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Sydney
The harbour, the bridge, and the Opera House. You couldn't wish for more on your doorstep when staying in Sydney, but that's what you get when you stay at the Four Seasons Sydney. You could almost skim a stone on the waters of Sydney Cove from the...
The Edit
Traditional collages consist of cutting apart and stitching back together, with both the removal of the original context and the physical scar of the new join colouring the new piece. What would happen, though, if the stitcher was more a Beverley...
Sydney
We do love a hotel with a bit of history, and the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth has it in spades. The first five star hotel in Sydney, its fascinating story starts with the construction of three housing terraces in the new development of Church Hill. The...
Sydney
This is going to come as quite a blow for fans of pokies, leopardskin bikinis and female wrestling, but notorious Sydney watering hole The Oxford Tavern has cleaned up it's act. The number of unemployed strippers in suburban New South Wales has...
Sydney
Outside, the hustle and bustle of Sydney's busy Kent Street, inside the calming oasis of an urban forest. Although there's no shortage of pep in the coffee, Greenheart Espresso is just the tonic for city workers to take things down a notch or two...
Sydney
Bugger this for a game of soldiers, we're off to Surry Hills, Sydney, for a cuppa at the newly refurbished Single Origin Roasters. We're not the only ones dropping in either – the redesign includes a planeload of paratroopers floating down from a...
Sydney
The owner of Donny's is a country boy hailing from rural New South Wales, and his bar in the northern Sydney suburb of Manly has a bit of the farmyard barn about it, although thankfully not the smell. Interior design firm Luchetti Krelle has...
Sydney
We've heard of good coffee being elevated to an art form, but there's quite a bit of science behind the perfect cup of Joe, too. Melbourne born-and-bred Sensory Lab has just opened below the Boheme apartment complex in Bondi, Sydney, and is all...
Sydney
When you're in need of a pit-stop in Sydney, consider parking up at Riley Street Garage, formerly fuelling cars, and now filling up hungry diners. Located at 55 Riley Street in the harbourside Woolloomooloo suburb, the building goes back to 1910,...
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Australia doesn't have anything left to prove when it comes to wine growing, but there's still a certain je ne sais quoi about the old world wineries of Europe. Sydney restaurateurs Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt wanted the best of both worlds...
Sydney
Surfer hangout Joes' Milk Bar was an institution in south Sydney for decades, a constant in a changing world right up until Joe's passing in 1996. Joe may be gone but he's not forgotten; his name lives on at Old Joe's, a bar and diner just opened in...
The Edit
It's a big year for one of the world's most famous buildings. The Sydney Opera House, designed by famed Danish architect Jørn Utzon, celebrated its 40th birthday this month, and to mark the milestone and honour the great man, an exhibition of...
City Notes
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
City Notes
Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
City Notes
Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
City Notes
From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
Dispatches
You may feel a sense of safety and security whenever you get into your car. You get this feeling because you have airbags and other safety features. Airbags have been mandatory in vehicles since 1998, and this regulation has saved countless lives...
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Wet roads can be dangerous, especially in the spring, when rain, melting snow, and lingering debris from winter create slick and unpredictable driving conditions. Wet surfaces can result in bad falls for pedestrians, and they pose serious risks...
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Any type of car accident is at least an annoyance. Suddenly, you’re dealing with unexpected expenses that can include everything from vehicle repair costs to medical bills. In a best case scenario, you can work out a settlement with the at-fault...
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Economic damages represent the tangible, calculable financial losses that result from an injury or wrongful act. While they may seem straightforward at first glance, the full scope of economic damages extends far beyond medical bills and missed...