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TREES OF<br />
ANCIENT TIMES<br />
UNLOCKING THE<br />
SECRETS OF<br />
THE DAINTREE<br />
RAINFOREST<br />
p.52<br />
Vows<br />
that wow<br />
Three couples<br />
share their overseas<br />
wedding wonders<br />
p.58<br />
SOUTH OF<br />
THE CITY<br />
Fun for the<br />
family on the<br />
Mornington<br />
Peninsula<br />
Alex<br />
p.64<br />
O’ Loughlin<br />
AUSTRALIA’S NEWEST LEAD<br />
MAN HEATS UP HAWAII FIVE-O<br />
p.24<br />
My Manila<br />
Highlights of<br />
the city with an<br />
amazing racer<br />
p.36<br />
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Get married<br />
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2 ceo’s welcome note<br />
4 events<br />
9 10 minutes with...<br />
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10 style fi le to carry around<br />
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18 fi t to go with Melbourne<br />
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with jetstar 94 your wellbeing<br />
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96 international<br />
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adventures<br />
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111 domestic<br />
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52<br />
The green,<br />
green views of<br />
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24 star struck <br />
We say “aloha” to Hawaii’s hottest new attraction,<br />
Alex O’Loughlin, as he rewrites TV history<br />
30 eat beat <br />
Eating out with the My Kitchen Rules hosts<br />
64<br />
Mornington<br />
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top picks<br />
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Explore Manila, our newest destination, with local<br />
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40 go guide <br />
Catch the star-studded line-up of the Australian<br />
International Airshow when it returns to Avalon<br />
44 adrenaline <br />
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Meet the lifeguards keeping Bondi Beach safe<br />
this summer<br />
52 hub <br />
Discover the Daintree Rainforest’s magic and<br />
mysteries with the locals<br />
58 in focus<br />
How to wed and walk the aisle in style overseas<br />
64 fl y/drive <br />
The best holiday fun on the Mornington Peninsula<br />
CONTENTS<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 1
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2 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
CEO’S WELCOME NOTE<br />
Spreading Our Wings<br />
Welcome<br />
onboard. With summer drawing to a close, now is the ideal time to<br />
take a holiday adventure to soak up the last of the sun’s rays. There<br />
are plenty of destinations throughout the Jetstar network for sun-seekers — all of which are<br />
easily accessible through our all-day, everyday low fares.<br />
In addition to great-value fl ying backed by Jetstar’s Price Beat Guarantee, we’re also launching<br />
some new routes. From 9 February, Jetstar customers can experience our new Darwin to Manila<br />
fl ights with connections from Sydney and Melbourne. Next month, Jetstar will launch another<br />
new route, with inaugural fl ights between Auckland and Singapore.<br />
If you’re a sports lover, why not follow Jetstar’s partnership with the Women’s Tennis<br />
Association to catch great tennis action. For further information on tournaments in Thailand and<br />
Malaysia this month, visit Jetstar.com/tennis.<br />
As always, Jetstar Magazine is jam-packed with great stories to get you in the holiday mood.<br />
On the cover this month is Aussie actor Alex O’Loughlin, who’s now in a starring role in the revival<br />
of the TV classic Hawaii 5-0.<br />
Foodies will love this issue’s Good Taste page, which reveals the best places to celebrate<br />
Chinese New Year this month in the Year of the Rabbit. Also in this issue, Filipino TV celebrity and<br />
The Amazing Race Asia runner-up Rovilson Fernandez introduces readers to his favourite city,<br />
Manila. In addition, romantics will swoon at our Valentine’s Day feature on overseas weddings,<br />
the Daintree’s wonders will be revealed and the spotlight thrown on the Australian International<br />
Airshow for its 10th anniversary at Avalon.<br />
With so many great articles to read between here and your destination, all you need to do now<br />
is sit back and relax.<br />
Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the devastating fl oods in Queensland as they<br />
rebuild their homes, businesses and livelihoods. Qantas Group has contributed AU$500,000<br />
towards recovery eff orts via the Premier’s Relief Fund.<br />
Cheers,<br />
Bruce Buchanan<br />
Group CEO, Jetstar Airways<br />
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Family Magic<br />
Ben Russell is the co-creator/director/<br />
associate producer of Danze Fantasy<br />
Productions, and the son of executive<br />
co-creator/producer/artistic director Lindy<br />
Russell. He reveals more about his job.<br />
As the creative director, what does your<br />
job entail?<br />
I’m involved in all aspects of bringing a<br />
concept and idea to life onstage, from<br />
developing a script, to working with<br />
musicians, set and costume designers. It<br />
involves a lot of travel, but when it gets<br />
to putting it all together and seeing it<br />
performed, it’s truly something incredible.<br />
What are some challenges you face?<br />
Pushing into new markets is always a<br />
challenge. But our development in Asia is<br />
truly a pleasure — because there’s such<br />
variety in what is expected and enjoyed.<br />
Th ere’s always measured risk, but having<br />
celebrated the company’s 30th birthday, we<br />
seem to be on the right track.<br />
And your favourite trick?<br />
Personally, I love close-up magic, because it<br />
takes a massive amount of skill and years of<br />
dedication to bring it to life. However, it’s<br />
hard to not be amazed when you see Joe<br />
Labero insert himself into a jet engine, or<br />
lose his head nightly in a French guillotine.<br />
Is it hard to work in a family business?<br />
Th e joy is that you all strive for the same<br />
ideal, which is to create productions that will<br />
blow people away, and with our work there<br />
are no creative rules.<br />
What’s your favourite part of the job?<br />
To bring an idea to life and watch it grow, and<br />
to see incredibly talented performers build a<br />
dream together every night. You also witness<br />
a diff erent performance nightly — that’s<br />
what keeps me captivated by theatre.<br />
GENESIS — Th e Magic Spectacular is<br />
on at Jupiters Hotel and Casino Th eatre at<br />
Broadbeach Island, Gold Coast, from now<br />
’til 8 May. Details and tickets from<br />
www.danzefantasy.com/Genesis.html<br />
4 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
Innocent Arctic<br />
Freefall By Gravity<br />
and Other Myths<br />
’TIL 28 FEB BANGKOK<br />
Thai Beer Festival<br />
Cool down with Bangkok’s annual beer<br />
festival. Department stores and beer gardens<br />
are setting up stalls and promotions as the<br />
beer fl ows, along with plenty of food. So come<br />
along, drink your fi ll and of course, celebrate<br />
with a nation of devoted beer lovers! Tel: +66<br />
(20) 2225 7612 4.<br />
’TIL 7 MAR PERTH<br />
Perth International Arts Festival<br />
This annual arts fi esta is back with some of<br />
the best theatre, visual arts, music, fi lm and<br />
free events — and cool stuff like music theatre<br />
featuring jazz maestro James Morrison, the<br />
Apollo 13 hands-on family adventure, and<br />
Steve Reich’s 2x5 rock band of classical music.<br />
Tel: +61 (8) 6488 5555.<br />
Garden of<br />
Unearthly Delights<br />
’TIL 20 MAR MELBOURNE<br />
Ashes to Ashes: Cricket’s<br />
Cracking Rivalry<br />
Age-old cricket rivalry is remembered with<br />
whimsical memorabilia at the National<br />
Sports Museum, with items dating back to<br />
1861–1862. It includes contributions from<br />
the Melbourne Cricket Club. Brunton Ave,<br />
Richmond, tel: +61 (3) 9657 8879.<br />
10 FEB–13 MAR ADELAIDE<br />
Garden of Unearthly Delights<br />
Australia’s hugest outdoor arts festival is<br />
swinging into Rundle Park. It features hot<br />
acts like Cantina, Sammy J and Randy, and<br />
Felicity Ward inside the country’s best carnival<br />
venues, like The Umbrella Revolution, Le<br />
Cascadeur, and more. Tickets from FringeTix.<br />
Tel: 1300 374 643.
Julie O’Hara<br />
(Clarence Jazz<br />
Festival)<br />
Fab<br />
Stuff<br />
February’s the month to jump off<br />
your seat to catch these must-go<br />
festivals, events and exhibitions<br />
WORDS BELINDA WAN<br />
18 FEB –13 MAR ADELAIDE<br />
Adelaide Fringe <strong>2011</strong><br />
South Australia gets even busier with<br />
the largest arts festival in the southern<br />
hemisphere. With programs and events<br />
stretching from the city, to the desert and the<br />
sea, and in random locations like laneways<br />
and shipping containers, there’s always<br />
something cool to see. Tel: +61 (8) 8100 2000.<br />
22–27 FEB HOBART<br />
Clarence Jazz Festival<br />
Tassie’s fave fest is back to wow at spots like<br />
the Bellerive Boardwalk. Festival Ambassador<br />
George Washingmachine will be jamming with<br />
the bands, while performances like Fats Waller<br />
— Death on the Santa Fe Express and those by<br />
jazz vocalist Julie O’Hara take place in Rosny<br />
Barn. Tel: +61 (3) 6245 8600.<br />
Boundary Street,<br />
featuring trumpeter<br />
James Morrison<br />
(Perth International<br />
Arts Festival)<br />
22 FEB–6 MAR SYDNEY<br />
Innocent Arctic<br />
A traveller and photographer, Sydney-based<br />
Emma Rowan-Kelly has been to the Arctic<br />
archipelago of Svarlbard, with arresting<br />
photographs to prove it. This vivid exhibition at<br />
Depot II Gallery shows icescapes and glaciers,<br />
plus polar bears, seals and walruses. Free. 2<br />
Danks St, Waterloo, tel: +61 (0) 406 710 321.<br />
23–26 FEB BRISBANE<br />
Freefall By Gravity and Other Myths<br />
This circus performance at Judith Wright<br />
Centre of Contemporary Arts explores<br />
everyday and irrational fear, and human<br />
quirks. Expect hoop diving and acrobatics,<br />
plus physical theatre from seven artistes aged<br />
15 to 29 years old. 420 Brunswick St, Fortitude<br />
Valley, tel: +61 (7) 3872 9000.<br />
Zig Drag<br />
Brilliant, hilarious, entertaining and super<br />
glam, performer Taylor Mac is set to debunk<br />
common myths about himself in his show<br />
Th e Ziggy Stardust Meets Tiny Tim Songbook<br />
or Comparison Is Violence. We stole some time<br />
from the sequined one.<br />
How did the show’s title come to you?<br />
Th e media kept describing me as “Ziggy<br />
Stardust meets Tiny Tim”, but the only thing<br />
I have in common with either of them is that<br />
I wear glitter (Ziggy Stardust) and sometimes<br />
play the ukulele (Tiny Tim), and sing. Th ey<br />
say it’s about putting you in context for<br />
their audience, but I’m trying to encourage a<br />
culture of using adjectives to describe what<br />
you see.<br />
But why “comparison is violence”?<br />
Because whenever people say, “You’re just<br />
like so-and-so”, sometimes what they’re<br />
really saying is, “You’re not as special as you<br />
think you are”.<br />
What should the audience bear in mind?<br />
Th ere’s no lip-synching and very few dirty<br />
jokes, but we still have a great time.<br />
You write plays, act, sing, write songs,<br />
direct and produce. What’s one thing<br />
you’d do for the rest of your life?<br />
To me, it’s all just theatre. It’s all drag. So<br />
this is it for me. I couldn’t ask for a better life<br />
than throwing on some glitter and having a<br />
party every night.<br />
How do you always look so glam?<br />
I don’t. Often I’m a mess. I can’t get through<br />
a single show without at least half my drag<br />
ending up on the fl oor or audience members.<br />
What do you love about theatre?<br />
Ideas, poetry, theatricality and a shared<br />
experience — but mostly that it’s an art form<br />
built on surprise. If you don’t allow surprise<br />
into the theatre, you get awfully boring work.<br />
Th e Ziggy Stardust Meets Tiny Tim<br />
Songbook or Comparison Is Violence is on<br />
25–26 February and 3–4 March at Sydney<br />
Opera House’s Th e Studio, tel: +61 (2)<br />
9250 7777.<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 5<br />
EVENTS
Fight Club<br />
George Sotiropoulos is set to square off his<br />
opponents at the latest Ultimate Fighting<br />
Championship (UFC) — the UFC 127. He<br />
shares details about his strategies.<br />
What do you like most about mixed<br />
martial arts (MMA)?<br />
I was a hyperactive kid. I was also a good<br />
athlete, but never really found the sport for<br />
me. Th en I saw a tape of UFC and I knew this<br />
was exactly what I wanted to do with my life.<br />
I soon began travelling the world learning the<br />
skills I would need for the UFC. I have boxed<br />
and wrestled, and also won national jiu-jitsu<br />
championships in Australia, but in MMA,<br />
you have to put them all together. Th ere’s a<br />
counter to every attack, and even a counter<br />
to every counter. It’s human chess.<br />
What aspect of your skills would you<br />
like to improve?<br />
In the UFC, if you’re not improving, you’re<br />
losing. I’ve been doing jiu-jitsu for 13 years,<br />
but I train very hard with coaches Leonard<br />
Gabriel Jr (boxing), Eddie Bravo (jiu-jitsu)<br />
and Eric Jetton (wrestling) to get better.<br />
What is MMA’s guiding philosophy?<br />
Th e UFC started in 1993, supposedly as a<br />
one-off — to fi nd the “ultimate” fi ghting art.<br />
Th ey had boxers versus wrestlers, wrestlers<br />
versus Brazilian jiu-jitsu players, sumo guys,<br />
whatever. What they found over the years<br />
is that the only “ultimate” style of fi ghting<br />
is to be profi cient in striking, grappling and<br />
wrestling — to be good at all three. In the<br />
UFC, you see the best fi ghters in the world<br />
who know skills in all the martial arts, and<br />
can mix them together.<br />
How do you keep your strength up<br />
during a fi ght?<br />
It’s the will to win. When you’re gasping for<br />
air and your arms are dead before the fi nal<br />
round, it really helps to remember “He’s tired<br />
too”. It’s a battle of will, as well as skill.<br />
Watch George Sotiropoulos in action at UFC<br />
127: Penn V Fitch, on 27 February at Sydney’s<br />
Acer arena. Tickets from Ticketek 132 849 or<br />
www.ticketek.com<br />
6 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
Carmen<br />
Rolex Farr 40 World<br />
Championship <strong>2011</strong><br />
23–26 FEB SYDNEY<br />
Rolex Farr 40 World<br />
Championship <strong>2011</strong><br />
To snag the coveted world champion title,<br />
teams from Australia, Italy, Germany, New<br />
Zealand and the US will be taking to the<br />
Tasman Sea off Sydney Heads. Enthusiasts<br />
should keep their eyes peeled off shore for<br />
drama on the high seas. Tel: +61 (2) 9955 7171.<br />
24 FEB–6 MARCH ADELAIDE<br />
BigPond Adelaide Film Festival<br />
The fi fth installment of this huge fi lm fest will<br />
yield a brand-new collection of celluloid treats<br />
for cinephiles, dreamed up by director Katrina<br />
Sedgwick. Don’t miss the features, shorts,<br />
videos and media screenings — including 15<br />
awesome Aussie works. Tickets from<br />
www.adelaidefi lmfestival.org<br />
Madame<br />
Butterfl y<br />
25–26 FEB PHUKET<br />
Phuket International<br />
Blues Rock Festival<br />
This hot event will be rocking the island for the<br />
sixth time. Seven of the country’s best blues<br />
bands will give spectators endless tunes for<br />
two nights — a must-see for fans of blues rock.<br />
Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa, 333<br />
Patak Rd, Karon Beach, tel: +66 (76) 396 433.<br />
25–27 FEB ADELAIDE<br />
Cellar Door Wine Festival<br />
With access to South Australian wine regions<br />
in one location, this is certainly an event that<br />
wine buff s must mark down in their diaries.<br />
Look out for food trails, tasting platters,<br />
barbecue plates and desserts at the Regional<br />
Farmer’s Market. Adelaide Convention Centre,<br />
North Tce. Tickets from Ticketek 132 849.<br />
Lion King Photo: Savid Gan; Sumo wrestlers: Getty Images
Gay Bilson<br />
(BigPond<br />
Adelaide<br />
Film Festival)<br />
25 FEB–13 MAR AUCKLAND<br />
Auckland Fringe <strong>2011</strong><br />
This is a biennial, anyone-can-join event, with<br />
a whopping 100 comedy, dance, theatre,<br />
music, visual arts and cabaret events jampacked<br />
into over 40 venues from Waitakere<br />
to Waiheke. Don’t miss Death by Cheerleader,<br />
Gloria and Tea for Toot. Some free events.<br />
Details on www.aucklandfringe.co.nz<br />
25 FEB–27 APR MELBOURNE ADELAIDE SYDNEY<br />
Madame Butterfl y<br />
This achingly tragic tale of love and loss by the<br />
Australian Ballet is told amid Puccini’s searing<br />
score and an elegant Japanese setting. This<br />
ambitious ballet rendition of a 1904 opera will<br />
move a whole new generation with its stunning<br />
choreography and costumes. Tickets from<br />
1300 369 741 or www.australianballet.com.au<br />
Cellar Door<br />
Wine Festival<br />
Tea for Toot<br />
(Auckland<br />
Fringe <strong>2011</strong>)<br />
26 FEB CHRISTCHURCH<br />
International Track Meet<br />
This world-class event features top athletes<br />
returning to the arena for some major sporting<br />
action. Many winners from the recently<br />
concluded Delhi Commonwealth Games will<br />
be present, so hotfoot it over. QEII Stadium,<br />
171 Travis Rd, North New Brighton. Tickets<br />
from www.internationaltrackmeet.co.nz<br />
26 FEB–12 MAR BRISBANE<br />
Carmen<br />
This production of Carmen by Queensland<br />
Ballet is set to sizzle. Choreographed by<br />
François Klaus, the story of a free-spirited<br />
gypsy woman who refuses to be tamed by<br />
any man is sure to charm audiences again<br />
with gorgeous costumes and seductive dance<br />
moves. Tickets from qtix 136 246.<br />
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1–26 Mar<br />
Guitar Heaven South Pacifi c Asia Tour<br />
Guitar genius Carlos Santana and his band<br />
are back on stage for this world tour that<br />
is now headed to Asia, Australia and New<br />
Zealand. Don’t miss this fearless proponent<br />
of love and life, as he performs his allencompassing<br />
Guitar Heaven show.<br />
The Lion<br />
King<br />
Guitar Heaven<br />
South Pacifi c<br />
Asia Tour<br />
3 Mar–31 May<br />
Th e Lion King<br />
Th is Broadway musical debuts in Singapore at<br />
Marina Bay Sands. Th is splendid production’s<br />
set features the Serengeti Plains and a cast of<br />
51. It’s one of the year’s must-sees.<br />
6 Mar<br />
20/twenty Challenge<br />
Th is Sydney event raises funds for children<br />
with cerebral palsy. It includes a 2km swim at<br />
Shelly Beach Manly, a 3km kayak and a 20km<br />
walk around the harbour foreshore. Th ere will<br />
also be a shortened family course.<br />
The March Basho<br />
13–27 Mar<br />
Th e March Basho<br />
Watch sumo wrestlers slug it out at the Osaka<br />
Prefectural Gymnasium for supremacy in the<br />
March Tournament. Th ey’ll try to oust each<br />
other from the circle and onto the clay fl oor.<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 7
Tim Minchin 10<br />
Barefooted piano<br />
wrestler and comedy<br />
rock royalty Tim Minchin<br />
pits himself against<br />
symphony orchestras in<br />
various cities for an epic<br />
musical showdown<br />
INTERVIEW BELINDA WAN<br />
How do you intend to slug it out with<br />
a 55-piece orchestra?<br />
One frickin’ note at a time.<br />
How’s the relationship between you<br />
and conductor Benjamin Northey?<br />
So far it’s extremely pleasant, although<br />
we haven’t actually had to work together<br />
yet. It’s amazing how easy it is to get<br />
along with your workmates, as long as<br />
you’re not working.<br />
What would you like to get across with<br />
Tim Minchin Versus The Orchestras?<br />
My main mission this year is to send<br />
people away understanding that the fact<br />
that I have no shame and no soul makes<br />
for a lovely evening at the theatre.<br />
You’ve won a whole bunch of awards,<br />
which one made you the happiest?<br />
Oh, I don’t know. Awards are complicated<br />
because they’re nice to win, but you know<br />
deep down that making a competition out<br />
of art is inherently dodgy.<br />
What are a few things you have to have<br />
before a concert?<br />
A lot of eye make-up, a short vocal<br />
warm-up, a medium caff eine pick-me-up<br />
and half a glass of wine.<br />
Will you be adding new things to the<br />
show as you travel to diff erent cities?<br />
Nah, I’m too narcissistic to incorporate<br />
geography. And anyway, the things I<br />
talk about tend not to be very regional.<br />
Cheese, prayer, morality and rock are<br />
concepts sans frontiers.<br />
If violins and oboes make you “angry”,<br />
what else drives you crazy?<br />
I must have been stretching for a quote<br />
there! Umm, olives. I don’t like olives, and<br />
I don’t think anyone else should either.<br />
Any pianos you’ve regretted bashing?<br />
No. They were all asking for it.<br />
You’ve made so many people laugh.<br />
Who or what makes you laugh?<br />
My family. I don’t know why — they’re just<br />
so stupid.<br />
Any New Year resolutions?<br />
Rock harder, sing more, eat more fruit and get<br />
more sleep. Aren’t they everybody’s?<br />
Tim Minchin Versus The Orchestras is on from<br />
25 February–27 March in Melbourne (25–27<br />
February, tel: 1300 136 166), Perth (4–5 March,<br />
tel: 136 100), Adelaide (10–12 March,<br />
tel: 131 246), Brisbane (18 March, tel: 132 849),<br />
Tasmania (21 March, tel: 1300 795 257) and<br />
Sydney (24–27 March, tel: 132 849).<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 9<br />
MINUTES WITH…
A Storksak bag<br />
is just the thing<br />
for yummy<br />
mummies<br />
State Your<br />
Case<br />
Be prepared for any style of travel<br />
with our picks of bags that’ll take<br />
you places — from the outback to a<br />
swanky party<br />
WORDS ANNE LOH<br />
10 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
DAY TO NIGHT<br />
Do your sightseeing in the day with the Sarah<br />
Connors Canvas Tote (AU$268). Take it to the<br />
beach, the shops, or lunch. Then snap up the<br />
Camille (AU$300) in cerise for cocktails on the<br />
town. The autumn/winter <strong>2011</strong> collection has<br />
other styles in bright gold, grey and black. From<br />
this month on www.sarahconnors.com.au<br />
FREE YOUR MIND<br />
The Borne Naked Traveller (AU$35.95) is not<br />
only see-through, but comes with empties:<br />
a 50ml lotion pump, a 50ml atomiser spray<br />
bottle, two 50ml screw-top bottles and two<br />
15ml jars for your skincare. Then move it from<br />
your weekender bag to hardcase for a holiday<br />
— cool! Stockists on www.bornenaked.com<br />
BABY ME<br />
Take a cue from Angelina Jolie and grab new<br />
Storksak bags: Sophia in tan (AU$499),<br />
Olivia Olivia in black/moss nylon satin<br />
(AU$229), shoulder bag Jools in black<br />
nylon satin (AU$179, main picture)<br />
and Aubrey in black/camel canvas<br />
weave (AU$199). With a padded<br />
change mat and wipe-clean<br />
lining. From David Jones or o<br />
on www.storksak.com.au
THEY’VE GOT YOUR BACK<br />
The boldly coloured Explore Planet Earth Galaxy<br />
Series bags are made of light-and-tough Polytech<br />
600 fabric, come with a fi ve-year warranty and are<br />
endorsed by the Chiropractic & Osteopathic College of<br />
Australasia. The Scorpius Travel Pack with a removable<br />
day pack in two sizes and the Carina Rucksack both<br />
have the fully adjustable BackCare TM Air Tech Harness,<br />
while the Pegasus Rucksack has the enhanced<br />
BackCare TM Spinal Care Harness. RRP AU$119–199;<br />
tel: +61 (2) 9922 3423.<br />
RUN AWAY<br />
Katzi’s Stowaway collection really does make<br />
you feel like getting away. We love the vintagestyled<br />
Gerry with a detachable shoulder<br />
strap (AU$249) in “whiskey tan leather” as<br />
a weekender, and for a touch of understated<br />
glam for sundowners, the “dusky pink” Shell<br />
Clutch (AU$199) with glow mesh and wristlet.<br />
Stockists on katzi.com.au<br />
SPLASH OUT<br />
We love beach holidays, and now<br />
there’s no need to worry about<br />
keeping your wet swimming<br />
gear and towels away from<br />
your clothes as you beachhop,<br />
with these colourful bags<br />
made from extra-thin, light and<br />
waterproof nylon for your wet<br />
swimsuit (AU$16) and towel<br />
(AU$29.95), from Tintamar.<br />
Available in 10 colours,<br />
you’re sure to fi nd one that<br />
screams: sun fun! Stockists<br />
on www.tintamar.com.au<br />
GET WET OR STAY DRY<br />
When you’re out living the Billabong lifestyle, you just<br />
want to do everything, and the Billabong Convoy Wet<br />
& Dry Pack XL Wheelie (AU$129.99) allows you to do<br />
just that. With tarpee-lined wet and dry compartments,<br />
and a padded back panel, its zipaway backstraps and<br />
telescopic handles give you two ways to carry it as well.<br />
Available at beachculture stores at all major Australian<br />
airports; log on to www.beachculture.com.au for details.<br />
FUN ON WHEELS<br />
The latest from luggage people Paklite is the Möbius Lifestyle<br />
Luggage collection. In backpack or trolley case, prices<br />
range from AU$99 (for the backpack) to AU$279 (for the<br />
large trolley case). Two dual-tones are available — black/<br />
orange and charcoal/lime. For those who are not good trolley<br />
bag-drivers, don’t worry, the back and base scuff guards, and<br />
hard-wearing bearing wheels, will see you through. Stockists<br />
on www.paklite.com.au<br />
Get Carried Away<br />
Miranda Chance won the international<br />
category for the 2010 GAP/Ecouterre<br />
Recycled Denim Challenge. We ask her about<br />
eco-design and her fi rst collection.<br />
Tell us about your fi rst collection.<br />
Th e CHANCE collection is designed using<br />
upcycled denim jeans and old leather jackets.<br />
Outdated garments are constructed into<br />
functional, beautiful items that continue the<br />
philosophy of “less is more” with clean lines<br />
and simple silhouettes. I decided to make<br />
our impact on the environment a key focus<br />
of the collection and our business.<br />
What’s the diff erence between<br />
“upcycled” and “recycled”?<br />
As the sustainability movement becomes<br />
more mainstream, new terminology for the<br />
processes has become more defi ned. Th e<br />
term “recycled” is about re-using materials<br />
and making it into something else, it also<br />
represents sustainable practices and being<br />
environmentally responsible. “Upcycling”<br />
is very much apart of the sustainability and<br />
recycling movement. It’s a more specifi c<br />
terminology — about making something<br />
new without downgrading the original<br />
material or creating more pollution during<br />
the creative process. Th e CHANCE collection<br />
very much fi ts into this terminology.<br />
Why denim?<br />
I’m in love with denim jeans, I love them to<br />
death — and I use them in an eff ort to give<br />
them the “chance” to have another journey.<br />
Eco-fashion is… all about sustainability.<br />
Th ere’s a global community of sustainable<br />
designers helping to shift the old attitudes.<br />
Your favourite piece in your collection?<br />
Personally, I love and use the Jeff erson<br />
Hobo (far right) every day.<br />
CHANCE bags are<br />
available at NAMI<br />
Byron Bay, tel: +61<br />
(2) 6685 8081, www.<br />
inhabitat.com and<br />
www.chancebags.com<br />
STYLE FILE<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 11
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12 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
Taco lovers will love Streat’s<br />
Mexican taco cart<br />
OPPOSITE TOP/BOTTOM:<br />
The rustic Tea Tree Café on<br />
Waiheke Island; feast on the<br />
huge spread of street food<br />
at Queen Victoria Market’s<br />
Suzuki Night Market<br />
Chow Down<br />
The Th Chinese Chi Year Y of f the th<br />
Rabbit starts on 3 February<br />
with Chinese restaurants<br />
around the country getting<br />
into the spirit; you can too<br />
with our recommendations<br />
WORDS ROBERTA MUIR<br />
SYDNEY<br />
Travellers passing through Sydney<br />
International Airport can get a Chinese-food<br />
fi x at the recently opened China Grand, which<br />
overlooks the tarmac and the spectacular<br />
Sydney skyline. Sister restaurant to the<br />
popular Kam Fook restaurants, China Grand’s<br />
seafood-focused menu off ers plenty of<br />
“auspicious” dishes alongside house specials,<br />
such as roasted duck laksa and Szechuanstyle<br />
grandma’s beancurd and an all-day<br />
yum cha menu for those wanting grab-andgo<br />
options, or a quick bite before boarding.<br />
Terminal 1 Shopping Precinct (after Customs),<br />
tel: +61 (2) 8338 9622.
Sky Phoenix, in Sydney’s new central<br />
Westfi eld complex, is celebrating the New<br />
Year with a lion dance on 5 February, and a<br />
special New Year banquet for tables of six<br />
people or more. This new 500-seat fl agship of<br />
the Phoenix Restaurant Group, the brainchild<br />
of sisters Alice Lee and Anita Yuen, includes<br />
traditional Chinese family-style dining, private<br />
dining rooms and live fi sh tanks, in the heart of<br />
the CBD. See side box for the sisters’ New Year<br />
recommendations. Shop 6001, Westfi eld, Pitt<br />
St, Sydney, tel: +61 (2) 9223 8822.<br />
MELBOURNE<br />
Max Tsang’s fi rst restaurant, the mod-<br />
Cantonese yum cha den Mahjong (in St Kilda)<br />
achieved cult status. Last year, he opened the<br />
more upmarket, dark and moody Mahjong<br />
A Memorable<br />
Meal<br />
Chinese food is very symbolic — most<br />
of all on occasions such as the New Year,<br />
when specifi c dishes are served to ensure<br />
an auspicious start to the year. If you’re<br />
wondering what to order (or cook) to<br />
ensure a prosperous new year, the sisters<br />
behind Sky Phoenix suggest:<br />
• Braised dried oysters with black moss<br />
and vegetables, to ensure good business<br />
relationships in the coming year<br />
• Rocklobsters or crabs with ginger and<br />
shallots, as the red colour of the cooked<br />
crustaceans symbolises good health<br />
• Pan-fried prawns, because the sound of<br />
the word “prawns” in Chinese is similar<br />
to the words for “always smiling”<br />
• Braised abalone with lettuce, to ensure<br />
good business from all sources<br />
• Crispy-skin chicken, because the golden<br />
colour of the skin symbolises good luck<br />
throughout the year<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Beijing duck; salt<br />
and pepper squid from Mahjong Black; the<br />
bustling Bokchoy Tang<br />
IN BOX: Braised abalone for good business<br />
Black overlooking Little Collins Street. The<br />
Cantonese menu includes steamed silky egg<br />
with scallop, sugar cane prawns, tiny duckfi<br />
lled spring rolls, sliced sticky pork belly<br />
and crisp fried rocklobster tail with spiced<br />
salt. Over Chinese New Year, there’ll be the<br />
traditional lion dancing and fi recrackers.<br />
The New Year’s Eve à la carte menu makes it<br />
easy for large family groups, couples or small<br />
groups of friends to join in the celebrations.<br />
118 Little Collins St, tel: +61 (3) 9650 8873.<br />
Federation Square’s Bokchoy Tang is<br />
off ering a special New Year banquet, which<br />
includes handmade dumplings, abalone soup,<br />
Beijing duck, and local rocklobsters wok-fried<br />
with ginger, spring onions, Chinese rice wine<br />
and egg noodles — as well as the Chinese<br />
New Year speciality called “Happy Family”,<br />
which combines fi sh fi llets, pork balls, spinach,<br />
egg dumpling, quail eggs, ginger and spring<br />
onions. Russell Court, Melbourne, tel: +61 (3)<br />
9650 8666.<br />
GOOD TASTE<br />
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Sitting over the water at<br />
Hillarys Boat Harbour<br />
in Perth, The Breakwater<br />
serves great food and<br />
drinks against a backdrop of<br />
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Get in the mood for love this Valentine’s<br />
Day at some of the country’s<br />
most romantic bars<br />
WORDS ROBERTA MUIR
SYDNEY<br />
Eau de Vie, Australian Gourmet Traveller’s<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Bar of the Year, is a “speakeasy” at the<br />
back of the Kirketon hotel. The music is old-<br />
school jazz, the cocktails are classic, and the<br />
vibe harks back to prohibition days. Moody<br />
lighting, and the his’n’hers cocktails called<br />
Pour Homme et Pour Femme (AU$32 for<br />
two) — which are blends of Ketel One vodka,<br />
various liqueurs and fruit juices — make this<br />
the perfect place to enchant your loved one<br />
this Valentine’s Day. 229 Darlinghurst Rd,<br />
Darlinghurst, tel: +61 (0) 422 263 226.<br />
Known as “the best beer garden in the<br />
world”, Opera Bar at the Sydney Opera<br />
House boasts a stunning view of the Sydney<br />
Harbour Bridge, city skyline and the sparkling<br />
harbour. Drink or dine indoors or outdoors<br />
with live music every evening. And for a special<br />
V-Day tipple, try the Budds & Bubbles: think<br />
sparkling wine with Massenez peach liqueur,<br />
lychee and rose buds. Lower Concourse Level,<br />
Sydney Opera House, tel: +61 (2) 9247 1666.<br />
BRISBANE<br />
With great views over Fortitude Valley, an<br />
open-air vibe and great bartenders, The<br />
Roof Top Bar at the boutique Limes Hotel<br />
ticks all the boxes for a romantic Valentine’s<br />
drink. Relax under the stars, and sip a Rose<br />
and Raspberry mojito at the winner of the<br />
award for 2010’s Best Bar, as voted by MAP<br />
Magazine. 142 Constance St, Fortitude Valley,<br />
tel: +61 (7) 3852 9000.<br />
GOLD COAST<br />
With their Middle Eastern-inspired snacks<br />
and exotic cocktails, the Mecca Bah outlets<br />
OPPOSITE: A stunning view comes<br />
free at Opera Bar<br />
THIS PAGE TOP/BOTTOM: Snuggle<br />
up for a drink with your partner at<br />
Limes Hotel’s The Roof Top Bar;<br />
Mecca Bah’s yummy mezze<br />
Flower Power<br />
CHEERS<br />
The Giggly Rose<br />
Whip up a romantic cocktail for two at<br />
home — Th e Giggly Rose, a signature of<br />
Th e Gazebo Wine Garden in Kings Cross,<br />
Sydney. To recreate the drink, combine 8<br />
mint leaves and 8 rose petals with 20ml<br />
rose syrup, 15ml Gordon’s Gin and 10ml<br />
lemon juice. Pour into two fl utes and top<br />
with Yarraburn sparkling wine, then serve.<br />
in Queensland, Melbourne and Canberra off er<br />
great romancing for a Valentine’s Day date.<br />
The Mecca Bah outlet on the Gold Coast off ers<br />
mezze, such as lamb kofte with yoghurt and<br />
mint sauce, and cheese-fi lled kataifi pastries.<br />
Relax in this mini oasis and sip on a Turkish<br />
Delight martini — Absolut vodka, crème de<br />
cacao and rosewater — with a Turkish delight on<br />
the side! N101 AND N106, 3 Oracle Blvd, Gold<br />
Coast, Queensland, tel: +61 (7) 5504 7754.<br />
MELBOURNE<br />
Those with bohemian tastes will love Bouzy<br />
Rouge with its eclectic collection of artifacts,<br />
like deer antlers and shoes from Rajasthan.<br />
There are plenty of snug corners to meet, even<br />
a private curtained-off space (book early!),<br />
and some of Melbourne’s best bar food.<br />
Indeed, sangria and paella for two could be the<br />
perfect Valentine’s Day feast. 470 Bridge Rd,<br />
Richmond, tel: +61 (3) 9429 4348.<br />
Tucked inside Melbourne’s historic The<br />
George building, Mockingbird is one of the<br />
city’s best-kept secrets. From the Art Decoinspired<br />
trompe l’oeil walls to the beautiful<br />
Italian marble and mosaic tiling, Mockingbird<br />
sets the scene for an intimate Valentine’s<br />
Day rendezvous. Step back in time to 1920s<br />
Paris — with velvet curtains, romantic lighting,<br />
wrought-iron detailing and a bay window<br />
overlooking Fitzroy Street. Cosy up over<br />
Mockingbird’s signature cocktail, Atticus<br />
Finch (named after Gregory Peck’s character<br />
in To Kill A Mockingbird): a heady concoction<br />
comprising dark rum, sloe gin, peach<br />
schnapps and lime juice. 129 Fitzroy St,<br />
St Kilda, tel: +61 (3) 9534 0000.<br />
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Get your dose of romance this<br />
month with these books<br />
WORDS ANNE LOH<br />
June Loves is a big<br />
believer in second<br />
chances — and<br />
having a dog<br />
INSET: Loves’<br />
debut fi ction novel<br />
June<br />
Loves’ debut romance novel The<br />
Shelly Beach Writers’ Group,<br />
which is about fi nding a second chance,<br />
making new friends despite yourself, and<br />
bonding with a dog who knows more about life<br />
than you do, will resonate with many.<br />
You’ve written over 50 non-fi ction books.<br />
What inspired you to step into the women’s<br />
fi ction fi eld?<br />
My husband and I made a sea change. To<br />
avoid joining the local iceberg swimmers,<br />
bowling and golf clubs, I enrolled for a Diploma<br />
in Professional Writing and Editing. Novel<br />
writing was part of this course. I wrote the fi rst<br />
10,000 words of Shelly Beach and took up<br />
the challenge: could I fi nish my novel? I did —<br />
with the help of my supportive writers’ group.<br />
Please note: my writers’ group in no way<br />
resembles the Shelly Beach Writers’ Group!<br />
How has writing non-fi ction books helped<br />
you with your fi rst fi ction work?<br />
When you write non-fi ction work, you need<br />
a plan — a structure and an outline. I made<br />
a plan complete with a structure — a plot<br />
outline and character profi les — with even<br />
an imagined calendar to write The Shelly<br />
Beach Writers’ Group. Using these and other<br />
writers’ tools make it easy to pick up and keep<br />
writing a novel in the moments we grab in our<br />
crammed-full lives today. The calendar was a<br />
last-minute planning tool I realised I needed so<br />
as to write Gina’s journey in a journal format.<br />
Authors are always quick to disclaim<br />
any characters’ resemblances to real-life<br />
people, but that can’t be possible, surely?<br />
Authors have to say that, otherwise family<br />
and friends would never talk to us again! And<br />
cashed-up colleagues and ex-partners might<br />
even consider legal proceedings against us.<br />
However, our seaside town, the mythical<br />
Shelly Beach, is stacked with gorgeous,<br />
helpful, supportive and quirky people — all<br />
worthy of starring roles in novels.<br />
In a world where many people do botch<br />
up their fi rst go, what do you want<br />
readers to take away from your book?<br />
That it’s never too late to start over. And it’s<br />
easier to start over if you have the support of
friends and a small community, the comfort<br />
and solace of writing, and a penchant for the<br />
simple life. Having a dog also helps!<br />
What’s your favourite romantic work<br />
that’s always a comfort to return to?<br />
Anything by Jane Austen.<br />
The Shelly Beach Writers’ Group is<br />
published by Viking (Penguin), AU$29.95,<br />
ISBN 9780670074853.<br />
Love Lines<br />
THE WORD<br />
Love & Other U-Turns<br />
Th is debut by lifestylemagazine<br />
writer Louisa<br />
Deasey is about the year<br />
she fell in love with a<br />
comedian, and decided to<br />
follow her heart (and him)<br />
through the backyard<br />
of Australia in a beat-up<br />
Mazda. What would you have done in this<br />
case of “opposites attract”? Arena by Allen &<br />
Unwin, AU$32.99, ISBN 9781742373416.<br />
You Are My Future<br />
Amanda Cole’s second book<br />
brings you a story based<br />
on the premise that love<br />
could be so strong that<br />
your future self could step<br />
into the past to change<br />
the course of events,<br />
giving everyone a diff erent<br />
future. Intense and emotional. Available from<br />
bookstores and www.youaremyfuture.com.au.<br />
AU$24.95, ISBN 97806465935906.<br />
Wolfborn<br />
Vampires are so passé.<br />
Th is young-adult fi ction<br />
book by Melburnian writer<br />
Sue Bursztynski is set in<br />
a medieval time with all<br />
the appeal of the romantic<br />
age — lords, castles, magic<br />
and werewolves. A story of<br />
self-discovery and soulmates. Woolshed Press<br />
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FIT TO GO<br />
Supreme<br />
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Netball sensation and<br />
Melbourne Vixens cocaptain<br />
Bianca Chatfi eld<br />
reveals the secret to her<br />
team’s success<br />
INTERVIEW KELLY IRVING<br />
A world-class defensive line-up and superior<br />
skills led the Melbourne Vixens to a gripping<br />
victory over the Adelaide Thunderbirds in<br />
2009. As netball season rolls around this year,<br />
co-captain Bianca Chatfi eld gets set to thrill<br />
Australian and New Zealand spectators all<br />
over again.<br />
What do you love about team sports?<br />
Having friends around you all the time. When<br />
you’re travelling, and you’re tired and grumpy,<br />
you’ve got 11 other girls there to perk you up.<br />
Also, when you have a great time winning a<br />
premiership, you’ve got 11 friends there to<br />
celebrate with.<br />
How do you keep one another motivated?<br />
We’re all such diff erent personalities that<br />
when someone is having a down time,<br />
18 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
someone else is having a good time. You can<br />
feed off the other girls’ enthusiasm.<br />
What is the team’s biggest challenge now?<br />
We’ve got fi ve new players coming in from<br />
diff erent teams, so our biggest challenge is to<br />
incorporate them into our team culture.<br />
Any competition strategies you’ll use?<br />
We had a terrible season last year, so it’s time<br />
for us to think outside the box, have a look<br />
at what we can do diff erently, and try and be<br />
creative. We’ve worked hard pre-season and<br />
we’re ready to go!<br />
Who are your toughest opponents?<br />
Adelaide and Sydney always show great<br />
strength, but I think we’re going to watch out<br />
for more New Zealand teams this year.<br />
Tell us how you stay on top of your game.<br />
Keeping our strength up is very important.<br />
That’s where a lot of our training has gone<br />
over the last few years. You’ve got to be fi t. Yes,<br />
you’ve got to have aerobic ability, but you also<br />
have to be strong to take the knocks, because<br />
our game gets more physical each time.<br />
What about time-out fun with the team?<br />
When we’re on the road, we have a lot of<br />
time on our hands, so we get together and<br />
go out for dinner a lot. Having quality time<br />
together away from training is important. If<br />
we just hang out as friends, then that certainly<br />
correlates to how we get along on court.<br />
Game On<br />
Melbourne Vixens' Bianca<br />
Chatfi eld (second from right)<br />
is ready to return to form<br />
with her team this season<br />
What’s the team’s goal for the season?<br />
I don’t think you can have any other goal<br />
except to win. If we manage to stay injury-free,<br />
we have no excuses not to.<br />
Any advice for aspiring netballers?<br />
I would say just have fun, train hard and enjoy<br />
what you’re doing.<br />
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THE BIZ
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WORDS SAMANTHA BROWN<br />
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Diving<br />
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24 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
As Alex O’Loughlin headlines<br />
the exciting remake of<br />
Hawaii Five-0, he reveals the<br />
challenges of uttering the<br />
pop-culture catchphrase<br />
“Book ’em, Danno”<br />
At<br />
WORDS DYLAN HOWARD<br />
ADDITIONAL REPORTING GERRI MILLER<br />
a shopping mall in the Kahala<br />
neighbourhood of Honolulu, Hawaii,<br />
there’s a sculpture of actor Jack Lord, who<br />
played Detective Steve McGarrett in the<br />
original version of the TV series Hawaii Five-0.<br />
It’s only a bust, but it reminds Alex O’Loughlin<br />
that he has some big bronze shoes to fi ll every<br />
time he passes by.<br />
O’Loughlin, the Australian actor best known<br />
for his previous series Moonlight and Three<br />
Rivers, and the rom-com The Back-up Plan with<br />
Jennifer Lopez, has inherited the memorable<br />
role of McGarrett in the modern reboot of the<br />
action series, which premieres in Australia this<br />
month on Network Ten.<br />
“I’m an Aussie playing one of the most iconic<br />
American television characters of all time.<br />
It’s a real honour for me,” says the Canberraborn<br />
actor, for whom any early reservations<br />
about the show’s success or his part in it<br />
have vanished amid stellar ratings and an<br />
enthusiastic reception in the US, as well as<br />
worldwide.<br />
“Sometimes you think something is going to<br />
do really well and it doesn’t, or vice versa. But<br />
everywhere I go now people want to shake my<br />
hand. We can’t shoot the show without having<br />
security around,” he says, recalling a recent off -<br />
the-set shopping trip where he was mobbed for<br />
photos and autographs. “This might turn out to<br />
be my biggest break so far,” he acknowledges.<br />
“But I’m just taking it one day at a time.”<br />
O’Loughlin, 34, wasn’t even born when the<br />
original Five-0 began its 12-year run in 1968,<br />
but anyone familiar with the original series can<br />
expect a diff erent take — with lots of action,<br />
humour and a modern sensibility thrown in for<br />
pretty good measure.<br />
The storyline goes as such: back in Hawaii<br />
to investigate his father’s murder, Navy SEALturned-cop<br />
McGarrett is tapped to head an<br />
elite police task force, and recruits New Jersey<br />
transplant Danny “Danno” Williams (Scott Caan<br />
of Entourage), Chin Ho Kelly (Lost’s Daniel Dae<br />
Kim), and rookie cop Kono Kalakaua (Battlestar<br />
Galactica’s Grace Park), who is Chin’s pretty<br />
cousin — with the latter part played in the<br />
original by a hefty Hawaiian dude who went by<br />
the single-name moniker of Zulu.<br />
But producers knew better than to mess<br />
with other touchstones of the show, including<br />
familiar Oahu locations, Morton Stevens’<br />
instrumental theme and the classic line, “Book<br />
‘em, Danno!”.<br />
“I try to fi gure out a new way to do it every<br />
time, to change it up,” says O’Loughlin, whose<br />
bantering relationship with Caan is central to<br />
the show, and carried over off -screen. “We’ve<br />
hit it off and become mates,” he says.<br />
Military veteran McGarrett is more of the<br />
straight man, though O’Loughlin’s portrayal is<br />
less stoic than Lord’s. “There are a lot of areas<br />
where he’s seen as black and white — very<br />
clear. But there are a lot of layers to this guy. He<br />
learned how to defend himself and his honour<br />
very quickly and very young in life,” he says. “He<br />
doesn’t take any crap. And if you’re in with him,<br />
he’ll die to protect you.”<br />
Signing on to Five-0 meant moving from<br />
Los Angeles, his home for the past six years,<br />
to Oahu, and although he initially felt isolated
Main photo: © Rodolfo Martinez/CPi-Syndication.com/Headpress<br />
STAR STRUCK<br />
ALEX O’LOUGHLIN<br />
O’Loughlin’s<br />
role as Detective<br />
Steve McGarrett in<br />
Hawaii Five-O<br />
has sealed his<br />
newfound heartthrob<br />
status<br />
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Main photo: © Rodolfo Martinez/CPi-Syndication.com/Headpress
“I can see about fi ve<br />
diff erent breaks from my house,<br />
and each night I can see the sunset”<br />
living in a hotel on the pilot episode, he now has<br />
a mountainside house with a great Pacifi c view,<br />
and loves island life.<br />
“When I wake up, I make a cup of coff ee and<br />
I look out the window — I view the surf report<br />
from there,” says O’Loughlin, who, needless to<br />
say, has taken up the sport. “I can see about<br />
fi ve diff erent breaks from my house, and each<br />
night I can see the sunset from my house.<br />
It’s an amazing place to live. It has just totally<br />
become my home since.”<br />
He nevertheless plans to keep his Los<br />
Angeles pad until he receives the offi cial<br />
go-ahead about the series’ second season this<br />
spring. Interestingly enough, being a graduate<br />
of the National Institute of Dramatic Art in<br />
Sydney from the 2002 cohort, O’Loughlin had<br />
always planned to head to L.A. “It wasn’t about<br />
the bright lights of Hollywood. It was about the<br />
pool of talent,” he explains.<br />
Of course, it was by no means an easy task<br />
at fi rst. “I was the second-best actor for a lot of<br />
jobs, and I lived on a friend’s couch for about<br />
nine months,” he recalls candidly.<br />
In fact, in one of those “almost” situations,<br />
O’Loughlin lost the role of James Bond in<br />
Casino Royale to Daniel Craig. “It was the<br />
biggest audition I ever did, and also the biggest<br />
audition I didn’t get. And it’s the one everyone<br />
brings up,” he sighs, musing, “I think I was a<br />
little bit young for the role.”<br />
Nevertheless, he “got to be Bond for a day”<br />
at the screen test, and “walked away having<br />
learned about myself as an actor with regard to<br />
my ambition, and about my achievement,” he<br />
says, convinced that when the role he is right<br />
for comes his way, he’ll be ready for it.<br />
What he’s still coming to terms with is the<br />
invasion of privacy that accompanies fame. He<br />
laughs at the absurdity of a rumour that AC/<br />
DC rocker Bon Scott was his father, calling<br />
it “benign, not slanderous or harmful to my<br />
family or myself, and kind of cool.”<br />
But he’s bothered that the career he’s<br />
chosen may impact the people in his life,<br />
including a young son in Australia, whom<br />
he’s tried to keep out of the press. “I’m very<br />
protective of my family, and I don’t ever want<br />
this stuff aff ecting them. Usually I’m okay with<br />
it, but sometimes I want to just go home and<br />
shut the door. I’m a very private person, and<br />
this loss of anonymity is the hardest thing to<br />
deal with.”<br />
Now, living in Hawaii, just a nine-hour fl ight<br />
away from Sydney, he’s slightly closer to<br />
Australia. “I miss my friends. I miss going out<br />
for the Sydney Morning Herald and a really<br />
good breakfast,” he admits, but his job keeps<br />
him too busy to dwell on that. “It’s a really big,<br />
ambitious television show and I’m in a lot of it.<br />
OPPOSITE: Despite losing out being James Bond, the boyish O’Loughlin has come into his own with<br />
the hit remake of Hawaii Five-O THIS PAGE TOP/BOTTOM: Signing autographs is all in a day’s work;<br />
O’Loughlin is the real-life buddy of co-star Scott Caan (far right), who plays Danny “Danno” Williams<br />
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O’Loughlin displays his<br />
toned bod in a still<br />
from the show<br />
“There’s a lot of action, and the three Cs:<br />
comedy, character and crime. For people who<br />
like crime-fi ghting and cop shows, it’s got<br />
that. The characters are really well-rounded,<br />
and there’s a lot of really funny stuff ,” he says,<br />
encouraging Aussie audiences to check it out.<br />
“I really think this is going to be a show that<br />
everyone will enjoy.”<br />
Hawaii Five-0 airs Sundays on Network Ten.<br />
Riding The Waves<br />
One of Alex O’Loughlin’s top tips for Hawaii is<br />
a skill her learned on the island: surfi ng.<br />
“I was actually deeply humbled by God<br />
yesterday when I went for a surf,” he says.<br />
Although he grew up in Australia, a<br />
country where surfi ng is renowned for being<br />
a favourite past-time, it wasn’t until Hawaii<br />
Five-O that he began taking to the water with<br />
a board.<br />
“I learned how to surf when I got here,” says<br />
O’Loughlin. “It’s the most amazing scene here,<br />
almost life-changing. I’m trying to transition<br />
into a short boarder at the moment. Some<br />
people are telling me it’s a little early for that.<br />
So of course, yesterday, I fell.”
30 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
EAT YOUR<br />
HEART OUT<br />
As My Kitchen Rules returns to our<br />
screens this month, we fi nd out where<br />
else the chef-hosts have been feasting<br />
around the nation<br />
WORDS HEATHER MILLAR
OPPOSITE AND THIS PAGE:<br />
As chef-hosts of My Kitchen<br />
Rules, Pete Evans and Manu<br />
Feildel get to discover new<br />
cooking talents, and eat<br />
their way around the country<br />
Pete<br />
THIS SERIES IS GOING TO BE HUGE. THERE ARE MORE<br />
AND BIGGER CHALLENGES, MORE TRAVEL AND<br />
IT’S A MUCH BIGGER SHOW OVERALL<br />
Evans and Manu Feildel — cohosts<br />
of Channel 7’s My Kitchen<br />
Rules — have been travelling the country in<br />
search of Australia’s next winning team of<br />
domestic gods and goddesses. In the second<br />
series which starts this month, it’s a<br />
state-versus-state scenario, as 12 teams of<br />
two attempt to out-dine and out-wine one<br />
other to see whose kitchen really rules.<br />
“This series is going to be huge,” says<br />
Feildel. “There are more and bigger<br />
challenges, more travel and it’s a much<br />
bigger show overall.”<br />
It works like this: each cooking team takes<br />
turns to transform an ordinary home into an<br />
instant restaurant for one pressure-cooker<br />
night. “All the contestants surprise me from<br />
week to week,” says Evans. “They all have their<br />
ups and downs (some more than others), but<br />
the one thing they do have in common is their<br />
passion for food.<br />
“I’m constantly impressed by the<br />
contestants’ knowledge of food, and the<br />
dishes they produce under the most stressful<br />
situations. I take my hat off to all the teams —<br />
they’ve all evolved so much, and it’s a joy to<br />
watch and be a part of.”<br />
For the fi rst time, the teams will compete<br />
in a variety of cooking challenges on location,<br />
as well as at Kitchen Headquarters — a<br />
custom-designed restaurant space. At the<br />
end of it all, the top two teams will battle it out<br />
for supremacy as they present their ultimate<br />
dining menu to a full restaurant.<br />
French-born Feildel, who was the head chef<br />
at Livebait in the UK when it was nominated<br />
for best seafood restaurant in 1998, moved<br />
to Sydney in 1999. In March 2009, he opened<br />
L’étoile in Paddington, which has achieved<br />
recognition with the award of its fi rst chef’s<br />
hat from Sydney Morning Herald.<br />
“I love working on My Kitchen Rules<br />
because it’s about real people, real food and<br />
home cooking,” says Feildel. “I also get to<br />
meet new people, travel through this beautiful<br />
country and share my passion for cooking.”<br />
After Evans opened his fi rst restaurant, The<br />
Pantry, in Melbourne’s Brighton in 1993, he<br />
went on to establish Hugos in Bondi, Hugos<br />
Lounge and Hugos Bar Pizza in Kings Cross,<br />
and Hugos Manly. His restaurants have won<br />
numerous awards, including the coveted<br />
Sydney Morning Herald chef’s hat, for seven<br />
years in a row.<br />
“You’ll get to see some amazing drama<br />
unfolding as the series progresses,” says<br />
Evans. “There’ll be some favourites that<br />
people will cheer on enthusiastically from<br />
their armchairs, but more importantly, people<br />
will learn some great recipes, and hopefully<br />
be inspired to try new and inventive dishes in<br />
their own homes.”<br />
As Pete and Manu travelled the country for<br />
My Kitchen Rules, they kept an eye out for<br />
great places to eat. Here are some of their<br />
hot recommendations.<br />
EAT BEAT<br />
MY KITCHEN RULES<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 31
CLOCKWISE:<br />
Ben O’Donoghue’s South<br />
Bank Surf Club in Brisbane<br />
is famous for its star dish,<br />
the jambalaya; try great<br />
food for a good cause at<br />
Charcoal Lane; fresh food<br />
galore at Adelaide Central<br />
Market; Bar Lourinha is one<br />
of Evans’ picks<br />
SYDNEY<br />
Pete: We ate at Porteno in Surry Hills with the<br />
guest judges. We tried the whole menu, but the<br />
whole lamb cooked over the fi re pit could well<br />
be the dish of the year. Don’t think, just go!<br />
Manu: Apart from my restaurant L’étoile<br />
Restaurant & Bar — obviously! — I love Le<br />
Pelican, Surry Hills. They serve great French<br />
Basque food. I know the chef well, and I love<br />
the passion he puts into his cooking.<br />
BRISBANE<br />
Pete: I love Ben O’Donoghue’s restaurant,<br />
South Bank Surf Club — we ate his famous<br />
jambalaya and it was to die for — I actually<br />
want the recipe.<br />
Manu: Alastair McLeod’s new outfi t, Tank<br />
Restaurant & Bar. It’s Irish with a Japanese<br />
twist, can you believe it? I like it because it’s<br />
diff erent, plus the food is amazing.<br />
ADELAIDE<br />
Pete: Ying Chow on Gouger Street does the<br />
best aniseed duck in Australia. Also, don’t<br />
go past the red vinegar ribs, the e-shand<br />
eggplant, or the salt and pepper fl ounder. It’s<br />
so cheap to eat here, but do get in early.<br />
Manu: I love the Adelaide Central Market.<br />
You can fi nd anything you want there. There’s<br />
a stall where you can get great, ready-to-eat<br />
Asian food as you shop.<br />
HOBART<br />
Pete: When I ate at The Red Velvet Lounge<br />
in Cygnet, I ordered mushrooms on toast,<br />
and they were the best I’ve ever had — the<br />
chef, Steve Cumper, needs a medal for those<br />
wonderful mushrooms.<br />
Manu: Meadowbank Estate — I love their<br />
venison tartare and potato tortellini!<br />
MELBOURNE<br />
Pete: The Vics (me being one) really know how<br />
to show off food, but in a very understated<br />
way. I love visiting the South Melbourne<br />
Market. There are always great characters<br />
and produce, as well as their famous dim sim<br />
for a snack. My favourite places to eat are Bar<br />
Lourinha, Movida and Cookie, all in the CBD.<br />
Fitzroy has some cool, alternative restaurants<br />
that are amazing too — I especially like<br />
Charcoal Lane, which helps out Indigenous<br />
and disadvantaged kids.<br />
Manu: Coda Bar + Restaurant. I can’t go past<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 33
The delicious<br />
scallops at<br />
Andaluz are a<br />
defi nite must-try<br />
34 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
their black bean crab and bone marrow spring<br />
rolls — it’s fi nger-licking good food.<br />
PERTH<br />
Pete: I love the marvellous Spanish-inspired<br />
bread salad and the pâté at Andaluz tapas bar<br />
and restaurant.<br />
Manu: And you have to try the scallops and<br />
pig’s trotter at Andaluz too.<br />
DARWIN<br />
Pete: Hanuman in Darwin is one of the<br />
country’s fi ner restaurants. The signature<br />
dish of oysters is great, but the trumpet<br />
mushrooms with pork and prawn is the best.<br />
Manu: Oh, this is a tricky one! However, the<br />
burgers at Shenannigans were great. Why do<br />
I like it? The burgers go so perfectly with a pint<br />
of beer!<br />
Take Me There<br />
1 PORTENO<br />
358 Cleveland St,<br />
Surry Hills, Sydney,<br />
tel: +61 (2) 8399 1440<br />
1 L’ÉTOILE RESTAURANT & BAR<br />
211 Glenmore Rd,<br />
Paddington, Sydney,<br />
tel: +61 (2) 9332 1577<br />
1 LE PELICAN<br />
411 Bourke St,<br />
Surry Hills, Sydney,<br />
tel: +61 (2) 9380 2622<br />
1 SOUTH BANK SURF CLUB<br />
30AA Stanley Plaza, South Bank<br />
Parklands, South Brisbane,<br />
tel: +61 (7) 3844 7301<br />
1 TANK RESTAURANT & BAR<br />
31 Tank St, Brisbane,<br />
tel: +61 (7) 3003 1993<br />
1 YING CHOW<br />
114 Gouger St, Adelaide,<br />
tel: +61 (8) 8211 7998<br />
1 ADELAIDE CENTRAL MARKET<br />
45 Grote St, Adelaide,<br />
tel: +61 (8) 8203 7203<br />
1 THE RED VELVET LOUNGE<br />
24 Mary St, Cygnet, Hobart,<br />
tel: +61 (3) 6295 0466<br />
1 MEADOWBANK ESTATE<br />
699 Richmond Rd, Cambridge,<br />
tel: +61 (3) 6248 4484<br />
1 SOUTH MELBOURNE MARKET<br />
322 Coventry St,<br />
Melbourne,<br />
tel: +61 (3) 9209 6295<br />
1 CHARCOAL LANE<br />
136 Gertrude St,<br />
Fitzroy, Melbourne,<br />
tel: +61 (3) 9418 3400<br />
1 CODA BAR + RESTAURANT<br />
Basement, 141 Flinders Ln<br />
(Cnr Oliver Ln), Melbourne,<br />
tel: +61 (3) 9650 3155<br />
1 ANDALUZ<br />
21 Howard St, Perth,<br />
tel: +61 (8) 9481 0092<br />
1 HANUMAN<br />
93 Mitchell St,<br />
Darwin,<br />
tel: +61 (8) 8941 3500<br />
1 SHENANNIGANS<br />
69 Mitchell St,<br />
Darwin,<br />
tel: +61 (8) 8981 2100<br />
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT:<br />
Hop on a calesa (horse-drawn<br />
carriage); the façade of the<br />
Casa Manila Museum; the<br />
colourful jeepney bus is a<br />
defi ning feature of Manila;<br />
visit Fort Santiago for history<br />
MANILA<br />
SHOWING OFF<br />
36 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
Globe-trotting Philippines-based TV host and Amazing<br />
Racer Rovilson Fernandez (below inset) lets us in on<br />
why he loves coming home to Manila<br />
WORDS MABEL DAVID-PILAR PHOTOGRAPHY AT MACULANGAN<br />
The<br />
way Rovilson<br />
Fernandez<br />
knows his way around<br />
Manila, you’d think he<br />
had lived here all his<br />
life. But the TV host<br />
grew up in San Jose,<br />
California, and only<br />
returned to his<br />
parents’ native country<br />
in 1999. That was after<br />
he had fi nished fi lm<br />
school and before he was<br />
meant to head to Hong<br />
Kong for work.<br />
But his sharp wit,<br />
playful sense of humour and<br />
up-for-anything attitude landed him a<br />
hosting job for a local travel show. More than<br />
a decade later, Fernandez’s hosting duties<br />
and travels in the Philippines continue. “Thus<br />
my Manila ‘pit-stop’ has been an 11-year love<br />
aff air,” he explains.<br />
He started hosting for the AXN Network<br />
in the South-East Asia region after covering<br />
more than 50,000km around the world in the<br />
second season of The Amazing Race Asia, and<br />
emerging as runner-up. In the Philippines, he<br />
currently hosts the hit news-and-variety show,<br />
Ang Pinaka, and was recently tapped to be one<br />
of the country’s national ambassadors for the<br />
World Wide Fund for Nature.<br />
Every week, Fernandez heads to a studio<br />
or a location for shoots, voice-overs or guest<br />
appearances. In between work and travel, he<br />
makes time to go for a run, a drink, or attend<br />
to any visiting friends from overseas who want<br />
to get their feet wet exploring the Philippines.<br />
During weekend mornings when he’s in<br />
Manila, you might catch him heading to<br />
Roxas Boulevard for a jog. “Nothing beats the<br />
collective energy and mass hysteria there on<br />
a weekend,” he says. Besides the throngs of<br />
joggers everywhere, the scenic boulevard that<br />
runs parallel to Manila Bay often sees cyclists<br />
zipping in all directions.<br />
There are dragonboat<br />
teams churning along the<br />
water, outdoor aerobics<br />
classes, makeshift<br />
badminton games,<br />
skaters, roller bladers,<br />
walkers, dog-walkers,<br />
the occasional<br />
calesa (horse-drawn<br />
carriage), and tai chi<br />
groups that seem<br />
oblivious to the chaos.<br />
“It’s motivating, it’s<br />
surreal and needs to be<br />
experienced when you’re<br />
here,” says Fernandez.<br />
When he needs to get lights or<br />
other fi xtures for his new pad, or is craving<br />
Chinese food at the same time, Fernandez<br />
heads to Binondo, Manila’s Chinatown. A busy<br />
commercial district of Manila since the 19th<br />
century, Binondo is crammed with jewellery<br />
shops, Chinese drugstores, hardware stores,<br />
interesting buildings, a 17th-century church<br />
and of course, amazing Chinese restaurants.<br />
“I’m a huge fan of Chinese food and<br />
there are so many wonderful restaurants to<br />
choose from, but I occasionally fi nd myself<br />
in mum-and-pop type of shops in Binondo,<br />
where the ambience is suspect, the service is<br />
nominal, but the taste more than makes up<br />
for the shortcomings.” For a treat, he goes to<br />
President Grand Palace Restaurant to chow<br />
down on dim sum.<br />
WhiteMoon Bar is Fernandez’s<br />
recommendation for sunset drinks. Located<br />
at the Manila Ocean Park complex, the bar<br />
is a cosy joint with a laid-back vibe and a<br />
fantastic view. “There are not many bars in the<br />
city where you can catch the sunset. And at<br />
night, you get the full moon and smooth music<br />
playing, along with the dark, brooding ocean<br />
waves below you.”<br />
When Fernandez plans a romantic night<br />
out, Manila’s fi ne-dining spots, such as<br />
Ilustrado, The Fireplace at the Hyatt Hotel,
The Great Barrier Reef<br />
is spectacular to dive<br />
in, but fl ying over the<br />
reef provides another<br />
wonderful experience<br />
HOT SPOT<br />
MANILA<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 37
and the restaurants at the newly opened<br />
Midas Hotel and Casino are his choice<br />
picks. “The Spanish-Filipino fare at Ilustrado<br />
is exceptional. Dining there is like travelling<br />
through time. The Fireplace in Hyatt Hotel<br />
has great steaks, greater ambience and the<br />
greatest potatoes au gratin. Midas Hotel on<br />
Roxas Boulevard has top-notch chefs for<br />
sushi, pastries and everything,” he says.<br />
When he takes his friends around, the one<br />
place he always takes them to is Dampa. While<br />
dampa is the Filipino word for a hut or shanty,<br />
among Manila’s residents it refers to humble<br />
eateries within a wet market, where the<br />
freshest seafood is cooked to your liking.<br />
“A visit to Dampa is a must. Everyone gets<br />
a kick out of walking around the wet market,<br />
selecting their dinner, and ‘ooh-ing’ and ‘aaahing’<br />
at the wide selection of seafood from our<br />
waters. I always get a kick and a laugh out of<br />
hearing, ‘Can we really eat that?’”<br />
When it comes to shopping, while his<br />
friends all want to go to the bargain paradise of<br />
Greenhills Shopping Center in the city of San<br />
Weekends in Manila<br />
Rovilson Fernandez’s favourite quick<br />
getaways from Manila<br />
For Fernandez, the Philippines is a “healthand-wellness<br />
country”. Th ere’s an abundance<br />
of spas and wellness resorts, which the TV<br />
host and health buff likes to take advantage<br />
of when he has a free weekend. His favourites<br />
include Th e Farm at San Benito in Batangas<br />
and Sonya’s Garden and Spa in Cavite.<br />
Just a two-hour drive south of Manila,<br />
Th e Farm is a healing centre with a holistic<br />
approach. “I love it. It makes you feel like a<br />
better person after you get to experience the<br />
resort and all of its amenities. I especially<br />
enjoy the educational aspect of Th e Farm. You<br />
get to learn something that you can apply to<br />
your own lifestyle.”<br />
For a relaxing day trip, Fernandez likes to<br />
escape to Sonya’s Garden and Spa, near<br />
the cool city of Tagaytay. “You can have a<br />
sumptuous lunch fresh from the garden, a<br />
leisurely walk around the compound to clear<br />
your mind, and a therapeutic massage or foot<br />
spa for a treat. It’s always the best three hours<br />
of my life.”<br />
38 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
The Farm at<br />
San Benito<br />
YOU’LL WALK PAST<br />
VARYING MILESTONES<br />
OF PHILIPPINE<br />
HISTORY — SPANISH<br />
COLONIALISM,<br />
WORLD WAR II AND<br />
THE MARCOS ERA
Photos: Courtesy Tourism Queensland<br />
South<br />
China<br />
Sea<br />
PHILIPPINES<br />
Manila<br />
Sulu Sea<br />
Juan, Fernandez also takes them to any one of<br />
the Team Manila and Kultura Filipino stores<br />
in the city. “Team Manila has awesome, kitschy<br />
stuff — think new-school cool for iconic local<br />
staples; and Kultura Filipino has locally made<br />
items and souvenirs.” Both have outlets in the<br />
enormous SM Mall of Asia complex, where<br />
there are roving carts for shoppers to go from<br />
one building to the other.<br />
For history, Fernandez recommends a<br />
trip to the historic walled city of Intramuros,<br />
Manila’s oldest district built during the<br />
Spanish times, where 19th-century homes,<br />
an old Spanish garrison, and a 17th-century<br />
UNESCO World Heritage-listed baroque<br />
church still stand. The area is also home to<br />
the Cultural Center of the Philippines,<br />
the Manila Hotel (interesting architecture)<br />
and the newer Manila Ocean Park. “It’s a<br />
wonderful, charming blend of old-world charm<br />
and modern technology,” he says.<br />
Fernandez also gets a lot of help showing<br />
off Manila from the good people at Walk This<br />
Way Tour by Carlos Celdran. “His walking<br />
tours of Manila are a must-do. You’ll walk past<br />
varying milestones of Philippine history —<br />
Spanish colonialism, World War II, the Marcos<br />
era — as well as contemporary and future<br />
Manila, all wrapped in a gritty, live, tangible<br />
atmosphere against the backdrop of Manila<br />
Bay.” After the tour, Fernandez suggests<br />
taking in the sight of the speeding jeepneys,<br />
a form of public transportation unique to the<br />
Philippines; having a taste of the sorbetes, the<br />
local ice cream sold in the street; or halo-halo,<br />
a local dessert of shaved ice and diff erent<br />
sweet toppings. “The jeepneys seem to be<br />
shinier, the sorbetes sweeter and the halohalo<br />
more colourful in this part of town.”<br />
Manila can be a chaotic and gritty place,<br />
but to Fernandez, this is part of the capital’s<br />
appeal. “I look at it like this — when I think<br />
about it, the best food I’ve consumed, the<br />
best adventures I’ve encountered, the most<br />
remarkable sights I’ve ever seen — they have<br />
always been off the beaten path.”<br />
OPPOSITE: A calesa ride is a treat<br />
for the whole family<br />
THIS PAGE, FROM TOP: Try a tasty<br />
halo-halo; follow the street signs<br />
to fi nd great Chinese food; cool<br />
T-shirts await at Team Manila<br />
lifestyle store<br />
Take Me There<br />
1 PRESIDENT GRAND<br />
PALACE RESTAURANT<br />
746 Ongpin St, Binondo,<br />
tel: +63 (2) 242 1473<br />
1 WHITEMOON BAR<br />
2/F Sunset Quay, Manila Ocean Park,<br />
tel: +63 (917) 815 4181<br />
1 ILUSTRADO<br />
General Luna St, Intramuros,<br />
tel: +63 (2) 527 3674<br />
1 THE FIREPLACE<br />
Hyatt Hotel and Casino,<br />
1558 Pedro Gil St, Malate,<br />
tel: +63 (2) 245 1234<br />
1 MIDAS HOTEL AND CASINO<br />
2702 Roxas Blvd,<br />
tel: +63 (2) 831 6063<br />
1 TEAM MANILA<br />
2/F Entertainment Mall, SM Pavillion,<br />
SM Mall of Asia, Pasay,<br />
tel: +63 (2) 556 4858<br />
1 KULTURA FILIPINO<br />
2/F Main Mall,<br />
SM Mall of Asia, Pasay<br />
1 SM MALL OF ASIA<br />
SM Central Business Park 1, Island A,<br />
Bay City, tel: +63 (2) 556 0680<br />
1 CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES<br />
CCP Complex, Roxas Blvd,<br />
tel: +63 (2) 832 1125<br />
1 MANILA HOTEL<br />
One Rizal Park,<br />
tel: +63 (2) 527 0011<br />
1 MANILA OCEAN PARK<br />
Behind the Quirino Grandstand,<br />
Rizal Park, tel: +63 (2) 567 7777<br />
1 WALK THIS WAY TOUR BY<br />
CARLOS CELDRAN<br />
Tel: +63 (2) 484 4945<br />
1 THE FARM AT SAN BENITO<br />
119 Barangay Tipakan,<br />
4217 Lipa City, Batangas,<br />
tel: +63 (2) 696 3795<br />
1 SONYA’S GARDEN AND SPA<br />
Barangay Buck Estate, Alfonso, Cavite,<br />
tel: +63 (917) 532 9097<br />
Jetstar flies direct to Manila from<br />
Darwin from 9 February, with<br />
connections from Sydney and<br />
Melbourne. JetSaver Light fares<br />
from AU$169 one way. Book online<br />
at Jetstar.com<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 39
UP, UP<br />
AND AWAY<br />
For a ride into the past,<br />
present and future of fl ight,<br />
you can’t go past this<br />
year’s massive Australian<br />
International Airshow<br />
40 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
WORDS TIM RICHARDS<br />
When<br />
they nudged their fl imsy<br />
aircraft into the air near Kitty<br />
Hawk on 17 December 1903 to make the<br />
fi rst-ever powered fl ight, Wilbur and Orville<br />
Wright couldn’t have known how quickly their<br />
invention would develop.<br />
Over a century later, commemorations<br />
of milestones in aviation history have been<br />
coming thick and fast. This year sees both<br />
the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the<br />
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and the<br />
centenary of Australia’s fi rst-ever, landmark<br />
passenger fl ight.<br />
Even the upcoming Australian International<br />
Airshow is celebrating a signifi cant<br />
anniversary, according to Peter Meehan, the<br />
head announcer at the biennial event.<br />
“This will be the tenth air show at Avalon,”<br />
he says. “And the air displays have certainly<br />
come a long way since — with far more diverse<br />
aerospace, military and civilian displays. The<br />
exposition on the ground that started out<br />
modestly is now one of the biggest in the<br />
world. The other aspect is the development<br />
on the ground,” he adds. “In the early days, if it<br />
rained it was a quagmire. These days, there are
Main photo: Alamy<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM MAIN:<br />
This year’s Airshow pays<br />
tribute to the aircraft of<br />
yesteryear, including the<br />
World War II Mustang; the<br />
overhead action always<br />
enthralls crowds; this is<br />
one event that will thrill<br />
big and little kids<br />
a lot more stone pathways and bitumen hard<br />
stands that make it far more comfortable for<br />
people attending. And road traffi c has vastly<br />
improved — the four-hour ordeal of getting in<br />
and out of the air show from Melbourne is now<br />
reduced to less than two hours.”<br />
Considering the anniversaries being<br />
commemorated at this year’s show, it’s no<br />
surprise that two major aviation institutions,<br />
the Temora Aviation Museum and the<br />
Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS),<br />
are playing a big part in the proceedings.<br />
“There will be a number of historic aircraft<br />
THE RAAF MUSEUM INTENDS TO FLY<br />
ITS COLLECTION OF AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING<br />
A WORLD WAR I SOPWITH PUP<br />
on display,” says Meehan. “HARS operates a<br />
Super Constellation, a DC3 and a Catalina, the<br />
World War II fl ying boat. The Temora Aviation<br />
Museum fl ies a lot of iconic RAAF aircraft from<br />
yesteryear, such as the Meteor, the Vampire<br />
and the Sabre jet.” Other historic aircraft<br />
that will be coming to the show include the<br />
Spitfi re, Gloster, Lockheed Hudson, Kittyhawk,<br />
Mustang, Boomerang and DC4.<br />
It’s not all about the past, of course. As the<br />
Airshow coincides with the 90th anniversary<br />
of the RAAF, the latter is playing a major role in<br />
this year’s events.<br />
“It’s a big deal,” says Air Commodore<br />
David Pietsch, the head of the planning<br />
team for the Air Force’s contribution. “We’re<br />
commemorating 90 years of faithful and<br />
impressive service. We’re one of the oldest air<br />
forces in the world, so it gives us something to<br />
be quite proud about.”<br />
That pride will be front and centre at<br />
Avalon. “We will have signifi cant displays, both<br />
on the ground and in the air. It’s a modest<br />
demonstration of our tradition, innovation and<br />
evolution so far. For the air display itself, which<br />
will be on the Saturday and Sunday of the<br />
show, we’re planning to have most of the Air<br />
Force’s aircraft involved,” continues Pietsch.<br />
“Not all may be there because of operational<br />
reasons — that applies mostly to the Orions<br />
and C17s. But we’ll have the Hawk, which is<br />
the jet trainer, we’ll also have both the classic<br />
Hornets and the Super Hornets, as well as<br />
the Roulettes. They’ll put on their standard<br />
aerobatic team display each day.”<br />
Despite this impressive array of modern<br />
hardware, history will never be far away. “The<br />
RAAF Museum intends to fl y its collection of<br />
aeroplanes,” says Pietsch. “These include the<br />
World War II Mustang, the Winjeel, the CT-4A<br />
(one of our more recent trainers), the Tiger<br />
Moth and a Sopwith Pup that dates back to<br />
World War I.”<br />
And there’s even more military hardware to<br />
add to the list, according to Meehan. “Other<br />
highlights will include the Wedgetail early<br />
warning aircraft, the midair-refuelling aircraft<br />
by Airbus and the Heron unmanned vehicle.”<br />
There’s also much to do at ground level.<br />
A new addition this year is a demonstration<br />
facility for aerial unmanned vehicles. There’ll<br />
also be a mobility display track, on which<br />
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INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW<br />
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The Roulettes’ impressive<br />
aerial formations will keep<br />
your eyes glued to the sky<br />
motorcycle stunt teams and monster truck<br />
drivers will be performing. Other airborne<br />
highlights include the spectacular night show,<br />
which comprises a simulated air-ground<br />
attack involving military aircraft and vehicles,<br />
plus pyrotechnics and fi reworks.<br />
Stunt pilots are also joining in. American<br />
Kent Pietsch (no relation to Air Commodore<br />
Pietsch) will stage his comedic aerobatic act,<br />
and Australia’s own “top gun” and former Red<br />
Bull Air Race pilot Matt Hall will be fl ying. It’s a<br />
program that Meehan feels will excite anyone<br />
interested in aviation. “Any attendee will be<br />
overcome by the air displays, the exposition’s<br />
size and the layout of aircraft across the vast<br />
hectares of the Avalon fi eld,” he says. “Overall,<br />
it’s an awesome and all-consuming sight.”<br />
The Australian International Airshow is<br />
open to the public from 4 to 6 March. For<br />
more details, visit www.airshow.net.au.<br />
Tickets from Ticketmaster via 136 100 or<br />
www.ticketmaster.com.au.<br />
Jetstar flies direct to Avalon from Brisbane<br />
and Sydney, and to Melbourne from across<br />
Australia. JetSaver Light fares from AU$39<br />
one way. Book online at Jetstar.com
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The Great Barrier Reef<br />
is spectacular to dive<br />
in, but fl ying over the<br />
reef provides another<br />
wonderful experience<br />
HEAD IN THE<br />
CLOUDS<br />
44 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
If you want to rest and relax,<br />
don’t go to Queenstown —<br />
the snowy mountain town<br />
that has built its rep on fun<br />
and games<br />
WORDS WENDY DUNLOP<br />
Main photo: Photolibrary; Queenstown Rafting: Destination Queenstown
Main photo: Alamy<br />
CLOCKWISE: “Fly”<br />
across Skippers Canyon<br />
on the Swing; go on a<br />
heartpumping ride with<br />
Queenstown Rafting;<br />
dine out in Queenstown’s<br />
best restaurants<br />
OPPOSITE: The<br />
excitement doesn’t stop<br />
when night falls<br />
They<br />
say New York never sleeps, and<br />
the same could be said for<br />
Queenstown. As New Zealand’s ultimate yearround<br />
resort, it dishes up a sizzling adventure<br />
menu by day and plenty of party buzz at night.<br />
Against a jaw-dropping backdrop of lakes,<br />
rivers and mountains, Queenstown off ers<br />
wacky activities and views from every angle,<br />
including upside-down. Ever since AJ Hackett<br />
bungy-ed off the Kawarau Bridge in the 1980s,<br />
the town has become a “try anything once”<br />
adrenaline playground.<br />
Upon my arrival, I am whisked away by The<br />
Helicopter Line to champagne bubbles and<br />
spectacular views of Lake Wakatipu enroute<br />
to “Bob’s Peak”. This prime vantage point<br />
rises almost 800m and is also accessed by<br />
Queenstown’s gondola. At the top, with the<br />
best view in the world, Skyline Restaurant has<br />
delighted diners for decades, while the treeclad<br />
slopes sport the family-friendly luge and<br />
Ziptrek Ecotours.<br />
A purpose-built, fl ying-fox franchise, Ziptrek<br />
off ers four zip lines linked between specially<br />
constructed landing platforms. I’m fi rst geared<br />
up with helmet, harness (and hope) and<br />
invited to swing forward, backwards, upside<br />
down or “hands free”, with a special request<br />
by guides Mike, Morgan and Liam to land in a<br />
“guide-friendly package” — which is Ziptrek<br />
speak for “don’t kick me in the face”!<br />
If adventure gives you an appetite,<br />
Botswana Butchery is one of Queenstown’s<br />
trendiest restaurants, and is located in a<br />
refurbished early settler’s cottage on the<br />
foreshore. With an emphasis on premier meat<br />
dishes and fresh produce, it’s popular every<br />
night of the week.<br />
Next morning I’m on the water.<br />
Queenstown Rafting is one of New Zealand’s<br />
largest whitewater rafting companies<br />
with trips on the Kawarau, Shotover and<br />
Landsborough Rivers. Following an inelegant<br />
wriggle into bootees, and a wet suit, helmet<br />
and life vest, there’s a serious set of safety<br />
drills before I get to whoop along to conquer<br />
my fi rst rapids successfully. Good thing too,<br />
because “there’s no stop button on Mother<br />
Nature’s rollercoaster,” laugh guides Tom,<br />
Craig and Gabby. Indeed.<br />
Later, an afternoon of quaffi ng awaits me<br />
at Central Otago’s best wineries. Grapes were<br />
introduced to the arid province as early as<br />
1857, but took more than 100 years to gain<br />
recognition. Today, Central Otago wines win<br />
national and international awards, and are a<br />
THERE’S NO<br />
STOP BUTTON ON<br />
MOTHER NATURE’S<br />
ROLLERCOASTER<br />
mainstay of New Zealand’s wine reputation.<br />
At the southernmost latitude in the world<br />
for growing grapes, Gibbston Valley Wines<br />
produced its fi rst commercial crop in 1987,<br />
and now hosts 30,000 visitors a year to its<br />
vineyard, cellar tastings, shop, café, cheesery<br />
and the largest wine cave in New Zealand.<br />
Using French oak barrels for its renowned<br />
pinot noir, the winery’s cave provides perfect<br />
barrel conditions with a natural temperature<br />
of 14°C.<br />
Nearby, The Wine House and Kitchen<br />
operates from the Glenroy Homestead (1911),<br />
and is home to Van Asch Wines. Owner<br />
Henry Van Asch, co-founder of the iconic<br />
Queenstown Bungy, describes his Freefall<br />
label as “an adventure in wine and best<br />
enjoyed after conquering a challenge.”<br />
Brennan Wines produces just 800 cases<br />
ADRENALINE<br />
QUEENSTOWN<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 45
Photos: Destination Queenstown<br />
CLOCKWISE: Cruise Lake<br />
Wakatipu on The TSS<br />
Earnslaw; on two wheels at<br />
Jacks Point; barrel-tasting in<br />
Gibbston Valley Cave<br />
each vintage and considers itself a “minnow”<br />
among its neighbours. But its Italian-style<br />
pinot grigio, experimental muscat grapes,<br />
and delightful pétanque and picnic area bring<br />
visitors to its “low-key charm, small status and<br />
super soul,” says Noel Brennan.<br />
Amisfi eld has been a consistent awardwinner<br />
for its 100% estate-grown wines.<br />
Teamed with impressive good food and “trust<br />
the chef” wine matches, I’m in tastebud<br />
heaven, savouring zucchini truffl ati, salmon<br />
panna cotta and chicken with garden pesto.<br />
Fortifi ed for another day of adventure,<br />
I begin with a death-defying descent into<br />
historic Skippers Canyon. Once the world’s<br />
largest gold-bearing river, it squeezes through<br />
a narrow gorge that’s now the venue for a wild<br />
9km ride by Skippers Jetboat.<br />
High above the canyon, Winky’s Museum<br />
traces Skippers’ gold history from boom to<br />
bust. Owned by fi fth-generation descendents<br />
of a gold mining family, the original cottage is<br />
crammed with memorabilia, implements and<br />
relics, including a rare chain measure (exactly<br />
22 feet long) and a stack of gold pans for you<br />
to try your luck!<br />
But it’s lunacy more than luck that delivers<br />
me to Skippers’ latest attraction. Canyon<br />
Swing operates from a platform 60m above<br />
the river, where you’re harnessed and<br />
humorously heckled into choosing from a<br />
“menu of terror”. Ten diff erent jump styles<br />
off ering 10 kinds of fear eventually result in a<br />
freefall plummet and 200m pendulum swing<br />
reaching 150k/h. “But the only thing for you<br />
to really worry about is bringing a change of<br />
underwear,” say the witty inventors of this<br />
award-winning scream machine.<br />
A hand-steadying drink is mandatory<br />
A HAND-<br />
STEADYING DRINK<br />
IS MANDATORY<br />
ON RETURN TO<br />
TOWN... AT BED<br />
BAR “IN RECLINE”<br />
on return to town. Perhaps cocktails at my<br />
favourite, Queenstown Crowne Plaza’s<br />
Bed Bar, where you can enjoy your drink “in<br />
recline”, before dining in style at the hotel’s<br />
Threesixty restaurant.<br />
The lakefront dazzles at night and is also<br />
home to Queenstown’s most nostalgic<br />
attractions: The TSS Earnslaw, which has<br />
been cruising Lake Wakatipu since 1912,<br />
while Eichardt’s Private Hotel is the town’s<br />
oldest hotel, with an atmosphere all its own.<br />
This year, you’ll be able to explore the area<br />
with Walter Peak Cycling Excursion. Their<br />
45-minute Earnslaw cruise to Walter Peak<br />
Sheep Station to ride the western shores of<br />
Lake Wakatipu to Mount Nicholas Station can<br />
be done guided or independently.<br />
For a gastronomic must-try, I join the queue<br />
at Fergburgers; a “Queenstown institution,<br />
late-night hangout and massive munch!”<br />
The nearby Arrowtown off ers a heritage<br />
adventure among restored pioneer cottages<br />
and picturesque shops, dating from the 1860s<br />
when the town’s population reached 7,000<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 47
The heritage<br />
Arrowtown<br />
48 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
at the peak of the gold rush. There’s still gold<br />
in the Arrow River, and beside it, the Chinese<br />
miners’ village is an authentic reconstruction<br />
of life as they knew it. Surrounded by selfguided<br />
walking and biking trails, and three<br />
superb golf courses, Arrowtown is a treasure<br />
in its own right, retaining an ambience sought<br />
after by visitors and residents alike.<br />
Whether it’s adventure, heritage, indulgence<br />
or all three, Queenstown is the resort for all<br />
seasons and reasons. In summer, it’s light until<br />
late, and when all other adventures are<br />
over for the day, the scenery and sunsets<br />
become star attractions. As former US<br />
President Bill Clinton once said, “Queenstown<br />
is just breathtaking”.<br />
Take Me There<br />
1 THE HELICOPTER LINE<br />
Lucas Plc, Queenstown Airport,<br />
tel: +64 (3) 442 3034<br />
1 SKYLINE RESTAURANT<br />
Brecon St, Queenstown,<br />
tel: +64 (3) 441 0101,<br />
1 ZIPTREK ECOTOURS<br />
45 Camp St, Queenstown,<br />
tel: +64 (3) 441 2102<br />
1 BOTSWANA BUTCHERY<br />
17 Queens Pde, Queenstown,<br />
tel: +64 (3) 442 6994<br />
1 QUEENSTOWN RAFTING<br />
35 Shotover St, Queenstown,<br />
tel: +64 (3) 442 9792<br />
1 GIBBSTON VALLEY WINES<br />
Gibbston RD1, 1820 State Hwy 6,<br />
tel: +64 (3) 442 6910<br />
1 THE WINE HOUSE<br />
AND KITCHEN<br />
1693 Gibbston Hwy,<br />
tel: +64 (3) 442 7310<br />
1 BRENNAN WINES<br />
86 Gibbston Back Rd,<br />
tel: +64 (3) 442 4315<br />
1 AMISFIELD<br />
10 Lake Hayes Rd,<br />
tel: +64 (3) 442 0556<br />
1 SKIPPERS JETBOAT<br />
Tel: +64 (3) 442 9434<br />
1 CANYON SWING<br />
37 Shotover St,<br />
Queenstown<br />
tel: +64 (3) 442 6990<br />
1 QUEENSTOWN CROWNE<br />
PLAZA<br />
Beach St,<br />
Queenstown<br />
tel: +64 (3) 441 0095<br />
1 THE TSS EARNSLAW<br />
Tel: +64 (3) 249 7416<br />
1 EICHARDT’S PRIVATE HOTEL<br />
Marine Pde, Queenstown,<br />
tel: +64 (3) 441 0450<br />
1 WALTER PEAK<br />
CYCLING EXCURSION<br />
www.queenstown-nz.co.nz<br />
1 FERGBURGERS<br />
42 Shotover St, Queenstown,<br />
tel: +64 (3) 441 1232<br />
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Photo: Photolibrary
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A regular on Bondi Rescue,<br />
Terry McDermott has had<br />
more than 20 years of<br />
experience being a lifeguard<br />
OPPOSITE TOP/BOTTOM:<br />
Some of the brave men<br />
behind Bondi Rescue; a<br />
Bondi Lifeguard signals to a<br />
swimmer at sea<br />
BOYS IN<br />
BLUE,<br />
TO THE<br />
RESCUE<br />
For the lifeguards of Bondi Rescue, it’s<br />
non-stop action at this beautiful workplace<br />
WORDS CLARE BRUNDLE<br />
50 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong>
Everyone<br />
loves a man in<br />
uniform, but there’s<br />
one uniform that’s been getting more<br />
recognition than ever before, thanks to Channel<br />
Ten’s Bondi Rescue. Having made a splash since<br />
its debut in 2006 and back on our screens since<br />
30 January, the fl y-on-the-wall documentary<br />
series follows the day-to-day working lives of<br />
the blue-clad Bondi Lifeguards. It records the<br />
highs and lows of the team that is responsible<br />
for protecting visitors who fl ock to Australia’s (if<br />
not the world’s) most famous beach.<br />
The fact is, Bondi Rescue has been a ripper<br />
of a success both at home and all around the<br />
world, amassing more than 2.5 million viewers<br />
per year and an ever-growing legion of fans.<br />
Terry McDermott, one of the regulars on the<br />
show since the start and a veteran lifeguard<br />
with more than 20 years’ experience under his<br />
(life) belt, was pretty confi dent it would be a<br />
hit right from the start.<br />
“I knew it was going to be a success. The<br />
show is character-based and viewers love to<br />
connect with people’s real lives. They can see<br />
what we do is an honourable thing at the end<br />
of the day, and we do it in the best place in the<br />
world — Bondi Beach in Australia.”<br />
The beautiful beach backdrop is obviously<br />
one of the keys to the show’s popularity.<br />
However, it’s more than just good looks that<br />
makes Bondi Beach so special.<br />
“There’s a city of 4.5 million people living<br />
behind us, and their main beach centre<br />
is Bondi. The vast majority visit with the<br />
intention of having a wonderful day at<br />
the beach, which creates a very special<br />
atmosphere. This interaction of the beach with<br />
such a mix of people is unique in the world,”<br />
says McDermott proudly.<br />
So what sort of “interaction” can fans<br />
expect in the new series? Think human<br />
“squirrels”, weird alien-like jellyfi sh, surfers<br />
with dislocated shoulders, bad reactions to<br />
bluebottle stings, swimmers caught in rips,<br />
lost kids and even an appearance by one<br />
of the world’s most famous lifeguards —<br />
former-Baywatch star David Hasselhoff .<br />
Amusingly, it sounds like The Hoff had to<br />
fi ght off the attention of the real-life lifeguards<br />
just as much as the beach babes during his<br />
visit to Bondi.<br />
“Baywatch started at the same time as I<br />
started lifeguarding, so it has a special place<br />
in my heart,” says a smiling McDermott. “I was<br />
a bit star struck about meeting my celluloid<br />
hero, but all the younger lads were quick to<br />
jump in and ask him about Pammie Anderson.<br />
He’s a crack-up.”<br />
With no two days on the beach the same,<br />
the sixth series is packed full with all sorts of<br />
surprises and unpredictable scenarios that<br />
test the limits of the lifeguards.<br />
“The fi rst weekend of fi lming this season<br />
was crazy — we pulled up a dead shark<br />
from the net, buried it in the sand, then the<br />
Fisheries came along to do an autopsy… all<br />
this, while multiple other things and rescues<br />
were going on at the same time.”<br />
So should swimmers be nervous about<br />
sharks on the beach and do the lifeguards<br />
worry about what lurks in the ocean?<br />
“After 40 years of surfi ng, I’ve rarely seen<br />
a shark. They’re in the back of my mind and<br />
they’re real, but our beach has nets and a lot<br />
of surveillance. Riding my bike home is more<br />
risky,” says McDermott matter-of-factly.<br />
Along with shark sightings, quirky<br />
characters and exciting saves, the next season<br />
also promises a heightened viewer experience.<br />
“The production company has really<br />
taken the show to a whole new level with the<br />
number, types and positioning of cameras<br />
used. The cameras are everywhere — on<br />
helmets, boards, underwater and more —<br />
capturing all the action from every angle,”<br />
explains McDermott excitedly.<br />
However, while Bondi Rescue is good<br />
entertainment, and even humorous in parts,<br />
it’s important to remember that the show is<br />
a documentary, and the challenges that the<br />
lifeguards face are very real.<br />
McDermott describes how each member of<br />
the team has trained hard to gain their place<br />
in the Bondi Lifeguard Tower, and thinks that<br />
the level of commitment required to make it<br />
in the profession might surprise viewers. He<br />
admits that it can be diffi cult to stay focused<br />
on a busy summer’s day with more than<br />
40,000 people on the beach, and even harder<br />
not to get aff ected when scenarios don’t have<br />
positive outcomes or someone drowns.<br />
But it’s also clear that McDermott loves<br />
his job and the “very talented group of guys”<br />
he works with, on top of also feeling proud of<br />
how Bondi Rescue is “helping the world take<br />
lifeguarding seriously, and to see it as a real<br />
possible career”.<br />
So what would his advice be to any teenage<br />
wannabe lifeguards?<br />
“Get involved with the ocean recreationally<br />
in as many ways as possible. If you surf<br />
or swim, and are in or around the ocean<br />
the whole time, you get a diff erent level of<br />
understanding and appreciation. You’ve got to<br />
start with a love of the ocean. Lifeguarding will<br />
come later on.”<br />
Bondi Rescue is on Network Ten on Sundays<br />
at 8pm.<br />
Beach Safety Tips<br />
PEOPLE<br />
BONDI RESCUE<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 51
FARAWAY FOREST<br />
To walk within the Daintree Rainforest is to take a walk back to the beginning of time<br />
52 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
WORDS MARIA VISCONTI
Main photo: Photolibrary; Cassowary photo: Alamy; Ginger plant and waterfall photos: Maria Visconti<br />
“This<br />
place is so laid back that you<br />
could have your shower lying<br />
down,” my friend exaggerates on our all-girls’<br />
trip to the Daintree Rainforest for nature and<br />
some pampering.<br />
Just then, our guide Juan Walker stops on<br />
a narrow track in the middle of the rainforest.<br />
“Because the leaves of this tree are covered<br />
in tiny gripping hairs, they were used by our<br />
people to wrap the soft-shelled eggs of turtles<br />
for safe transport,” he explains, passing the<br />
elongated leaves around for us to examine.<br />
CLOCKWISE: A bird’s eye<br />
view of the gorgeous Daintree<br />
Rainforest; a wild ginger plant in<br />
the rainforest; keep an eye out<br />
for the fl ightless cassowary bird;<br />
this waterfall in the Daintree is<br />
traditionally for women only<br />
This dense and intensely green rainforest is<br />
home to more tree species than the whole of<br />
North America and Europe, and at 110 million<br />
years old, is older than the Amazon. Our walk is<br />
a relatively cool one, cosseted as we are in this<br />
emerald-green refuge.<br />
“And now ladies, I’ll leave you to enjoy<br />
the waterfall which has traditionally been<br />
a women’s gathering place,” says Walker,<br />
disappearing down the track. We’re soon under<br />
a cool stream of clear water, and guide Linda<br />
Burchill from Walkabout Cultural Adventures<br />
takes over the Kuku Yalanji story. Overhead,<br />
ancient cycad palms, king ferns and the<br />
ubiquitous ylang ylang tree bow their heads<br />
over this idyllic spot. Juan and Linda’s people,<br />
the Kuku Yalanji, knew how to fi nd food and<br />
medicine among the rainforest trees, although<br />
most of the fruits are highly toxic and require<br />
laborious processing. For millennia, they lived<br />
undisturbed in temporary camps by the creeks<br />
and rivers of this vast track of lowland forest —<br />
hunting, gathering and fi shing off the reef on<br />
the nearby coast.<br />
HUB<br />
THE DAINTREE RAINFOREST<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 53
Main photo: Photolibrary; Juan Walker and tea photo: Maria Visconti<br />
“My grandfather and his mates used to build<br />
semi-circular dams at Wonga Beach using<br />
the rocks available. When the tide receded, it<br />
would leave many fi sh trapped in the artifi cially<br />
created pools,” reminisces Walker. But<br />
traditional tribal life was disrupted permanently<br />
after the fi rst Europeans arrived, lured by gold<br />
and red cedar wood. Today, the Kuku Yalanji<br />
people are keen to keep their traditions alive<br />
— while guiding half- and full-day interpretive<br />
nature walks in the Daintree, and maintaining a<br />
presence in all aspects of hospitality.<br />
On this walk, we learn about the various<br />
uses of the native trees and the habits of native<br />
animals, such as the fl ightless cassowary,<br />
crocodiles, kangaroos, and many birds and<br />
bugs. Burchill also introduces us to Aboriginal<br />
painting methods and we try our hand at dot,<br />
crosshatch and x-ray painting techniques.<br />
Though it’s summer, I never feel the need to<br />
turn on the air-conditioning in my tree house<br />
within Daintree Eco Lodge and Spa. All 15<br />
houses are built high up from the ground,<br />
smack in the middle of the canopy, within<br />
two hectares of virgin rainforest. Evenings<br />
spent in the rainforest are truly magical, and<br />
sealing myself off in an air-conditioned room<br />
would mean missing out on the intense aroma<br />
released at night by nearby fl owers (among<br />
them the ylang ylang — an integral component<br />
of the Chanel No. 5 perfume).<br />
Relaxing in the jacuzzi in the privacy of my<br />
fully insect-screened balcony allows me to<br />
integrate with the natural surrounds, and tune<br />
in to the sounds made by frogs and cicadas.<br />
But the Daintree, a 90-minute drive from<br />
Cairns, has another side to its wilderness: one<br />
that refl ects the fl ourishing of the Australian<br />
RELAXING IN<br />
THE JACUZZI ON<br />
MY BALCONY<br />
ALLOWS ME TO<br />
INTEGRATE WITH<br />
THE NATURAL<br />
SURROUNDS<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM MAIN: A tour led by<br />
Walkabout Cultural Adventures is always<br />
an eye-opening experience; the traditional<br />
jam and infusion are best enjoyed<br />
together; Aboriginal guide Juan Walker<br />
sugar and beef industry. For a taste of rural<br />
life after settlement, we’re told we should try<br />
a wild ride through cattle country in an Argo,<br />
from Daintree Argo 8x8 Rainforest Tours.“A<br />
what?” we ask in unison. An Argo, it turns out,<br />
is a low-impact 8x8 vehicle that climbs virtually<br />
any terrain, so for an hour we careen up and<br />
down disused forestry tracks led by Rusty the<br />
kelpie, who takes his role as lead dog seriously.<br />
Sally, who owns a few hectares of land and<br />
runs cattle, drives us to the top of the hill. From<br />
high ground, the views are spectacular: the<br />
corrugations of the mountain range across the<br />
river are densely forested, but the base has<br />
been cleared to create pasture. The hilly terrain<br />
looks like the folds of a heavy duvet gently<br />
falling towards the river.<br />
The property’s cattle are led to high ground<br />
before seasonal rains bring in the fl oods.<br />
Once there, the clearings off er shelter for the<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 55
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Deon and Jim’s<br />
wedding ceremony on<br />
a beach in Thailand’s<br />
Koh Samui<br />
58 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong>
ON A<br />
RING<br />
AND A<br />
PRAYER<br />
If you’ve always dreamt<br />
of an exotic wedding<br />
overseas, read on for how<br />
three couples planned their<br />
perfect day in paradise<br />
WORDS UTE JUNKER<br />
IN FOCUS<br />
OVERSEAS WEDDINGS<br />
MARRIED IN: KOH SAMUI<br />
When Deon Nickell-Davies and Jim Morris<br />
got married, some decisions were easy. For<br />
instance, when Deon couldn’t make up her<br />
mind about what colour the bridesmaid<br />
dresses should be, they decided to have a truly<br />
white wedding — with all the wedding party<br />
and all the guests in white.<br />
Similarly, when they realised how expensive<br />
venue hire was in Australia, they decided an<br />
overseas wedding would be much cheaper<br />
— and Koh Samui in Thailand was their fi rst<br />
choice. “The people are gorgeous, the scenery<br />
is beautiful — we both have a bit of a crush on<br />
Thailand,” says Deon.<br />
Choosing a date for their wedding was also<br />
simple. “We wanted our friends to have the<br />
best possible experience, so we planned our<br />
wedding around the full-moon party on Koh<br />
Phangan. We also had our hens and bucks’<br />
nights festivities at the same party, which was<br />
great,” says Deon.<br />
Deon and Jim chose to have their ceremony<br />
at the Nora Beach Resort, where they’d stayed<br />
before. “We had to do the paperwork at the<br />
embassy in Bangkok, but the resort organised<br />
all of that for us too. When we arrived in<br />
Bangkok, there was a driver to meet us<br />
who drove us around and helped us get<br />
everything done.”<br />
Any worries Deon and Jim had about the<br />
organisation of the wedding were allayed as<br />
soon as they arrived at the resort. “Our wedding<br />
coordinator had a PowerPoint presentation<br />
that covered absolutely everything — more<br />
than I’d ever hoped or asked for,” explains Deon.<br />
“I’d provided a lot of ideas — for instance, I<br />
had sent through a picture of the type of cake<br />
I had in mind — and they mirrored everything<br />
I suggested. And they gave us a personal<br />
assistant to call on for anything we needed.”<br />
The wedding coordinator also suggested<br />
some unique touches for the day. “After we<br />
had gotten married, we planted a frangipani<br />
tree in the hotel grounds, which is what they call<br />
a ‘love tree’. That was their idea, and it was really<br />
nice,” says Deon.<br />
Not everything went according to plan,<br />
however. For her hens’ day, Deon and her<br />
girlfriends went out on a catamaran, and<br />
Deon lost her iPod — with all the music she’d<br />
downloaded for the wedding. Jim and his mates<br />
didn’t fare so well on their scooter excursion.<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 59
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“The boys got carried away, and every<br />
single one of them came back with skin off<br />
their elbows and other injuries — except<br />
Jim, who somehow came back unscathed.<br />
One of our groomsmen needed 28 stitches,”<br />
remembers Deon.<br />
For Deon and Jim, getting married in Samui<br />
not only gave them a holiday as a wedding, it<br />
also let them enjoy a very special day. “We had<br />
a set budget, and it bought us so much more<br />
in Thailand,” says Jim. “We had all these little<br />
add-ons, like fi reworks and fi re twirlers, and<br />
the amount of fl owers and the amount of food<br />
was amazing.”<br />
It also gave them a chance to introduce<br />
friends and family to a place they love. “My<br />
mum had initially been against us getting<br />
married in Thailand, because she hadn’t ever<br />
travelled to an Asian country, but she loved<br />
it so much, she’s booked to go back this<br />
year. Hearing how much she enjoyed it was a<br />
highlight for me,” says Deon.<br />
Jennifer and Brian<br />
could get the best<br />
of both worlds<br />
in Fiji — a chapel<br />
wedding in a<br />
resort location<br />
DEON’S WEDDING TIPS<br />
“Trust your planner. I didn’t want to put all my<br />
eggs in one basket, so I booked my own DJ,<br />
not the one the resort recommended, and<br />
he was a bit of a disappointment. I wish I’d<br />
listened to them. Also, have some idea of what<br />
you want. Nothing’s impossible in Thailand —<br />
just tell them what you want and they’ll fi nd a<br />
way to do it.”<br />
MARRIED IN: FIJI<br />
Jennifer and Brian Grimes were determined<br />
that their wedding would be a relaxed, laidback<br />
aff air. They were so laid back in their<br />
approach, in fact, that they got married in a<br />
country they’d never even been to before.<br />
“My parents had been on holiday in Fiji a<br />
few years before, seen some weddings while<br />
they were there, and said we should consider<br />
it,” Jennifer says. “We wanted to have a<br />
wedding that was fun, that didn’t involve a lot<br />
of headaches and dramas like some weddings<br />
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we’d been to, and Fiji sounded like it might be<br />
nice and easy. Plus, we liked the idea of having a<br />
holiday at the same time.”<br />
Jennifer and Brian visited travel agents,<br />
and looked through bridal magazines and the<br />
internet to put together a shortlist of resorts.<br />
They made the unusual choice of having the<br />
ceremony at one resort, and the reception<br />
at another.<br />
“We got married at Shangri-La’s Fijian<br />
Resort and Spa, and what sold us on that was<br />
this big white chapel they had overlooking the<br />
ocean. We had originally thought about getting<br />
married on the beach, but it was a time of year<br />
when the weather can turn a bit drizzly, so the<br />
chapel was very appealing.”<br />
They held their reception at the Naviti<br />
Resort, where Jennifer’s parents had stayed.<br />
“They off ered very good packages for our<br />
guests that included not only the fl ights and<br />
accommodation, but all you could eat and<br />
drink: the prices were irresistible.”<br />
Jennifer admits that she found planning<br />
a wedding by remote control a trifl e nerveracking.<br />
“I’m a bit of a control freak, so I kept<br />
emailing to check things. They were so relaxed:<br />
they’d say, ‘Bula, don’t stress.’ They were doing<br />
90 weddings that month — three a day! — so<br />
they have it all down to a fi ne art.”<br />
Jennifer and Brian wanted to keep their<br />
wedding simple, but were thrilled by some of<br />
the touches that made their day memorable.<br />
“At the chapel, there was a choir that sang as<br />
we walked in, and at the reception, they had<br />
candles fl oating in the water and a big archway<br />
to walk through. And nothing was too hard. At<br />
the last minute, we wanted a microphone for<br />
the speeches, and they found us one.”<br />
For Jennifer and Brian, a wedding in Fiji<br />
proved to be not only simple, but also great<br />
value. “The entire wedding cost us AU$13,000,<br />
and that included a 10-day holiday. And the<br />
whole day was fun, and not stressful. One of<br />
our friends who came to the wedding has just<br />
gotten engaged, and she’s planning on doing<br />
the same thing, because she thought our<br />
wedding was terrifi c.”<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 61
MAIN AND<br />
INSET: Rebecca<br />
and Malcolm’s<br />
fabulous Phuket<br />
seafront wedding<br />
JENNIFER’S WEDDING TIPS<br />
“Do your research — getting married overseas<br />
can be much cheaper than getting married<br />
in Australia. Trust your wedding planners —<br />
they know what they’re doing.”<br />
MARRIED IN: PHUKET<br />
There were plenty of memorable moments<br />
at Rebecca O’Grady and Malcolm Smith’s<br />
wedding. For instance, they made the guests<br />
recite their own vows, promising (among other<br />
things) to have fun on the day. The fi reworks<br />
were a hit, as was the fi re dancer. But the real<br />
highlight was the arrival of the baby elephant.<br />
Rebecca and Mal got married at the Paresa<br />
Resort in Phuket, a venue they chose while<br />
on holiday. “The resort is beautiful, and their<br />
wedding planner was great,” says Rebecca.<br />
“Organising it was a lot easier than it would<br />
have been at home, because of the wedding<br />
planner,” agrees Mal. “Once we gave her input<br />
into what we liked and what we wanted, she<br />
looked after everything.”<br />
Having done their research, the couple knew<br />
that for the marriage to be legally recognised,<br />
they would either have to get married in a<br />
registry offi ce in Australia, or go through the<br />
Australian consulate in Bangkok. They then<br />
decided to get married in Australia, but have a<br />
big ceremony in Thailand.<br />
“We sent out a ‘save the date’ six months<br />
early, and invited around 100 people,” says<br />
Mal. “We knew many of them wouldn’t be able<br />
to make it, and were thrilled when around 50<br />
people attended.”<br />
Rebecca and Mal made it easy for their<br />
62 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
guests by including useful information about<br />
Phuket along with the wedding invitations:<br />
information about visas, the climate, currency,<br />
and useful sites.<br />
“We had extensive information on<br />
accommodation options — we were going<br />
to spend two full weeks there, and wanted<br />
as many people as possible to share the<br />
experience with us — and most people did stay<br />
on after the wedding,” he says.<br />
For Rebecca, the most challenging element<br />
was the weather. “The day before, we had<br />
torrential rain. On the day itself, however, the<br />
weather was perfect — and the next day, it<br />
poured down again.”<br />
On the upside, Rebecca says, the wedding<br />
was “way cheaper” than it would have been<br />
in Australia. “We had so many inclusions that<br />
would have been out of our price range at home<br />
— we had a live band, and both a cocktail party<br />
and a full sit-down meal.”<br />
“For me, the most special thing was the<br />
number of friends and family who made the<br />
eff ort to be part of our big day,” adds Mal. “Once<br />
we made the decision, we accepted that we<br />
might miss out on close friends and family<br />
being there, and it was wonderful that so many<br />
of them did come.”<br />
REBECCA AND MAL’S WEDDING TIPS<br />
“Having your wedding in a holiday destination<br />
means you’re already relaxing. Provide your<br />
guests with as much information as possible.<br />
We sent out email alerts about great airline<br />
deals — so do take away as much stress as you<br />
can for them.”<br />
Take Me There<br />
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Koh Samui,<br />
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1 SHANGRI-LA’S FIJIAN RESORT AND SPA<br />
Yanuca Island,<br />
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1 NAVITI RESORT<br />
Viti Levu,<br />
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Phuket,<br />
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OPPOSITE: From strawberry picking<br />
at Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm;<br />
swimming with dolphins; wildlife<br />
feeding at Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife<br />
Conservation Park; exploring Point<br />
Nepean National Park; to dips at<br />
Peninsula Hot Springs — there’s heaps<br />
to do on the Mornington Peninsula<br />
The<br />
Gather the family for a<br />
fun-fi lled holiday on the<br />
Mornington Peninsula,<br />
one of Victoria’s top<br />
summer destinations<br />
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY CORMAC HANRAHAN<br />
Mornington Peninsula, just an hour<br />
from Melbourne, is ideal for<br />
families who love summer. From strawberry<br />
fi elds to sand sculptures, wildlife parks and<br />
dolphins, the peninsula off ers diverse ways for<br />
young and old to bask in one another’s<br />
company and the Aussie outdoors.<br />
I’m there now, the sun is shining, and I’m<br />
surrounded by a multicultural array of smiling<br />
families crouched among rows of strawberry<br />
plants, eagerly fi lling punnets with berries.<br />
While Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm at<br />
64 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
PICK OF<br />
THE CROP<br />
Main Ridge is Australia’s biggest commercial<br />
strawberry producer, it also off ers an<br />
ever-popular, “pick-your-own” experience from<br />
November to April.<br />
“There’s something really special about<br />
picking fruit as a family, and then enjoying<br />
them together afterwards. The kids get to<br />
experience the fruit in its natural state and<br />
understand the connection to nature, while<br />
adults are reminded of their childhood when<br />
they used to pick berries,” says Joanne Petrillo<br />
of Sunny Ridge.<br />
Indeed, out in the fi eld, toddlers, parents<br />
and grandparents are busy among the plants,<br />
carefully choosing only the ripest of berries,<br />
for unlike other fruits, strawberries don’t<br />
continue to ripen once picked, so recognising<br />
a ready-to-be-picked berry is essential.<br />
Afterwards, relax at Sunny Ridge dessert café,<br />
open on weekends.<br />
After working up a mild sweat among the<br />
strawberries, it’s time to trade the bushy<br />
surrounds of Main Ridge for the dunes of Rye,<br />
and the restorative powers of the Peninsula<br />
Hot Springs, towards the tip of the peninsula.<br />
Situated in the hollows of surrounding dunes,<br />
mineral-infused water heated by the earth<br />
rises into a series of pools, dotted throughout<br />
native coastal vegetation.<br />
With its Turkish Hamam steam room,<br />
shiatsu stone walk, sleep-inducing bean<br />
bag-fi lled chill-out zone, and pools of varying<br />
dimensions, depths and temperatures,<br />
Peninsula Hot Springs is a utopia of<br />
family-friendly rest and relaxation.<br />
“I really wanted to bring home this idea of<br />
the spa as a social hub — a place where people<br />
talk, relax and share ideas, just like they have<br />
for centuries in Japan, Turkey and of course,<br />
ancient Rome,” says owner Charles Davidson,<br />
who spends much of his time visiting the<br />
world’s spas for inspiration and ideas.<br />
Although the baths are open well into<br />
the evening, as dusk falls, I fi nd myself at<br />
another of the Peninsula’s family-friendly<br />
attractions, the Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife
The Great Barrier Reef<br />
is spectacular to dive<br />
in, but fl ying over the<br />
reef provides another<br />
wonderful experience<br />
FLY/DRIVE<br />
MORNINGTON PENINSULA<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 65
Conservation Park, home to more than 400<br />
native animals.<br />
“Australian animals are most active in the<br />
night, so this is a great way to see them being<br />
themselves in their own environment,” says<br />
the park’s creator, Michael Johnson, of the<br />
park’s night tour.<br />
The park plays an important role in the<br />
conservation of some of Australia’s most<br />
endangered species — it’s home to the only<br />
giant fl uff y gliders in Victoria and the only<br />
southern bettongs on mainland Australia —<br />
both of which come out to say hello on the<br />
lantern-lit night tours.<br />
A sudden rummaging nearby in the bushes<br />
stops our party in its tracks. As we hold out<br />
our lanterns and peer into the darkness, two<br />
of the cutest little wallabies hop playfully into<br />
our pools of light, and are soon feeding from<br />
our hands.<br />
“People get so much more out of seeing<br />
animals in their natural habitats — and<br />
nothing beats coming out a night with a torch<br />
and a guide, and talking about them in their<br />
own homes,” says Michael.<br />
Another place to interact with animals in<br />
their own home from October until the end of<br />
April is at Sorrento pier, onboard a tour with<br />
Polperro Dolphin Swims.<br />
The family-run company has decades of<br />
experience in getting people of all ages and<br />
abilities into the water with Port Phillip Bay’s<br />
66 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
resident dolphins,<br />
and when captain<br />
Troy spots a pod<br />
off the bow shortly<br />
after motoring away<br />
from the moorings,<br />
it’s certainly an exciting<br />
time to be in the water.<br />
Soon, families are hanging<br />
onto the tow lines from the<br />
back of the boat, singing through<br />
their snorkels to encourage the dolphins to<br />
come play. And come they do — ducking and<br />
weaving around the delighted swimmers,<br />
some of whom have never snorkelled before,<br />
let alone been eyeballed by wild dolphins.<br />
Back on shore, I head for the spectacular<br />
narrow neck of land that forms the western<br />
extreme of the peninsula, Point Nepean<br />
National Park, where I meet another family<br />
enjoying the great outdoors. Gavin Gourley<br />
and his kids have been holidaying in the area<br />
for more than a decade, and take their bikes<br />
into the park every year.<br />
“The kids love it — they run around the<br />
old forts, hide in the tunnels, ride in and out<br />
on their bikes, and explore the beaches”,<br />
says Gourley. The old forts and tunnels are<br />
remnants of World War II, when the point’s<br />
position at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay<br />
made it a critical defence post — a fact that<br />
adds a great historical element to an already-
Photos: Courtesy Tourism Queensland<br />
IT’S A VERY ACCESSIBLE<br />
ART FORM BECAUSE<br />
EVERYONE HAS HAD SOME<br />
EXPERIENCE BUILDING A<br />
SANDCASTLE, AND IT ALSO<br />
HAS THIS MAGICAL FEEL<br />
unique slice of natural coastal bushland.<br />
Just when I think there couldn’t possibly<br />
be any more things for the family to do on<br />
the peninsula in summer, I fi nd myself in<br />
the bayside town of Frankston, staring at a<br />
three-metre dog with a fl ea circus teetering on<br />
its back, all expertly carved from sand.<br />
In actual fact, Sandstorm events have been<br />
delighting holidaymakers for nearly a decade<br />
with their annual summer exhibitions on the<br />
Mornington Peninsula from Boxing Day until<br />
26 April. This year’s event, themed “creepy<br />
crawlies”, presents an awesome display of<br />
other-worldy creatures from the recesses of<br />
our collective imaginations.<br />
“Everyone loves it: families, seniors and<br />
couples come after dark when it’s all lit up<br />
with lanterns, with music playing. It’s a very<br />
accessible art form because everyone has had<br />
some experience building a sandcastle, and it<br />
has this magical feel because it’s all created<br />
from an ordinary material that simply signifi es<br />
summer at the beach in Australia,” says<br />
Sharon Home of Sandstorm.<br />
The best thing is: the fun, family-friendly<br />
things to do on the Mornington Peninsula are<br />
not limited to those mentioned above and<br />
there’s plenty more to explore for a day trip,<br />
weekend or week-long holiday.<br />
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STRAWBERRY FARM<br />
244 Shands Rd, Main Ridge,<br />
tel: +61 (3) 5989 4500<br />
Tip: Fruit is ripest in February.<br />
1 PENINSULA HOT SPRINGS<br />
Springs Ln, Fingal,<br />
tel: +61 (3) 5950 8777<br />
Tip: Adult entry fee is reduced<br />
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1 MOONLIT SANCTUARY<br />
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION<br />
PARK<br />
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FROM MAIN:<br />
Take a trip through<br />
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Tip: Two-hour private tours<br />
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1 POLPERRO DOLPHIN SWIMS<br />
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Tip: The mornings in February<br />
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1 POINT NEPEAN<br />
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squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box<br />
contains the numbers 1 through to 9. To get you<br />
started, here are a few tactics...<br />
Scan each horizontal and vertical band<br />
consisting of three 3x3 boxes. It’s often easiest<br />
to start in a spot with the most numbers already<br />
given. If you can fi nd the same number in two<br />
rows, you know that number must be in the third<br />
(the same goes for columns). Now see which<br />
intersecting rows and columns can be eliminated<br />
because they also contain that number. (This<br />
method is called slicing and dicing.)<br />
Some Sudoku fans like to pencil in possible<br />
answers in the corners of individual squares. Once<br />
you have a few numbers fi lled in, you may also fi nd<br />
it handy to jot down a list of missing numbers for<br />
each row, column and box.<br />
Good luck! See page 72 for answers.<br />
SUDOKU EASY SUDOKU MODERATE<br />
9 6 1 7 4<br />
7 6 9 3<br />
7 2 8<br />
1 9 4 2<br />
9 7 4<br />
2 1 6 8<br />
3 4 1 2 9<br />
6 4<br />
4 1<br />
9 2<br />
4<br />
5 1 8 9 2<br />
2 3 9 7 1<br />
8 1 7 5 6<br />
2 4 3<br />
5 9 2<br />
BRAIN TEASERS<br />
TRIVIA SUDOKU<br />
QUIZ<br />
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BRAIN TEASERS<br />
CROSSWORD TRIVIA QUIZ & ANSWERS<br />
1. Who plays Hermione Granger in the<br />
Harry Potter fi lms?<br />
2. Gail Kelly is the CEO of which major<br />
fi nancial corporation?<br />
3. What type of tree is a Banyan?<br />
4. Who has been the MP for the Division of<br />
Warringah since 1994?<br />
5. The bright-red dye carmine is obtained<br />
from the bodies of which beetles?<br />
6. Flying Jetstar, which city would you travel<br />
to for access to the Great Barrier Reef?<br />
7. Tony Hawk is a famous fi gure in which<br />
sporting fi eld?<br />
8. Whose new album is called Get ’Em Girls?<br />
9. Which car company’s logo is based on<br />
the Pleiades star cluster?<br />
10. Aung San Suu Kyi is associated with the<br />
democracy movement in which country?<br />
11. Who wrote the classic American novel<br />
To Kill a Mockingbird?<br />
12. Which style of Chinese cuisine is<br />
renowned for being hot and spicy?<br />
13. To whom is Kate Middleton engaged?<br />
14. Stuart Sutcliff e was an early member of<br />
which famous group?<br />
15. Where in the human body is<br />
the pharynx?<br />
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16. Who is the actor who plays the lead role in<br />
the ABC drama Rake?<br />
17. On which continent are the Atlas<br />
mountains located?<br />
18. Which famous treaty signed in 1840 gave<br />
Britain sovereignty over New Zealand?<br />
19. Who wrote the famous and well-loved<br />
comic opera The Mikado?<br />
20. Which English artist is famous for his<br />
works featuring animals preserved<br />
in formaldehyde?<br />
21. Who played the character of Melissa,<br />
who was killed off in the last series of<br />
Packed to the Rafters?<br />
22. What name is given to a hybrid of a<br />
grapefruit, orange and tangerine?<br />
23. Which band did the late drummer<br />
Keith Moon play in?<br />
24. How is the United Nations Children’s Fund<br />
better known?<br />
25. The halogen family comprises fl uorine,<br />
bromine, iodine, astatine and which<br />
other element?<br />
26. Who plays the lead role in the Hitler<br />
assassination fi lm Valkyrie?<br />
27. What are the three colours on<br />
Thailand’s fl ag?<br />
40-question<br />
quiz.<br />
28. Which by-product of sugar refi ning is<br />
called blackstrap in its darkest form?<br />
29. In which Saudi Arabian city can the<br />
burial place of the prophet Muhammad<br />
be found?<br />
30. Which movie did the late Frank Sinatra<br />
win an Oscar for?<br />
31. Which instrument is played by the<br />
leader of an orchestra?<br />
32. “Under the Milky Way” was the biggest hit<br />
for which Aussie band?<br />
33. Sarah Palin was the governor of which<br />
US state?<br />
34. Flying Jetstar, which island would you be<br />
landing on if you were visiting Indonesia’s<br />
capital city?<br />
35. Montevideo is the capital of which<br />
South American country?<br />
36. What was the stage name of the famous<br />
exotic dancer executed for spying for<br />
Germany in World War I?<br />
37. What activity would you be doing if<br />
you were krumping?<br />
38. The companies Electronic Arts and<br />
Activision are known for producing which<br />
form of entertainment?<br />
39. What type of fi sh is used to make fugu,<br />
the Japanese dish that can be deadly<br />
if not prepared properly?<br />
40. Which famous company is known to<br />
be the largest motor-manufacturing<br />
corporation in the world?<br />
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ARROW CROSSWORD<br />
US<br />
high-school<br />
TV series<br />
Disorderly<br />
Resound<br />
Reveal,<br />
divulge information<br />
(3,2)<br />
Writing<br />
implement<br />
Singer Ms<br />
Minnelli<br />
__ M<br />
Banks,<br />
sci-fi author<br />
Person<br />
taking part<br />
in a play<br />
Small<br />
canine (3,3)<br />
In a dormant<br />
or hidden<br />
stage<br />
Relative or<br />
interrogative<br />
pronoun<br />
Fuses<br />
together<br />
G P U<br />
LAWLESS<br />
ECHO EEL<br />
LETON M E<br />
O KN I TS<br />
B I R O I H<br />
A PUGDOG<br />
L I Z A H I R E<br />
N LATENT<br />
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Gemstone<br />
mined at<br />
Coober Pedy<br />
Charter<br />
Inexpensive<br />
wine<br />
Snake-like<br />
fish<br />
Twelfth __,<br />
Shakespeare<br />
play<br />
Large truck Consume<br />
To __ For,<br />
Nicole<br />
Kidman film<br />
Prickle on<br />
a plant<br />
2 6 3 9 8 5 1 7 4<br />
4 1 8 7 6 3 5 2 9<br />
7 5 9 1 4 2 6 3 8<br />
1 9 5 2 7 8 4 6 3<br />
6 3 7 4 5 1 8 9 2<br />
8 4 2 6 3 9 7 1 5<br />
3 2 4 8 1 7 9 5 6<br />
9 7 6 5 2 4 3 8 1<br />
5 8 1 3 9 6 2 4 7<br />
Sudoku Moderate Arrow Crossword<br />
__ Hill,<br />
Aussie<br />
TV star<br />
__ Back,<br />
Beatles song<br />
1. Emma Watson 2. Westpac<br />
3. Fig 4. Tony Abbott<br />
5. Cochineal 6. Cairns<br />
7. Skateboarding<br />
8. Jessica Mauboy 9. Subaru<br />
10. Myanmar 11. Harper Lee<br />
12. Szechuan 13. Prince<br />
William 14. The Beatles<br />
15. Throat 16. Richard<br />
Roxburgh 17. Africa 18. Treaty<br />
of Waitangi 19. Gilbert and<br />
Sullivan 20. Damien Hirst<br />
21. Zoe Ventoura 22. Ugli<br />
fruit 23. The Who 24. UNICEF<br />
25. Chlorine 26. Tom Cruise<br />
27. Red, white and blue<br />
28. Molasses 29. Medina<br />
30. From Here to Eternity<br />
31. Violin 32. The Church<br />
33. Alaska 34. Java<br />
35. Uruguay 36. Mata Hari<br />
37. Dancing (it’s a style of<br />
street dance) 38. Video<br />
games 39. Puff er fi sh<br />
40. Toyota<br />
Trivia Answers<br />
5 1 4 7 3 9 6 2 8<br />
9 3 6 1 2 8 5 7 4<br />
8 7 2 4 5 6 9 1 3<br />
4 5 7 2 1 3 8 9 6<br />
1 8 3 9 6 4 7 5 2<br />
6 2 9 5 8 7 4 3 1<br />
2 9 1 6 4 5 3 8 7<br />
3 4 5 8 7 1 2 6 9<br />
7 6 8 3 9 2 1 4 5<br />
Sudoku Easy<br />
ANSWERS
BRAIN TEASERS<br />
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Wildlife<br />
Warriors!<br />
74 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
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Here are some tips on how you can be a wildlife warrior at home!<br />
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Prevent your pets from harming<br />
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Take a tour of the Australia Zoo Wildlife<br />
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Visit www.australiazoo.com.au<br />
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Find out all about Australia Zoo’s<br />
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If you see injured or sick wildlife<br />
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City of Perth Opera in the Park:<br />
Die Fledermaus<br />
5 Feb, Supreme Court Gardens, 8pm<br />
As the opening event of the Perth International Arts Festival,<br />
this famous comedic operetta offers a magical and enchanting<br />
night of entertainment in the lush outdoor setting of the<br />
Supreme Court Gardens. Eisenstein is sentenced to eight<br />
days in prison, but instead attends Prince Orlovsky’s ball at<br />
a friend’s invitation. The characters are colourful and the plot<br />
abounds with great confusion, comedy and disguise.<br />
Transportations and Transmissions<br />
of Nathan Stevens<br />
Until 12 Feb, Gallery Central, 10am<br />
Transforming the gallery into his own deserted island, North<br />
American inter-media artists Nathan Stevens leaves you<br />
stranded in this landscape of lost dimensions.<br />
Lotterywest Festival Celebration: Les Girafes<br />
25 Feb, Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge, 7.30pm<br />
This hilarious street performance by Compagnie Off (France)<br />
includes nine naughty giraffes, one distracted opera singer,<br />
an inept ringmaster and a contingent of clowns and acrobats<br />
as they wind their way through Northbridge, mischievously<br />
disrupting street life. Everyone’s invited to follow as inquisitive<br />
giraffes poke their noses into shopfronts and the action<br />
unfolds in a circus-like atmosphere of confetti explosions,<br />
fiery hoops and fantastic song.<br />
Summer Love at the Piazza<br />
Presented by the City of Perth<br />
Every Wed in summer, Northbridge Piazza, 6.30pm<br />
Throughout summer, short films and animations on the theme<br />
of Love will screen for free every Wednesday. On 9 Feb is Paris<br />
Je-Taime, 16 Feb screens Across the Universe, and 23 Feb<br />
hosts Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.<br />
Eat Drink Perth<br />
Presented by the City of Perth<br />
25 Feb - 31 Mar, various locations<br />
Eat Drink Perth is a month-long festival celebrating the city’s<br />
food and drink culture with a program of events that includes<br />
wine tasting, coffee classes, cooking demonstrations,<br />
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IN THE AIR<br />
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79 Jetstar news<br />
81 Jetstar kids’ competition<br />
82 StarKids<br />
85 <br />
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88 where we fl y<br />
91 menu<br />
94 your wellbeing onboard<br />
96 international adventures<br />
108 domestic airports<br />
111 domestic destinations focus<br />
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starkids<br />
MAIN: Riski and her friends at the<br />
child forum want to educate people<br />
about the dangers of the Gang Dolly,<br />
and the threat of HIV and AIDS in<br />
their community<br />
BOTTOM: Riski is not afraid of<br />
leading candid discussions on HIV<br />
and AIDS to discourage her peers<br />
from working in the Gang Dolly<br />
A LEADER<br />
FOR CHANGE<br />
Riski bravely speaks out on HIV and AIDS<br />
WORDS WORLD VISION<br />
Surabaya,<br />
Almost half of the<br />
the second largest<br />
population in Vietnam city in Indonesia,<br />
can live be without a tough, access unforgiving to place for children to<br />
clean water<br />
grow OPPOSITE: up. Living A StarKids- near the dangerous Gang Dolly<br />
district, supported a centre project of will prostitution and drug use,<br />
teenager build hygienic Riski latrines is determined to educate her<br />
peers and waste about facilities the dangers for of HIV and AIDS.<br />
people In her like third the year Thi of family high school, Riski is<br />
a chairperson of the child forum of World<br />
82 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
Vision’s Safe Environment for Children Project<br />
in Surabaya, supported by StarKids. Riski’s<br />
involvement with World Vision began when she<br />
was sponsored as a child, which helped with her<br />
tuition fees and school supplies, as well as the<br />
quality of her local primary school. As a result,<br />
Riski fl ourished as a student.<br />
In many countries around the world, HIV is<br />
still a taboo subject that people fi nd diffi cult<br />
to talk about. In Surabaya, the number of new<br />
HIV infections is on the rise. However, in Riski’s<br />
community, there's both a lack of knowledge<br />
about how the disease is transmitted, as well as<br />
severe social discrimination facing people<br />
living with HIV.<br />
Riski has gained leadership skills from her<br />
involvement with the Safe Environment for<br />
Children Project. She's passionate about leading<br />
discussions with her peers and adults about<br />
HIV transmission and prevention, though the<br />
discussions are sometimes uncomfortable.<br />
Initially, Riski had reservations about devoting<br />
her time to the child forum. “Will it disturb my<br />
studies? Can I still play with my friends? Can<br />
I still help my parents?” she wondered. “But<br />
what I worried about did not happen... I have<br />
learnt a lot of lessons about sex education,<br />
reproductive health, HIV and AIDS, and<br />
how to be a good facilitator to spread such<br />
knowledge to my peers,” she says proudly.<br />
Riski dreams of becoming a teacher, and the<br />
skills and confi dence she is gaining through her<br />
involvement in the child forum are moving her<br />
closer to achieving this goal.
The child forum also teaches participants<br />
and their families about child rights and<br />
child protection, so they can grow in a safe<br />
environment and know how to protect<br />
themselves. Through interactive role play and<br />
literature, participants are made aware of<br />
their rights and how to negotiate potentially<br />
dangerous situations in Gang Dolly.<br />
The Safe Environment for Children Project’s<br />
child forum provides an ideal space for children<br />
and young adults to engage with one other.<br />
Riski and her friends have also taken classes in<br />
journalism, computer training, photography and<br />
English — gaining skills that will help them in the<br />
future. “Besides that, we’ve also received training<br />
on basic leadership. It makes me [feel] capable<br />
and self-confi dent as the chairperson of the<br />
children’s forum,” Riski adds.<br />
In her role as a chairperson, Riski involves her<br />
friends in child-forum activities, so that they too<br />
can teach others about sexually transmitted<br />
diseases, and HIV and AIDS. Attending National<br />
Children’s Day, peer-educator training, basic<br />
leadership for children, and HIV and AIDS<br />
seminars, Riski and her friends are determined<br />
to change their community, and the Gang Dolly<br />
district, for the better. “We want to share the<br />
dangers of HIV and AIDS, and [unprotected]<br />
sex in the Gang Dolly. We also want to make<br />
commercial sex workers aware, so that they’ll get<br />
out of the Dolly and seek a good job,” says Riski.<br />
However, Riski and her peers face formidable<br />
obstacles. Commercial sex in the Gang Dolly<br />
district is a profi table enterprise, and many<br />
young people are trapped, tricked or forced by<br />
poverty to become involved in the sex industry.<br />
Many face violence if they try to leave, or must<br />
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But Riski is determined. “We are brave,” she<br />
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of strategy, we will collaborate with other local<br />
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and skills to help fulfi l her dreams.<br />
Help support this and other projects by<br />
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JetstarStarkids.aspx to fi nd out more.<br />
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Let your small change<br />
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Tim Costello, CEO, World Vision<br />
How did StarKids come about?<br />
StarKids is a humanitarian partnership<br />
between World Vision Australia and Jetstar.<br />
Th e partnership supports community-based<br />
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• Laptops and aerosols being subjected to<br />
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• Additional carry-on baggage searches just<br />
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Rules are needed to protect you from the<br />
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prescription medicines. Baby products and<br />
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not apply to checked-in baggage.<br />
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Sleeping on the aircraft floor is not permitted.<br />
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In an emergency, the crew will give specific<br />
instructions. They may speak assertively and<br />
will require your cooperation.<br />
SMOKING<br />
Government regulations prohibit smoking on<br />
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THE IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD<br />
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RELAXATION DURING FLIGHTS<br />
If you have concerns about your health and<br />
flying, Jetstar recommends you seek<br />
medical advice before flying. When you’re<br />
sitting upright and are inactive for a long<br />
period, several things can happen:<br />
• The central blood vessels in your legs can<br />
be compressed, making it harder for the<br />
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• Muscles can become tense, resulting<br />
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• The normal body mechanism for returning<br />
fluid to the heart can be inhibited and<br />
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• Some studies have concluded that<br />
prolonged immobility may be a risk factor<br />
in the formation of blood clots in the legs<br />
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medical conditions may increase the risk<br />
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with prolonged immobility. Medical<br />
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• Personal or family history of DVT<br />
• Recent surgery or injury, especially to the<br />
lower limbs or abdomen<br />
• Blood disorders leading to increased<br />
clotting tendency<br />
• If you are older than 40<br />
• Oestrogen hormone therapy, including<br />
oral contraceptives<br />
• Pregnancy<br />
• Tobacco smoking<br />
• Former or current malignant disease<br />
• Obesity<br />
• Dehydration<br />
• Heart problems<br />
• Varicose veins<br />
Compression stockings can assist in<br />
preventing swelling of the ankles and feet<br />
and they may improve the blood return<br />
to the body from the lower legs. These<br />
stockings can be purchased from medical<br />
and surgical supply companies and<br />
need to be individually fitted to your leg<br />
measurements. During your flight, move<br />
your legs and feet three or four minutes per<br />
hour while seated and move about the cabin<br />
occasionally.<br />
CABIN PRESSURE<br />
If you are suffering nasal congestion, an ear<br />
infection or allergies, Jetstar recommends<br />
seeking medical advice before flying.<br />
A cold, flu or hay fever can impair your<br />
sinuses. Swollen membranes in your nose<br />
could block the Eustachian tubes between<br />
your nasal passages and your middle ear<br />
chamber. This can cause discomfort during<br />
changes in cabin pressure, particularly<br />
during the aircraft’s descent.<br />
• To “clear” your ears, try swallowing and/or<br />
yawning. This helps open your Eustachian<br />
tubes, equalising the pressure between<br />
your middle ear chamber and your throat.<br />
• When you are flying with an infant, give<br />
them a dummy or feed them during the<br />
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will help the infant equalise the pressure in<br />
their ears.<br />
CABIN HUMIDITY / DEHYDRATION<br />
Humidity levels of less than 25% are<br />
common in the aircraft cabin. This is due<br />
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air supplied to the cabin. Low humidity can<br />
cause drying of the nose, throat and eyes<br />
and it can irritate wearers of contact lenses.<br />
We recommend that you:<br />
• Drink water frequently during flight.<br />
• Drink coffee, tea and alcohol only in<br />
moderation – these drinks act as diuretics,<br />
increasing dehydration.<br />
• Remove contact lenses and wear glasses if<br />
your eyes are irritated.<br />
• Use a skin moisturiser to refresh the skin.<br />
MOTION SICKNESS<br />
This ailment is caused by a conflict between<br />
the body’s senses of vision and equilibrium.<br />
Air turbulence increases its likelihood<br />
because it can cause movement of fluid in<br />
the vestibular apparatus of the inner ear.<br />
If you have good visual cues (keeping your<br />
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sickness is less likely to occur.<br />
JETSTAR SECURITY POLICY<br />
Jetstar has a strict policy on denying<br />
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comments or behaviour. Jetstar does not<br />
accept any inappropriate comments as<br />
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authorities for prosecution. Jetstar will seek<br />
to recover all costs incurred as a result of<br />
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A traditional<br />
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FIJI<br />
This South Pacifi c nation<br />
is a dream with white,<br />
sandy beaches, crystalclear<br />
lagoons and lush,<br />
tropical gardens — and<br />
warm, friendly people only<br />
too happy to share their<br />
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FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
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International Airport<br />
Travel time Nadi Town is 10–15<br />
mins by car<br />
Taxi FJ$7–$10 (AU$3.82–$5.46)<br />
Airport Shuttle US$10.18<br />
(AU$10.25) per person one way to<br />
Nadi Town<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Car hire Cars can be hired at<br />
the airport and you drive on the left<br />
side of the road as in Australia.<br />
2. Taxi Plentiful but you need<br />
to make sure they switch on<br />
the meters.<br />
3. Motorcycle Bright yellow bikes<br />
to rent from Westside Motorcycles.<br />
4. Light plane Getting to<br />
Suva from Nadi could cost you<br />
FJ$86–$103 (AU$46.93–$56.21).<br />
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SCOTT WILLIAMS<br />
General manager,<br />
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Must-eat: I am completely<br />
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encapsulate everything I’ve come<br />
to love about Fiji.<br />
Local delicacy: Fiji has a vibrant<br />
Indian culture that stretches back<br />
many, many generations. The<br />
curries in Fiji are sensational — a<br />
combination of traditional Indian<br />
cooking with Fijian fl avours. A tip: if<br />
you like hot curries, you’ll need to<br />
ask for extra spice.<br />
Local recreational activity<br />
to watch: Go to a local rugby<br />
game. The locals play some of<br />
the best-quality rugby I’ve ever<br />
seen, with phenomenal skill and<br />
sportsmanship. It’s not unusual<br />
to get ten thousand passionate<br />
Fijians in a local club rugby match<br />
— which is something you have to<br />
experience personally in order to<br />
fully appreciate it.<br />
Most unusual thing to do:<br />
Something that’s unusual<br />
elsewhere but part of the fabric of<br />
Fijian life is the kava ceremony —<br />
kava being a potent drink made<br />
from the ground-up root of the<br />
kava plant. A kava ceremony is<br />
relevant for any type of celebration,<br />
a welcome or thank you, and can<br />
last for anything from an hour to<br />
several days. If you’re lucky enough<br />
to take part in a kava ceremony,<br />
learn the sayings before you go in<br />
— for example, when you’re being<br />
handed the cup, “high tide” means<br />
a full measure and “low tide”<br />
means a half measure.<br />
I love Fiji because: Of its infallible<br />
power to slow people down. Fiji’s<br />
locale, climate, people and food all<br />
combine to relax stressed visitors.<br />
The way Fijians live and treat<br />
others sets a powerful example.<br />
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A traditional Hawaiian<br />
dance performance<br />
HONOLULU<br />
HAWAII<br />
Honolulu, on the island of<br />
Oahu, is one of the world’s<br />
most exotic capital cities.<br />
Encapsulating a modern<br />
vitality with the delightful<br />
charm of old Hawaiiana, it<br />
reverberates with aloha —<br />
the spirit of welcome.<br />
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FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 14km from Honolulu<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
15 mins by car<br />
<br />
Taxi Approx US$40 (AU$40.26)<br />
VIP stretch limo From US$70<br />
(AU$70.46) for two people<br />
<br />
Airport shuttle US$9 (AU$9.06)<br />
and taking around 20 mins<br />
Bus Every 30 mins at US$2<br />
(AU$2.01) for bus number 19 and<br />
taking around 1hr 10 mins<br />
ON THE GO<br />
Bus There are many hotel<br />
shuttle buses, public buses and<br />
quaint open-air trolley buses —<br />
Oahu has an excellent bus network.<br />
For a fl at fee of US$2 (AU$2.01)<br />
you can easily travel any distance,<br />
including bus changes, to any<br />
attraction you’d like to visit.<br />
NOELANI<br />
SCHILLING-<br />
WHEELER<br />
Senior director of<br />
sales & marketing,<br />
Oahu Visitors Bureau<br />
Local delicacy: I have so many —<br />
how do I choose?! But poke, which<br />
is cubed, fresh raw fi sh (usually<br />
tuna), mixed with onion, limu<br />
(seaweed) and Hawaiian spices,<br />
is not only extremely addictive,<br />
but goes very well with beer. After<br />
trying it at a restaurant, look for<br />
one of many poke shops around<br />
the island and buy a few varieties —<br />
there are shoyu ones, onion ones,<br />
limu ones and spicy ones. Enjoy it<br />
on your hotel lanai overlooking the<br />
ocean as the sun sets.<br />
Local recreational activity<br />
to watch: Surfi ng. Whether it’s<br />
regular surfi ng, stand-up paddling,<br />
tandem surfi ng or outrigger canoe<br />
surfi ng for leisure or a surfi ng<br />
competition, Oahu is the birthplace<br />
of surfi ng. The coolest thing is to<br />
take lessons and try to ride the<br />
waves yourself.<br />
Best place to hang out with<br />
the locals: Oahu has something<br />
happening every weekend —<br />
whether it be a cultural event, an<br />
art festival or a sports event, the<br />
list goes on. We also have great<br />
farmers markets around the island<br />
— most notably the KCC Farmers<br />
Market below Diamond Head and<br />
the North Shore Farmers Market.<br />
This is where you can meet, mingle<br />
and chat with locals.<br />
Favourite local festivals:<br />
I love the Prince Lot Hula Festival.<br />
It’s a one-day, non-competitive<br />
hula celebration where some of<br />
the best hula halau (schools) and<br />
kumu hula (teachers) come out to<br />
share their culture in the form of a<br />
hula celebration with one another,<br />
the community and visitors. It’s<br />
a window into Hawaiian culture<br />
at beautiful Moanalua Gardens.<br />
Another festival I love is the<br />
Made In Hawaii Festival — a great<br />
weekend of shopping for unique<br />
products (food, jewellery, crafts)<br />
from around the islands.<br />
Fiji photo: Tourism Fiji; Hawaii photo: Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA)/Tor Johnso
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Traditional wood carving<br />
BALI<br />
INDONESIA<br />
One of Asia’s best holiday<br />
islands, Indonesia’s Bali<br />
has the irresistible allure<br />
of sun, sea, surf and<br />
mountains, along with<br />
a rich cultural heritage.<br />
Top it all off with excellent<br />
eating and shopping.<br />
Java<br />
Borneo<br />
INDONESIA<br />
Bali<br />
(Denpasar)<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 15km from Denpasar’s Ngurah<br />
Rai Airport<br />
Travel time Kuta Beach is around<br />
10 mins by car<br />
Taxi About IDR30,000 (AU$3.36)<br />
Shuttle bus Most hotels off er<br />
complimentary pick-up<br />
DAMRI Bus IDR15,000 (AU$1.68)<br />
to any city bus station<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Taxi Get your hotel to order one<br />
for you and always try to arrange for<br />
a return trip.<br />
2. Hired car The only way to go<br />
beyond the city and into the villages.<br />
Hiring a driver only costs a little bit<br />
more, but is worth the price.<br />
3. Motorcycle To reach those hardto-reach<br />
remote beaches, secret<br />
surfi ng sites and little lanes.<br />
98 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
CHUN Y. GEE<br />
Principal/managing<br />
director,<br />
Bule|Fusion<br />
Worldwide<br />
Best breakfast: This isn’t for<br />
anyone on a diet, but I’d go for<br />
almond croissants and macaroons<br />
at Bali Catering Company.<br />
Great place for dinner: MÉTIS<br />
restaurant, for simply delicious<br />
food, amazing ambience and<br />
people-watching.<br />
Best place to party with the<br />
gang: HOME, when it’s open.<br />
Best buy for under AU$50: A<br />
little slice of heaven — the carrot<br />
cake at Biku Restaurant and Tea<br />
House. Can you tell I have a really<br />
sweet tooth?<br />
Must-buy (money no object!):<br />
A penthouse beachfront villa<br />
at Echo Beach. Sunsets are a<br />
diff erent canvas of vibrant colours<br />
each day — simply breathtaking.<br />
Insider’s tip: Try to fi nd an<br />
Indonesian healer in Canggu. If<br />
you can fi nd him, and he’s there,<br />
whatever aches and pains in your<br />
body will be gone.<br />
Survival tip for tourists: Don’t<br />
drive crazily on motorbikes if<br />
you’re not a local. The Indonesians<br />
have been driving motorbikes<br />
all their lives, so they know what<br />
they’re doing.<br />
Local delicacy: For all the pork<br />
lovers of the world: I really have to<br />
recommend babi guling (suckling<br />
pig). I just love the delicious,<br />
mouth-watering and crispy skin.<br />
Best idea for a family outing:<br />
An afternoon at the Geger Beach<br />
in Nusa Dua. The best part is that<br />
there’s no need to bring food,<br />
because there’s a waterside<br />
restaurant there.<br />
I love Bali because: On this<br />
beautiful island, almost anything<br />
and everything can happen!<br />
JAKARTA<br />
INDONESIA<br />
Indonesia’s capital is the<br />
11th biggest city in the<br />
world, with the hustle<br />
and bustle to match. This<br />
exciting hub combines a<br />
fascinating history with<br />
a vibrant energy, and a<br />
unique island culture.<br />
Jakarta<br />
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INDONESIA<br />
Java<br />
Borneo<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 20km from Soekarno-Hatta<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time Allow at least 40 mins<br />
by car (depending on the conditions<br />
of the traffi c)<br />
Taxi IDR120,000 (AU$13.44) to the<br />
CBD, including charges<br />
DAMRI Bus IDR15,000 (AU$1.68)<br />
to a city bus station<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Taxi The most reliable taxi<br />
company is Blue Bird. You can call<br />
+62 (21) 7917 1234 and book one in<br />
advance. Remember to ignore any<br />
informal taxi “agents” who approach<br />
you on the street.<br />
2. Hired car If driving around the<br />
busy city is daunting, ask for a driver<br />
with your car.<br />
3. PATAS These can be described<br />
as air-conditioned modern buses.<br />
The city skyline<br />
DR TOGU<br />
MANURUNG<br />
CEO,<br />
Borneo Orangutan<br />
Survival (BOS)<br />
Foundation<br />
Best idea for a family outing:<br />
If you’re looking for an adventure,<br />
stepping out of Jakarta’s crazybusy<br />
environment is probably<br />
the best way to go. Indonesia is<br />
famous for its panoramic views and<br />
outdoor attractions — a great way<br />
to enjoy some serenity while being<br />
outdoors with your loved ones.<br />
Survival tips for tourists: If<br />
you’re staying in Jakarta, always<br />
bring a book to keep you busy<br />
during rush-hour traffi c. If you<br />
venture out of the city, bring water,<br />
mosquito repellent and suntan<br />
lotion, and you’re good to go.<br />
Must-eat: Black pepper crab is<br />
a famous speciality and available<br />
in most seafood restaurants in<br />
Jakarta, but is best enjoyed in its<br />
hometown of Balikpapan, which is<br />
in east Kalimantan.<br />
Best buys for under AU$50:<br />
An orangutan plush toy for the little<br />
ones, or best-selling T-shirts from<br />
the Borneo Orangutan Survival<br />
(BOS) Foundation. Exclusively sold<br />
by the BOS Foundation, all the<br />
profi ts go towards eff orts to release<br />
orangutans back to the wild.<br />
Must-buy gifts: If you’re into<br />
meaningful gifts that make a<br />
person’s day and also help the<br />
environment in some way, I<br />
would recommend buying an<br />
orangutan adoption package from<br />
BOS Foundation that lets your<br />
loved ones be a part of Bornean<br />
orangutan conservation eff orts, or<br />
maybe a Plant-A-Tree package that<br />
helps keep the earth green.<br />
Unusual fact: Did you know that<br />
the orangutan shares 97.4% of its<br />
DNA with humans?<br />
I love Jakarta because: It has<br />
great access to other parts of the<br />
country, where you can marvel at<br />
the true beauty of Indonesia.
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TOKYO<br />
JAPAN<br />
Japan’s hippest, most<br />
fascinating and largest city<br />
is nothing short of stunning.<br />
When not discovering<br />
ultra-futuristic sights, you’ll<br />
fi nd many hidden nooks of<br />
history among the narrow<br />
winding streets.<br />
SOUTH<br />
KOREA<br />
Sea of Japan<br />
(East Sea)<br />
JAPAN<br />
100 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
Tokyo<br />
Pacifi c<br />
Ocean<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 66km from Narita Airport<br />
Travel time 60–90 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx ¥20,000 (AU$242.47)<br />
Limousine bus ¥3,000 (AU$36.37),<br />
takes 60–90 mins<br />
JR Narita Express Every 30–60<br />
mins at ¥3,000 (AU$36.37); takes<br />
60 mins<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. The subway Effi cient and clean,<br />
this transport mode will take you<br />
to anywhere you want to go.<br />
2. Shinkansen (bullet train)<br />
Depending on where you want to<br />
go, this super-fast train is clean and<br />
effi cient. It can takes anything from<br />
minutes to hours to get to another<br />
prefecture. Be sure to remember<br />
to keep quiet in the mornings —<br />
as offi ce workers often sleep<br />
during their daily commute to<br />
their workplace.<br />
Cherry<br />
blossom<br />
season<br />
DAVE ENRIGHT<br />
Owner/director,<br />
Evergreen<br />
Outdoor Center<br />
Best breakfast: The buff et<br />
breakfast at the Garden Hotel<br />
Narita. It’s a tidy hotel with a tasty<br />
buff et close to the Narita Airport,<br />
with aff ordable rates and a free<br />
shuttle to and from the airport.<br />
Great place for dinner:<br />
Piadina Cafe in Aoyama (near the<br />
Canadian Embassy) is a hidden<br />
secret for those who love real<br />
Italian cuisine and great coff ee.<br />
Best place to party with the<br />
gang: Unit, close to Daikanyama<br />
station. It’s huge! So huge you’d<br />
get lost going from stage to stage.<br />
Or maybe that’s just due to the<br />
copious amounts of drinks you’d<br />
consume there. There’s a great<br />
line-up on the weekend, too.<br />
Best buy for under AU$50: A<br />
full-day lift ticket at Happo One ski<br />
resort in Hakuba, Nagano. It off ers<br />
the best skiing most people will<br />
ever experience, and is cheaper<br />
than many other resorts.<br />
Survival tip for tourists: Even<br />
though Tokyo is an amazing<br />
metropolis with more things to see<br />
and do than one lifetime allows, do<br />
remember to get out and see the<br />
countryside as well.<br />
Unusual fact: The Japanese<br />
large intestine is genetically longer<br />
than Europeans due to the highfi<br />
bre, low-meat diet that has been<br />
the norm in Japan for the last<br />
1,000 years or more.<br />
Local delicacy: Soba (buckwheat<br />
noodles), a delicious meal of hot or<br />
cold handmade noodles.<br />
Favourite local festival:<br />
Hands down the most amazing<br />
(if insane) festival you’ll ever<br />
experience anywhere is the<br />
Nozawa Fire Festival, in Nozawa,<br />
Nagano, on 15 January every year.<br />
You have to see it to believe it.<br />
OSAKA<br />
JAPAN<br />
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Known widely as “the<br />
kitchen of Japan”, Osaka<br />
is also home to modern<br />
architectural wonders,<br />
wild fashion and a prolifi c<br />
creative scene. From here,<br />
discover the breathtaking,<br />
ancient city of Kyoto.<br />
SOUTH<br />
KOREA<br />
Sea of Japan<br />
(East Sea)<br />
Osaka<br />
JAPAN<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 38km from Kansai<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time 50 mins by car<br />
Pacifi c<br />
Ocean<br />
Taxi Approx ¥17,000 (AU$205.41)<br />
Limousine bus Every 45 mins at<br />
¥880 (AU$10.63), takes 50 mins<br />
Nankai Express Train Every 30<br />
mins from ¥1,390 (AU$16.79), takes<br />
30 mins<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. The subway Easy to use, effi cient<br />
and clean, this mode of transport<br />
will take you everywhere you want to<br />
go in Osaka.<br />
2. Bicycle Many of the hotels in the<br />
Kansai region (of which Osaka is a<br />
part) off er their guests the option<br />
of hiring a bicycle. It’s a good way<br />
to get around the city because of<br />
Osaka’s easy-to-navigate, relatively<br />
safe terrain.<br />
Children attend<br />
shichi-go-san<br />
festivities at temples<br />
JUNYA ONO<br />
Director of sales<br />
and marketing,<br />
The Ritz-Carlton,<br />
Osaka<br />
Best night out: The Tempozan<br />
area. It’s a bay area where you<br />
can ride on a Ferris wheel (one of<br />
the largest in the world) and take<br />
a night cruise, while enjoying the<br />
gorgeous night views.<br />
Must-buys: Fake food or menus.<br />
Some restaurants display<br />
their menus outside using<br />
non-perishable ingredients — as<br />
in, fake food that’s made using a<br />
wax-like material. These works of<br />
art look so real, and can even be a<br />
cute pop artwork for your home.<br />
Must-eats: Takoyaki (fried<br />
octopus ball) and okonomiyaki<br />
(vegetable, meat and seafood<br />
pancakes). They’re typical Osaka<br />
foods, which both restaurants and<br />
stalls sell. In some restaurants, you<br />
can even cook your own.<br />
Great places for dinner: French<br />
restaurant La Baie and Chinese<br />
restaurant Xiang Tao at The Ritz-<br />
Carlton, Osaka. They both received<br />
one star in last year’s edition of<br />
the Michelin Guide for Kyoto and<br />
Osaka. La Baie was the only one<br />
awarded the fi ve spoon-and-fork<br />
marks, which is the highest rating<br />
for its interior and service; while<br />
Xiang Tao was one of only two<br />
Chinese restaurants that was<br />
awarded with a star.<br />
Favourite local festival: My<br />
favourite festival is defi nitely the<br />
spring’s cherry blossom festival<br />
at the former Mint. Many cherry<br />
blossoms form a beautiful tunnel,<br />
and going through this is an<br />
extraordinary experience. The<br />
concentration of elegant pink<br />
cherry blossoms opening is such a<br />
special and lovely sight.<br />
I love Osaka because: The food<br />
is delightful and people are friendly,<br />
making you feel at home. Osaka<br />
has the charm of both old and<br />
modern Japan.<br />
Tokyo: PictureNet/Corbis; Osaka photo: JNTO
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Explore<br />
Auckland by<br />
sailing boat<br />
AUCKLAND<br />
NEW ZEALAND<br />
Auckland is New Zealand’s<br />
most cosmopolitan<br />
city, and has the largest<br />
Polynesian population.<br />
The “City of Sails” is also<br />
one of the few cities to<br />
have harbours on two<br />
separate bodies of water.<br />
Tasman<br />
Sea<br />
South Island<br />
Queenstown<br />
North Island<br />
Cook<br />
Strait<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 20km from Auckland<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
45 mins by car<br />
102 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
Great Barrier I.<br />
Auckland<br />
Wellington<br />
NEW ZEALAND<br />
Taxi From NZ$60 (AU$45.82)<br />
Pacific<br />
Ocean<br />
Shuttle bus NZ$30 (AU$22.91),<br />
taking 45–60 mins<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Jafa cabs This is a bicycle with<br />
bench seats for two. It is free if you<br />
board it within the Auckland central<br />
business district.<br />
2. Ferry Interislander is the main<br />
ferry operator between Wellington,<br />
in the North Island, and Picton, in<br />
the South Island.<br />
3. The city circuit bus Two bus<br />
circuits that will take you safely and<br />
easily to the city’s attractions.<br />
4. The train A good one is KiwiRail.<br />
FLEUR POSTILL<br />
New Zealand<br />
general manager,<br />
Haystac<br />
Best breakfast: At Takapuna<br />
Beach Café on The Promenade,<br />
Takapuna. This gorgeous café<br />
is situated on the beach, which<br />
is ideal for a leisurely stroll after<br />
breakfast. At the adjacent deli,<br />
you can purchase all manner of<br />
handmade treats to take away.<br />
Great place for dinner: Coco’s<br />
Cantina on Karangahape Road.<br />
You can’t reserve a table at this<br />
lively, rustic Italian eatery, but<br />
you can enjoy a drink down the<br />
road at D.O.C. bar (Department<br />
of Conversation), as you wait for<br />
tables to free up.<br />
Must-buy gift: A soft, stuff ed<br />
native bird toy from Pauanesia.<br />
This great gift shop is just opposite<br />
Freyberg Square on High Street<br />
in the city, and these trendy<br />
keepsakes are made locally using<br />
salvaged fabrics.<br />
Local recreational activity to<br />
watch: Auckland is the City of<br />
Sails, and the Auckland waterfront<br />
is just bustling with sailboats. On a<br />
calm day, the harbour is fi lled, and<br />
the scene is beautiful to see.<br />
Best place to hang out with<br />
the locals: Piha Beach is a<br />
40-minute drive from Auckland<br />
city and a popular surf spot.<br />
Best idea for a family<br />
outing: The Auckland Museum<br />
of Transport and Technology<br />
(MOTAT), is well worth a visit.<br />
Pick up helium balloons for the<br />
kids that have been fashioned<br />
into little hot-air balloons with<br />
hanging baskets, and take a picnic<br />
basket to Western Springs Park<br />
afterwards, which is next door.<br />
I love Auckland because: It’s a<br />
sprawling city, but feels more like<br />
a collection of unique little villages.<br />
You’re truly missing out if you limit<br />
yourself to just one.<br />
Tasman<br />
Sea<br />
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CHRISTCHURCH<br />
NEW ZEALAND<br />
Billed as New Zealand’s<br />
“most English” city with<br />
its fabulous gardens,<br />
Christchurch is the oldest<br />
established city in the<br />
country. It’s also the<br />
gateway to the fantastic<br />
skiing of Queenstown.<br />
North Island<br />
Cook<br />
Strait<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 11km from Christchurch<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
20 mins by car<br />
Great Barrier I.<br />
Wellington<br />
NEW ZEALAND<br />
Christchurch<br />
Taxi Approx NZ$32 (AU$24.44)<br />
Shuttle bus NZ$12 (AU$9.17),<br />
taking 20–30 mins<br />
Pacific<br />
Ocean<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. The shuttle Free seven-day<br />
central Christchurch bus.<br />
2. The tram A 25-minute tourist<br />
circuit with 11 stops that passes<br />
through the central city and the<br />
main cultural precinct.<br />
3. The Orbiter Bus service running<br />
every 15 minutes to six suburban<br />
shopping malls.<br />
4. The city circuit bus There are<br />
two bus circuits covering major<br />
Christchurch attractions.<br />
ROBERTS EJUBS<br />
General manager,<br />
Novotel Christchurch<br />
Cathedral Square<br />
Great place for dinner: “The<br />
Strip” on Oxford Terrace. Many<br />
popular restaurants and eateries<br />
are available, with a stunning<br />
array of choice. The restaurants<br />
also have the added benefi t of<br />
overlooking the Avon River.<br />
Best night out: SOL Square and<br />
Poplar Lane. They’re full of relaxed<br />
bars, nightclubs, coff ee lounges,<br />
cocktail bars and restaurants.<br />
Best place to party with the<br />
gang: Pop Lane and SOL Square<br />
— in particular, the Russian vodka<br />
bar and the German beer bar,<br />
along with Below Zero Ice Bar in<br />
Cathedral Square.<br />
Best breakfast: I confess I’m<br />
a fan of Square Restaurant’s<br />
full-buff et breakfast at the Novotel<br />
Christchurch. It features New<br />
Zealand sparkling wine, a selection<br />
of seasonal fruits, yoghurt, breads,<br />
pastries, your favourite hot dishes<br />
and eggs cooked how you like<br />
them. More importantly, The<br />
Square also off ers service with a<br />
genuine smile.<br />
Best buy for under AU$50: An<br />
experience in the Below Zero Ice<br />
Bar, which is nicely located within<br />
the Novotel Christchurch complex.<br />
Must-buy (money no object!):<br />
Try to get a case of Ata Rangi<br />
pinot noir — it’s delicate, with<br />
a slight fl oral aroma and silky<br />
texture. I cannot get enough of this<br />
sensational wine.<br />
Must-buy gift: Green jade.<br />
Insider’s tip: When buying jade,<br />
you must buy it for others and not<br />
yourself — otherwise it’s deemed<br />
bad luck.<br />
Survival tip for tourists: If<br />
you’re Australian, wear your<br />
Wallabies jersey discreetly.<br />
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Traditional<br />
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SINGAPORE<br />
A tropical island nation<br />
with a multicultural<br />
society, Singapore is a<br />
sophisticated microcosm<br />
of Asia. The Lion City<br />
buzzes 24 hours a day<br />
with varied dining, nightlife<br />
and shopping options.<br />
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FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 20km<br />
<br />
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<br />
Travel time 20–30 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx S$20 (AU$15.54)<br />
with a surcharge of S$3–$5<br />
(AU$2.33–$3.88)<br />
Airport shuttle services Most<br />
hotels S$9 (AU$6.99) one way<br />
MRT train Every 10–15 mins from<br />
Terminal 2 and 3 from 5.30am–<br />
11.18pm, takes 27 mins to reach the<br />
city for S$1.70 (AU$1.32)<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. The Hippo An open-top<br />
double-decker bus that allows you<br />
to hop on and off whenever you like.<br />
S$23 (AU$17.87) for a one-day pass.<br />
2. MRT Air-conditioned<br />
subway throughout the island.<br />
3. Trishaw An old-school threewheeled<br />
bicycle with a carriage.<br />
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JERRY DE SOUZA<br />
Creative director,<br />
Spa Esprit Group<br />
Survival tip for tourists:<br />
Be prepared for the hot, humid<br />
weather. Carry sunblock and<br />
packets of tissues that will double<br />
up as seat “chope-per” (chope<br />
means to reserve) at food centres.<br />
Unusual fact: We are a groomed<br />
nation. There are 12 Strips (Spa<br />
Esprit’s dedicated waxing salon)<br />
here for 4.5 million people, but<br />
only four similar dedicated salons<br />
in New York City, which has nine<br />
million people.<br />
Must-eat: The squid ink pizza at<br />
Skinny Pizza.<br />
Local delicacy: Defi nitely the<br />
black pepper crab at Long Beach.<br />
Try the outlet at Dempsey.<br />
Local recreational activity to<br />
watch: Dragon boating during the<br />
Mid-Autumn Festival.<br />
Best place to hang out with<br />
the locals: Check out Test<br />
Kitchen at House. This creative<br />
space experiments and off ers<br />
two diff erent types of interesting<br />
desserts each day. It’s also a<br />
platform for budding bakers to<br />
showcase their works.<br />
Favourite local festival: The<br />
Mid-Autumn Festival.<br />
Best idea for a family outing:<br />
Kite fl ying, which is getting more<br />
popular nowadays.<br />
For history: Drop by The Fullerton<br />
Hotel for its beautiful architecture<br />
and history. It’s structurally<br />
stunning, and I love the fact that it<br />
used to be an old post offi ce before<br />
being converted into a plush hotel.<br />
I love Singapore because: It’s<br />
convenient and accessible to other<br />
parts of the world. Things are done<br />
very effi ciently and I like the fast<br />
pace of life here.<br />
HO CHI MINH CITY<br />
VIETNAM<br />
Vietnam’s largest city<br />
and its economic capital,<br />
this vibrant cultural<br />
hotspot has a population<br />
of high-energy people,<br />
who eff ortlessly meld the<br />
traditional with the new<br />
and contemporary.<br />
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FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 7km from Tan Son Nhat<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
20 mins by car<br />
Taxi A taxi voucher from Visitor<br />
Information for US$12 (AU$12.08)<br />
Shuttle bus Most hotels off er<br />
complimentary pick-up<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Taxi Ask the drivers to turn<br />
the meters on; there are<br />
taxi-motorbikes as well.<br />
2. Walking This is the best way to<br />
dash up alleys and down one-way<br />
streets, but we only recommend<br />
this for District One.<br />
3. Cyclos This is a one-person<br />
seat that is powered by a cyclist<br />
— prepare yourself for being noselevel<br />
with the exhaust fumes and<br />
frenetic action on the streets.<br />
The People’s Committee building,<br />
also called Hotel de Ville<br />
NATHAN RAYNER<br />
MBA student,<br />
RMIT University,<br />
Vietnam campus<br />
Best breakfast: You can’t<br />
beat a bowl of pho from a street<br />
vendor. For a few dollars you can<br />
get a steaming bowl of traditional<br />
Vietnamese beef noodle soup.<br />
Great place for dinner: Pho<br />
2000 at the Ben Thanh Market,<br />
where former US president Bill<br />
Clinton once enjoyed a bowl of pho<br />
when he visited the city in 2000.<br />
Best night out: Join the<br />
backpackers, English teachers<br />
and locals at the bars on Bui Vien<br />
Street. Go2 Bar gets popular later<br />
in the night.<br />
Best place to party with the<br />
gang: If you want to visit Ho<br />
Chi Minh City’s most notorious<br />
nightclub, then you can’t go past<br />
Apocalypse Now. It’s a guaranteed<br />
party every night of the week.<br />
Must-buy gifts: Vietnam is<br />
famous for its lacquerware.<br />
Lacquerware photo albums and<br />
boxes also make ideal souvenirs<br />
and gifts.<br />
Insider’s tip: The travel agents<br />
around Pham Ngu Lao Street off er<br />
great day trips around and outside<br />
Ho Chi Minh City. Visit a few of<br />
them and fi nd the best deal.<br />
Survival tip for tourists:<br />
Haggle, haggle, haggle. When<br />
buying souvenirs, you have to<br />
bargain hard to get a good deal.<br />
Unusual fact: There are a<br />
whopping 20 million motorbikes on<br />
the roads in Vietnam.<br />
Must-eats: Ho Chi Minh is famous<br />
for its street food. Find somewhere<br />
that looks clean and enjoy<br />
traditional food with the locals.<br />
Local recreational activity to<br />
watch: Take a xe om (motorcycle<br />
taxi) and cruise around the city.<br />
Singapore photo: Savid Gan; Ho Chi Minh photo: Travel Ink/Getty Images
international adventures<br />
Manila’s<br />
night scene<br />
PHILIPPINES<br />
MANILA<br />
This capital city on the<br />
western side of Luzon<br />
island showcases<br />
skyscrapers mixed with<br />
historic Spanish colonial<br />
architecture. This is also<br />
evident in the country’s<br />
intriguing food.<br />
South<br />
China<br />
Sea<br />
PHILIPPINES<br />
Manila<br />
Sulu Sea<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 7km from Ninoy Aquino<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
30 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx PHP450 (AU$10.28).<br />
Prepaid taxis are available inside the<br />
airport terminal and save you the<br />
hassle of haggling<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Taxi You can usually fl ag one<br />
down at most malls. Be sure to<br />
always insist on using the meter.<br />
If the driver refuses, just say no<br />
politely and get down from the cab.<br />
Do not react aggressively.<br />
2. Jeepney These interesting<br />
lorries ply most major city roads,<br />
and can take you anywhere along<br />
their route.<br />
3. Train The Light Rail Transit goes<br />
east-west across the city, while the<br />
Metro Rail Transit goes north-south.<br />
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ELOISA SERGIO<br />
Blogger and founder,<br />
Pinoyblogosphere.<br />
com<br />
Best breakfast: Tapsilog — it’s a<br />
typical and pretty requisite Filipino<br />
breakfast platter of dried or cured<br />
beef or venison (tapa), garlic rice<br />
(sinangag), a fried egg (itlog) and<br />
lastly, pickled papaya strips.<br />
Great place for dinner: One of<br />
my favourites for any occasion is<br />
Café Illustrado, because it off ers<br />
beautiful Spanish era-inspired<br />
fi ne dining coupled with a historic,<br />
old-Manila setting, located in the<br />
walled city of Intramuros. It’s a<br />
good bet for family or friends.<br />
Best night out: I would<br />
recommend going to Malate, which<br />
is perfect for a nightlife adventure.<br />
What’s great about it is that it has<br />
clusters of restaurants and bars<br />
with live music seven days a week.<br />
Best buys for under AU$50:<br />
You can take your pick from a<br />
huge variety of Indigenous and<br />
well-crafted products from all over<br />
the Philippines, which are housed<br />
in Kultura Filipino shop — the<br />
largest Filipino lifestyle retail store<br />
located at SM Malls.<br />
Insider’s tip: The cheapest form<br />
of transportation is by the jeepney,<br />
the king of the road. You may fi nd<br />
it interesting to know that it was<br />
originally an American G.I. surplus<br />
jeep converted into a public-utility<br />
vehicle to address the problem of<br />
vehicle scarcity after the war.<br />
Must-eat: I love eating halo halo<br />
— an iced treat served with grated<br />
ice, milk, ice cream, fruits and<br />
sweet beans. It’s a unique Filipino<br />
dessert and a must-eat.<br />
Most romantic spot: It’s<br />
defi nitely got to be an evening at<br />
Manila Bay. For an unforgettable<br />
evening, do experience a dinner<br />
cruise — while admiring the Manila<br />
skyline and a view of the famous<br />
Manila Bay sunset.<br />
Khao Lak<br />
beach<br />
PHUKET<br />
THAILAND<br />
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Providing a nice contrast<br />
to the capital Bangkok,<br />
Phuket is a beach-lover’s<br />
paradise, and defi nitely a<br />
great place to slow down<br />
and lap up the island life of<br />
the locals — with stunning<br />
scenery to boot.<br />
MYANMAR<br />
Andaman<br />
Sea<br />
Phuket<br />
MALAYSIA<br />
LAOS<br />
THAILAND<br />
Gulf<br />
of<br />
Thailand<br />
CAMBODIA<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
Patong Beach 32km from Phuket<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time Patong Beach is<br />
around 45 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx THB400 (AU$13.31)<br />
Shuttle bus Every 30 mins at<br />
THB52 (AU$1.73); takes about<br />
60mins<br />
Gulf<br />
of<br />
Tonkin<br />
VIETNAM<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Motorbike A cheap and<br />
convenient way to explore all the<br />
tiny lanes around the beach — but<br />
drive with care!<br />
2. Tuk-tuk This method of transport<br />
off ers an exhilarating ride, but is<br />
best for short distances only.<br />
3. Car hire Really the only way to go<br />
beyond the city. If you want to enjoy<br />
the scenery while on the move,<br />
hiring a driver as well only costs a<br />
little more.<br />
KASIDEJ<br />
PREECHANOND<br />
Resident manager,<br />
La Flora Resort<br />
& Spa<br />
For history: To me, nothing quite<br />
beats the rare experience of visiting<br />
a rubber tree farm. Rubber trees<br />
cover 33% of Phuket’s land area.<br />
The fi rst tree was planted in 1889<br />
in Trang. The method of tapping<br />
the rubber trees, where an incision<br />
is made on the tree’s trunk and a<br />
small cup is used to collect the sap,<br />
has remained unchanged to this<br />
day. That’s quite an interesting fact,<br />
when you think about how much<br />
has changed in the world, and is<br />
still changing.<br />
Must-eat: Before you leave<br />
Phuket, make sure you try the<br />
original fried noodles, called pad<br />
mee phuket thaley, which are<br />
yellow noodles stir-fried with<br />
prawns, calamari, egg, beans and<br />
roasted chilli paste.<br />
Best idea for a family outing:<br />
Head out to Khao Lak Elephant<br />
Camp, near the Khao Lak<br />
National Park, for trekking trips on<br />
elephants through the rainforest.<br />
Your whole family will love it, and<br />
probably remember it long after<br />
they’ve reached home.<br />
Insider’s tip: If you’re not really<br />
big on crowds and want some<br />
peace, get away from the west<br />
beaches to Poseidon Beach — a<br />
wonderful and secluded beach<br />
in southern Khao Lak. Great<br />
swimming, intriguing rocky<br />
outcrops and stunning sunsets<br />
make this a special treat in the<br />
area. A couple of local restaurants<br />
are on the beach to provide you<br />
with a chair, umbrella and of<br />
course, refreshments.<br />
Most unusual thing to do: Try<br />
hiring a local guide to take you to<br />
Moken Village, located at the north<br />
of Khao Lak, which is where sea<br />
gypsies live from June to October<br />
when they’re land-bound. They<br />
have their very own culture and<br />
spoken language.
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ADELAIDE<br />
CBD 6km<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
15 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$18<br />
Skylink Bus Every 30 mins–1hr:<br />
AU$8.50 adult, $3.50 child. Takes<br />
around 35 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$4–$90<br />
(30 mins–72 hrs)<br />
AVALON<br />
Geelong CBD 20km<br />
Melbourne CBD 55km<br />
Travel time 15 mins (Geelong);<br />
40 mins (Melbourne) by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$45 Geelong;<br />
approx AU$80 Melbourne<br />
Avalon Airport Shuttle Meets<br />
all fl ights. From AU$17 adult, $14<br />
child (Geelong); AU$20 adult,<br />
$10 child (Melbourne)<br />
Airport parking From AU$3 for the<br />
fi rst 20 mins; weekly rate AU$53<br />
BALLINA-BYRON<br />
CBD Byron Bay is 23km;<br />
Ballina is 5km<br />
Travel time Byron Bay is<br />
20 mins by car; Ballina is<br />
7 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$10–$15<br />
to Ballina; approx $65 to<br />
Byron Bay<br />
Airlink bus Meets most fl ights:<br />
AU$20 adult ($35 return); $12<br />
children under 13 years (oneway).<br />
Takes around 35 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$2–$12<br />
(1 hr–24 hrs)<br />
BRISBANE<br />
CBD 16km<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
25 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$33<br />
Bus Every 15–30 mins: AU$14<br />
adult; $8 child; under 4 years<br />
free. Takes about 30 mins<br />
AirTrain Every 20 mins to CBD:<br />
one-way adult fare AU$14.50;<br />
return $27. Takes about 22 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$5–$30<br />
(30 mins–24 hrs)<br />
CAIRNS<br />
CBD 8km<br />
Travel time CBD takes 10 mins<br />
by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$15<br />
Australia Coach Shuttle Every<br />
hour: AU$10 adult; $15 couple;<br />
AU$5 child. Takes around<br />
20 mins<br />
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Airport parking AU$3–$16<br />
(2–24 hrs)<br />
DARWIN<br />
CBD 13km<br />
Travel time CBD is 15 mins<br />
by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$27<br />
Darwin Airport Shuttle<br />
Meets all fl ights: AU$10 (adult).<br />
Takes around 20 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$3–$12<br />
(up to 24 hrs)<br />
GOLD COAST<br />
Surfers Paradise 20km<br />
Travel time Surfers Paradise is<br />
around 30 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$40<br />
Con-X-ion Shuttle bus Booking<br />
required: +61 (7) 5556 9888:<br />
AU$22 adult; $13 child (4–13<br />
years); children under 4 years<br />
travel free. Takes around<br />
45 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$3–$36<br />
(30 mins–24 hrs)<br />
Gold Coast Airport Lounge<br />
For a small entrance fee, check<br />
in for movies, comfy lounges,<br />
newspapers, snacks and drinks.<br />
HAMILTON ISLAND<br />
Travel time From the airport to<br />
your accommodation takes only<br />
a few minutes<br />
Shuttle bus Complimentary for<br />
hotel guests<br />
HOBART<br />
CBD 17km<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
20 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$36–$42<br />
Airporter shuttle bus Meets all<br />
fl ights: AU$15 adult; $8 children<br />
aged 4–15; children under 4<br />
travel free. Journey takes around<br />
30 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$2–$13<br />
(24 hrs)<br />
LAUNCESTON<br />
CBD 16km<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
10 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$30<br />
Airporter Shuttle bus Meets<br />
all fl ights: AU$14 adult; $5 child;<br />
children under 4 free. Takes<br />
around 15 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$2–$15<br />
(25 mins–24 hrs)<br />
MACKAY<br />
CBD 6km<br />
Travel time CBD 15 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$18<br />
To Airlie Beach Take a taxi to<br />
the bus terminal in Wellington<br />
Street and then a bus service by<br />
Greyhound or Premier; approx<br />
AU$22 one-way adult fare<br />
Airport parking AU$2–$20<br />
(24 hrs)<br />
MELBOURNE<br />
CBD 23km<br />
Travel time 35 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$55<br />
SkyBus Every 10 mins: AU$16<br />
adult; $6 child (4–14 years). Takes<br />
20 mins<br />
Airport parking Short-term<br />
from AU$3; long-term from<br />
AU$29<br />
NEWCASTLE<br />
CBD 20km<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
25 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$60<br />
Shuttle Bus Door-to-door<br />
service (from AU$35) through<br />
Newcastle Information Services<br />
at +61 (2) 4928 9822. Port<br />
Stephens Coaches (public bus)<br />
every hour: AU$6.50 adult; $3.50<br />
concession. Takes 35 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$2–$25<br />
(1 hr–24 hrs)<br />
PERTH<br />
CBD 12km (domestic terminal)<br />
and 17km (international terminal)<br />
Travel time 30 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$26 (domestic)<br />
and $33 (international)<br />
Perth Airport City Shuttle Every<br />
30 mins (domestic) and<br />
45 mins (international):<br />
AU$15 adult (domestic),<br />
$20 (international). Journey<br />
takes 15–35 mins<br />
Fremantle Airporter AU$35<br />
(booking required)<br />
Transperth Bus 37 From<br />
domestic terminal to Kings Park<br />
via the city AU$3.20<br />
Airport parking Short-term<br />
carpark from AU$3.70; long-term<br />
carpark from AU$17<br />
SYDNEY<br />
CBD 8km<br />
Travel time CBD around<br />
15 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$50<br />
Bus Every 20–30 mins: AU$14<br />
adult; AU$7 child. Journey takes<br />
around 30 mins<br />
Trains Every 10 mins<br />
(weekdays) AU$15 adult. Takes<br />
around 13 mins into the centre of<br />
the city<br />
Airport parking AU$7–$52<br />
(30 mins–24 hrs)<br />
SUNSHINE COAST<br />
Travel time Noosa is<br />
30 mins, Maroochydore<br />
is 10–15 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$56 to travel<br />
to Noosa; approx AU$28 to<br />
Maroochydore<br />
Henry’s Bus Service Meets all<br />
fl ights: AU$20 adult; $10 child;<br />
children under 4 years free.<br />
Journey to Noosa takes around<br />
45 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$4–$18<br />
(2–24 hrs). New hourly 622<br />
TransLink bus service connects<br />
the airport to the suburbs. Starts<br />
5.54am weekdays, 6.54am<br />
weekends. www.translink.com.au<br />
TOWNSVILLE<br />
CBD 5km<br />
Travel time CBD around 10 mins;<br />
taxi approx AU$16<br />
Airport shuttle Booking required<br />
+61 (7) 4775 5544 to the Strand<br />
and city, Sunferries, the Transit<br />
Centre and Coral Princess:<br />
AU$8 (adult); takes 10–15 mins<br />
Airport parking Short-term<br />
carpark, AU$4–$24<br />
(2 hrs–12 hrs). Long-term<br />
carpark, AU$12–$72 (1–6 days);<br />
thereafter AU$10 per 24-hour<br />
period or part thereof<br />
WHITSUNDAY COAST<br />
CBD 30km from<br />
PROSERPINE AIRPORT<br />
Travel time CBD takes around<br />
35 mins<br />
Taxi Approx AU$80<br />
Whitsunday Transit AU$15 adult<br />
share-ride (one-way; $28 return);<br />
$9 child (one-way; $16 return),<br />
children under 4 years travel<br />
free. The Whitsunday Transit<br />
service meets all fl ights. For<br />
details, call +61 (7) 4946 1800<br />
Airport parking For customers,<br />
airport parking is free (24hrs)
Desire Collection
$580 / $290<br />
1 1 /4 carat<br />
$880 / $440<br />
1.8 carat<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
SUPER SPECIALS!<br />
Available in yellow<br />
or white gold.<br />
Whil While stocks last.<br />
$950 / $475<br />
2 1 /2 carat
Sunshine Coast photos: Tourism Queensland<br />
YOUR<br />
INSIDER’S<br />
GUIDE<br />
Australians share their<br />
favourite domestic<br />
destinations<br />
SUNSHINE COAST<br />
GRAEME SAIT<br />
Founder/managing director,<br />
NTS Health<br />
Great place for dinner: Spice Bar Mooloolaba<br />
— great atmosphere and an amazing modern<br />
Australian- and Asian-infl uenced menu. It’s a<br />
world-class dining experience.<br />
Local delicacies: It’s got to be the homemade<br />
cheeses, sourdough breads, marinated olives<br />
and the mind-boggling range of organic ham at<br />
the famous Eumundi Markets.<br />
Local recreational activity to watch: Hang<br />
gliders working the currents off the seaside cliff s<br />
of Rainbow Beach, near Fraser Island. This beach<br />
features dolphins playing in azure waters, and in<br />
some places, the forest comes right down to the<br />
foreshore itself.<br />
Favourite local festival: The Woodford Folk<br />
Festival from December to January is the biggest<br />
annual cultural event of its kind, featuring more<br />
than 2,000 performers and 580 events. The<br />
program comprises concerts, dances, a fi lm<br />
festival, comedy sessions, acoustic jams, an<br />
entire children’s festival, art-and-craft workshops<br />
and a world of foods to experience. It’s a defi nite<br />
must-do, and must be attended to be believed!<br />
Best idea for a family outing: Hiring a pontoon<br />
and travelling up the Noosa River to Boreen Point<br />
for lunch. National parks, birdlife and surreal<br />
refl ections mark the journey to the lake — where<br />
you can chill on the beach or hire a windsurfer<br />
after lunch.<br />
australian focus<br />
The gorgeous<br />
Sunshine Coast<br />
off ers numerous<br />
great adventures<br />
BELOW: Find your own<br />
private patch of beach<br />
along the stunning<br />
Sunshine Coast<br />
Most romantic spot: Strolling the Noosa beach<br />
boardwalk at sunset, before stopping for some<br />
cocktails at a beachside eatery.<br />
I love the Sunshine Coast because: The<br />
spectacular coastline and breathtaking<br />
hinterland host a rare collection of passionate<br />
people. I travel the world for my business, but I<br />
kiss the ground on my return to this lovely region.<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong> 111
australian focus<br />
Best nights out: Going to concerts at Kings<br />
Park, Sandalford Winery and Leeuwin Estate. You<br />
get to enjoy the world’s greatest performers, as<br />
you sip great Western Australian wines in relaxed<br />
outdoor settings.<br />
Best place to party with the gang: The<br />
Breakwater at Hillarys Boat Harbour is the most<br />
stylish pub in Perth, with great food and views.<br />
Must-buy (money no object!): A gold simulated<br />
diamond all-rounder necklet from Secrets looks<br />
like a AU$100,000 heirloom, but actually only<br />
costs a fraction of the price (about AU$1,760<br />
to AU$2,750).<br />
Must-buy gift: Every girl should have a<br />
simulated diamond tennis bracelet from Secrets<br />
(or perhaps even three! — in white gold, yellow<br />
gold and rose gold).<br />
Insider’s tip: The Perth Mint in eastern Perth<br />
has the world’s biggest gold-bar collection and<br />
hourly gold-pouring demonstrations every day.<br />
Most romantic spot: The Indiana Tea House on<br />
Cottesloe Beach.<br />
I love Perth because: Of its blue skies,<br />
magnifi cent beaches, fabulous wild fl owers and<br />
wide, open spaces.<br />
TOP: Perth’s city malls<br />
off er alfresco cafés and<br />
top shopping spots<br />
BOTTOM: Water activities<br />
are a popular pastime<br />
in Adelaide<br />
112 FEBRUARY <strong>2011</strong><br />
PERTH<br />
ALISON PUCHY<br />
Owner,<br />
SECRETS Shhh…<br />
ADELAIDE<br />
JAKE GREENROD<br />
Owner,<br />
GoodLife Modern<br />
Organic Pizza<br />
Must-eats: Laksa at Asian Gourmet in the<br />
Central Markets. It’s been consistently good for<br />
20 years, and even the famous Cheong Liew is a<br />
regular there. But you also shouldn’t miss having<br />
an organic pizza at GoodLife!<br />
Favourite local festival: It has to be the Garden<br />
of Unearthly Delights, during Adelaide’s fantastic<br />
Fringe Festival. There’s nothing like enjoying<br />
some food and a Coopers with carny folk on a hot<br />
summer’s night. But get in early to avoid a line!<br />
Best idea for a family outing: Swimming with<br />
the dolphins with Temptation Sailing at Glenelg.<br />
It’s an early start, but it’s worth seeing the sun<br />
rising over the hills as you dive into the beautiful<br />
waters of the bay.<br />
Most romantic spot: The view from Samuels<br />
Gorge Winery in McLaren Vale. Aside from great<br />
wine, they do a mean coff ee and may even share<br />
a Peroni with you if you need a palate cleanser.<br />
Local recreational activity to watch: Pick a hot<br />
summer’s night, and head to Jetty Road, Glenelg,<br />
to people-watch and cruise the strip.<br />
Must-buy gift: Haigh’s chocolates are<br />
addictive, and a defi nite must-buy. I love their<br />
chocolate-dipped orange slices.<br />
Perth photo: Tourism Western Australia; Adelaide photo: SATC
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