Our roaming reporters check their notepads, sharing secret addresses and perennial favourites from their past year of travel.
Despite the ubiquity of the club sandwich on room-service menus around the world, it’s often a flaccid disappointment. Not so at the Ritz-Carlton Melbourne where layers of golden toast, chicken, bacon, ripe tomatoes and herbed egg mayo create a deeply satisfying union of crunch and flavour. It’s emblematic of the hotel’s detailed approach to quiet luxury: exemplary service, considered comfort, a fab spa and those sweeping, sky-high views.
There’s no need to make small talk with barista Bruno at the new Como Metropolitan Singapore. As the robot in residence on the airy sixth floor lobby lounge, Bruno’s only interested in your order, received via iPad. Whether it’s a flat white or local pandan latte, all you need to do is watch his white arms of steel tamp and froth in precise and mesmerising fashion in sweet silence. See
Once known for its raucous river tubing parties and rambunctious backpackers, Vang Vieng in central Laos is now a burgeoning destination for adventure sports, including cycling, climbing, paragliding and hot air ballooning. Only by getting airborne can you truly appreciate the region’s spectacular landscape – its snaking valleys and jagged limestone karsts. See
Situated at the confluence of the Rhone and Saone Rivers in Lyon, France, the very modern Musee des Confluences takes an unconventional approach. The museum’s building is a striking angular construction of glass and steel, and its permanent exhibition is organised under broad themes such as Society and Eternity; a flexibility which allows the fascinating juxtaposition of everything from sarcophagi to vintage motor cars.
The Cote d’Azur’s iconic Carlton Cannes has emerged from a lengthy makeover glittering with sunny, sumptuous style. The beautiful Belle Epoque building on the Croisette, long a favourite of movie stars and paparazzi, has added luxury residences, three gastronomic restaurants, an infinity pool in the garden and a shimmering ice-skating rink for winter. SeeThe Birdsville Big Red Bash’s sister music festival near Silverton, NSW, didn’t get off to the best start when COVID delayed its 2021 launch.
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