Soak up the history and the tranquillity of this perfectly situated and equipped Highlands village property. You’ll wish you’d booked for longer. Mid afternoon and all is quiet at Exeter’s historic Vine Lodge, until we disturb a crackle of black cockatoos that screech in protest and
Escape southern highlands ventures to burrawang for a brunchtime hit of hearty food and good old fashioned hospitality. It was the coffee and bacon doughnuts that first did it for me. A photo of a great swathe of delectable looking coffee doughnuts topped with piles of
You can live a long time somewhere and never know what’s on your doorstep. Had I known sooner of Beehive Point in Morton National Park, I may have hightailed it there sooner. Instead, I have the indefatigable Amanda Fry to thank. A Berrima local, Amanda is
Ms Peacock Fine Chocolates is a Highlands newcomer worth salivating over. Creator and artisan Lisa Morley talks tasting, testing and how chocolate classics can be improved upon. Q: Being a chocolatier sounds so glamorous. What’s the difference between a chocolatier and a chocolate maker? A: Doesn’t it
Suzie Anderson is a talented retailer and stylist with a well-honed eye for beautiful homeware pieces. Since opening her eponymous store, Suzie Anderson Home, in Moss Vale in May last year, her indelible good taste and Hamptons flavoured furniture, furnishings and flair have attracted a new
Elizabeth Pilkington Tells Escape Southern Highlands How A Major Health Scare Set Her Life On A New Course, Creating Beautiful One-Offs In The Backyard Of Her Bowral Home. ‘We moved here in 2008 just before our first daughter was born. Although we didn’t know anyone in
Escape Southern Highlands stays at a charming Georgian hotel and walks in the footsteps of some interesting Highlands pioneers. By all accounts, George Cutter was not a nice man. He was, however, an industrious one. A free settler from England, he arrived with wife Ann in
Romi Dupont-Louis and François-Xavier Busch met in Paris, and rekindled their secret spark years later in Sydney. The couple married at Sylvan Glen at Penrose, and in true French style celebrated over several days. Photographer James Rose from Rose Photos captured their magnifique day. Romi and
First impressions don’t disappoint as Escape Southern Highlands samples the delights of local crowd pleaser Centennial Vineyards. With its prime hilltop positon, the Centennial Vineyards estate makes a grand first impression, surrounded by manicured gardens and perfectly aligned rows of vines. A few drops of rain
