotary hoes the grass at the Fremantle Social Farm. RIGHT: Jess Stenhouse (Operations Manager) with Renée Gardiner (founder and CEO).

Your not-for-profit organisation may be eligible for a

Get a

$30,000 grant

Flying Start!

For more information on Jetstar’s Flying Start Program, visit Jetstar.com Turn the page to read about the inspirational work of some of our past grant recipients.

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The latest attraction at the village sports ground. INSET: Gai Bourke in Bali.

Not the retiring types FIVE YEARS AGO, Jetstar customers Rowley and Gai Bourke moved from Melbourne to a small Balinese village named Tengkulung, near the opulent resorts of Nusa Dua. Their aim was to relax in retirement. Well, that was the plan.

In Tengkulung they became aware of the serious health and sanitation issues affecting the 1,000 villagers and the effect of a lack of recreational space on children. So instead of the quiet life, Rowley and Gai rolled up their sleeves and got to work to make a difference.

Aided by the generous support of other bighearted Australians, Rowley organised a Sunday work group to

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create a new village sports ground and access to fresh water. Likewise, Gai started English language classes to assist young girls. Together, the Bourkes are making an incredible impact.

Kooks is extremely proud to support Rowley and Gai’s work in Bali and the next phase of village transformation.

If you know someone who has a labour of love worth sharing and supporting, please contact us at kooks.com.au

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Essentials I FLYING START

Then & now

Jetstar’s Flying Start grants give a helping hand to grass-roots organisations doing great things for their communities across Australia and New Zealand.

On our 12th birthday, we touch base with some past recipients to find out what these inspirational people have been doing

Get cleaning, people

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Orange Sky Laundry Australian grant # 9

The world’s first mobile laundry service for the homeless, Orange Sky gives comfort to those living rough. Founders and best mates Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett initially set out to find an easy platform for other young people to volunteer.

“One area that hadn’t been addressed, from our personal experience, was the hygiene standards of the homeless,” they explain. “So we came up with the crazy idea of putting two washing machines and two dryers in the back of an old van, and driving around to parks around Brisbane to do one thing, offer our homeless friends a free washing and drying service.”

The grant helped them launch their first interstate van in Melbourne in July last year. “With Jetstar’s help this one launch was a great success and we were able to tap into the incredible support of the local Melbourne community,” Nic and Lucas say. “Now every week, 90 Melbourne volunteers complete more than 700kgs of washing for our friends on the street.”

Orange Sky vans are now found in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Nic and Lucas, 2016 Young Australians of the Year, have big visions for Orange Sky, hoping to expand the service and potentially even take it worldwide.

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Sticks ‘n’ Stones New Zealand grant #15 Sticks ‘n Stones encourages young people to take the lead in the prevention of bullying. We talked to Project Facilitator Karla Sanders What is Sticks ’n’ Stones?

Sticks ’n Stones is a youthled anti-bullying movement focused on taking positive action, online and off.

Empowering young people to be the decision makers around creating programs, activities and events means we can challenge attitudes and make a difference in creative ways.

How did the grant help you?

Jetstar’s Flying Start grant has opened doors for us and allowed us to take our ideas outside our region to a national (and soon to be international) audience. It has given us great media coverage and connected us with some incredible past recipients, including the

Discovery Foundation. We all play a part in creating a safe and positive environment, online and off, partnerships are crucial for spreading this message.

Where to next for Sticks ’n’ Stones?

We have just been awarded the 2016 Cyber Smart award from the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association.

Games that Stick (a Central Otago off-shoot) has just secured funding to develop an app-based game, which we are incredibly excited about. We also want to grow our program in other parts of New Zealand, starting with Dunedin. There is no telling what our incredible young people can achieve!

Shoes for Planet Earth Australian grant #2

Shoes for Planet Earth collects new and pre-loved sports shoes for people in need, a simple premise that can make a big difference. Co-founder Viv Kartsounis and Nick Drayton were inspired by the need for shoes among remote communities and the homeless. Thanks to the grant, Viv says, “There are more people in Australia who are benefiting from a pair of shoes both for walking and participating in a sport”. The media coverage helped them to expand their organisation, which is growing at an “alarming rate”, reaching more small communities than ever before.

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Sister2Sister Australian grant #6

Through A mentoring system, Sister2Sister helps “little sisters” overcome barriers and imagine a brighter future. We heard from Aiesha, a Sydney teen helped through a devastating loss by “big sister” Kristen. “It is fantastic to have an older female influence and support in your life that isn’t family sometimes,” Aiesha says. ”Kristen gave me a fresh look on life and helped broaden my support network as well as helping me with my career goals”. Through Sister2Sister, Aiesha met other girls who were also experiencing tough times. “Talking to all the little sisters and getting to know them made me feel loved,” she says. “I knew I wasn’t alone.”

As for Kristen, she came to admire her little sister.

“Aiesha is a superstar – such a bright spark!” she says.

“She’s one of the kindest, most thoughtful people I’ve ever met.” Kristen believes that Sister2Sister let her make a young person’s life better. “And imagine what a great world this would be if we could all say that!” she says.

Thanks to Flying Start, Sydney-based Sister2Sister expanded to Melbourne’s Wyndham City Council.

Founder and CEO Jessica Brown says, “We can wholeheartedly say that without the support of Jetstar we would not be rolling our very successful Sydney program out in Melbourne and would not be able to reach precious girls in desperate need of our services.”

Night Hoops Australian grant #8

Western Australian organisation Night Hoops uses basketball to give at-risk youths a healthy outlet. As Committee Chair Griffin Longley explains: “Night Hoops uses basketball to connect with at-risk young people and give them positive options on Saturday nights.”

With the Flying Start grant, Night Hoops was able to send a team of their most promising young leaders on a cultural exchange in Singapore. “Thankfully Jetstar saw the need and were able to help us achieve our goals,” Griffin says.

“And the results for the young men who took part in the program have been remarkable.” Inspired by the success of the first exchange, Griffin says that they hope to send a girls’ team along too next time.

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Jetstar’s Flying Start The Flying Start program invites community groups and organisations across Australia and New Zealand to apply for a grant to fund a project that will enrich the lives of people in their local community.

Your not-for-profit organisation may be eligible for a $30,000 grant of $15,000 in flights and $15,000 cash.

Entry is open to not-for-profit community groups and organisations, which can be classified as either a charity, education and health organisation, art group or organisation, or sporting group or organisation.

For more information on Jetstar’s Flying Start program, and to find out if your not-for-profit organisation is eligible, visit Jetstar.com.

Clown Doctors New Zealand New Zealand grant #4

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The clown doctors bring laughter to children in hospital and older people in care, training performing artists in Medical Clowning. We spoke to co-founder Rita NoetzeL How did the Grant help you?

The grant was fantastic. It allowed us to train all of the clown doctors nationwide and have them all in one place at one time for a special training (provided by the International Institute for Medical Clowning, Steinbeis University Berlin). It also allowed us, on our inaugural New Zealand Smile Day for Clown Doctors (7 April), to fly everyone to each centre and perform a special flash

mob at airports in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Where to next for the Clown Doctors?

We have just expanded into 11 Elder Care facilities – which include special Dementia care units, hospitals and rest home care – across the the North Island. We hope to expand further in this area and to be able to bring more joy and laughter to children and the elderly across NZ.

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Essentials I changing lives

CAMBODIA I STARKIDS

Reaping the rewards StarKids is helping farmers in Cambodia unite to earn more income

DONATION TALLY

Words Margaret Spencer/World Vision

You can help!

MAIN; Ravy and her daughter Sreynich tend the family’s vegetable crops.

INSET; Ravy shared her farming success story with Jetstar Airways CEO David Hall during his recent trip to Cambodia.

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avy and her family have always worked hard on their land. But now they are finally reaping the rewards.

They have been farming for many years, earning around AU$300 on average per year from selling their produce.

But thanks to a business development project in Cambodia, supported by StarKids, they now earn three times that amount.

“I had no idea what to grow on the land before.

I just wanted to follow

the traditional style,” explained Ravy.

Before, they grew just two crop varieties: green beans and chillies. After learning new farming techniques and receiving support to plant new crop varieties, their farm is bursting with long beans, cucumbers, eggplants, spinach, melons and pumpkins. They have also planted 200 fruit trees on their land.

Ravy and her husband are among thousands of farmers across nine provinces in Cambodia who are learning how to

Year to date *

$1,648,117 Total

$6,759,013 and give their children a better life.

Co-op members learn business skills and also how to process their raw produce into products such as fruit juice that they can sell for a higher price. In 2015, this project supported 92 farmer co-ops with over 16,000 members in total.

Local World Vision worker Lum Orng says one of the most exciting things about this project is how it brings neighbours together to boost production and sell their produce collectively.

“I am excited to see these changes in the community,” he says.

NB: This project is also supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

improve their production and work together in farmer co-ops so they can increase their incomes

Photo Chetra Ten/World Vision

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Make your destination a better place for children.

Through StarKids, Jetstar and World Vision Australia are partnering to improve the lives of children and communities in need.

Your donations to StarKids help support 11 communitybased development projects across Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. These projects cover a range of activities including education and leadership development in Australia and New Zealand, child protection in Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, improving health in Indonesia, and increasing incomes in Cambodia.

By supporting StarKids, you can help transform communities living in poverty and give children a brighter future.

A proportion of inflight donations are used to pay for their collation and transfer to World Vision Australia.

Donate your loose change on-board today, when booking your next flight with Jetstar, or online at starkids.jetstar.com where you’ll find more information.

Your small change today could change a life tomorrow! jetstar.com

*Funds raised in financial year to date since July 2015. Total raised since 2007.

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Guiyang

Osaka (Kansai)

Wuhan

Shantou Hong Kong

Hanoi Yangon Haikou Da Nang Siem Reap Bangkok Phnom Penh Phuket Penang Medan 138 Pekanbaru

Nagoya (Chubu)

Taipei Hawaii (Honolulu)

Manila

Ho Chi Minh City Kuala Lumpur

Singapore

Palembang Jakarta Surabaya Bali (Denpasar)

Darwin Fiji (Nadi)

Cairns Townsville

Cook Islands (Rarotonga)

Brisbane Gold Coast Perth Adelaide

Sydney Melbourne (Tullamarine)

Auckland Wellington Christchurch

Queenstown

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DOMESTIC VIETNAM

DOMESTIC JAPAN

Hanoi

Sapporo

Hai Phong Thanh Hoa Vinh Dong Hoi Hue Da Nang Chu Lai Pleiku Quy Nhon

Tokyo (Narita) Nagoya (Chubu)

Matsuyama Osaka (Kansai) Fukuoka Takamatsu Oita Kumamoto

Tuy Hoa Buon Ma Thuot

Phu Quoc Operated by Jetstar Pacific

Kagoshima

Nha Trang Da Lat

Ho Chi Minh City

Flights operated by Jetstar Pacific (from 26 April) and are subject to regulatory approval.

Okinawa

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Auckland New Plymouth Nelson

Darwin

Cairns Townsville Hamilton Island Whitsunday Coast Mackay

Queenstown

Napier Palmerston North Wellington Christchurch Dunedin

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Sunshine Coast

Ayers Rock (Uluru)

Brisbane

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Ballina Byron Perth

Newcastle

Sydney

Adelaide Melbourne (Avalon)

Melbourne (Tullamarine)

Wellington Christchurch

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Explore Australian I Interview & New Zealand airports

ARRIVING AT OUR DESTINATIONS How to get from the airport to town Adelaide

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9km 20 mins Approx $20-30 Route J1 or J2 every 15-30 mins. Route J1X every hour.

Tickets from $3.20-$5.10.

Con-x-ion Bus. Every 40 mins.

Adult $20, return $36. $10 for additional passengers.

Airtrain. Every 15 mins approx. Adult $17; return $32.

Auckland

Cairns

22km 30 mins Approx NZ$75-90 Airbus Express. Every 10-30 mins. Adult NZ$16, child NZ$6; return: adult NZ$28, child NZ$12. Takes 40-60 mins 380 Airporter bus service to Manukau City Centre.

Every 20-30 mins, NZ$5.

6km 10 mins Approx $20-30 Sun Palm Shuttle.

Adult $15, child $7.50. Also operates to Port Douglas: adult $44, child $23.50.

Ayers Rock/Uluru 6km (Ayers Rock Resort) 10 mins Complimentary shuttle buses to Ayers Rock Resort meet every flight. Taxis not available.

Ballina/Byron Blanch’s Bus route 640 connects to Ballina, Lennox Head, Byron Bay and Mullumbimby.

From $3.80 adult.

TO BYRON BAY 31km 30 mins Approx $80-90 Various shuttle buses available. Prices start at $20.

Enquire at airport information desk.

TO BALLINA 5km 7 mins Approx $15-20

Brisbane 16km 25 mins Approx $40-50

Christchurch 12km 20 mins Approx NZ$45-$65 Super Shuttle. NZ$24 for one person, NZ$5 for additional passengers.

Metro Bus Purple line or 29: Every 30 mins. Adult NZ$8, child NZ$5; return: adult NZ$14, child NZ$8.50.

Darwin 13km 15 mins Approx $20-30 Darwin Airport Shuttle.

Meets all flights. Adult $18, child $8; return: adult $30, child $14. Group discounts available.

Dunedin 30km 30 mins Approx NZ$90-100 Super Shuttle, NZ$30 for one person, NZ$10 for additional passengers.

Gold Coast 23km (Surfers Paradise) 40 mins $59 flat rate to Surfers Paradise. $49 flat rate to Broadbeach. See rank supervisor.

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Con-x-ion Bus. Every 15-30 mins. Adult $22, child $13; return: adult $41, child $22 (bookings essential).

Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle.

Adult $21, child $13; return: adult $41, child $21.

Bus 777 and 760. Every 30 mins. Tickets from $8.60.

Hamilton Island 5 mins Free airport transfers offered to guests by selected hotels.

Hobart 19km 20 mins Approx $40-50 Redline Airporter meets every flight. Adult $18, child $14; return: adult $32, child $25.

Launceston 15km 15 mins Approx $30-40 Redline Airporter meets every flight. Adult $18, child $14; return: adult $32, child $25.

Mackay TO MACKAY 7km 15 mins Approx $15-25

Airport Shuttle. Adult $18, child $14; return: $34. Also operates to Bellarine, adult $30, child $16, return: $60; and Great Ocean Rd: Adult $32, child $26, return: $64.

TO MELBOURNE CBD 55km 45 mins Approx $120-130 Sita Coaches to Melbourne. Adult $22, child $10; return: $42.

Melbourne (Tullamarine) 25km 25 mins Approx $60-70 SkyBus. Every 10 mins.

Adult $18, child $9; return: adult $36, child $18.

Napier/Hawke’s Bay 6km 10 mins Approx NZ$20-30 Super Shuttle to Napier, NZ$20 for one person, NZ$7 for additional passengers.

To Hastings, NZ$43, and Havelock North NZ$45.

Village Shuttle to Hastings, NZ$38, and Havelock North NZ$40, NZ$5 for additional passengers.

Nelson

TO AIRLIE BEACH 160km 2 hours Whitsunday Transfers.

Adult $69, child (4-15 yrs) $35; return: adult $120, child $60.

8km 15 mins Approx NZ$20-30 Nelson Shuttle NZ$18 for one person, NZ$4 for additional passengers; Super Shuttle NZ$19 for one person, NZ$4 for additional passengers.

Melbourne (Avalon)

Newcastle

TO GEELONG 20km 25 mins Approx $40-50

27km 40 mins Approx $70-80 Shuttle Bus, $40 for one

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person; $10 for additional passengers. Enquire at airport information desk.

Port Stephens Coach route 130. Adult $4.60, child $2.30.

New Plymouth 12km 15 mins Approx NZ$40 Scotts Airport Shuttle (bookings preferred). From NZ$18, NZ$4 for additional passengers.

Palmerston North 5km 10 mins Approx NZ$20 Super Shuttles. Adult NZ$18, NZ$4 for additional passengers.

Perth 12km (domestic terminal); 19km (international terminal) 40 mins Approx $35-45 Perth Airport Connect.

Tickets $15; return: $30.

Transperth Bus 40 from T3/T4. Route 380 from T1/T2.

Tickets from $4.50.

Queenstown 8km 10 mins Approx NZ$30-40 SuperShuttle. NZ$20 for one person, NZ$6 for additional passengers.

Connectabus. Every 15 mins. Adult NZ$12; child NZ$5.50.

Sunshine Coast TO NOOSA 30km 30 mins Approx $80 Henry’s Airporter shuttle bus. Adult $30, child $16; return: adult $60, child $32

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Translink Bus 622, adult $9.70, child $4.80.

TO MAROOCHYDORE 9km 12 mins Approx $23 Con-x-ion buses. Adult $20, child $12, return: adult $40, child $22.

TransLink Bus 622.

Adult $5.60, child $2.80.

Sydney 8km 20 mins Approx $45-55 Airport Link Train. Every 10 mins approx (weekdays).

Domestic terminal: Adult starting from $17, child $13.60.

International terminal: Adult $17.80, child $14.

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Townsville 6km 10 mins Approx $20-30 Airport shuttle. Adult $10, child $5.

Wellington 8km 25 mins Approx NZ$30-40 SuperShuttle. NZ$20 for one person, NZ$5 for additional passengers.

Airport Flyer route 91 bus. Every 10-20 mins.

Adult NZ$6-$12, child NZ$4-$7.

Whitsunday Coast/Proserpine Airlie Beach 40km 35 mins Approx $90 Whitsunday Transit.

Adult $18, child $13.

Whitsunday Transfers.

Adult $18, child $13; return: adult $34, child $18. Bookings not required.

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1. Indigenous author and inventor David Unaipon appears on what denomination Australian banknote?

2. The incredible rock formation Karlu Karlu was formerly known as the ‘Devils what’?

3. Which Indigenous actor starred in the 1971 film Walkabout?

4. Which of these music acts was first to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame?

A) Yothu Yindi B) Jimmy Little C) Kev Carmody 5. Who was the first Indigenous woman to be elected into Federal Parliament?

6. In how many Olympic Games did Cathy Freeman compete for Australia?

7. True or False: the circumference of Uluru is approximately 4.7km.

8. True or False: in the West Australian Noongar Aboriginal language, the word kylie is synonymous with ‘boomerang’.

9. Dying in Hobart in 1876, who was the last full blood Aboriginal Tasmanian?

10. What bush tucker is less commonly known as the larval stage of the cossid wood moth?

11. What specific part of the honey ant is eaten as bush tucker?

12. Which artist was the first Aboriginal man to be granted Australian citizenship?

13. Beginning with ‘D’, what term defines the Aboriginal understanding of creation?

14. Which footballer won the 2015 Norm Smith Medal for best player in the AFL grand final?

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The Revenant

レヴェナント：蘇えりし者 | 156 mins LANGUAGES: English, ENCC & Japanese DIRECTOR: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu CAST: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter

Anchored by Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant (2015) is set in the American west in the early 19th century. DiCaprio plays Hugh Glass, a frontiersman who is attacked by a bear on the Missouri River and left for dead by his party of fur trappers.

As a man bent on getting revenge with a gruelling, violent intensity, DiCaprio’s performance is engrossing and all consuming. Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the film features breathtaking imagery that enhances both the beauty and terror of nature. Watch it on-board, now. © 2015 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

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1820年代のアメリカ西部。毛皮猟師が熊に襲われ瀕死の重傷を負う が、仲間に置き去りにされた上、息子も殺される。過酷な大自然の中、 燃えたぎる復讐心だけを糧に、壮絶なサバイバルで生き延びる。

Sisters

In the Heart of The Sea

シスターズ

白鯨との闘い

| 118 mins LANGUAGE: English & Japanese DIRECTOR: Jason Moore CAST: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph

| 122 mins LANGUAGES: English DIRECTOR: Ron Howard CAST: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson

Two adult sisters throw one final party before selling their family home.

Crewmen of the Essex face the unthinkable when a giant whale attacks their ship.

両親が実家を売りに出したことを知った姉妹が、 高校時代のクラスメートたち を招待して最後のパーティーを開くが、 過激になってしまい、 家は崩壊寸前。

1820年、 巨鯨に襲われ沈没した捕鯨船エセックス号の乗組員たちが、 壮絶なサ バイバルを繰り広げる。 ハーマン・メルヴィルの 『白鯨』 の基となった実話の映画化。

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Point Break

Creed

X-ミッション

クリード チャンプを継ぐ男

| 114 mins LANGUAGES: English DIRECTOR: Ericson Core CAST: Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone

| 133 mins LANGUAGES: English & ENCC DIRECTOR: Ryan Coogler CAST: Michael B Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson

Following a hunch, an FBI agent infiltrates a group of extreme athletes.

Aspiring boxer Adonis Johnson never met his father, Apollo Creed. Seeking to follow in his footsteps, Adonis tracks down Rocky Balboa and asks the retired champion to train him.

熱血FBI捜査官のジョニー・ユタが、 超アスリートたちの犯罪集団に加わ り潜入捜査をするが、 彼らのライフスタイルに魅力を感じるようになる。

ロッキーはタイトル戦に挑戦する若きボクサーのトレーナーとなる。

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General

全年齢層鑑賞可能

Parental guidnace recommended 保護者同伴推奨

Recommended for mature audiences 成人推奨

Carol

キャロル

Concussion

コンカッション | 123 mins LANGUAGE: English DIRECTOR: Peter Landesman CAST: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks

A pathologist discovers the truth about the dangers of footballrelated head trauma. 法医学者がフットボールによる慢性外傷性脳症発症の危険性を発見 する。

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| 118 mins LANGUAGE: English DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes CAST: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson

In 1950s New York, two women fall in love in the face of condemnation.

1950年代のニューヨークで、社 会規範に背きながらも、 ２人の女 性が恋に落ち、愛を貫いていく。

Not suitable for people under 15.

Under 15s must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian

15歳未満非推奨。15歳未満は 保護者または成人の同伴が必要

Restricted to 18 and over 18歳以上観覧可 Check the classification

Check the classification 分類を確認のこと

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Victor Frankenstein

ヴィクター・フランケンシュタイン

ブルックリン

| 110 mins LANGUAGES: English DIRECTOR: Paul McGuigan CAST: Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay

| 111 mins LANGUAGE: English DIRECTOR: John Crowley CAST: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhall Gleeson

An eccentric scientist on the verge of a breakthrough goes too far.

An Irish immigrant moves to 1950s Brooklyn in search of a better life.

不死の研究をする風変わりな科学者ヴィクター・フランケンシュタイ ンの実験は異常性を増すばかり。

1950年代、 よりよい暮らしを求めてアイルランドからアメリカに移民し て来た少女の心の機微を描く。

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Brooklyn

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

アルビン４ ロードチップ

| 87 mins LANGUAGES: English & Japanese DIRECTOR:Walt Becker CAST: Jason Lee, Jesica Ahlberg, Josh Green

Alvin, Simon and Theodore try to save their best mate from making a mistake. アルビン、 サイモン、 セオドアの３匹のシマリスは、 デイブの恋人へのプロポー ズを阻止しようと奮闘する。

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Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys

プラスチック・ギャラクシー スターウォ ーズ玩具のストーリー | 70 mins LANGUAGES: English DIRECTOR: Brian Stillman CAST: Tom Beaumont, Tom Berges, John Booth

A look at how Star Wars toys became a global phenomenon. 世界的現象となったスターウォーズの玩具にまつわるドキュメンタリー。

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Despicable Me

27 Dresses

| 95 mins LANGUAGE: English DIRECTOR: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud CAST: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand

| 111 mins LANGUAGE: English, Japanese & Chinese DIRECTOR: Anne Fletcher CAST: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman

Gru is the world’s top super villain. But when a new bad guy comes on the scene, Gru sets out to prove that he’s still the best with the help of his colleague Dr Nefario and his loyal minions.

Jane is asked to be a bridesmaid for the 27th time; this time for her sister. ジェーンはこれまでに友達27人の花嫁付添人を経験しているが、今回 の花嫁は何と自分の妹！

Alien

The Beach

Titanic

エイリアン

ザ・ビーチ

| 194 mins LANGUAGE: English DIRECTOR: James Cameron CAST: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane

| 117 mins LANGUAGE: English DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott CAST: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt

| 119 mins LANGUAGE: English DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle CAST: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel York, Patcharawan Patarakijjanon

Responding to an SOS, the crew on board the Nostromo realise they’re not alone.

An American backpacker follows a mysterious map to a utopian beach settlement.

地球へ帰還途中の宇宙貨物船が 遭難信号を受信し、調査するうち にエイリアンの存在に気づく。

アメリカ人旅行者が謎の地図を 頼りに、地上の楽園とされるビー チにたどり着く。

タイタニック Aged 101, Rose recounts her epic love story on board the ill-fated Titanic. タイタニック号沈没から84年後、乗客だったローズが豪華客船で起こ った悲劇と愛の物語を語る。母親とフィアンセと共に１等客室で航海 していたローズは、 ３等客室の画家志望の青年ジャックと出会い、恋 に落ちる。

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© 1997 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

世界一の悪党グルーが手下のミニオンたちと月を盗む計画を立てる。

幸せになるための27のドレス

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Rocky

About A Boy

ロッキー

ディパーテッド

アバウト・ア・ボーイ

| 121 mins LANGUAGE: English DIRECTOR: John G. Avildsen CAST: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young

| 152 mins LANGUAGES: English DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese CAST: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson

| 101 mins LANGUAGE: English DIRECTOR: Paul Weitz CAST: Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette

Heavyweight champion Apollo Creed challenges amateur boxer Rocky to a fight.

A Mob boss plants a mole in the state police force to learn about its operations.

A boy with a depressed mother becomes friends with a rich bachelor.

ヘビー級チャンピオンのアポロ・クリードが 対戦相手にアマチュアボクサーのロッキーを 指名した。

Richie Rich

リッチー・リッチ | 95 mins LANGUAGE: English DIRECTOR: Donald Petrie CAST: Macaulay Culkin, Edward Herrmann, John Larroquette

Trillionaire Richie seems to have everything he could ever want. The only thing he is missing is companionship. 大富豪の御曹司リッチーは望む物はすべて手 に入る生活を送っていたが、唯一欠けている のは友達だった。

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The Departed

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マフィアと警察が互いの組織にそれぞれ内通 者を潜入させる。

ひどい鬱病の母親を気遣う少年と裕福だが 超無責任な独身男の間に奇妙な友情が芽 生える。

Go Away Mr. Tumor

Something Like Something Like It

出て行けよ、 腫瘍君！ | 128 mins LANGUAGES: Chinese & ENCC DIRECTOR: Han Yan CAST: Baihe Bai, Daniel Wu

Facing a malignant tumour, Xiong Dun uses humour to document her darkest hours in this inspiring and brave story. ユーモアを忘れず前向きに癌と闘った女性漫 画家の実話の映画化。

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の・ようなもの のようなもの

| 95 mins LANGUAGE: Japanese & ENCC DIRECTOR: Taiichi Sugiyama CAST: Kenichi Matsuyama, Keiko Kitagawa, Katsunobu Ito, Isao Bito

A man is told by his master to try and locate a former disciple. 落語家に弟子入りした男が師匠から昔の弟子探 しを頼まれる。

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New Girl

You’re The Worst

〜ダサかわ女子と三銃士

ユーアー・ザ・ワースト

Season 2, 24 mins per episode LANGUAGE: English

Season 1, 21 mins per episode LANGUAGE: English

Following a traumatic break-up, Jess, an eccentric yet upbeat young woman, moves in with three single guys. Even though they find her awkward and unusual, the guys have her back most of the time.

Jimmy is a self-destructive narcissist and doesn’t believe in relationships. Gretchen is a cynical and stubborn PR executive who is also convinced that she’s not interested in a relationship. Naturally, when the two meet, they end up falling for each other.

ジェスは若いが風変わりな女性。悲惨な失恋の末、 ３人の独身男とロフ トアパートで同居することになる。

自滅的なジミーと皮肉屋のグレッチェンが出会い、惹かれ合う。

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

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comedy series

クレイジー・エックス・ガールフレンド

ブルックリン・ナイン-ナイン

Season 1, 42 mins per episode LANGUAGE: English

Season 3, 30 mins per episode LANGUAGE: English

On the face of it, Rebecca Bunch has it all. A plush apartment in Manhattan and a successful career. However, something is missing. When she bumps into a former romantic interest, she impulsively moves to California on a quest for love.

Jake Peralta is an immature but brilliant detective at Brooklyn’s 99th Precinct. But his new captain Ray Holt turns out to be a serious and stern commanding officer who is determined to bring Jake and his team into line.

マンハッタンの敏腕弁護士が、 ある日突然元カレを追ってロサンゼルスに移り住む。

勤務態度に問題ありのペレルタ刑事だが、 規律に厳しい新署長が就任する。

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Gilmore Girls

ギルモア・ガールズ

ロサンゼルス

Season 1, 44 mins per episode LANGUAGE: English

Season 2, 60 mins per episode LANGUAGE: English

A comedy about single mother Lorelai and her daughter Rory, who run a bed and breakfast business in a small town in Connecticut. They do their best to be independent but Lorelai’s parents have other ideas.

Set in the industrial city of Vinci in L.A. County, a web of betrayal and conspiracy encompasses a bizarre murder. Three law-enforcement officers are brought together with a career criminal to help solve the new case. カリフォルニアを舞台に、陰謀と裏切りが織りなす殺人事件を追う。

The Affair

The X-Files

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シングルマザーのローレライは田舎のホテルで支配人をしている。

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True Detective

Mr Robot

アフェア〜情事の行方〜

X-ファイル

ミスター・ロボット

Season 1, 60 mins per episode LANGUAGE: English

44 mins LANGUAGE: English

49 mins LANGUAGE: English

In the wake of a tragedy, Alison, a young waitress facing marital and financial stress, meets Noah, a teacher and aspiring novelist who is spending the summer in the Hamptons with his wife. They begin an affair that has the potential to disrupt both their lives.

Two FBI special agents, one a conspiracy theorist and the other a sceptic, investigate unexplained cases.

A young computer programmer is recruited by Mr. Robot, a mysterious hacker.

避暑地で出会った教師とウェイトレスが惹かれ合い、不倫へと発展し ていく。

FBI特別捜査官のモルダーとスカ リーが超常的事件を捜査をする。

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コンピュータープログラマーの 青年が、Mr.Robotと名乗る謎の ハッカーにスカウトされる。

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lifestyle & reality

Grand Designs UK

Nobu’s Japan

Kylie Kwong Heart and Soul

グランドデザインUK

ノブの日本

Season 15, 50 mins per episode LANGUAGE: English

24 mins LANGUAGE: English

30 mins LANGUAGE: English

Join Kevin McCloud in West Sussex as businessman Clinton Dall attempts to build one of the largest homes ever featured on Grand Designs.

Celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa travels across Japan to Nagasaki.

Chef Kylie Kwong shares the inspiration behind her dishes.

番組史上最大級の建築に挑むクリントン・ダール氏をウェスト・サセッ クスに訪ねる。

シェフのノブが長崎の食を堪 能する。

ダッシュ・ドールズ

セレブシェフ、 カイリー・クウォンが、 レストランや創作メニューの発想の

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Mud, Sweat and Gears

Beneath New Zealand

マッド・スウェット・アンド・ ギア

ニュージーランドの地 底探検

60 mins LANGUAGE: English

43 mins LANGUAGE: English

Two teams transform regular cars into cop cars in a 24-hour challenge.

A visually striking exploration of New Zealand’s everchanging landscape.

２チームが24時間以内に普通車 を究極のパトカーに改造すると いう挑戦で競い合う。

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地形が変化し続けるニュージー ランドを調査探検した驚異の映 像ドキュメンタリー。

Baristas

バリスタ

103 mins LANGUAGE: English

Five top baristas push the limits of coffee perfection to win the National Barista Championship - a surreal competition where even one mistake is far too many. 全国バリスタ選手権の舞台裏 をのぞく。

Keeping Up With the Kardashians

カーダシアン家のお騒がせ セレブライフ 44 mins LANGUAGE: English

Kris is hurt by Caitlyn’s public comments over their marriage, putting the girls in a tricky situation. クリスは、結婚について語ったケ イトリンのコメントに傷つく。

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Marvel’s Guardians of The Galaxy

ガーディアンズ・オブ・ギャラクシー Season 23, 30 mins per episode LANGUAGE: English

After Ezra Bridger has a vision that Senator Gall Trayvis is in danger, the rebels attempt to rescue him.

But it turns out that Trayvis is leading the rebels into a trap.

Mickey Mouse Shorts

ミッキーマウス ショ ーツ 4 mins LANGUAGE: English

Mickey and Donald have their work cut out for them when Goofy falls asleep during a job interview and the two have to try to get him through it. ミッキーとドナルドはグーフィー の面接を助ける。

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Dinosaur Train

恐竜トレイン

13 mins LANGUAGE: English

All aboard the Dinosaur Train! Buddy, the pre-schoolage Tyrannosaurus Rex, is adopted by the Pteranodons.

Join him and his new siblings, Dom, Shiny and Tiny as they explore their prehistoric world on their special train. ティラノサウルス・レックスの男の 子バディと一緒に、恐竜トレイン に乗ろう。

30 mins LANGUAGE: English

反乱チームは帝国軍から議員を 救おうとする。

マイルズのトゥモローランド だいさくせん 30 mins LANGUAGE: English

Miles and Loretta work to save their ship from Flickorax aliens. マイルズとロレッタは力を合わせ てフリコラックス星人から宇宙 船を守る。

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ロケットはコレクターの仕事を請け負うが、 コレクターには秘密の計 画があった。

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Star Wars Rebels Miles From Tomorrowland

スターウォーズ 反乱者たち

While the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy look for special Pandorian Crystals, Rocket Raccoon takes a job working for the Collector. The rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy are unaware of the Collector’s secret plans.

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Sofia The First

Emma!

ちいさなプリンセス ソフィア

エマ！

24 mins LANGUAGE: English

Emma from The Wiggles sings, signs and dances to all of your favourite tunes!

Sofia’s life changed when her mum married a king.

Now she’s trying to change the life of a young kitchen maid by encouraging her to pursue her dreams of being an inventor.

30 mins LANGUAGE: English

エマがコロボリーフロッグの歌 を歌う。

ソフィアが、発明家になる夢を持 つ女の子を応援する。

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Seinfeld Marketing Guy Delivers Miracle Sales Increases for Aussie Businesses!

GOLD COAST SEMINARS TO SHOW BUSINESS OWNERS HOW TO EASILY ATTRACT NEW CLIENTS - ONLINE & OFFLINE! Jerry Seinfeld gets hundreds of requests from businesses around the world, asking him to endorse their products.

He says no to 99% of them.

One exception was a proposal from Australian marketing guru, John Dwyer, who shocked the marketing world when he coaxed Jerry Seinfeld out of retirement to be the spokesman for one of his clients, the Greater Building Society.

This was a coup of gigantic proportions.

And the campaign delivered whopping dividends to the building society, with its home loan market share tripling in just 24 months.

Even Seinfeld himself said Dwyer “was the cleverest marketing person he had ever worked with.”

Now THAT’S an endorsement!

Dwyer is an “in-demand” business marketing coach and speaker, who has an extraordinary record of massively increasing sales for businesses.

He is a much sought-after keynote speaker for industry and company conventions.

His business is aptly called The Institute Of Wow and he holds world records for the avalanche sales increases he has delivered to clients like Channel 9 (world ratings record), KFC, News Ltd., Westfield, the NRL and Madura Tea – just to name a few.

AND HE’S REVEALING HIS “WOW MARKETING SYSTEM” TO BUSINESS OWNERS AT HIS 1 DAY EVENT: • Gold Coast - Friday 20 May, 2016 • Gold Coast - Friday 24 June, 2016 His clients refer to him as “The Business Whisperer”, as his advice has transformed many businesses virtually overnight.

One Sydney tourism business saw annual sales skyrocket from $10m to $14m with just one of his “outside the box” ideas.

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“Wow Client Attraction Formula” Works For Any Industry!

Dwyer is a marketing maverick – his “thinking” is refreshingly unconventional and very different from most advertising agencies.

It’s based on “emotional direct-response” techniques – both online and offline.

Dwyer says, “When you’ve done as much marketing for all sorts of businesses as I have, you learn what works and what doesn’t. And as a result of years of testing ideas, I have created a Client Attraction System that enjoys incredible sales results.”

Owners of both large and small businesses have heralded Dwyer’s Wow Client Attraction Formula as ingenious and it has been proven to work across more than 50 industries.

Butcher Makes An Extra $1 Million From One Of Dwyer’s Wow Ideas!

Regional NSW butcher, Kerry Buttsworth, says “My annual turnover across three stores catapulted from $3 million to over $4 million because of one brilliant marketing idea he gave me! The best return on any investment in my entire life!”

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Restaurant Profits Go From $120,000 to $440,000 In One Year!

Sanctuary Cove restaurant owner, Steve Fenton, says, “My annual profit skyrocketed from $120,000 to $440,000 because of John’s incredibly powerful step by step marketing formula. He’s a genius without equal I believe!”

1 DAY - “HOW TO ATTRACT NEW CLIENTS” • GOLD COAST - FRI 20 MAY, 2016 • GOLD COAST - FRI 24 JUNE, 2016 Tickets are normally $497 for this 1 Day Seminar, but as a special offer for our magazine readers, a limited number of tickets are available for just $97 per person and can be gained at www.explodeyoursales.com.au At this event, Dwyer will also be showing business owners how to create a website that “sells”. Dwyer says, “About 90% of business websites are woeful, they are simply information centres and have none of the persuasive directresponse inclusions that turn visitors into buyers.

At my event I’ll be demonstrating how easy it is to fix your website and turn it into a 24/7 sales machine.”

The event covers both “business to business” and “business to consumer” marketing ideas.

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Trond Smith of Adphence Signage implemented Dwyer’s system and says, “Within just a month, my sales had doubled. Not only did his system create more leads, but it also increased my conversion rate from 25% to nearly 80%.”

Get tickets from www.explodeyoursales.com.au Or phone 07 55 919 566 Dwyer’s coaching programs for businesses are detailed at www.theinstituteofwow.com

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kids

K.C Undercover

The WotWots

Mofy

ワットワッツ

うさぎのモフィ

25 mins LANGUAGE: English

10 mins LANGUAGE: English

5 mins LANGUAGE: English

High-school student K.C. Cooper is an outspoken, confident technology whiz and a skilled black belt. She is amazed to discover that both her parents are spies and they want her to follow in their footsteps.

Arriving in their steampowered spaceship in the middle of a zoo, SpottyWot and DottyWot come to explore planet Earth. This curious brother and sister duo are captivated by the exotic zoo creatures they discover.

Mofy is a shy and caring rabbit who lives in a cotton ball. In her daily experiences Mofy learns to understand and manage different feelings, such as loneliness, jealousy, joy and empathy.

両親がスパイであると知ったケ イシーは、 自分もスパイになる決 心をする。

スポッティワットとドッティワッ トが宇宙船で地球の動物園に 着陸した。

ふわふわ綿畑に住んでいる モフィは、恥ずかしがりやだ けど心優しいうさぎ。

Peppa Pig

The Powerpuff Girls

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

バットマン：ブレイ ブ＆ボールド 30 mins LANGUAGE: English

In a new take on an old classic, the caped crusader teams up with other heroes from the DC Universe. With challenges around every corner, Batman relies on his stealthy ways to ensure justice is served. バットマンと他のヒーローたちが 力を合わせて悪と戦う。

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Batman The Brave and The Bold

ペッパビッグ

60 mins LANGUAGE: English

Peppa is sad because it’s raining and she can’t go outside. Thankfully, the rain stops and Peppa and George get to play one of their favourite games - jumping in muddy puddles. When Mummy and Daddy join in, things get very muddy. 雨が降って外で遊べないペッパ はつまらない。

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パワーパフ ガールズ 25 mins LANGUAGE: English

Three super-powered sisters, Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, regularly save the world from monsters and evildoers such as Mojo Jojo, the Gangreen Gang and Him. 強くてかわいい３姉妹が怪物た

ちから世界を守る。

ミッキーマウス クラブ ハウス 24 mins LANGUAGE: English

It’s “Show Your Special Talent Day” at the clubhouse, so Donald Duck and friends teach Donald Jr. the steps to a special song and dance routine. ドナルドダックがドナルドJrに歌 と踊りを教える。

Cloudbabies クラウドベイビーズ 10 mins LANGUAGE: English

Cloudbabies follows the charming characters Baba Pink, Baba Blue, Baba Yellow and Baba Green.

Their job is to look after their Sky Friends, Sun, Moon, Rainbow, Fuffa Cloud and Little Star. ４人の可愛いクラウドベイビー ズは空のお世話係。

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album of the month

Blackstar David Bowie

ブラックスター デヴィッド・ボウイ When Blackstar, David Bowie’s 25th studio album, dropped on January 8, no one thought that it would be his last. However, two days later the iconic artist passed away at the age of 69 after a secret struggle with liver cancer. Experience his final parting gift of music. その死により遺作となったデヴィッド・ボウイのラスト・アルバム。彼が自 身を内省する至高の一枚。

POP & ROCK

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Coldplay A Head Full Of Dreams コールドプレイ ア・ヘッド・フル・オブ・ドリームズ

Rufus Bloom

Troye Sivan Blue Neighbourhood

ルーファス ブルーム

トロイ・シヴァン

ブルー・ネイバーフッド （デラック ス・エディション）

Sia This Is Acting

シーア ディス・イズ・アクティング

AUSTRALIAN UP & COMING

Ayla When The World Ends EP

アイラ

ウェン・ザ・ワールド・エンズ EP

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Jaala Hard Hold

ジャーラ ハード・ホールド

Fluir The Way

フルー ザ・ウェイ

WAAX Holy Sick EP

WAAX ホーリー・シック EP

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EASY LISTENING

MUSIC VIDEOS

Adele Hello

Banoffee Body Suit

CHVRCHES

Empty Threat

City Calm Down Son

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Talk Tight EP

ローリング・ブラックアウ ツ・コースタル・フィーバー

トーク・タイトEP

Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap

The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern

Clubfeet

We Are Affected

Dorsal Fins

Heart On The Floor

Fluir

Destination

Soon We Won’t Exist

トニー・ベネット＆ビル・チャーラップ ザ・シルバー・ライニングス：ザ・ソングス・オブ・ ジェローム・カーン

GREATEST HITS

Tiny Little Houses

Nathan Sykes

Gordi

GUM

Lawson

Marcus Marr & Chet Faker

Palms

Sia

Emma Louise

Kiss Me Quick

Can We Work It Out

No More

Anesthetized Lesson

Alive

The Trouble With Us

Under The Sun

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PODCASTS & RADIO

Bruce Spingsteen The Ties That Bind: The River Collection

ブルース・スプリングステ ィーン ザ・タイズ・ザット・バインド： ザ・リバー・コレクション

Van Morrison

The Essential Van Morrison ヴァン・モリソン エッセンシャル・ヴァン・モリ ソン

NOVA Podcasts Australia’s bestloved entertainers take a look at what’s happening in the world from a NOVA point of view. ポッドキャストプログラム。

Smoothfm Chill out to these favourites.

イージーリスニングプログラム。

Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014 Triple J

CLASSICAL

2014年トリプルＪ・ベスト100

KIDS

A Smiling Mind: Meditation

NOVA Hear the freshest hits on NOVA, hosted by Smallzy. オーストラリアからスマルジーが最 新ヒット曲をお届けします。

The Vienna Philharmonic & Mariss Jansons The 2016 New Year’s Concert

ウイーン・フィールハーモニー管弦楽団＆

マリス・ヤンソンス ニューイヤー・コンサート2016

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Lah-Lah

Lah-Lah’s Adventures

ラーラ ラーラのアドベンチャー

NOVA Podcasts: Kate, Tim & Marty

ケイト、 ティム＆マーティー

Fitzy & Wippa

フィッツィー＆ウィッパ

Lewis & Lowe

スマイリング・マインド

（心に笑顔を） ：瞑想

Kids Meditation 子供のための瞑想

Teen Meditation

ティーンエイジャー のための瞑想

Adult Meditation 大人のための瞑想

Simple meditation exercises (5-10 mins) to help you practise greater mindfulness.

「気づきの瞑想」 を基にしたエク ササイズを5∼10分程度ご紹介。

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Just for kids Your little ones will have a fun-filled flight with our kids’ snacks, meals and activity packs.

Available to buy on board selected flights for a limited time only.

See the menu card or ask our cabin crew for more details.

jetstar.com Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd – ABN: 33 069 720 243.

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Join Club Jetstar and save on your next holiday!

Become a member of Club Jetstar and save on your dream getaway with access to member-only sale events. You’ll also enjoy exclusive partner discounts and other special offers.

Join today for a one off joining fee and we’ll waive the annual membership fee for the first 12 months!* For more details about Club Jetstar, visit jetstar.com *For Australian residents there is a joining fee of AU$39, and an AU$39.99 annual membership fee after the first year. For New Zealand residents there is a joining fee of NZ$29, and an NZ$29.99 annual membership fee after the first year. See jetstar.com for more details. Conditions apply.

jetstar.com Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd – ABN: 33 069 720 243.

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Tetris

Hangman

Chess

This popular game demands patience and logic. Place a number in a grid, ensuring that all rows and columns do not contain the same number twice.

Who hasn’t heard of the classic game of Tetris®? Clear the screen by manipulating the tetrominoes. This falling-blocks puzzle is easy to learn and genuinely addictive.

Guess the hidden word to save our hero from his tragic fate. Too many mistakes and our hero will be hanged!

Improve your strategy with Chess, the greatest board game of all time. Move your pieces carefully and protect your king or risk being in checkmate.

Disney Classic Games is a great way for kids to learn the alphabet and colours. Donald Duck and his friends have cool activities for kids that prove learning can be fun.

様々なスキルが試される 大人気のパズル。 空いてい るマスに１〜９のいずれか の数字を入れる。 縦・横の 各列に同じ数字が複数入 ってはいけない。 忍耐とロ ジックが成功への鍵。

大流行したコンピュータ ーゲームのテトリス。 落ち てくるテトリミノを操作し て並べ、 段を消していく。 単 純だがハマる落ちものパ ズルゲーム。

隠された単語に含まれて いるアルファベットを当て ていく。 答えたアルファベ ットがハズレなら、 １回ご とに絞首台にヒーローの 体の一部が書かれていく。 間違いの数が増えるとヒ ーローの絞首刑が完了し てしまう！

Golf Open

Bejeweled 2

Memo Pics

Solitaire

Blackjack

Live all the excitement of a professional golf game. This golf version will give you all the thrills of the game in the comfort of your seat!

Bejeweled® 2 features explosive new gems and dazzling special effects. This rich and colourful sequel is for the entire family!

Put your memory to the test with this simple game. Choose between three levels and reveal matching cards. Muscle up your memory as you enjoy the game.

Build up four stacks of each suit in ascending order. The success of your play depends on which cards are revealed. Playing solo needn’t ever be boring.

Blackjack is easy and fun to play. Keep the hand you’re dealt or take new cards until the value of your hand nears 21. Be careful... get over 21 and you’re busted!

エキサイティングなプロゴ ルフゲーム。 リアルな３Dグ ラフィックと共に物理法則 も正確に具現され、 座席に 居ながらスリル満点のゲ ームを体感できる。

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宝石入れ替えゲームのビ ジュエルド２には、 新たに 爆発する宝石やキラキラ の特殊効果が加わり、 家族 全員楽しめるアクションパ ズルゲームとなっている。

同じ絵柄のカードを探す 単純なゲームで記憶力を 試そう。 難易度は３段階。 リラックスしながら楽しめ るゲーム。

ボードゲームの最高峰、 チ ェスの戦略を磨くチャン ス。 細心の注意を払いなが ら駒を動かさないと王様 は守れない。 チェックメイ トの危険がいっぱい！

トランプ４種類のマークご とに、 エースからキングま で順に重ねていき、 全部揃 ったら勝ち。 うまくいくかど うかは、 めくったカード次 第。 ハマる一人遊び。

お子様が遊びながらアル ファベットや色を学ぶこと ができるゲーム。 ドナルド ダックや仲間たちと３種類 のゲームで楽しく学ぼう！

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ブラックジャックは、 配ら れたカードの合計を21 に近づけるトランプゲー ム。 21を超えたらバストし て負けになるので要注意。

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Bands on the run Performer Tim Ferguson from musical comedy troupe Doug Anthony Allstars takes an absurdist approach to travel WORDS TIM FERGUSON

There may be some monkey business on tour They’re co-ordinating a moving crèche populated by craven misfits understanding of how to fend for themselves. This is why band managers are stressed to the point of cracking. They’re co-ordinating a moving crèche populated by craven misfits with appetites as idiosyncratic as they are insatiable (one Aussie rock star insists upon peeled M&Ms. Get the picture?).

Band members unfairly expect their managers to fix everything. If you find yourself on a tour – and your lawyer can’t get you out of it – you will need: Bear-skin rug. Vegans may prefer to keep the bear attached.

Travel guide for ignoring at all costs.

Toothbrush in case someone asks if you’ve forgotten it. Heh heh.

A guitarist. Make sure they’re lightweight for overhead storage.

Do not pack a phone charger, First Aid kit or anything that might be

useful in an emergency.

Remember, if you get into trouble, blame your band members (don’t worry, the manager will fix everything.)

All tour groups face difficulties – tardiness, enforced entrapment, fussy eaters and stressedout guides. But at least on most of those, dangerous animals are outside the vehicle. And everyone has their own soap.

DAAS perform their Sydney Comedy Festival show Near Death Experience at The Enmore Theatre on 15 May. sydneycomedyfest.com.au

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TravelLing in a band of comedians and musicians is risky. Often, the dangerous animals are inside the vehicle.

The best way to get to know someone is to go on a trip with them. Travel tensions can tear at the seams of even the closest relationships. Even some marriages don’t survive the honeymoon (nor should they!).

After years of trains, planes and borrowed shopping trolleys, Doug Anthony All Stars (DAAS) are the best of friends who can’t stand each other.

Needless to say, marriage is out of the question.

Travelling with a group of comedians multiplies all problems. It’s just like travelling with a rock band, without the roadies, instruments or hair product. Lateness and disarray are the least of our problems.

As a tour continues, the band turns into locusts.

We swarm from city to city, draining all the wallets and mini-bars, staying one step ahead of the by-laws. Engaging with new cultures is reduced to shambolic searches for new and interesting kebab shops.

Nobody in comedy or rock bands has cash, soap or a basic

* Row 57 is the last row of seating on Jetstar’s 787 aircraft.

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