Biota has perfected casual fine dining for families with kids in their natural habitat. Chef James Viles is a leader; some might say a visionary. Certainly, he is a multitalented two hatted chef who has arguably done more to put the Southern Highlands and some of
Zip along to this renowned Highlands attraction and get the adrenaline pumping and the blood pulsing. You’ll leave on a natural high. Here’s the thing …. If you live near a major tourist attraction do you actually ever visit it? Case in point…. for many years
Keen observers of the local tasting trail will have noticed a couple of newcomers to the map in recent months, and there’s not a grapevine to be seen. Beer tourism has arrived in the Southern Highlands! From the moment Southern Highlands Brewing Company opened their Kitchen
When Lisa Wisken decided to open Highlands Merchant cafe in Moss Vale, people questioned her decision. ‘The common refrain was, “But there’s no one there, why would you not open in Bowral?”’ says Lisa, who moved to the Highlands from Queensland in 2013 with husband
Leo Berkelouw is the charming and erudite patriarch of the Berkelouw book dynasty, which was started in 1812 in Holland. There are now Berkelouw bookshops from Queensland to Sydney to Leo’s Southern Highlands home, the 200 acre Bendooley Estate. Leo tells Escape of the incredible
Escape checks in for some beguiling charm, contemporary comfort and eclectic eating at this local Bundanoon landmark. There’s a mysterious energy about Bundanoon, I’ve heard locals say, that makes the stars align. Perhaps it’s the area’s ancient indigenous culture or the untamed vastness and majesty of
After becoming engaged while husky sledding in Finland, Sydney couple Montana Tozer-Chahine and Chris Adams needed a pretty special wedding venue to top that magical experience. They found it at Mali Brae. Photographer Holly Prins captured their magical Southern Highlands day. CUPID likes opportune moments. Montana
