Kirstie Bedford
Writer and Editor at Freelance
Editor, travel writer and host of podcast @ The World Awaits✍️
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4 days ago |
karryon.com.au | Kirstie Bedford
With entertainment at the heart of the hotel, it’s no surprise there has been the addition of an open-air stage that will host “blockbuster performances under the open sky”. Each of the 159 rooms has also been renovated to give a more contemporary feel, while a fire pit has been added for starlit evenings, and for those wanting to stay active, a new outdoor gym.
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4 days ago |
karryon.com.au | Kirstie Bedford
The innovative ‘transverse marina’ opens across both sides of the yacht and “introduces a revolutionary concept in maritime architecture”. The marina has two retractable platforms, one portside and one starboard; a bar, lounge, pool and lounge chairs. The expansive platform will be the base for yoga, meditation and the launch pad for electric hydrofoils, water bikes, kayaks and inflatable waterboards.
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5 days ago |
vacationstravel.com | Kirstie Bedford
The Cocos Keeling Islands are made up of 27 islands, only two of the 27 Cocos Keeling Islands are inhabited: West Island and Home Island. West Island is where around 100 people live, and Home Island, the history hub of the archipelago with around 600 residents (mostly Coco Malay). Flights to the Cocos Keeling Islands are so infrequent that the airport, West Island, doubles as a golf course. Neither island has traffic lights or any shopping strips or malls and homes and cars are left unlocked.
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5 days ago |
karryon.com.au | Kirstie Bedford
Luxury Lodges of Australiastarted with a collection of 15 lodges, and while a decade and a half later it’s sitting at 20, Rafferty says the goal was never to focus on numbers. “It was never about growth in numbers. It’s about being true to what defines Australian luxury experiences.
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5 days ago |
karryon.com.au | Kirstie Bedford
Entrepreneur Dany Girgis, who owns the island roughly 1.5 kilometres from the island of Santo, and transformed it into a marine sanctuary, has spent the last year building six new private villas nestled among the gardens. He says the addition of the villas means guests no longer have to only exclusively hire the entire island, although they can still do that too. Girgis was in his mid-20s when he bought the island almost a decade ago.
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