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Island<br />
Odyssey<br />
Discover Fiji’s<br />
wilder side<br />
p.70<br />
WILLIAM<br />
ZILLMAN<br />
RUGBY LEAGUE’S FULLBACK<br />
GETS BACK ON TRACK<br />
WITH THE TITANS<br />
p.22<br />
MY HOME<br />
TOWNSVILLE<br />
Tasty city tips from<br />
co-host, cook and<br />
dancer Rachael Finch<br />
p.42<br />
Krakatoa<br />
Surfari<br />
Chasing waves and<br />
wildlife under the<br />
volcano’s shadow<br />
p.30<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
YOUR FREE COPY
Fiji photo: Getty Images<br />
contents.<br />
regulars<br />
Cover Photo:<br />
REMCO JANSEN<br />
58<br />
Jump over<br />
the pond<br />
to Auckland<br />
70<br />
Find out what<br />
adventures lie<br />
beyond your<br />
resort in Fiji<br />
2 ceo’s welcome note<br />
4 events<br />
11 10 minutes with...<br />
Melanie Vallejo<br />
12 good taste at Noosa Food<br />
and Wine Festival<br />
14 cheers chocolate and wine<br />
16 fi t to go our Aussie biker<br />
girl Alison Parker<br />
18 style fi le camping chic<br />
21 the word kids’ readers<br />
77 brain teasers<br />
in the air<br />
with jetstar 102 your wellbeing<br />
87 jetstar news<br />
onboard<br />
104 international<br />
90 starkids<br />
adventures<br />
93 116 introducing our<br />
domestic airports<br />
96 where we fl y<br />
119 domestic<br />
99 have a bite<br />
destinations focus<br />
48<br />
Meet Australia’s<br />
latest star, Koko<br />
the kelpie<br />
features<br />
63<br />
Chef Gavin<br />
Hughes loves<br />
cooking with<br />
macadamias<br />
22 star struck <br />
How William Zillman is taking the ball by the horns<br />
this season with the Jetstar Gold Coast Titans<br />
30 adrenaline<br />
On a surf odyssey to ride Java’s best tubes<br />
35 thirst quencher <br />
We visit the Barossa Valley as it prepares to party<br />
42 people <br />
Glamour gal Rachael Finch welcomes us back<br />
home to Townsville<br />
48 go guide <br />
How a dog saved a community and became our<br />
newest movie star<br />
52 in focus<br />
Take the kids on the trip of a lifetime to Tokyo<br />
58 48 hours <br />
For a wet and wild weekend, make your way<br />
to Auckland<br />
63 retail therapy <br />
Find out why the world is going nuts for Australia’s<br />
marvellous macadamias<br />
70 hub<br />
There’s more to Fiji than just fabulous cocktails<br />
CONTENTS<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 1
2 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
CEO’S WELCOME NOTE<br />
News to Help You Fly<br />
Hello<br />
and welcome to Jetstar Magazine. With Easter and Anzac Day approaching<br />
towards the end of this month, why not take a break with family or friends?<br />
During April, Jetstar is extending its all day, everyday low fares with two new routes — Perth to<br />
the Gold Coast, and Auckland to Cairns.<br />
We’re also pleased to announce a series of improvements to our airline:<br />
• An extra 10 A320 aircraft and another A330, off ering more low fares to more destinations<br />
• Interior layout improvements to our A320s, including new and more comfortable seating,<br />
and more luggage space for passengers<br />
• Call centre improvements off ering greater automation, and better access to an increased<br />
number of experienced call agents<br />
• Baggage system improvements to deliver faster and better customer outcomes<br />
• Self-service technology introduction at airports, including new and convenient SMS<br />
boarding passes for quicker boarding<br />
• Imminent introduction of iPads, the latest in infl ight entertainment for our customers.<br />
At Jetstar, we’re committed to giving you a hassle-free and enjoyable customer experience,<br />
and trust you’ll enjoy these improvements.<br />
Jetstar has also made it even easier for our customers to contribute to the less-developed<br />
communities throughout the region they’re visiting, through World Vision’s StarKids program.<br />
Customers travelling within Australia or fl ying internationally from Australia can now make a<br />
direct donation to StarKids as part of the booking process on Jetstar.com. It’s a great way to give<br />
something back to the communities you’re travelling to.<br />
Finally, our deepest sympathies are with the people of Christchurch, following the tragic<br />
earthquake on 22 February. Jetstar has deep roots in Christchurch with many team members,<br />
as well as a major base and substantial fl ying operations there. We will stand by the city through<br />
these diffi cult times.<br />
Regards,<br />
Bruce Buchanan<br />
Group CEO, Jetstar Airways<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
EDITOR<br />
Rachel Farnay Jacques<br />
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ART DIRECTOR<br />
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Sally Wilson, Heather Millar<br />
JAPANESE EDITORIAL CONSULTANT<br />
Yoshino Kyoko<br />
JETSTAR MANAGING EDITOR<br />
Louise Laing<br />
EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR<br />
Michael Keating<br />
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Magical Realm<br />
Cirque du Soleil is back with Saltimbanco, a<br />
well-loved theatrical classic. Artistic director<br />
Neelanthi Vadivel tells us more.<br />
What is the most challenging thing<br />
about being an artistic director?<br />
With an average of 60 to 70 hours’ work a<br />
week — time management. Yet, managing<br />
50 young artists and balancing their cultural<br />
diff erences, performance backgrounds and<br />
varying degrees of “artistic temperament”<br />
is probably the biggest challenge of all. But I<br />
enjoy every minute of it.<br />
What do you do when you have<br />
“artistic-director’s block”?<br />
I meet with my artistic team every day. I also<br />
make a point of spending time backstage<br />
with the artists to continually challenge,<br />
discuss and hopefully, inspire. I like to think<br />
that one of my functions is to never run out<br />
of ideas! Th e show must continually evolve.<br />
Do you think talent can be nurtured?<br />
If you’re born with it, more power to you. If<br />
not, anything can be learned if you work hard<br />
enough. I was told repeatedly throughout my<br />
ballet education that I had not been blessed<br />
with the “right” body. I still managed to have<br />
a solid professional dance career for over<br />
13 years. Our artists continually challenge<br />
themselves to go above and beyond.<br />
What is Saltimbanco’s unifying motif?<br />
Th e incredible feats that the human body can<br />
accomplish and the joy of living in harmony.<br />
What’s most impressive about the show?<br />
Th e massive, chaotic House Troupe that<br />
makes up the heart of the show. Th ey perform<br />
three group acts per night (Chinese Poles,<br />
Bungees and Russian Swing) — they rock!<br />
What does a Cirque du Soleil show<br />
always have?<br />
Something for everyone.<br />
Saltimbanco is on 21 April–21 August in Perth,<br />
Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart,<br />
Newcastle and Wollongong. Tickets from<br />
Ticketek 132 849.<br />
4 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
Classic Fighters<br />
Omaka <strong>2011</strong><br />
Fun in Fall<br />
Jazz up your autumn with a<br />
multitude of cool events<br />
WORDS BELINDA WAN<br />
Tutankhamum<br />
and the Golden Age<br />
of the Pharaohs Turn the Music Up!<br />
8 APR–15 MAY NEWCASTLE MELBOURNE<br />
ADELAIDE PERTH GOLD COAST<br />
Turn the Music Up!<br />
Join the bubbly Hi-5 team as they roll out the<br />
live stage version of their TV show. Kids will<br />
love the singing and dancing of the happy fi ve,<br />
as well as tunes from their latest album Turn<br />
the Music Up. Tickets from Ticketek 132 849<br />
(and others). Details on www.hi-5.com.au<br />
8–17 APR PERTH<br />
The Monk USA Craft Beer Week<br />
Savour USA craft beers with daily samplings<br />
and tapping of kegs. Yummy beers will come<br />
from award-winning Ballast Point Brewing,<br />
and The Lost Abbey, Firestone Walker Brewing<br />
Company, Stone Brewing Company, plus<br />
more. The Monk Brewery and Kitchen, 33<br />
South Tce, Fremantle, tel: +61 (8) 9336 7666.<br />
8 APR–17 JUL MELBOURNE<br />
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age<br />
of the Pharaohs<br />
Tutankhamun of the 18th Dynasty (1555–1305<br />
BC) was the last king of Egypt’s most powerful<br />
family. He died at 19, but left behind more than<br />
50 of his burial objects, many of them 3,000<br />
years old. Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson<br />
St, Carlton. Tickets from Ticketek 132 849.<br />
9 APR–7 AUG SYDNEY<br />
Rituals of Seduction: Birds of Paradise<br />
Bird lovers should fl ock to see this exhibition,<br />
with gorgeous birds of paradise from the<br />
rainforests of New Guinea, Australia and<br />
Indonesia. It centres on the birds’ mating<br />
rituals as they try to attract a mate. The<br />
males even perform dance moves! Australian<br />
Museum, 6 College St, tel: +61 (2) 9320 6000.
The Monk USA<br />
Craft Beer Week<br />
12–17 APR QUEENSTOWN<br />
Festival of Colour<br />
New Zealand’s most well-known writers<br />
and artists, as well as local, national and<br />
international acts convene at Lake Wanaka<br />
for an unforgettable festival. Expect to<br />
be treated to theatre, dance, art, fi lm and<br />
music, including two world premieres amid a<br />
beautiful landscape. Tel: +64 (3) 443 4162.<br />
14–27 APR SYDNEY<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Sydney Royal Easter Show<br />
Australia’s largest yearly event is back with a<br />
bang over the long Easter weekend. There’s<br />
something for all — from food and farming to<br />
pure thrills. Toast to agricultural excellence,<br />
and have the best of carnival entertainment<br />
too. Sydney Showground, 1 Showground Rd,<br />
Olympic Park, tel: +61 (2) 9704 1000.<br />
Queenstown<br />
Bike Festival<br />
Festival<br />
of Colour<br />
Rituals of Seduction:<br />
Birds of Paradise<br />
16–25 APR QUEENSTOWN<br />
Queenstown Bike Festival<br />
This inaugural event is where world-class<br />
tracks, roads and Central Otago’s alpine<br />
scenery all merge at this bike festival for<br />
families. See the most beautiful countryside<br />
via coff ee rides and wine trails, and hardcore<br />
cross-country and downhill races. Details on<br />
www.queenstownbikefestival.co.nz.<br />
22–24 APR CHRISTCHURCH<br />
Classic Fighters Omaka <strong>2011</strong><br />
Hop on the shuttle bus and head north to<br />
Marlborough for this airshow. Witness famous<br />
heritage aviation on display, with fab shows<br />
like Twilight Extreme kicking off an actionpacked<br />
weekend. See more than 70 aircraft<br />
fl ying every day. Omaka Airfi eld, Aerodrome<br />
Rd, Blenheim, tel: +64 (3) 579 1305.<br />
Free as a Bird<br />
Susie McLachlan is on a skydiving mission<br />
for ladies. We caught up with her on land.<br />
Why did you choose skydiving?<br />
Skydiving chose me! My father, Dave<br />
McEvoy, is a long-time skydiver, and one of<br />
the early pioneers of the sport in Australia.<br />
He managed to get my mum to skydive in<br />
the early ’70s. I did two jumps inside Mum’s<br />
tummy — so it’s in the blood!<br />
How was your fi rst skydiving attempt?<br />
My fi rst “real” skydive was a tandem jump at<br />
our Toogoolawah drop zone, harnessed onto<br />
my dad. Tandem skydiving was new to the<br />
world then, and so it was the country’s fi rst<br />
father/daughter tandem. Dad was chuff ed!<br />
I felt safe with my dad, and didn’t really feel<br />
any fear. It was all too exciting at the time.<br />
Can anyone skydive?<br />
Anyone over 14 years and under 100kg can<br />
go for a tandem jump. Jumping on your own<br />
is a whole diff erent game! Of course you need<br />
to have a basic level of fi tness and fl exibility,<br />
but more so this sport is a “head trip”. As<br />
soon as you can control your crazy thoughts,<br />
skydiving is really quite easy, and you can<br />
become quickly addicted! Th e most unlikely<br />
people make great skydivers — the goofy<br />
people, the unpopular kids and the geniuses.<br />
What would you tell ladies who are too<br />
scared to skydive?<br />
I’d say “life is not measured by the number<br />
of breaths we take, but by the moments that<br />
take our breath away”. So for ladies who are<br />
too scared to skydive or try new things, you<br />
are missing out on gaining a certain twinkle<br />
in your eye, a little spring in your step and<br />
a new level of happiness. Give yourself a<br />
personal challenge and accept it!<br />
Do you have any fears or phobias?<br />
I’m scared of heights. Sounds crazy, but many<br />
skydivers are! I can’t get up on a roof, and I<br />
shake standing on a ladder, even balconies!<br />
Join 100 of Australia’s most impressive<br />
skydivers at the <strong>2011</strong> Skysisters Convention<br />
in Toogoolawah, Queensland from 22–30<br />
April. Details on www.skysisters.com.au<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 5<br />
EVENTS
Creature Comforts<br />
Many don’t know Walking With Dinosaurs<br />
is an Australian creation. Th e man who<br />
breathed life into it is animatronics expert<br />
Sonny Tilders, who started his passion early.<br />
How did you get your start to being a<br />
creature designer?<br />
It was a somewhat fanciful career for me to<br />
pursue, particularly 25 years ago. My original<br />
discipline was graphic design. I then landed a<br />
job at Melbourne’s Mothers Art Productions<br />
— they did sets, props and models, special<br />
eff ects and the odd puppet. It gave me<br />
an invaluable foundation in a range of<br />
techniques. It wasn’t until the late ’90s that I<br />
left to specialise in creature work.<br />
How do the dinosaurs look so lifelike?<br />
Th e success of a creature is a sum of its parts.<br />
Each time we make a creature, we refer to the<br />
natural world, looking at the way modernday<br />
animals move and behave. It’s then about<br />
mimicking what we see with man-made<br />
materials and technology.<br />
Which is your fave dinosaur?<br />
I hate to be obvious, but my favourite is the<br />
T-Rex, as I’m really happy with our work. We<br />
devoted a lot of energy to get her just right.<br />
All the dinosaurs that are coming to Australia<br />
are new; our second generation. T-Rex in<br />
particular is more fl exible: her toes fl ex as her<br />
feet lift, and she now has breath vapour as<br />
she roars.<br />
Why is the show such a huge success?<br />
In a word — “dinosaurs”. Th ey are as fanciful<br />
as any creature from our imagination, yet<br />
they are real, only separated from us by time.<br />
Th e show is really about breaking down that<br />
barrier of time.<br />
After Dinosaurs, what’s next for you?<br />
Dragons! — an arena theatrical adaption of<br />
the Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon.<br />
And gorillas: a stage production of King Kong.<br />
Enough to keep us busy!<br />
Walking With Dinosaurs — Th e Arena<br />
Spectacular is on 27 Apr–12 June in Adelaide,<br />
Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane.<br />
Tickets from Ticketek 132 849.<br />
6 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
HOOPLA<br />
Go Grazing<br />
22–26 APR SYDNEY<br />
HOOPLA<br />
Sydney’s “only circus and street theatre<br />
festival” will entertain all with a mix of stunts,<br />
and feats, with jugglers and sword swallowers.<br />
Look out for top acts like Pitt Family Circus<br />
and the silly acrobatics of the Hectic Brothers.<br />
Daytime performances are free. Darling<br />
Harbour, tel: +61 (2) 9240 8500.<br />
23 APR SYDNEY<br />
Go Grazing<br />
Sample over 20 of Mudgee’s famous wines,<br />
as nine local chefs whip up dishes made from<br />
regional produce at Mudgee Racecourse.<br />
Check out local eateries like Sajo’s and The<br />
Farmer’s Pantry, and chefs like Sue Fairlie-<br />
Cuninghame and Rachael McCarthy. Bookings<br />
essential. Tel: +61 (2) 6372 1020.<br />
Homocatodicus (Fremantle<br />
Street Arts Festival)<br />
23–26 APR PERTH<br />
Fremantle Street Arts Festival<br />
Spend the long Easter weekend admiring<br />
the cool line-up when local, national and<br />
international street performers pack the<br />
streets for more than 150 shows in just four<br />
days. Acts include HomoCatodicus (France),<br />
Funny Bones (Tokyo and UK), and more.<br />
Tel: +61 (8) 9432 9786.<br />
29–30 APR NEWCASTLE<br />
The Gum Ball<br />
You’ll dig the seventh instalment of this<br />
“boutique music experience”. Think live music,<br />
art, camping, tasty chow, a kids’ playground,<br />
games, prizes and warm fi res — with acts<br />
like KORA, Space Invadas, and loads more.<br />
“Dashville”, Belford, Hunter Valley, tel: +61 (0)4<br />
1769 0992. Tickets from OzTix 1300 762 545.
<strong>2011</strong> Urban<br />
Country Music<br />
Festival<br />
29 APR–1 MAY PERTH<br />
Trading Post Perth Challenge — V8<br />
Supercar Championships<br />
Barbagallo Raceway at Wanneroo is the<br />
location for hot V8 action. Look out for<br />
superstars like Craig Lowndes and Garth<br />
Tander. The Challenge will have the V8<br />
Supercar Championships, and fi ve national<br />
categories. Tickets from Ticketek 132 849.<br />
8 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
Trading Post<br />
Perth Challenge — V8<br />
Supercar Championships<br />
29 APR–2 MAY BRISBANE<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Urban Country Music Festival<br />
Get serenaded by country music and urban<br />
beats in Caboolture, an hour north, with<br />
country bigwigs like American legend Joe<br />
Nichols and Jonah’s Road. Urban acts include<br />
Thirsty Merc, The Potbelleez, Amy Meredith<br />
and more. Tel: 1800 810 400. Details on<br />
www.urbancountry.com.au<br />
Arj Barker (<strong>2011</strong><br />
NZ International<br />
Comedy Festival)<br />
29 APR–2 MAY BRISBANE<br />
Tree of Knowledge Festival<br />
Barcaldine’s yearly festival returns with an<br />
array of lively events like goat races, bush<br />
footy and drag racing, and the horse-powered<br />
Rev Fest. Have fun at the markets, a huge May<br />
Day parade and a monster Saturday Night<br />
Street Party. It’s defi nitely one for the whole<br />
family. Details on www.treeofknowledge.com<br />
29 APR–22 MAY AUCKLAND WELLINGTON<br />
<strong>2011</strong> NZ International Comedy Festival<br />
Let loose at this festival as it makes its<br />
rounds from Auckland (29 April to 22 May) to<br />
Wellington (1 May to 21 May), with the Comedy<br />
Convoy touring nationwide (16–29 May).<br />
Events like Comedy Unplugged, Visa Comedy<br />
Gala and Visa First Laughs are sure to leave<br />
you entertained. Tel: +64 (9) 309 9241.<br />
Book Now<br />
6–8 May<br />
BaliSpirit<br />
Eco Xpo Festival<br />
Everything eco-friendly and sustainable hits<br />
the Royal Hall of Industries in Sydney with<br />
cooking demos, eco fi lms and a kids’ zone.<br />
Free for children below 14 years of age. Bring<br />
your unwanted clothes and donate to St<br />
Vincent de Paul for a AU$2 ticket discount at<br />
the door.<br />
7–8 May<br />
Ballarat Heritage Weekend<br />
Relive Ballarat’s good old days with the<br />
town’s steam locomotive, horse-drawn<br />
carriage, as well as its heritage buildings<br />
and gardens, all centred on the theme of<br />
Lessons and Learning. Tours, narratives and<br />
demonstrations are available.<br />
7–14 May<br />
Th e Arafura Games<br />
Set in Darwin, this week-long, free sporting<br />
event will see participants from more than<br />
40 countries in over 20 sport categories.<br />
Representatives from Asia, Fiji, French<br />
Polynesia and more will slug it out for<br />
sporting glory at this free event.<br />
12–15 May<br />
Sydney Fashion Weekend<br />
Fashionistas should grab tickets pronto<br />
for this style extravaganza. One hundred<br />
diff erent shopping stalls are off ering up to<br />
70% discount on fashion items to suit all<br />
budgets and styles. Th ere’ll even be hair and<br />
beauty makeovers, as well as treatments.
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The Packed to the Rafters<br />
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in Winners & Losers — a new<br />
drama about four “loserish”<br />
friends who meet 10 years<br />
later at a high-school reunion<br />
INTERVIEW BELINDA WAN<br />
How did you prepare for the Winners<br />
& Losers audition?<br />
To be honest, I didn’t do a lot of preparation — I<br />
just made sure I arrived on time, knew my lines<br />
and crossed my fi ngers that they’d like me!<br />
How has fi lming been so far?<br />
It’s been so special to be a part of a show from<br />
the very beginning. I’ve been having the time of<br />
my life!<br />
Are you close to any of your Winners &<br />
Losers co-stars?<br />
Absolutely! We’re all fi rm friends off - and<br />
on-camera. There’s a lot of love and support<br />
between all the actors on set. People keep<br />
telling us how lucky we are that everyone gets<br />
along — apparently it’s rare among actresses!<br />
Can you identify with any aspect of your<br />
character, Sophie Wong?<br />
Sophie’s much wilder than I am — I’m quite<br />
boring in comparison! However, we do share<br />
the same lust for life and sense of loyalty.<br />
What do you like most about Sophie?<br />
Sophie’s so much fun to play. She’s<br />
straight-talking, confi dent, fun-loving and has a<br />
wicked sense of humour. She often says what<br />
everyone else is thinking but too afraid to say.<br />
How do you prepare yourself for the<br />
emotional scenes?<br />
Having lived in Sophie’s shoes for a while now,<br />
I fi nd it quite easy to get emotional. Having<br />
talented co-stars defi nitely helps — as does<br />
well-written dialogue.<br />
How was high school for you?<br />
I remember thoroughly enjoying drama, and<br />
performing in the school plays and musicals —<br />
however, I don’t seem to remember doing a lot<br />
of schoolwork!<br />
What’s a talent you have that most people<br />
don’t know about?<br />
According to my fi ancé, I make the best<br />
spaghetti bolognaise in the world!<br />
Was acting an unconventional career<br />
choice, or was it expected of you?<br />
I think it was always expected. I began ballet<br />
when I was three years old, and started acting<br />
in plays in primary school. I always adored<br />
being on stage, and loved being part of an<br />
ensemble. In fact, the smell of hairspray still<br />
gives me tingles!<br />
Where do you hang out in Melbourne?<br />
I’m relatively new to Melbourne and still<br />
exploring, but you’ll often fi nd us drinking a<br />
well-earned post-work cider at the Builders<br />
Arms on Gertrude Street, or tucking into<br />
some steaming hot Vietnamese pho on<br />
Victoria Street.<br />
Where would you recommend people go<br />
in your hometown of Adelaide?<br />
A table on the terrace at the Star of Greece<br />
in Port Willunga — with local seafood, a<br />
bottle of McLaren Vale’s fi nest and the<br />
sunset over the ocean — heaven!<br />
Winners & Losers is airing on Channel Seven.<br />
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The<br />
INTERVIEW ROBERTA MUIR<br />
8th Audi Noosa Food & Wine<br />
Festival is set to take place from 13<br />
to 15 May with an exciting line up of leading<br />
chefs and winemakers. We spoke to festival<br />
director Jim Berardo to get the lowdown.<br />
What new events are on this year?<br />
This will be the fi rst year we’ve held the<br />
Qantas “Best Dinner in the World” — a sevencourse<br />
degustation prepared by seven of<br />
the chefs from the San Pellegrino World’s 50<br />
Best Restaurants including Australia’s Mark<br />
Best (Marque Restaurant), Tetsuya Wakuda<br />
(Tetsuya’s) and Ben Shewry (Attica), as well<br />
as André Chiang (Singapore), Carlo Cracco<br />
(Italy), Luke Dale-Roberts (South Africa)<br />
and Yoshihiro Narisawa (Japan). There’s also<br />
Maggie Beer’s Barossa Valley Farm Shop<br />
recreated in the Grand Marquee culinary<br />
exhibit, plus “Lunch with James Halliday and<br />
Friends”, where James selects wines to match<br />
a Mediterranean lunch prepared by Javier<br />
Codina, Brad Jolly and Giovanni Pilu.<br />
What are the most popular “old favourites”<br />
that are returning?<br />
Guest chefs at Noosa restaurants. This year,<br />
we have Javier Codina working with Glenn<br />
Bowman at Rickys River Bar + Restaurant for<br />
an exciting Spanish journey; Giovanni Pilu and<br />
Jamie Lethborg at Lindoni’s for an Italian feast;<br />
Ben O’Donoghue and Dayle Merlo showcasing<br />
coastal cuisine at Bistro C; while east meets<br />
west with Alex Herbert and Brendon Barker<br />
at Embassy XO. We also have over 50 cooking<br />
demonstrations from international, national
and local chefs, plus the Food Trails (a unique<br />
chance to sample local produce).<br />
Tell us about the Noosa Food Trails.<br />
We have two this year. The Asian Food Trail<br />
hosted by Matt Preston includes a tour<br />
through a local spice farm with a cocktail by<br />
Sam Christie from Longrain, then lunch by<br />
Martin Boetz, Luke Dale-Roberts and Cheong<br />
Liew. The Seafood Afl oat Trail hosted by Gary<br />
Mehigan includes spanner crab and mud crab<br />
harvesting, then a seafood banquet prepared<br />
by Maurice Esposito, Hajime Horiguchi and<br />
David Pugh — while meandering along the<br />
beautiful Noosa River.<br />
Which chefs will be having cooking demos?<br />
Brent Savage, Saskia and Maggie Beer, Tony<br />
Bilson, Matt Moran, Gary Mehigan, Justin<br />
North, Cheong Liew, Maurice Esposito, Philip<br />
Johnson, Giovanni Pilu, Brad Jolly and Tony<br />
Percuoco are just a few of the Australian chefs,<br />
with visiting overseas chefs including André<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM<br />
MAIN: Seared Hervey<br />
Bay scallops by Shane<br />
Bailey, executive chef of<br />
Berardo’s restaurants;<br />
Japan’s Yoshihiro<br />
Narisawa; Matt Moran<br />
Hop to It<br />
GOOD TASTE<br />
If you’re looking for an egg-citing Easter<br />
adventure for your family, Hunter Valley<br />
Gardens in New South Wales is the place<br />
to be from Good Friday through to Easter<br />
Tuesday. Th e festivities will include art<br />
and craft activities, gingerbread cookie<br />
workshops, games, competitions and a<br />
Giant Easter Egg Hunt with Mr Easter<br />
Bunny. Tuck into delicious festive foods,<br />
then relax while watching the Hunter Valley<br />
Glee’s Easter Show, before enjoying the<br />
Gardens Train Ride. Tel: +61 (2) 4998 4000<br />
or www.hvg.com.au to pre-purchase tickets.<br />
Chiang, Carlo Cracco, Luke Dale-Roberts and<br />
Yoshihiro Narisawa on Sunday.<br />
You have some fabulous produce being<br />
exhibited over the weekend. Tell us more.<br />
There are two exhibits: a national culinary<br />
exhibit of fi nalists and award winners of<br />
the annual delicious. Produce Awards in<br />
the Grand Marquee on the weekend; plus a<br />
regional exhibition integrated into the Noosa<br />
restaurant kiosks — with each restaurant<br />
featuring the produce of a local producer in<br />
their kiosk on Sunday.<br />
What are your top picks for kids?<br />
It would have to be Stephanie Alexander’s<br />
cooking demonstration with the students from<br />
Chevallum State School, as well as cooking<br />
with MasterChef’s whizzes Matt Preston and<br />
Gary Mehigan.<br />
For tickets, tel: +61 (7) 5455 4455 or go to<br />
www.noosa foodandwine.com.au<br />
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Heaven Sent<br />
Toast events this Easter with the perfect<br />
pairing of wine and chocolate<br />
Forget<br />
wine<br />
and cheese —<br />
pairing wine and<br />
chocolate is a far<br />
sweeter, more<br />
luxurious indulgence.<br />
We asked AnnaMaria<br />
Lapetina, Hillier’s<br />
Chocolates’ general<br />
manager, and Malcolm Stopp, Peter Lehmann<br />
Wines’ national PR manager, how to do it.<br />
Can chocolate really be paired with wine?<br />
AnnaMaria Lapetina (AL): After many<br />
arduous nights of trialing and pairing diff erent<br />
INTERVIEWS VANESSA MULQUINEY<br />
combinations of<br />
chocolates and<br />
wines we say, yes,<br />
it can be done!<br />
There are some<br />
chocolates that are<br />
easier to pair than<br />
others, and we think<br />
we’ve come up with<br />
some good matches.<br />
Malcom Stopp (MS): There’s a whole new<br />
world of enjoyment ready for one to leap<br />
into, especially with the winter months<br />
approaching. The prospect of a log fi re and<br />
two very close friends (dark chocolate and<br />
Barossa shiraz) does it for me!
What are the golden rules of pairing?<br />
MS: There are no hard and fast rules, but<br />
here are a few tips to bear in mind: more fullbodied<br />
red wines made from shiraz, cabernet<br />
sauvignon and tempranillo are better suited for<br />
darker, richer chocolates; while sweeter white<br />
wines, such as botrytis-aff ected dessert wines,<br />
are superb with milk or white chocolates.<br />
AL: There are no defi nitive rules — it comes<br />
down to an individual’s own preferences.<br />
A little contrast can be good, as long as it<br />
doesn’t overwhelm. Have fun experimenting!<br />
Is there a procedure for enjoying<br />
chocolate with wine?<br />
AL: We don’t like to stand on ceremony too<br />
much when our two great loves are involved.<br />
Our process is very simple: step 1 — eat, step<br />
2 — enjoy!<br />
MS: When pouring wine, it’s important to have<br />
the appropriately shaped glass at the ready,<br />
such as a champagne fl ute for sparkling wine,<br />
or a shiraz glass for shiraz.<br />
What would you suggest a beginner try?<br />
AL: Start with what you like. Expand your<br />
Matching the right<br />
chocolate with the<br />
correct wine is an<br />
easy — and fun —<br />
art to learn<br />
Perfect Pairings<br />
repertoire from there. Keep the portion sizes<br />
of both wine and chocolate small though; the<br />
goal of pairing is to enjoy the taste sensations,<br />
and not to overindulge.<br />
MS: For lovers of dark chocolate, I could not go<br />
past our fi rm, full-bodied Barossa shiraz.<br />
What is your favourite pairing?<br />
AL: I love Hillier’s chocolate pudding with<br />
Peter Lehmann’s King Port: it’s such a great<br />
dessert combination.<br />
MS: That’s defi nitely a match made in heaven.<br />
And yet with Peter Lehmann’s ‘The Black<br />
Queen’ Sparkling Shiraz matched with a nibble<br />
of Hillier’s Pure Dark, one never knows just<br />
where or when the evening will end!<br />
CHEERS<br />
If you like bittersweet/ high cocoa:<br />
Hillier’s new 70% Cocoa Dark Chocolate<br />
(not bitter, launched later this year) + Peter<br />
Lehmann 2006 Eight Songs Shiraz.<br />
If you like semi-sweet: Hillier’s 53% Cocoa<br />
Dark has a lower cocoa percentage than the<br />
70% (also launching later this year), which<br />
has a sweeter fi nish, but is still lovely and rich<br />
+ Peter Lehmann 2008 ‘Mudfl at’ Shiraz.<br />
If you like milk chocolate: Hillier’s<br />
signature milk chocolate, a creamy milk<br />
profi le with 29% cocoa + the sweeter Peter<br />
Lehmann 2009 Botrytis Semillon or the 2010<br />
‘Princess’ Sparkling Moscato.<br />
If you like caramel/toff ee chocolate:<br />
Hillier’s Devonshire Caramel, in a smooth<br />
milk chocolate shell + Peter Lehmann 2009<br />
Botrytis Semillon.<br />
If you like coff ee: Espresso beans in dark<br />
chocolate + Peter Lehmann 2006 ‘Stonewell’<br />
Shiraz or the 2008 ‘Futures’ Shiraz.<br />
If you like mint: Bite-sized dark chocolate<br />
pieces with a creamy peppermint fi lling +<br />
Peter Lehmann 2006 ‘Mentor’ Cabernet<br />
Sauvignon, or maybe the 2008 Barossa<br />
Cabernet Sauvignon.<br />
If you like ginger: Australian Buderim<br />
ginger in 53% cocoa dark chocolate + Peter<br />
Lehmann 2006 Barossa Tempranillo, or 2008<br />
Barossa Shiraz Grenache.<br />
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INTERVIEW CARROL BAKER<br />
All photos: Jamie Mackay
The<br />
pioneer of the Australian Women’s<br />
Enduro, Alison Parker, 33, is set to<br />
make motorsport history as the only woman<br />
to compete back-to-back in 10 national, off -<br />
road races in the Australian 4-Day Enduro in<br />
Mackay this month. She’ll be powering over<br />
800km of rugged terrain in a gruelling 25-hour<br />
race, against the world’s best riders. We<br />
caught up with the Sunshine Coast dynamo.<br />
What got you started on riding motorbikes?<br />
I fi rst rode a motorbike when I was six. My<br />
family used to spend school holidays on a<br />
farm. Half the time the bike was in the shop<br />
being fi xed, and I had to take turns riding it<br />
with my fi ve siblings. I couldn’t wait to buy my<br />
fi rst bike, a Yamaha GT 80.<br />
How do you stay at the top of your game?<br />
I train hard with a mix of cardio, gym, bodyweight<br />
training and mountain biking, and<br />
high-intensity training with sprints, hills and<br />
swimming for active recovery. I’m also strong<br />
mentally. I know no matter how hard it is, or<br />
how much I’m hurting physically, it will end<br />
eventually. I don’t like regret, so I never quit.<br />
What’s your most memorable race?<br />
The International Six Days Enduro in New<br />
Zealand in 2006, where I rode against the best<br />
female Enduro riders in the world for the fi rst<br />
time. It was the toughest ride I’ve ever done,<br />
but I won it, so it was very rewarding.<br />
What made it so challenging?<br />
It was in Taupo, on a track with steep hills and<br />
rugged terrain. It had rained after the fi rst day,<br />
and muddy volcanic ash had disintegrated the<br />
track, creating deep ruts. I had to run with the<br />
bike paddling my feet, with a couple of kilos of<br />
mud stuck on each boot.<br />
How do you prepare for a race?<br />
I walk the track, and remember any hazards<br />
like logs or gullies. Visualising and making a<br />
mental map of the track is important. Focus<br />
is critical — the more you can remember the<br />
track, the sharper you can ride it.<br />
What’s it like riding in a mostly male sport?<br />
Most men are pretty good about it. It’s a<br />
competitive sport, and there’s friendly rivalry,<br />
but there’s also a real sense of camaraderie.<br />
What do you do when you’re not racing?<br />
I work as an exercise physiologist, and I enjoy<br />
snowboarding, surfi ng and travelling overseas.<br />
I’m also busy taking my new puppy Beau to<br />
puppy preschool — it’s a lot of fun!<br />
How do you feel about the Mackay race?<br />
I’m very excited about it — I’ve won eight out<br />
of the nine races I’ve competed in. I’ll be the<br />
one going into the race with a big target on my<br />
back, so it should be interesting.<br />
The <strong>2011</strong> Australian 4-Day Enduro is on 20–23<br />
April in Mackay, Queensland.<br />
Good, Better, Best<br />
FIT TO GO<br />
OPPOSITE: Ruling the track<br />
THIS PAGE TOP/BOTTOM: Parker is one of<br />
Australia’s few female riders; competing with<br />
the world’s best female riders thrills Parker<br />
If you’re up for a challenge, then get yourself<br />
registered and over to Cairns for the ultimate<br />
triathlon test, the Challenge Cairns, from 29<br />
May to 5 June. Organisers say entrants from<br />
around the world have been coming in thick<br />
and fast, with current World Champion Chris<br />
“Macca” McCormack (above) headlining.<br />
Places for the half event are already taken,<br />
but there’s still time to enter the full<br />
Challenge — a 3.8km swim, 180km cycle,<br />
42.2km run event — either as an individual<br />
or as a team. Tel: +61 (7) 3868 2444.<br />
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The irrepressible<br />
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and illustrator<br />
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Young<br />
& Restless<br />
Give the kids food for<br />
thought with this interesting<br />
selection of reading material<br />
One<br />
WORDS ANNE LOH<br />
of Australia’s most-loved<br />
children’s authors, Andy Griffi ths,<br />
promises an educational, fun read for both<br />
children and adults with his new book, What<br />
Body Part is That?.<br />
Do you think your new book will be as<br />
well-received as Just Shocking!?<br />
Given that the shockingest bits of Just<br />
Shocking! were mostly to do with body parts<br />
and body products, I’d be very surprised if it<br />
wasn’t! In fact, What Body Part is That? goes<br />
much further than Just Shocking! ever did — it<br />
dispenses with characters, plot and even truth<br />
in its relentless and fearless exploration of the<br />
weird and wonderful world of the human body.<br />
After fi nishing the book, what part of it<br />
stuck in your head?<br />
That the fi ngerprints of koala bears are<br />
virtually indistinguishable from those of<br />
humans, so much so that they could be<br />
confused for human fi ngerprints at a crime<br />
scene. Who knows how many innocent people<br />
have been wrongly convicted of crimes<br />
committed by koalas and other marsupials?<br />
Did you have to help your illustrator Terry<br />
Denton with any part of the book?<br />
Are you kidding? I virtually illustrated the<br />
entire book myself. Well, except for the<br />
illustrations, of course, because I can’t draw.<br />
Having written for children over 15 years, do<br />
you now know what interests them?<br />
My rough rule of thumb when writing a story<br />
is to get rid of the responsible adults in the<br />
vicinity and plunge the reader into a world of<br />
maximum chaos, anarchy and confusion.<br />
What do you fi nd will fi re up a child’s<br />
interest in reading every time?<br />
Tell them NOT to read a particular book<br />
because it contains unsuitable and unsavoury<br />
material… then put it back on the shelf and<br />
leave the room.<br />
What Body Part is That? is published by<br />
Pan Macmillan Australia, AU$14.99,<br />
ISBN 9780330403986.<br />
Small Notes<br />
My Grandma’s Kitchen<br />
Th is lovely cook/picture<br />
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culinary icon Margaret<br />
Fulton’s granddaughter<br />
Louise Fulton Keats,<br />
is fi lled with fun and<br />
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a great introduction to<br />
many cooking adventures. Hardie Grant,<br />
AU$29.95, ISBN 9781742701141.<br />
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Pearlie and the<br />
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THE WORD<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 21
22 APRIL <strong>2011</strong>
THE GOLD COAST TITAN, ONCE<br />
DUBBED THE “TOTAL PACKAGE”,<br />
TALKS TO US ABOUT BUSTED<br />
KNEES, COUNTRY MELODIES<br />
AND BEING THE GOLD COAST’S<br />
SEXIEST MAN<br />
WORDS BILL PALMER PHOTOGRAPHY REMCO JANSEN<br />
STAR STRUCK<br />
WILLIAM ZILLMAN<br />
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“IT WAS JUST SOMETHING HE USED TO<br />
CALL ME, AND BECAUSE HE THOUGHT I<br />
HATED IT, HE USED TO SAY IT EVEN MORE<br />
fter two seasons in the<br />
supporting cast, William<br />
Zillman is ready to take<br />
centrestage. Those<br />
watching the Jetstar<br />
Gold Coast Titan closely would<br />
probably say he’s been ready for some<br />
time, but in the <strong>2011</strong> NRL season,<br />
Zillman now has the chance to show<br />
just how good he can really be.<br />
There have been glimpses already<br />
— a junior Australian selection across<br />
both rugby codes, and some freakish<br />
performances for the Canberra Raiders<br />
and the Titans — but with his injuries<br />
now a distant memory, you get the<br />
feeling this could be Zillman’s year.<br />
Club legend Preston Campbell is<br />
expected to spend more time on the<br />
bench this season, so the door is open<br />
for Zillman, 24, to make his mark as a<br />
fullback — instead of the Mr Fix-It role<br />
he has occupied in his two years at the<br />
Titans. “I guess there’s an opportunity<br />
24 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
there, and I’m really excited about<br />
cementing a fi rst-grade spot and<br />
making it my own,” he says.<br />
Zillman’s arrival on the Gold Coast<br />
came with big wraps. With speed,<br />
strength, a tremendous work ethic<br />
and of course, an enthusiastic female<br />
following, he was quickly given the<br />
nickname “TP” — Total Package.<br />
Zillman rolls his eyes when the<br />
nickname comes up. “Mat Rogers (the<br />
recently retired Titans star) came up<br />
with that,” he says with a laugh. “It<br />
wasn’t even a nickname — it was just<br />
something he used to call me, and<br />
because he thought I hated it, he used<br />
to say it even more. Now that he’s<br />
retired, I haven’t heard it since.”<br />
It isn’t the only source of ribbing<br />
Zillman has had to endure from his<br />
teammates. Last year, he was crowned<br />
the Gold Coast’s sexiest man, beating a<br />
host of other elite athletes, actors and<br />
male models for the title.<br />
With his chiselled physique, easy<br />
smile and down-to-earth nature,<br />
Zillman is the kind of guy every mother<br />
would want her daughter to bring<br />
home. In typical fashion, he laughs off<br />
his “Sexiest Man” title. “Yeah, the boys<br />
gave me a bit of stick about it for a<br />
couple of days,” he admits.<br />
The son of accomplished Brisbane<br />
rugby league player Mark Zillman,<br />
young William spent his childhood in<br />
the south of Brisbane, playing cricket<br />
in summer and footy in winter. He<br />
played union at school and league on<br />
weekends — joining an exclusive band<br />
of players to represent Australia in both<br />
codes at junior level.<br />
A regular at Brisbane Broncos’ home<br />
games, Zillman got to meet league<br />
legends such as Allan Langer and Wally<br />
Lewis, who had played with his dad in<br />
Brisbane’s tough club competition.<br />
The Brisbane Broncos and Queensland<br />
Reds beckoned, but Zillman was<br />
Known as the<br />
“Total Package”,<br />
Zillman is a<br />
charming mix<br />
of good looks<br />
and talent
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There is a humble,<br />
easy-going quality<br />
about Zillman,<br />
which has endeared<br />
him to many<br />
26 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
CLUB CEO MICHAEL<br />
SEARLE SAID HE’D<br />
BE PROUD IF HIS<br />
OWN SON TURNED<br />
OUT JUST LIKE<br />
ZILLMAN<br />
instead snapped up by the Raiders,<br />
thanks to Canberra talent scouts.<br />
It wasn’t easy cracking fi rst grade in<br />
a squad bristling with young stars, but<br />
Zillman seized his chance — scoring<br />
12 tries in his fi rst 24 games. Then,<br />
just when he seemed to be making his<br />
mark in the NRL, disaster struck.<br />
A serious left-knee injury brought<br />
his 2007 season to a premature end.<br />
After a reconstruction and months of<br />
tedious rehabilitation, he returned to<br />
the fi eld the following year — only to<br />
bust the same knee in just his second<br />
game back. This meant a full year on<br />
the sidelines, which left the then-21year-old<br />
shattered. He knew he had<br />
played his last game for the Raiders,<br />
and was anxious about joining the<br />
Titans the following year.<br />
“You have six months of that torture<br />
(rehab), and then to have to do it again<br />
straightaway — it’s heart-breaking,” he<br />
says. “But I was able to say ‘okay, I’ve<br />
got 12 months to get myself 100% right<br />
for the Titans, and then we’ll try again’.”<br />
One of the genuine nice guys of<br />
rugby league, Zillman fi tted in easily<br />
at the Titans — where he’s already<br />
approaching 50 fi rst-grade matches.<br />
Club CEO Michael Searle paid him the<br />
ultimate compliment when he said he’d<br />
be proud if his own son turned out just<br />
like Zillman. Others around the club<br />
are just as quick to sing his praises.<br />
League legend and Titans assistant<br />
coach Trevor Gillmeister says Zillman<br />
deserves his success. “He’s a natural,<br />
but he also has a great work ethic to go<br />
with it,” he says. “That’s why I’m hoping<br />
to see him go really well this year.”<br />
The move back to family and friends<br />
has also agreed with Zillman, who<br />
lives with his dad near the beach at<br />
Currumbin. He doesn’t surf, but wants<br />
to learn. Golf, fi shing and the guitar are
William Zillman’s<br />
Favourite Holidays<br />
Fiji<br />
Proserpine and Whitsunday<br />
Islands: “It’s just magic. Mum’s<br />
parents have a farm near the coast<br />
— about 20 minutes from Airlie<br />
Beach. You’ve got the coast, and the<br />
Whitsunday’s nearby. I get up there<br />
whenever I can.”<br />
Fiji: “I went there a couple of years ago<br />
with some friends, and we had a great<br />
time. We went to Denarau Island and<br />
then down the Coral Coast. Th e Fijian<br />
people are really nice, and the scenery<br />
is beautiful. We did whitewater rafting<br />
there too, which was unbelievable.”<br />
28 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
how he unwinds away from football,<br />
but surprisingly, you’re more likely<br />
to hear him playing the riff s of Garth<br />
Brooks than Guns N’ Roses — maybe<br />
an infl uence of relatives from his<br />
mother’s family who have a cattle farm<br />
near Proserpine. “I love country music,”<br />
he says. “I can understand why a lot of<br />
people hate it, but to me there’s just<br />
something about it.”<br />
Zillman has also planned for life<br />
after football. He’s in the middle of a<br />
university business degree, studying<br />
by correspondence. “I wanted to do<br />
something I could take with me into<br />
diff erent fi elds,” he reveals. “Of course<br />
I grew up wanting to be a footy player,<br />
but I never thought I’d make it. So I feel<br />
really blessed. But it can end as quickly<br />
as it comes, so I just try to enjoy it while<br />
it’s here and take nothing for granted.”<br />
Last year, Zillman even took out<br />
the Titans’ community award, which<br />
recognises the player who devotes<br />
the most energy to community and<br />
charity eff orts. Community spirit, looks,<br />
brains and one of the NRL’s rising stars.<br />
Zillman’s old TP nickname may have<br />
worn off , but it seems Mat Rogers was<br />
right — William Zillman is very much<br />
the Total Package.<br />
Zillman’s strength<br />
and speed make<br />
him a valuable asset<br />
Main photo: Getty images
Panaitan Island is<br />
gaining renown as<br />
a surfi ng hotspot<br />
AIRBORNE<br />
ON INDONESIA’S<br />
ARCHIPELAGO<br />
30 APRIL <strong>2011</strong>
Photo: A.Marks / bluesnapper.com.au<br />
Take a surf trip to<br />
Indonesia’s Panaitan<br />
Island for some unique<br />
sights and wicked surfi ng<br />
WORDS CHRIS FRIEND<br />
Arriving<br />
in bustling Jakarta<br />
could bewilder even<br />
the most seasoned surf-seeking traveller.<br />
However, beyond the pulsating Indonesian<br />
capital lies a region rich with world-class<br />
surfi ng destinations.<br />
A two-hour drive from central Jakarta lies<br />
the sleepy marina town of Anyer, the gateway<br />
to West-Javanese surfi ng heaven. The small,<br />
traditional Javanese fi shing village expels<br />
aromas of sizzling satays and echoes of local<br />
banter from streetside seafood markets.<br />
Fishermen offl oading long-boats fi lled with<br />
fi shing supplies dominate the harbour.<br />
They barely notice eight Australian surfers<br />
embarking on Just Dreaming, a 50-foot cutterrigged<br />
ketch, operated by The Surf Travel<br />
Company, which organises surf tours to the<br />
region’s hidden gem: Panaitan Island.<br />
Panaitan Island lies off the western tip of Java<br />
in the Sunda Strait, the sea that links Java and<br />
Sumatra. As part of the World Heritage-listed<br />
Ujung Kulon National Park, Panaitan Island is as<br />
abundant in wildlife as it is in the rolling waves<br />
that surround its reefs. The view from the boat<br />
moored in Panaitan Bay is a surfer’s dream:<br />
peeling waves break against backdrops of<br />
luscious, unspoiled jungle. Local monkeys and<br />
deer dot the beach.<br />
Panaitan is one of the emerging surfi ng<br />
locations in the wave-rich Indonesian<br />
archipelago. Most famous for its relentless,<br />
heaving tubes known as Apocalypse and One<br />
Palm, the island also boasts a wide range of<br />
options to cater to all levels of surfers.<br />
Tour guide and avid surfer Australian Ham<br />
Blackett knows the diversity of the Panaitan<br />
region. “Groups touring the area are really<br />
surprised by the complete range of set-ups,” he<br />
explains. “You can be surfi ng the six- to eightfoot<br />
One Palm, getting the best barrels of your<br />
life on one day; and small playful two- to threefoot<br />
Illusions the next.”<br />
One Palm Point is the break that put Panaitan<br />
Island on the map. It’s a truly world-class wave,<br />
marked by a single sentinel palm that stands<br />
proudly on the tip of the point. Waves break<br />
over the perfectly formed, yet dangerously<br />
shallow reef — creating a picture-perfect<br />
top-to-bottom barrel. One Palm is for the<br />
experienced surfer, and you can expect to lose<br />
skin on the reef if you happen to wipe out.<br />
If the name isn’t enough to scare you<br />
away, the sheer sound of its bone-crushing<br />
power will; Apocalypse is a right-hand barrel<br />
that entices the thrill-seeking surfer. It’s an<br />
extremely fast, hollow wave, which draws the<br />
swell in from deep water onto a shallow reef to<br />
create an unforgettable tube-riding experience<br />
of thick, gaping barrels.<br />
Flying Surfboards<br />
You can travel with your surfboards<br />
when you fl y Jetstar.<br />
When you book:<br />
Check the aircraft you’ll be fl ying on<br />
at Jetstar.com.<br />
For Jetstar fl ights operated by an A320,<br />
A321 or B737 aircraft, your surfboard<br />
(including the surfboard bag) must be<br />
under 1.9m, and for the A330, it must be<br />
under 2.77m.<br />
Before you arrive at the airport:<br />
Your surfboard must be placed in an<br />
appropriate surfboard bag.<br />
Your surfboard fi ns must be in an<br />
enclosed compartment in the surfboard<br />
bag or taped to the board.<br />
At the airport:<br />
Check in 3 hours prior to departure for<br />
a fl ight departing from an international<br />
terminal. Or 2 hours prior to departure for a<br />
fl ight departing from a domestic terminal.<br />
Check in your surfboard as oversized item.<br />
Cost:<br />
Surfboards don’t cost any extra — as long<br />
as they fi t within your fare’s total luggage<br />
allowance. E.g. On a JetSaver fare, fl ying on<br />
an A320 aircraft from Perth to Jakarta, your<br />
total checked-in luggage, including bags and<br />
your surfboard, must not exceed 20kg. If<br />
your surfboard causes your entire checkedin<br />
luggage to be above 20kg, excess baggage<br />
charges apply.<br />
For the humbler surfer, there are also plenty<br />
of gentler options that provide just as much<br />
fun. Napalms is the most popular break at<br />
Panaitan, providing both smooth barrels, as<br />
well as soft, playful sections — thanks to the<br />
deep channel that runs parallel to the reef.<br />
Illusions is a great right-hander set-up, which<br />
works best on a low tide. We lose hours in the<br />
fun of Illusion’s playful waves, only retreating<br />
back to the boat for a delicious meal of nasi<br />
goreng (Indonesian fried rice).<br />
Just Dreaming, our boat, is a premier model<br />
touring the West Javanese region. The 50-foot<br />
sailboat comfortably sleeps up to eight surfers<br />
in the air-conditioned cabin.<br />
After a day’s surfi ng, the boat’s deck is the<br />
perfect place to pull up a chair and sip a cold<br />
beer as the sun sets gently over the sea. The<br />
ADRENALINE<br />
SURFING JAVA<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 31
CLOCKWISE FROM MAIN: With two<br />
famous tubes and more, Panaitan<br />
Island is a paradise for surfers of<br />
all levels; off to catch some waves;<br />
relaxing in the cabin<br />
boat’s Australian owner and captain, John<br />
Spicer, has been touring the region for<br />
more than 10 years. As an experienced<br />
surfer himself, Spicer’s understanding<br />
of the island and its surf breaks ensure<br />
that his guests experience the best<br />
surfi ng conditions.<br />
As we become surfed-out, with crispy<br />
sunburnt noses and lips, the region’s<br />
other activities beckon us. Exploring the<br />
reefs provides hours of intrigue, as we<br />
snorkel the vibrant, complex reef, and its<br />
inhabitants of fi sh, rays and dolphins.<br />
A visit to the local villages along the<br />
Sunda coast is the best way to experience<br />
the local Javanese culture and cuisine. Be sure<br />
to try the traditional Javanese dish of gudeg,<br />
which is made from nangka (jackfruit), and<br />
boiled for several hours with palm sugar and<br />
coconut milk.<br />
The Ujung Kulon National Park brims with a<br />
variety of untouched natural wonders, including<br />
the steaming and still-active Krakatoa volcano<br />
about an hour-and-a-half’s boat ride from the<br />
town of Carita. It’s a must-see for any traveller.<br />
Responsible for the devastating eruption of<br />
1883, which killed more than 40,000 people,<br />
the enormous Krakatoa is an eerie reminder of<br />
the earth’s purest power. “We fi nd that a lot of<br />
guests come to West Java for more than just<br />
a surfi ng trip,” says Blackett. “It provides them<br />
with an adventure aspect, which is hard to fi nd<br />
these days.”<br />
32 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
For all-round adventure, Panaitan Island is<br />
hard to beat. With empty, fl awless waves and<br />
sensational backdrops amid an untouched area<br />
of natural wonder, it embodies the true taste<br />
of classic “Indo dreaming”, which fi rst drew<br />
Aussies to Indonesia in the 1970s.<br />
As our journey comes to an end and we<br />
make our way back to Jakarta, the island<br />
paradise seems like a distant memory. It’s<br />
hard to believe Panaitan Island remains so<br />
untouched when we consider just how close we<br />
are to Jakarta.<br />
The best way to end a great surf trip is<br />
always a night on the town, so we say “cheers”<br />
with drinks at the trendy 1950s-style Café<br />
Batavia to celebrate our week of surf, sun<br />
and memories, before we venture into town to<br />
experience the thumping Jakarta nightlife.<br />
Take Me There<br />
1 THE SURF TRAVEL COMPANY<br />
The group runs nine-night charters with eight<br />
days of surfi ng at Panaitan Island aboard the<br />
Just Dreaming. Optimum surf conditions can<br />
be found from March to October.<br />
Tel: +61 (2) 9222 8870<br />
1 CAFÉ BATAVIA<br />
Taman Fatahillah<br />
Jakarta-Kota,<br />
tel: +62 (21) 691 5531<br />
Jetstar flies direct to Jakarta from<br />
Perth and Singapore. JetSaver Light<br />
fares from AU$229 one way. Book<br />
online at Jetstar.com<br />
Main photo: Chris Friend; Insets: Andrew Shields
Clockwise from top left: Lonely Planet; Kerry Heaney; Getty; Photolibrary<br />
SOAKING UP<br />
THE GOOD LIFE<br />
A deep ruby-red liquid with hints of blackcurrants, berries and spice<br />
— instead of quaffi ng it down, I’m sitting in red wine!<br />
WORDS KERRY HEANEY<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM<br />
TOP LEFT: Good<br />
grapes yield great<br />
wine; have a picnic<br />
in the lovely Barossa<br />
wine region; the<br />
Barossa has a rich<br />
heritage; so much<br />
wine, so little time<br />
THIRST QUENCHER<br />
THE BAROSSA VALLEY<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 35
It’s<br />
called vinotherapy, and it doesn’t<br />
require me to lie on a therapist’s<br />
couch — but instead in a large white spa with<br />
reddish liquid and candles, and a glass of<br />
champagne by my side.<br />
The Red Wine Bath is the newest treatment<br />
at the Novotel Barossa Valley Resort’s<br />
on-site Endota Day Spa. Created from freshly<br />
crushed grapes, it’s an exfoliant for dead<br />
skin cells that leaves me feeling smooth and<br />
refreshed on the outside. Now I just have to<br />
get some red wine into me!<br />
Internationally famous for its shiraz, South<br />
Australia’s well-known Barossa wine region<br />
is a little over an hour’s car ride north of<br />
Adelaide. There are about 700 grape-growing<br />
families in the area, with many of them sixthgeneration,<br />
and more than 75 cellar doors<br />
including renowned names such as Seppelt,<br />
Yalumba, Jacob’s Creek, Penfolds and Peter<br />
Lehmann. Pick up a Barossa Touring Map<br />
from a visitor information centre for a list of<br />
wineries, contact details and where to fi nd<br />
them — some are only open by appointment,<br />
so give them a call fi rst.<br />
With history in mind, we venture out to<br />
Langmeil Winery for their 45-minute vineyard<br />
tour, available at midday every day. Langmeil’s<br />
cellar door manager Jonathan Bitter tells<br />
FAMOUS FOR ITS SHIRAZ, SOUTH<br />
AUSTRALIA’S BAROSSA WINE REGION<br />
HAS 700 GRAPE-GROWING FAMILIES<br />
us that the Barossa’s long, hot summers<br />
are great for ripening big red varieties. “All<br />
great wine starts in the vineyard,” Bitter says.<br />
“Winemakers are just like chefs serving up<br />
their best ingredients.”<br />
Treading gingerly to avoid spreading fungal<br />
disease with our shoes, we walk through part<br />
of the original vineyard planted in 1843. It’s<br />
the oldest surviving shiraz vineyard in South<br />
Australia and perhaps the world, as phylloxera<br />
disease decimated millions of acres of old<br />
vines in France.<br />
After a wine tasting, lunch is at Maggie<br />
Beer’s Farm Shop; Beer being a cook, writer<br />
and producer of fabulous food products. It was<br />
a Barossa highlight for many, including me.<br />
The menu off ers “picnic fare”, where you pick<br />
your own collection of goodies from Beer’s<br />
famous delectable pâtés, terrines, cheese,<br />
olives, wood-fi red bread and quince paste. You<br />
can enjoy it inside, or picnic around the lake<br />
under the trees on supplied blankets; a very<br />
Barossa experience according to a local.<br />
It’s then time to taste some of the Barossa’s<br />
36 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
most special reds, and we fi nd ourselves<br />
standing among the 14 unsigned rows of the<br />
Henschke Hill of Grace vineyard, where the<br />
Henschke Cellars are. Henschke’s Melanie<br />
Keynes tells us that the vineyard takes its<br />
name from the church in the distance.<br />
“The church has a growing congregation<br />
who enjoy the Henschke wine tastings after<br />
Sunday service,” says Keynes with a smile.<br />
The next day’s touring includes the Para<br />
Road Wine Path in festival mode — a chance<br />
to see a real Barossa f ood a nd w ine f estival i n<br />
full swing!<br />
Tagged as “Barossa’s best little event”,<br />
the Para Road Wine Path is held on the third<br />
Sunday in November every year. The walk to<br />
the cellar doors is available all year round —<br />
but on this day, Langmeil, Peter Lehmann,<br />
Richmond Grove and Stanley Lambert<br />
wineries put out great food matched with their<br />
premium Barossa wines, along with music and<br />
family activities. There’s even a shuttle bus.<br />
Of course, the mother of all events is the<br />
Barossa Vintage Festival, held from 23 April to<br />
TOP/BOTTOM: Henschke’s Melanie<br />
Keynes introduces the Henschke Hill<br />
of Grace Vineyard with vines dating<br />
back to the 1860s; book yourself into<br />
a cooking class with Maggie Beer<br />
Photos: main by Kerry Heaney; Maggie Beer by SATC
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gain an insight into winemaking<br />
at Barossa Vintage Festival’s<br />
Wine Education Workshops<br />
THE VINTAGE FESTIVAL PARADE HAS<br />
BEEN A FESTIVE TRADITION SINCE 1949,<br />
AND HAS MORE THAN 100 FLOATS<br />
1 May this year. The chairman of the Barossa<br />
Vintage Festival Bill Biscoe believes that this<br />
year’s program is one of the most diverse in<br />
the 64-year history of the festival, which runs<br />
over nine days with more than 100 events.<br />
“The old favourites are back, including<br />
the Rare and Distinguished Barossa Wine<br />
Auction, Legends Behind the Barrel and the<br />
Distinguished Vineyards Tour,” says Biscoe.<br />
“Other highlights include the re-vamped<br />
Jazz in the Cellar, Big Bold & Brassy, and our<br />
new Comedy in the Vines evening which is set<br />
to rouse a belly laugh or two.<br />
“Scarecrows will adorn the landscape —<br />
this year with a large community scarecrow<br />
made cleverly of recycled vineyard and winery<br />
waste,” he said.<br />
The popular Distinguished Vineyards Tour<br />
promises the ultimate Barossa experience,<br />
and includes Henschke’s Hill of Grace Shiraz,<br />
Yalumba’s Tri-Centenary Grenache, Peter<br />
Lehmann’s Riverfl at Botrytis Semillon,<br />
Langmeil’s 1843 Freedom and Orphan Bank<br />
Shiraz, among others. Visitors will taste the<br />
iconic wines, walk through vineyards and<br />
share the winemakers’ passion.<br />
New to the program this year are Wine<br />
Education Workshops, where you can create<br />
your own blend, learn tasting techniques and<br />
gain an insight into winemaking methods.<br />
Other highlights include Heritage Hotspots,<br />
which recall the Barossa’s early life and a<br />
Ziegenmarkt, which recreates the traditional<br />
Barossa markets.<br />
Running from Tanunda to Nuriootpa<br />
along the Barossa Valley Way, the Vintage<br />
Festival Parade on 30 April is the Southern<br />
Hemisphere’s longest parade. It’s been a<br />
festival tradition since 1949, and has more<br />
than 100 fl oats and 1,200 participants,<br />
including renowned international winemakers.<br />
The Barossa Air Show on 1 May will also be a<br />
hit with the whole family. Held at Rowland Flat<br />
Airfi eld, the show will include warbirds, vintage<br />
aircraft, helicopter joy fl ights and non-stop<br />
aerial action.<br />
At night, take your pick from Big, Bold &<br />
Brassy with brass and swing bands strutting<br />
their stuff on 26 April; dinner and ten-pin<br />
bowling at Elderton Strikes Back II on 27 April;<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 39
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a taste of Spain at Bar Pedro on 28 April; and<br />
more. All up, more than 50,000 visitors will<br />
be treated to exclusive wine tastings, twilight<br />
concerts, markets, free community town days,<br />
cooking lessons, literary events and more<br />
during the festival, which celebrates the end of<br />
vintage, something central to the culture and<br />
livelihood of the Barossa.<br />
It’s easy to get a taste of the Barossa in one<br />
short weekend, and the Vintage Festival makes<br />
it even more fun to do so.<br />
40 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
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The Great Barrier Reef<br />
The<br />
is spectacular<br />
lovely Rachael<br />
to dive<br />
Finch<br />
knows<br />
in, but<br />
all<br />
fl<br />
the<br />
ying<br />
best<br />
over<br />
spots<br />
the<br />
in<br />
Townsville,<br />
reef provides<br />
her hometown<br />
another<br />
OPPOSITE<br />
wonderful<br />
INSET:<br />
experience<br />
Waterskiing on Ross River<br />
42 APRIL <strong>2011</strong>
Main photo: Alamy<br />
Her<br />
GIRL<br />
ON THE<br />
We speak with the gorgeous<br />
Rachael Finch about travel, and one<br />
of her favourite places, Townsville<br />
star may be on the rise,<br />
but Rachael Finch is s<br />
an Aussie girl whose feet are<br />
fi rmly on the ground.<br />
Sydney-born and<br />
Townsville-reared, the<br />
former Miss Universe<br />
Australia has been a<br />
regular on Australian<br />
television for the past two<br />
years. From cooking<br />
delectable dishes on<br />
Celebrity MasterChef to<br />
learning the tango on Dancing ng<br />
with the Stars, Finch’s vivacious<br />
personality has won her many fans.<br />
The 22-year-old model and television<br />
personality also recently turned her skills<br />
to travel by co-hosting the January TV show<br />
High Road/Low Road, alongside the equally<br />
eff ervescent Tom Williams. The pair travelled<br />
the globe to various destinations — one on a<br />
budget, and the other lucky one living it up.<br />
But what are Finch’s must-see attractions<br />
in her hometown, which is now welcoming<br />
tourists back with its Visit Me campaign?<br />
“If you’re new to Townsville, I’d recommend<br />
driving through The Strand, visiting The<br />
Watermark restaurant and taking a ferry<br />
across to Magnetic Island,” she says.<br />
WORDS GREG SWEETNAM<br />
The Strand Str is a stretch of<br />
picturesque picture foreshore more<br />
than 2km long that has superb<br />
views vie across to Cleveland<br />
Bay B and Magnetic Island<br />
— and fi rst-class facilities<br />
like swimming enclosures,<br />
playgrounds and parks. The<br />
city’s Castle Hill is also on<br />
her long must-see list, as it<br />
provides magnifi cent views<br />
of o the coast. “When I was<br />
growing gr up, I would drive to the<br />
top of Castle Hill quite often, and<br />
take a<br />
book to read or listen to some<br />
music. It was a peaceful experience,” she<br />
says, wistfully.<br />
Now, Finch’s busy career doesn’t allow<br />
as much time as she would like in the city of<br />
180,000, but when she does visit, she makes<br />
the most of it. “I try to visit Townsville as often<br />
as I can, which is usually for my birthday,<br />
Easter, Christmas and New Year. I love going<br />
back home. There’s a certain feeling when<br />
you land in Townsville — the smell of the fresh<br />
air and the friendliness of the people who live<br />
there. I always feel so relaxed and comfortable<br />
when I’m back.”<br />
Finch also ranks waterskiing as one of her<br />
top activities for a perfect day in town. “We like<br />
PEOPLE<br />
RACHAEL FINCH<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 43
Main photo: Photolibrary; Insets: Tourism Queensland<br />
to arrive at the waters of Ross River at sunrise,<br />
put in the boat and take some food to eat on<br />
the shoreline throughout the day. We usually<br />
make our way home in the afternoon, or if it’s<br />
a long weekend, we’ll camp overnight.”<br />
Beyond the city there is the lure of the<br />
islands, and Magnetic Island — or Maggie,<br />
as the locals call her — is one of the bestknown.<br />
“It’s absolutely beautiful,” says Finch.<br />
“A short ferry ride gets you to the island,<br />
where there is a range of restaurants, cafés<br />
and accommodation options.” About 2,500<br />
people live on the island, which is 8km off the<br />
coast from Townsville within the<br />
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. It has 25km<br />
of walking tracks, and 23 beaches and bays.<br />
Two-thirds of the island is protected national<br />
park — home to koalas and rock wallabies. The<br />
island boasts its own bus service and vehicle<br />
hire to allow visitors to see the startling natural<br />
beauty of the island.<br />
Describing it as a great place to unwind,<br />
Finch believes Townsville is a special<br />
destination that the locals are rightly proud of,<br />
and that tourists enjoy.<br />
“Townsville feels very homely, and it’s a<br />
place that a lot of families enjoy,” she says.<br />
“It has a beautiful mix of beaches, shops,<br />
gardens, parks, sport facilities, and historic<br />
and cultural centres. I miss home so much!”<br />
For now, Finch is content to work hard —<br />
visiting while she can as she concentrates on<br />
the many demands of her blossoming career,<br />
including being signed on as a spokesperson<br />
for iconic swimwear label Speedo.<br />
Already a seasoned traveller, Finch’s recent<br />
hosting role on High Road/Low Road with her<br />
co-host Williams gave her the chance to learn<br />
a presenter’s craft along the way. “Tom is so<br />
much fun. We spent a lot of time telling jokes.<br />
It’s great to work with someone who is so<br />
experienced in the television industry. I learnt<br />
a lot from Tom and the crew,” she says.<br />
Globetrotting may seem glamorous, but it<br />
involves long hours in unfamiliar places, and<br />
requires presenters to be well-organised and<br />
well-packed. Finch usually packs a few days<br />
ahead after writing a list of what to bring.<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT:<br />
Boats moored in<br />
Townsville’s Ross Creek are<br />
perfectly situated for a day<br />
of cruising; dive or snorkel<br />
stunning Magnetic Island;<br />
Townsville’s beaches off er<br />
endless fun<br />
TOWNSVILLE<br />
FEELS VERY<br />
HOMELY, AND<br />
IT’S A PLACE<br />
THAT A LOT OF<br />
FAMILIES ENJOY<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 45
If she is set to travel for a week or more,<br />
the fi rst things Finch packs are her yoga mat,<br />
running shoes and laptop, plus a good book,<br />
comfy track pants and her iPod. When she<br />
arrives at her destination, her routine depends<br />
on where she is and why she is there.<br />
“When I travel overseas for modelling or<br />
television work, there’s usually a routine,<br />
which includes buying international SIM cards,<br />
hiring a car, checking in at the hotel, fi nding<br />
the closest supermarket, and checking out the<br />
gym and pool area,” she explains.<br />
Finch researches as much as possible about<br />
the places the crew will visit, but is always<br />
happy to accommodate some pleasant,<br />
unexpected surprises.<br />
“Books and internet sites are fantastic [for<br />
research], but you can never go past advice<br />
or recommendations from a local,” she says.<br />
“Often, the best places are not advertised in<br />
books or online. If my family or friends like<br />
something, I’ll usually try it.<br />
“And if I’m travelling for a holiday I like<br />
having a rough plan, but being spontaneous is<br />
fun! I know my destination, but it’s the journey<br />
of getting there that’s always the best part.”<br />
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46 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
Now is the perfect<br />
time to explore<br />
Townsville and<br />
Magnetic Island by<br />
Moke with family and<br />
friends, as Finch did
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Rachael Taylor shares a happy<br />
moment with Koko, who plays<br />
Red Dog<br />
OPPOSITE: The very human<br />
story at the heart of Red Dog<br />
moved director Kriv Stenders<br />
48 APRIL <strong>2011</strong>
Main photo: Alamy<br />
LITTLE<br />
BIG DOG, GO<br />
ADVENTURE<br />
As the true story Red Dog hits Australia’s movie screens<br />
this month, we speak with director Kriv Stenders<br />
WORDS UTE JUNKER<br />
If<br />
there’s one rule of show business<br />
everyone knows, it’s this: never work with<br />
children or animals. Everyone except Kriv<br />
Stenders that is — who eagerly signed up to<br />
direct Red Dog, a new Aussie fi lm that tells the<br />
true story of a red kelpie that united a remote<br />
West Australian community.<br />
None of Stenders’ previous fi lms (including<br />
Lucky Country and Boxing Day) featured a<br />
canine star, and Stenders happily admits that<br />
he was terrifi ed by the prospect. “Completely<br />
— but I think fear is the best motivator,” he<br />
says. “When the script came my way, I fell in<br />
love with the whole concept. The script told<br />
me exactly how it should be made — it was a<br />
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”<br />
The fi lm, which is based on Louis de<br />
Bernières’ best-selling book, tells the story<br />
of Red Dog. “It’s a classic Australian folk tale<br />
about a dog that united a community before<br />
the community even existed,” Stenders says.<br />
“Louis travelled to Dampier on a holiday in<br />
the early 1990s, and saw the statue of Red<br />
Dog in town. He wondered why there was a<br />
statue of a dog instead of a statue of William<br />
Dampier, did his research, and discovered all<br />
these wonderful stories about the dog.”<br />
The result of de Bernières’ research became<br />
a book, which in turn became a script, which<br />
Stenders then set out to transform into a fi lm.<br />
His fi rst and immediate task was to fi nd the<br />
right dog for the title role — a search that he<br />
and producer Nelson Woss started before<br />
they’d even secured the fi nancing for the fi lm.<br />
“The fi lm was always going to live or die by<br />
the dog, so we knew we had to get the right<br />
one,” explains Stenders. Perhaps surprisingly,<br />
they went looking for a dog with no previous<br />
show-business experience. “The trainer told<br />
us you really need to get a dog at the right age.<br />
Performing animals sometimes pick up bad<br />
habits; with an untrained dog, you have a clean<br />
slate — you can start from the ground up.”<br />
The team spoke with breeders and<br />
auditioned kelpies around Australia, before<br />
fi nding Koko in Bendigo. “Koko’s amazing —<br />
he’s very, very malleable, with an innate gift<br />
for performance,” says Stenders. “Casting a<br />
dog is a lot like casting an actor. They need<br />
to look right, to be able to do what you need<br />
technically, and also have that inner light, that<br />
special spark.”<br />
GUIDE<br />
RED DOG<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 49
Plenty of legends have sprung up around<br />
Red Dog, who is said to have wandered across<br />
the whole of Western Australia for years,<br />
searching for his missing master. “This dog<br />
is his own person,” Stenders explains. “He<br />
chooses his companions carefully. He’s a<br />
sage-like character, an observer of these silly<br />
humans that he shares the landscape with.”<br />
The fi lm evokes Dampier of the 1970s —<br />
a remote outpost inhabited by a handful<br />
of people working in the fl edgling mining<br />
industry. “We’re paying tribute to that<br />
generation of pioneers, who were there when<br />
it really was the wild west. The miners wore<br />
Stubbies (shorts), instead of the head-to-toe<br />
protective clothing and goggles they wear<br />
today,” says Stenders.<br />
“It’s celebrating the classic egalitarian<br />
strength of Australia — this culture of people<br />
from around the world who live in a landscape<br />
that’s big and empty, but which somehow<br />
brings us together.”<br />
The fi lm focuses on how Red Dog aff ects<br />
the lives of the people in town. Many of the<br />
cast members are familiar — Noah Taylor and<br />
Loene Carmen play the owners of the local<br />
pub; Rachael Taylor is a Perth girl looking<br />
for adventure in the outback; Josh Lucas<br />
(Sweet Home Alabama) stars as Red Dog’s<br />
owner, John — and the characters are classic,<br />
larger-than-life outback personalities.<br />
“One of the stories is about a guy who<br />
50 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
Actor Josh Lucas<br />
with Koko the<br />
canine star<br />
arrives in town a broken man, his family having<br />
been killed in an auto accident. He decides<br />
to take his own life, and swims out to sea —<br />
hoping to be eaten by a shark, but Red Dog<br />
inadvertently saves his life,” says Stenders.<br />
The Pilbara’s distinctive landscape also<br />
has a starring role in the fi lm. “I’d seen lots of<br />
pictures, but nothing really prepares you for it.<br />
It’s like the planet Mars, an alien landscape.<br />
“There are mountains of red rock, dry, red<br />
fi elds of dust, a black bitumen road as straight<br />
as an arrow, and ore trains that are 5km long.<br />
It’s like the land is here to stay; humans feel<br />
like a very temporary presence.”<br />
As majestic as the landscape is, however,<br />
the fi lm is very much about people, Stenders<br />
says. “It’s a universal story — at its core, it’s a<br />
fi lm about love and friendship.”<br />
Red Dog opens nationally in cinemas 21 April.
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CLOCKWISE: The whimsical<br />
Ghibli Museum; the FujiQ<br />
Highland rollercoasters<br />
are a pure adrenaline rush;<br />
kids will love dressing up<br />
in traditional costume at<br />
FujiQ Highland; it’s a kids’<br />
world at KidZania; a fl oat at<br />
the lively Kawase matsuri<br />
in Saitama, with a festival-<br />
goer dressed as a fox deity
PLAYTIME IN<br />
TOKYO<br />
It’s not just grown-ups who love<br />
discovering Japan’s extraordinary<br />
capital — your kids will go wild for its<br />
incredible attractions and sights<br />
WORDS MANAMI OKAZAKI<br />
Tokyo<br />
is an amazing experience that<br />
kids will fi nd hard to forget.<br />
Just walking around the city is enough to make<br />
young ones feel like they’re in the fantastical<br />
city of their favourite sci-fi comic, while the<br />
shopping for kids’ clothes in this megacity is<br />
second to none.<br />
Although Tokyo might seem daunting<br />
to navigate with tots, it has plenty of kids’<br />
attractions — you may have more trouble trying<br />
to get them to return home! You’re probably<br />
familiar with Tokyo’s Disneyland and the neighbouring<br />
Disney Sea, but they’re just the tip of the iceberg, with<br />
numerous other theme parks and museums in Tokyo and<br />
the surrounding areas.<br />
Located in LaLaport in Odaiba, East Tokyo, KidZania<br />
is a theme park just for well, kids. It’s a replica of a fully<br />
functioning city — but one where youngsters dress up and<br />
take on the roles of police offi cers, TV anchors, chefs and<br />
fi refi ghters. The tot-sized town comes complete with a<br />
hospital, fi re station, pizza shop and everything else a little<br />
metropolis needs — all minimised to perfection.<br />
With its futuristic buildings, Odaiba itself has a sciencefi<br />
ction atmosphere, and just getting there is half the fun.<br />
Both the monorail and the see-it-to-believe Himiko boat<br />
from Asakusa (designed by Japanese anime artist Reiji<br />
Matsumoto) off er transport with an intergalactic feel.<br />
If that isn’t high-tech enough, try Tokyo Joypolis, also<br />
in Odaiba, which has mostly virtual rides, and even a virtual<br />
aquarium. Cruise through the air, snowboard on the halfpipe,<br />
take a free fall, enjoy drift car-racing and bobsledding,<br />
while aided by cutting-edge computer graphics. You’ll feel<br />
the exhilaration of riding on a raft through the river, or<br />
plummeting through the sky.<br />
The nearby Mega Web theme park, Toyota’s car<br />
theme park, also off ers rides — and is great for kids and<br />
adults who love and want to learn about cars. The park<br />
also off ers information and displays about past and<br />
future developments.<br />
If your kids are fans of Miyazaki Hayao’s Oscar-winning<br />
animated movies such as Spirited Away, they’ll love the<br />
magical atmosphere of the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka,<br />
West Tokyo. Like the animated fi lms, the museum will<br />
equally delight adults. The building and its labyrinth-like<br />
interior were designed by Miyazake, and there’s an art<br />
gallery, playground and animation museum with exclusive<br />
screenings of short fi lms and demonstrations of the<br />
animation process.<br />
Many of his most famous characters take residence here;<br />
kids under 12 will love the mammoth cat bus from the fi lm<br />
My Neighbour Totoro. You must book tickets to Ghibli in<br />
advance; check their website for details.<br />
But if high-speed adrenaline is what your kids like<br />
most, don’t miss FujiQ Highland — it off ers incredible<br />
thrills for kids of all ages with a hair-raising roster of<br />
rollercoasters. Fujiyama was once the world’s largest<br />
rollercoaster, and Dodonpa was once the fastest —<br />
although its acceleration rate is still undefeated. Eejanaika is<br />
one of the world’s four-dimensional rides, which means that<br />
it rotates 360 degrees forward or backward in a controlled<br />
spin, allowing the coaster to invert 14 diff erent times. If your<br />
kids are too small for these crazy ‘coasters, there are other<br />
attractions, such as a Thomas the Tank Engine land, which<br />
is loaded with rides. For the brave, the haunted house is<br />
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TOKYO<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 53
PLAYTIME IN<br />
TOKYO<br />
It’s not just grown-ups who love<br />
discovering Japan’s extraordinary<br />
capital — your kids will go wild for its<br />
incredible attractions and sights<br />
WORDS MANAMI OKAZAKI<br />
Tokyo<br />
is an amazing experience that<br />
kids will fi nd hard to forget.<br />
Just walking around the city is enough to make<br />
young ones feel like they’re in the fantastical<br />
city of their favourite sci-fi comic, while the<br />
shopping for kids’ clothes in this megacity is<br />
second to none.<br />
Although Tokyo might seem daunting<br />
to navigate with tots, it has plenty of kids’<br />
attractions — you may have more trouble trying<br />
to get them to return home! You’re probably<br />
familiar with Tokyo’s Disneyland and the neighbouring<br />
Disney Sea, but they’re just the tip of the iceberg, with<br />
numerous other theme parks and museums in Tokyo and<br />
the surrounding areas.<br />
Located in LaLaport in Odaiba, East Tokyo, KidZania<br />
is a theme park just for well, kids. It’s a replica of a fully<br />
functioning city — but one where youngsters dress up and<br />
take on the roles of police offi cers, TV anchors, chefs and<br />
fi refi ghters. The tot-sized town comes complete with a<br />
hospital, fi re station, pizza shop and everything else a little<br />
metropolis needs — all minimised to perfection.<br />
With its futuristic buildings, Odaiba itself has a sciencefi<br />
ction atmosphere, and just getting there is half the fun.<br />
Both the monorail and the see-it-to-believe Himiko boat<br />
from Asakusa (designed by Japanese anime artist Reiji<br />
Matsumoto) off er transport with an intergalactic feel.<br />
If that isn’t high-tech enough, try Tokyo Joypolis, also<br />
in Odaiba, which has mostly virtual rides, and even a virtual<br />
aquarium. Cruise through the air, snowboard on the halfpipe,<br />
take a free fall, enjoy drift car-racing and bobsledding,<br />
while aided by cutting-edge computer graphics. You’ll feel<br />
the exhilaration of riding on a raft through the river, or<br />
plummeting through the sky.<br />
The nearby Mega Web theme park, Toyota’s car<br />
theme park, also off ers rides — and is great for kids and<br />
adults who love and want to learn about cars. The park<br />
also off ers information and displays about past and<br />
future developments.<br />
If your kids are fans of Miyazaki Hayao’s Oscar-winning<br />
animated movies such as Spirited Away, they’ll love the<br />
magical atmosphere of the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka,<br />
West Tokyo. Like the animated fi lms, the museum will<br />
equally delight adults. The building and its labyrinth-like<br />
interior were designed by Miyazake, and there’s an art<br />
gallery, playground and animation museum with exclusive<br />
screenings of short fi lms and demonstrations of the<br />
animation process.<br />
Many of his most famous characters take residence here;<br />
kids under 12 will love the mammoth cat bus from the fi lm<br />
My Neighbour Totoro. You must book tickets to Ghibli in<br />
advance; check their website for details.<br />
But if high-speed adrenaline is what your kids like<br />
most, don’t miss FujiQ Highland — it off ers incredible<br />
thrills for kids of all ages with a hair-raising roster of<br />
rollercoasters. Fujiyama was once the world’s largest<br />
rollercoaster, and Dodonpa was once the fastest —<br />
although its acceleration rate is still undefeated. Eejanaika is<br />
one of the world’s four-dimensional rides, which means that<br />
it rotates 360 degrees forward or backward in a controlled<br />
spin, allowing the coaster to invert 14 diff erent times. If your<br />
kids are too small for these crazy ‘coasters, there are other<br />
attractions, such as a Thomas the Tank Engine land, which<br />
is loaded with rides. For the brave, the haunted house is<br />
IN FOCUS<br />
TOKYO<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 53
enowned for being acutely creepy (and the<br />
world’s longest). Situated in Yamanashi, FujiQ<br />
boasts views of Mount Fuji (the side famously<br />
depicted in Hokusai’s woodblock painting), and<br />
is wonderfully picturesque.<br />
Yomiuri Land is another ride-based theme<br />
park, with rollercoasters for both grown-up kids<br />
and young ones. With its excellent swimming<br />
pools, Yomiuri Land is popular in summer —<br />
there are fi ve pools and one replica beach<br />
that is 250m long, complete with waves and a<br />
ride called Byuun. This ride zips over the pool<br />
attached to a wire. The pool is a great way to<br />
escape Tokyo’s stifl ing summer heat. There’s<br />
also a not-to-be-missed fi reworks show.<br />
Another unique type of fantasyland is off ered<br />
by Edo Wonderland, or Edoland. Enter the<br />
world of espionage, maidens, samurai and<br />
feudal lords in this replica of an Edo-period<br />
town, located in the World Heritage Site of<br />
Nikko. This temple-laden area is one of the<br />
most-loved day trips from Tokyo, and is well<br />
worth the easy two-hour train ride.<br />
At Edoland, kids can dress like warriors,<br />
police offi cers and ninja, and try their hand at<br />
archery, and throwing ninja stars and darts.<br />
There’s a challenging ninja maze and a number<br />
of theatres showcasing traditional performing<br />
arts — however, the show-stealer is the Grand<br />
Ninja theatre, which has actors who have<br />
appeared in the acclaimed Hollywood fi lm, The<br />
Last Samurai.<br />
THE TOKYO TOY MUSEUM IS MORE<br />
LIKE AN AMUSEMENT PARK WITH<br />
A DOLLHOUSE AND GIANT ABACUS<br />
Located in Chiba, Tarzania is only open in<br />
the summer, and is an adventure course with<br />
various fl ying foxes, zip-lines and a tarzan rope,<br />
so visitors can swing between trees. It’s a great<br />
way for families to spend the day in Japan’s<br />
natural woodlands, although the kids need to<br />
be at least 110cm tall to join in.<br />
For an educational attraction, try the<br />
National Science Museum. Marvel at the<br />
life-sized blue whale or dinosaur skeletons.<br />
The second fl oor has hands-on science<br />
experiments with English instructions. Other<br />
kid-friendly museums are the Railway Museum<br />
and the Tokyo Transport Museum.<br />
If your kids are young, visit the Kodomo<br />
no Shiro complex in the middle of Aoyama,<br />
close to Shibuya. It emphasises entertainment,<br />
education and culture with a computer<br />
playroom, child-care facilities, a nursing room,<br />
a rooftop area with kids’ bikes, a video library, a<br />
play area with jungle gym, and a pool. There’s<br />
also a clinic and a hotel — choose from a<br />
Japanese- or Western-style room. The Tokyo<br />
Toy Museum is also great for younger kids, and<br />
is more like an amusement park, rather than a<br />
TOP/BOTTOM: Make<br />
believe you’re living in<br />
the Edo period at Edo<br />
Wonderland; learn<br />
the tricks of throwing<br />
a ninja star<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 55
LEFT/RIGHT: Miyazaki<br />
Hayao’s studio at Ghibli<br />
Museum; the robot<br />
soldier from Laputa:<br />
Castle in the Sky is<br />
located on the roof of<br />
the Ghibli Museum<br />
56 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
museum. There’s a huge dollhouse, a gigantic<br />
abacus, a pool fi lled with wooden beads that<br />
kids can “swim” in, plus toys from all over the<br />
world and many diff erent eras.<br />
For a breath of fresh air, Mount Takao is<br />
an easy day trip from Tokyo, and is a popular<br />
hiking destination with numerous trails laden<br />
with temples and stellar views. Aside from the<br />
wild raccoons and fl ying squirrels you might<br />
encounter on your walk, there’s also a fantastic<br />
monkey park where hundreds of Japanese<br />
macaques reside.<br />
Or head to a matsuri (Japanese traditional<br />
festival) for a culture buzz with kids’ sideshow<br />
attractions, barbecued food, games and<br />
fi reworks. In early April, there’s the Flower<br />
Festival at the Gokokuji Temple to celebrate<br />
Buddha’s birthday, with children in period<br />
costumes. In May, the Kanda festival at<br />
Kanda Myojin Shrine features an energetic<br />
300-person parade with priests on horseback<br />
and a colourful shrine. Children’s Day is a<br />
national holiday on 5 May that celebrates the<br />
happiness of children — although it’s mostly<br />
boy-centric, as the Girls Day is in March. Walk<br />
on the streets, and you’ll see colourful carp<br />
streamers, which symbolise strength for boys,<br />
and Kintaro effi gies, a mythical boy character<br />
with superhuman strength.<br />
In April, major parks in Tokyo will see people<br />
picnicking during the cherry-blossom season.<br />
And come 22 May, the Tokyo Port festival will<br />
host much pomp and pageantry with a plethora<br />
of large-scale boats and dragon races that the<br />
kids will defi nitely enjoy.<br />
Take Me There<br />
1 KIDZANIA<br />
Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu,<br />
North Port 3rd fl oor 33200 2-4-9<br />
Toyosu, Koto-ku Tokyo, 8 minutes<br />
by foot from Toyosu Station on the<br />
Yurakucho and Yurikamome lines,<br />
tel: +81 (3) 3536 8405<br />
1 TOKYO JOYPOLIS<br />
1-6-1 Daiba Minato-ku, Tokyo,<br />
tel: +81 (3) 5500 1801<br />
1 MEGA WEB<br />
1-3-12, Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo,<br />
tel: +81 (3) 3599 0808<br />
1 GHIBLI MUSEUM<br />
1-1-83 Simorenjaku,<br />
Mitaka-shi, Tokyo,<br />
www.ghibli-museum.jp<br />
1 FUJIQ HIGHLAND<br />
5-6-1 Shin-Nishihara,<br />
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi,<br />
tel: +81 (3) 055 523 2111<br />
1 YOMIURI LAND<br />
4015-1 Yanokuchi,<br />
Inagi City, Tokyo,<br />
tel: +81 044 966 1111<br />
1 EDO WONDERLAND<br />
470-2 Karakura, Nikko, Tochigi,<br />
tel: +81 288 77 1777<br />
1 TARZANIA<br />
52-1-4 Ueno, Nagara-machi,<br />
Chousei-gun, Chiba,<br />
tel: +81 (3) 0475 350 071<br />
1 NATIONAL SCIENCE MUSEUM<br />
7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo,<br />
tel: +81 (3) 5777 8600<br />
1 KODOMO NO SHIRO<br />
5-53-1 Jingumae<br />
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo,<br />
tel: +81 (3) 3797 5666<br />
1 TOKYO TOY MUSEUM<br />
4-20 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo,<br />
tel: +81 (3) 5367 9601<br />
1 GOKOKUJI TEMPLE<br />
5-40-1, Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo<br />
tel: +81 (3) 3941 0764<br />
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WATER’S<br />
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From urban adventure<br />
to urban cool, enjoy the<br />
best of New Zealand’s<br />
biggest city on an<br />
action-packed weekend<br />
WORDS BRETT ATKINSON<br />
58 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
FRIDAY<br />
6.30PM<br />
Kick off your Auckland experience with<br />
a cocktail at the über-hip Britomart<br />
Country Club. Join the locals in an<br />
ironic spin on the in-house putting<br />
green or pétanque court.<br />
8PM<br />
Head to Britomart Precinct, the<br />
hottest new area for bars, cafés and<br />
restaurants, and to Café Hanoi. The<br />
Zen cool décor is studded with funky<br />
red furniture and bamboo swathes, and<br />
the dishes are inspired by the street<br />
food of the Vietnamese capital. Entréesized<br />
plates like prawns with tamarind<br />
and papaya are perfect for sharing.<br />
10.30PM<br />
Next door, a 19th-century grain<br />
warehouse now houses the multi-level<br />
performance space of 1885 Britomart.<br />
Live jazz starts bubbling away from<br />
8pm in the main bar, and from 11pm,<br />
Auckland’s best DJs continue the beats<br />
in the basement cocktail bar.<br />
SATURDAY<br />
9AM<br />
Experience the irresistible cultural buzz<br />
of the planet’s biggest Polynesian city<br />
at the weekly Otara Market. From 6am<br />
to noon every Saturday, Auckland’s<br />
Pacifi c communities gather to play<br />
music and trade fresh produce, fashion<br />
and handicrafts. Catch bus 497 from<br />
the Britomart Transport Centre , which<br />
is conveniently located over at the<br />
central part of Auckland.<br />
11.30AM<br />
Return to central Auckland and<br />
continue by bus (routes 746 to 769)<br />
along Tamaki Drive to Mission Bay.<br />
This is a popular weekend getaway for<br />
families to fl y kites, or linger over lunch<br />
in cosy cafés. Try fi sh and chips from<br />
Fish Pot Café, and a chilled bottle of<br />
New Zealand’s iconic L & P soft drink.<br />
2.30PM<br />
Catch the returning bus back to Okahu<br />
Bay. Stop in at Fergs Kayaks, which is<br />
run by former Olympian Ian Ferguson,<br />
to hire kayaks — including doubles —<br />
to explore this beautiful sheltered spot.<br />
From NZ$15 (AU$11) an hour. Or stay<br />
dry by hiring bicycles.<br />
6.30PM<br />
Begin your evening back in town by<br />
popping in for a pre-dinner drink at<br />
Mo’s Bar, a compact slice of cocktail<br />
heaven. Tune out to cool tunes from<br />
Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, before<br />
digging into tapas at Bellota.<br />
8PM<br />
Drag yourself away from Bellota’s<br />
cosy booths to the Waiheke Island<br />
International Jazz Festival, just across<br />
the water and held over Easter, 22–24<br />
April. Or pop into the Classic Comedy<br />
Club which showcases homegrown Kiwi<br />
laughs on tap all year round.<br />
SUNDAY<br />
10AM<br />
Have brunch at the Merchant Mezze<br />
Bar, an iconic central-Auckland café<br />
with food inspired by the Middle East,<br />
Turkey and North Africa.<br />
11AM<br />
Make the short walk to Viaduct<br />
Harbour to join an Explore NZ sailing<br />
trip, or go whale- and dolphin-watching<br />
— both cost NZ$155 (AU$114) per<br />
person. Following New Zealand’s<br />
victory in the America’s Cup 1995, the<br />
Viaduct precinct has been transformed<br />
by buzzing cafés and restaurants. Try<br />
local seafood and a zingy glass of New<br />
Zealand sauvignon blanc at Kermadec<br />
restaurant’s alfresco Tasting Room.<br />
2.30PM<br />
Auckland’s tallest attraction, the Sky<br />
Tower, is soaring evidence that the city<br />
can rival Queenstown for adventure<br />
thrills. The SkyWalk (NZ$145, or<br />
AU$106 per person) is a kneetrembling<br />
shimmy around the Sky<br />
Tower’s slim circular walkway, 192m<br />
above central Auckland. You could<br />
catch a lift, but a controlled descent<br />
by SkyJump (NZ$245, or AU$180 per<br />
person) is way more fun. A “Look ‘n’<br />
Leap” package with the two is NZ$290<br />
(AU$213). For less adrenaline, visit<br />
Butterfl y Creek. Apart from a pair of<br />
snappy saltwater crocs, New Zealand’s<br />
giant wetapunga (one of the world’s<br />
largest insects), and the country’s
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP<br />
LEFT: Sail away from<br />
Viaduct Harbour with<br />
Explore NZ; have the<br />
time of your life with<br />
a SkyJump at the Sky<br />
Tower; go dolphin- and<br />
whale-spotting with<br />
Explore NZ’s sailing<br />
trips; a multitude of<br />
scenic, alfresco cafés<br />
await your harbour visit<br />
48 HOURS<br />
AUCKLAND<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 59
largest marine coral and freshwater<br />
tropical aquarium, you can walk into<br />
the butterfl y house with over 750<br />
tropical butterfl ies.<br />
6PM<br />
Relive your adventures over a<br />
Monteith’s brew (or the refreshing<br />
Summer’s Ale) at The Bluestone<br />
Room. The building has been around<br />
since 1841 — and back in the 1960s,<br />
even hosted an up-and-coming British<br />
band called The Rolling Stones!<br />
60 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
Meet Auckland’s<br />
famous saltwater<br />
crocodiles at<br />
Butterfl y Creek<br />
Take Me There<br />
1 BRITOMART COUNTRY CLUB<br />
31 Galway St, Britomart Precinct,<br />
tel: +64 (9) 303 2541<br />
1 CAFÉ HANOI<br />
Excelsior Building,<br />
cnr Galway and Commerce Sts,<br />
Britomart Precinct,<br />
tel: +64 (9) 302 3478<br />
1 1885 BRITOMART<br />
27 Galway St,<br />
Britomart Precinct,<br />
tel: +64 (9) 551 3100<br />
1 OTARA MARKET<br />
Newbury St, Otara<br />
1 FISH POT CAFÉ<br />
99 Tamaki Drv, Mission Bay,<br />
tel: +64 (9) 528 4097<br />
1 FERGS KAYAKS<br />
12 Tamaki Drv, Okahu Bay,<br />
tel: +64 (9) 529 2230<br />
1 MO’S BAR<br />
Cnr Wolfe and<br />
Federal Sts,<br />
Auckland Central,<br />
tel: +64 (9) 366 6066<br />
1 BELLOTA<br />
91 Federal St,<br />
Auckland Central,<br />
tel: +64 (9) 363 6000<br />
1 WAIHEKE ISLAND<br />
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1 CLASSIC COMEDY CLUB<br />
321 Queen St,<br />
Auckland Central,<br />
tel: +64 (9) 373 4321<br />
1 MERCHANT MEZZE BAR<br />
9 Durham St East,<br />
Auckland Central,<br />
tel: +64 (9) 307 2029<br />
1 EXPLORE NZ<br />
Viaduct Harbour,<br />
tel: 0800 724 569 (within NZ)<br />
1 KERMADEC<br />
Viaduct Harbour,<br />
tel: +64 (9) 304 0454<br />
1 SKYWALK & SKYJUMP<br />
SkyCity, cnr Federal<br />
and Victoria Sts,<br />
Auckland Central,<br />
tel: +64 (9) 363 6000<br />
1 BUTTERFLY CREEK<br />
Tom Pearce Drv,<br />
Auckland International Airport,<br />
tel: +64 (9) 275 8880<br />
1 THE BLUESTONE ROOM<br />
9-11 Durham Ln,<br />
Auckland Central,<br />
tel: +64 (9) 302 0930<br />
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A CRACKING<br />
GOOD TIME<br />
We head to Byron Bay to discover why the world<br />
is going nuts for Australia’s macadamias<br />
WORDS CLARE BRUNDLE<br />
RETAIL THERAPY<br />
MACADAMIAS<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 63
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FROM MAIN: The macadamia<br />
harvester; fallen nuts;<br />
macadamias harvested by the<br />
bristles of the harvester<br />
MACADAMIAS WERE PROBABLY PART OF<br />
THE BUSH-TUCKER DIET OF INDIGENOUS<br />
ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES<br />
What<br />
springs to mind when you fi rst<br />
think of Byron Bay? Sun, surf<br />
and hippies, probably. Macadamia nuts,<br />
probably not. Few people know that this<br />
popular holiday destination is in fact the natural<br />
home and a cultivation hub of the much-loved<br />
macadamia — the only native Australian plant<br />
to have been developed and traded<br />
internationally as a commercial food product.<br />
Growing naturally in the region’s rainforest,<br />
macadamias were probably an important<br />
part of the bush-tucker diet of the Indigenous<br />
Aboriginal communities. But the hard-cased<br />
“kindal kindal”, as they were known, were<br />
overlooked as a fresh food source by European<br />
settlers for a good century or so. However,<br />
this has changed in the past 40 years with the<br />
transformation of a local cottage industry into<br />
a AU$120 million industry that now produces<br />
30% of the world’s macadamias, and exports<br />
to more than 40 countries.<br />
“Macadamias are the teenagers of the nut<br />
world, with production only getting serious in<br />
the early 1970s. Being the home of the world’s<br />
fi nest nut gives us a signifi cant competitive<br />
advantage,” explains Jolyon Burnett, CEO of the<br />
Australian Macadamia Society.<br />
“Australian macadamias are grown in the<br />
rich soil and high-rainfall coastal areas that<br />
are still home to the original native species.<br />
Australian farms and processors also have high<br />
production standards, with a proven ability to<br />
produce a superior kernel.”<br />
But why the sudden boom in production? A<br />
signifi cant boost in the number of producers,<br />
from a passionate small group to about<br />
850 growers, and major technological<br />
advancements in the production process<br />
played major parts. The barriers to entry<br />
appear lower than many other types of farming,<br />
and it can’t hurt that the trees thrive in some<br />
of the most beautiful parts of Australia, along<br />
the eastern seaboard of New South Wales and<br />
Queensland — with 65% of cultivation in the<br />
stunning Northern Rivers area.<br />
Daniel Harris of Piccadilly Park Macadamias<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 65
MACADAMIA OIL HAS A UNIQUE<br />
COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SKIN THAT<br />
NO OTHER PLANT OIL HAS<br />
agrees. “Everyone who visits this area tends to<br />
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macadamia nuts is a way to live in this beautiful<br />
area in a sustainable way,” says Harris, who<br />
convinced his father Rex and brother Carl to<br />
move to Byron in 1998, and convert a cattle<br />
property into a macadamia farm after falling in<br />
love with the region during regular surf trips.<br />
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to cultivate in a “green” way, while adopting<br />
all the latest tricks to improve yields from<br />
their 17,000-odd macadamia trees. Pests are<br />
controlled as naturally as possible: micro bat<br />
and barn owl boxes stud the orchard area to<br />
help keep rats away, while a native wasp is<br />
used to limit damage by other pests and nut<br />
borers. The latter’s introduction has made a<br />
huge diff erence to the industry, and exemplifi es<br />
how Australia leads the way in macadamia<br />
cultivation and production R&D.<br />
Such improvements have seen a 10-fold<br />
growth in production over the past 20 years: up<br />
to 10,000 tonnes of kernels last year. But where<br />
are all these nuts going? Around 45% will end<br />
up in snack packs, 23% in confectionaries, and<br />
21% in bakery items like Byron Bay Company’s<br />
more-ish gluten-free, white-choc chunk and<br />
macadamia-nut cookies. And that’s not to<br />
mention all those “imperfect” kernels from<br />
which macadamia nut oil is extracted, using a<br />
process developed 24 years ago by Macadamia<br />
Oils of Australia’s Suzanne Allen and two other<br />
local families.<br />
While everyone might think of macadamia<br />
nut oil as the fragrant, golden cooking oil,<br />
Allen reveals this accounts for only 10% of<br />
their sales. The other 90% is from cosmetics<br />
companies such as L’Oréal and Lancôme, who<br />
use the clear, odourless cosmetic-grade oil in<br />
the formulation of anti-ageing skincare creams<br />
and as a carrier oil for aromatherapy.<br />
“Macadamia oil has a unique compatibility<br />
with the skin that no other plant oil has,” Allen<br />
explains proudly.<br />
And while more than 60% of macadamias<br />
and their oil will be exported, there’s no denying<br />
the local love aff air with the king of the nut,<br />
for both its fl avour and recognised nutritional<br />
value. Among the nut’s fans are Byron’s<br />
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• 2/3 cup raw caster sugar<br />
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“Since visiting the orchards here last year,<br />
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the amount of hard work that goes on behind<br />
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native to Australia, just like me!”<br />
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WORDS GEMMA DEAVIN
Main photo: Getty Images; map illustration: Chris Andrews<br />
It’s<br />
a perfect day when I fl y into Nadi.<br />
From my window, I see the deep blue<br />
ocean running into the bright shallows of a<br />
moat-like reef around the mainland. Moments<br />
later I’m looking at a patchwork of green<br />
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Within 10 minutes of being on the road<br />
to Denarau Island’s Radisson Resort, I’m<br />
discussing Fiji’s religious make-up with my<br />
driver, Sanjay. He, like most Fijian Indians who<br />
make up 46% of the population, speaks Hindi,<br />
practises Hinduism and identifi es with many<br />
of the traditions of his ancestors, who arrived<br />
in Fiji as labourers in the late 1800s.<br />
As we pass through Nadi, he points to Sri<br />
Siva Subramaniya, the largest Hindu temple<br />
in the southern hemisphere. “Everyone’s<br />
invited,” he says. “It’s open to all cultures, I<br />
hope you will visit.” I defi nitely will, I tell him.<br />
But I also want to make sure I fi t in some<br />
coastal time. To be sure, I dedicate my fi rst<br />
full day to the sea. I board the Ra Marama, a<br />
beautiful wooden sailing boat with tall elegant<br />
masts and a generous deck, at Port Denarau.<br />
The crew of Captain Cook Cruises’ Island<br />
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and songs. Giant plumes of white clouds sit<br />
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Our destination is Tivua Island. “It’s also<br />
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Li. “It’s so small it sometimes gets lost on the<br />
map.” When it does come into sight, the crew<br />
and guests have just fi nished taking part in a<br />
kava ceremony. Spirits are high and mouths<br />
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traditional muddy-looking drink made of<br />
ground kava roots.<br />
“You can walk around the island in<br />
seven minutes,” says Li, as we putter on<br />
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bit longer if you’re on Fiji time.” My trip around<br />
the island takes a good 20 minutes. There are<br />
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shallow waters to wade in. The next few hours<br />
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is calling. The sun is starting to cast its long<br />
morning shadows when Bobo, from Sigatoka<br />
River Safari, picks me up early the next day.<br />
He’s arrived with a van full of others keen to<br />
see a diff erent side to Fiji, and is endearingly<br />
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Driving out of Nadi towards Sigatoka<br />
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uniforms waiting to be picked up by the next<br />
bus. Fields of sugarcane, papaya, sweet<br />
potato and tapioca fl y by as we make our way<br />
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Bobo is generous with his time and<br />
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well-versed in the community dynamics of<br />
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mataqali, extended family groups headed by a<br />
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The trip takes 90 minutes, with a short<br />
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have to worry about anything,” says Bobo<br />
before we arrive at the launch. “There’s more<br />
peace there than in town.”<br />
But our cultural experience is also about<br />
to be mixed with a touch of adventure. Two<br />
jet boats wait on a still stretch of the khakicoloured<br />
Sigatoka River. Once bundled in,<br />
we’re off and fl ying upriver with Josh or<br />
“Captain Jack Sparrow” at the helm. The<br />
banks are lush and green. Women wash<br />
their wares on the water’s edge, goats<br />
graze peacefully and men wave from the<br />
high embankments.<br />
The engine dies down and as we approach<br />
the bank, a tall man in a bright pink frangipani<br />
shirt is waiting to greet us. “I’m Gus,” he<br />
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the settlement.<br />
Sigatoka River Safari visits once a week for<br />
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But the highlight of the day is yet to come.<br />
We arrive at the community hall and are led<br />
to its side where smoke is billowing from a<br />
pile of coconut and banana leaf packages.<br />
I’m looking at my fi rst lovo, or “earth oven”.<br />
A traditional lunch — including pork, fi sh<br />
and tapioca cooked on the white-hot coals,<br />
and other specialities such as prawns, river<br />
mussels, fried eggplant, and a juice made of<br />
CLOCKWISE: Sigatoka<br />
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you to Sigatoka Valley,<br />
and its river; tuck into<br />
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hospitality makes<br />
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APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 73
Take Me There<br />
74 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
RIGHT: The Sri Siva<br />
Subramaniya temple<br />
is a must-visit<br />
BELOW: Fresh produce<br />
at the Nadi markets<br />
1 SRI SIVA SUBRAMANIYA<br />
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Tip: Wear appropriate clothing and don’t enter<br />
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kumquat, pineapples and bananas — is<br />
being served.<br />
Before we eat, I experience my second kava<br />
ceremony. Everyone in the village, from young<br />
children to the chief, is present. He sits quietly<br />
at the side of the room and is off ered the<br />
fi rst cup. When it comes to me, I clap three<br />
times and gulp it down. But the hospitality<br />
doesn’t end there. We’re each presented with<br />
an intricately handmade lei and our cheeks<br />
are brushed with powder. A group of men are<br />
playing guitar and singing, but they stop and<br />
everyone joins voices in a welcoming song.<br />
Some of Bobo’s descriptions of Fiji’s<br />
community-centred identity soon come to<br />
life. We’re all eating and dancing; taking turns<br />
to be led out into the middle of the fl oor to<br />
practise our best moves with an encouraging<br />
teacher. There are beaming smiles all round.<br />
Bobo was right — it’s the highlight of my trip.<br />
Back on Denarau and in search of more<br />
day-to-day community spirit, I set out to<br />
see the Nadi Markets. After fi nding my<br />
way through the streets and bus terminal,<br />
I fi nd the market place alive with trade,<br />
conversation and colour. I walk through the<br />
aisles of the building — moving from the fruit<br />
and vegetable section, where I buy a papaya,<br />
to a giant kava room with 30 dedicated stalls.<br />
The glistening fi sh market is tucked away<br />
behind glass doors. I’m met with warm smiles,<br />
“bulas” and at least half a dozen off ers of kava<br />
tastings. I accept a few, taking more big swigs,<br />
and begin to feel that I’m somewhat part of<br />
the daily Nadi routine.<br />
Outside, makeshift stalls are spread across<br />
the pavement, and fresh produce is piled in<br />
artistic and sculptural displays of vibrant<br />
colour. It’s busy, and life is happening all<br />
around. On the surrounding streets, small<br />
restaurants are serving Indian, Chinese and<br />
local Fijian fare. I buy some fresh roti (fl at<br />
bread) off a mother-and son-team on<br />
the sidewalk.<br />
Before long, it’s my last day in Fiji. I fi nally<br />
make it to the temple. Rebuilt in 1986 and<br />
reopened in 1994, it was designed in the<br />
traditions of ancient Dravidian architecture, a<br />
style rarely seen outside India. Apart from the<br />
intricate paint work — adorning the temple<br />
in piercing pinks, purples, yellows, oranges,<br />
blues and greens — it’s the detailed statues<br />
and carvings around the temples that make<br />
this a sight to behold.<br />
When I arrive, there’s scaff olding set<br />
up inside. Santos, one of the artists and<br />
craftsmen who travel to Nadi from India<br />
to complete the artworks and sculptures,<br />
is working upside down on an image of<br />
Ganesh; one of the most widely worshipped<br />
of the Hindu deities. It will take a month to<br />
complete, he says, and is only one of the<br />
panels that tell the story of Hinduism and its<br />
gods on the ceiling.<br />
I fl y out of Nadi on a very diff erent<br />
afternoon to the one I arrived on. The sky<br />
is dark grey and rain lashes the now muted<br />
blue ocean and coral moat. I leave with a<br />
richer knowledge and experience of the Fijian<br />
culture and community: a trip highlight. But<br />
even so, you’ll never go astray with a cocktail<br />
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Main photo: Photolibrary; inset: Gemma Deavin
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Scan each horizontal and vertical band<br />
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SUDOKU EASY SUDOKU MODERATE<br />
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4 3<br />
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2 7 9 4<br />
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BRINGING<br />
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Standing up with a smile: lifting the<br />
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WORDS WORLD VISION<br />
90 APRIL <strong>2011</strong>
In<br />
many developing countries around the<br />
world, the impact of HIV and AIDS is<br />
far-reaching. Due to a lack of information about<br />
HIV transmission and fear of infection, families<br />
and friends of those living with the disease<br />
also end up getting shunned by their peers,<br />
regardless of their own HIV status.<br />
In Cambodia, with StarKids' support, World<br />
Vision is working to end the discrimination of<br />
people living with HIV and AIDS, while supporting<br />
aff ected families. One of those who is benefi ting<br />
from this work is Sokha, a 10-year-old child whose<br />
father died of AIDS when she was three. Her<br />
mother, Bopha, is HIV-positive.<br />
All too often, children living in poverty miss out<br />
on an education because they have to look after a<br />
sick parent or work to help their families survive.<br />
Prior to World Vision’s assistance, Sokha not only<br />
had to help her grandmother look after her ailing<br />
mother and fi nd food to eat, but also faced bullies<br />
at school, despite the fact that she does not have<br />
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“I was really depressed and angry with the<br />
other children who said to me ‘your mother lives<br />
with HIV and AIDS’. I didn’t want to go to school,<br />
and I really wanted to fi ght those [who] used<br />
those words of contempt... Yet I could only cry and<br />
deeply pity my mother,” Sokha says softly.<br />
For families like Sokha’s, the stigma of HIV and<br />
AIDS added additional pressure to an already<br />
diffi cult situation. Although Bopha is a farmer,<br />
locals would not buy her produce, afraid that they<br />
would be susceptible to infection. And as time<br />
went on, Bopha became too sick to work at all.<br />
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for the future, following the assistance from a<br />
StarKids-supported project that helps people<br />
living with HIV and AIDS — as well as orphans and<br />
vulnerable children.<br />
World Vision has helped Bopha access<br />
government-provided anti-retroviral treatment,<br />
and the medication has improved her health<br />
dramatically. Most importantly, mother and<br />
daughter now have a support network. World<br />
Vision staff visit their home regularly, and Bopha<br />
has received training in health, hygiene and<br />
agricultural skills. After receiving chickens through<br />
the project, she has increased the amount of food<br />
she can harvest, and is able to generate additional<br />
income for her family.<br />
Local awareness-raising campaigns have<br />
dispelled myths about HIV and AIDS. Community<br />
members now know that they will not become<br />
infected through everyday contact, and attitudes<br />
MAIN: Sokha and her mother<br />
Bopha. Prior to Bopha<br />
receiving anti-retroviral<br />
treatment, Sokha had to take<br />
care of her, as she was too<br />
sick to work<br />
THIS PAGE: Before World<br />
Vision’s awareness activities,<br />
Sokha was bullied at school<br />
— now, she is thriving and has<br />
many new friends<br />
towards people living with HIV and AIDS, and their<br />
families, are beginning to improve. As a result,<br />
Sokha no longer has to face these incredible<br />
challenges alone.<br />
“Now I have lots of friends, and my mother<br />
has good relationships with the neighbours,” says<br />
Sokha. “My mother looks healthy and stronger,”<br />
she adds, smiling.<br />
Now that Bopha’s health has improved, Sokha<br />
no longer shoulders most of the household<br />
responsibilities, and can focus more on her<br />
studies. She loves books, and spends time reading<br />
Cambodian folktales to Bopha, who cannot read<br />
or write. She dreams of becoming a teacher one<br />
day, and educating her peers about HIV and AIDS.<br />
Memories of how life used to be are still painful<br />
for Sokha. “I don’t like to think of my life in the<br />
past because it’s such a nightmare for me,” she<br />
says, her eyes brimming with tears. “We didn’t<br />
have food to eat; mostly we ate potatoes and<br />
tapioca roots, which my grandmother and I had<br />
to search for in the bush nearby the village... now,<br />
I have World Vision staff who love and care about<br />
my family.”<br />
Two years ago, Sokha and Bopha were unable<br />
to envision a future, struggling to survive day to<br />
day. But by investing in education, healthcare<br />
and skills training for Sokha and Bopha, this<br />
StarKids-supported project has transformed their<br />
daily lives, and improved mother and daughter's<br />
status within their community.<br />
Sokha says World Vision’s support for her<br />
education really spurs her on and “encourages me<br />
to study hard for my future”.<br />
“I believe that my mother will stay healthy, so<br />
that she can be with me until I grow up.”<br />
Help support this and other projects by<br />
donating to Jetstar’s StarKids program. Visit<br />
worldvision.com.au/ourwork/solutions/<br />
JetstarStarkids.aspx to fi nd out more.<br />
YOU CAN HELP<br />
Vulnerable children and communities<br />
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Let your small change<br />
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About StarKids<br />
Tim Costello, CEO, World Vision<br />
How did StarKids come about?<br />
StarKids is a humanitarian partnership<br />
between World Vision Australia and Jetstar.<br />
Th e partnership supports community-based<br />
development projects in Australia and across<br />
Asia, and aims to improve the lives of families<br />
living in poverty. It’s about giving children a<br />
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What does StarKids aim to achieve?<br />
Th e support given to World Vision through<br />
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How can Jetstar passengers help?<br />
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Please place your small change (all currencies)<br />
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Where can I get more information about<br />
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Visit www.worldvision.com.au<br />
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more information.<br />
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Many of our security measures are not<br />
apparent to the public. However, during<br />
check-in and boarding you may have noticed<br />
security measures such as:<br />
• Random explosive trace detection of<br />
passengers and their carry-on luggage.<br />
• Laptops and aerosols being subjected to<br />
enhanced inspection at screening points.<br />
• Increased vigilance at passenger screening<br />
points and increased guarding of our<br />
aircraft and terminals.<br />
Further measures apply to flights to the<br />
United States:<br />
• Additional carry-on baggage searches just<br />
prior to boarding.<br />
• Random baggage searches at check-in<br />
and boarding.<br />
• Passengers selected at random for patdown<br />
inspections, including the removal and<br />
checking of shoes.<br />
CARRY-ON BAGGAGE<br />
Rules are needed to protect you from the<br />
threat of liquid explosives. Liquids, aerosols<br />
or gels in your carry-on baggage must be 100<br />
millilitres/grams or less and must be sealed<br />
in a transparent independently resealable,<br />
one-litre plastic bag. You are only allowed<br />
one plastic bag. You may still carry on board<br />
prescription medicines. Baby products and<br />
non-prescription medicines that you need for<br />
the flight are also allowed. Proof of need may<br />
be required. Please Note: These restrictions do<br />
not apply to checked-in baggage.<br />
SAFETY FIRST<br />
Seatbelts must be fastened during take-off,<br />
landing and when you are seated in case your<br />
aircraft encounters turbulence. Luggage<br />
must be stored in the overhead locker or<br />
under the seat in front of you. The back of<br />
your seat must be upright and the tray table<br />
fastened when the aircraft is taking off and<br />
landing. Please remain seated after landing<br />
until you are invited to leave the aircraft.<br />
Sleeping on the aircraft floor is not permitted.<br />
Please read the safety instruction card in<br />
your seat pocket, noting emergency exits<br />
and location of life jackets. Please watch<br />
the safety demonstration prior to take-off.<br />
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In an emergency, the crew will give specific<br />
instructions. They may speak assertively and<br />
will require your cooperation.<br />
SMOKING<br />
Government regulations prohibit smoking on<br />
all flights operated by Australian-registered<br />
aircraft. There are smoke detectors in all<br />
toilets and penalties for regulation breaches.<br />
THE IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD<br />
CIRCULATION AND MUSCLE<br />
RELAXATION DURING FLIGHTS<br />
If you have concerns about your health and<br />
flying, Jetstar recommends you seek<br />
medical advice before flying. When you’re<br />
sitting upright and are inactive for a long<br />
period, several things can happen:<br />
• The central blood vessels in your legs can<br />
be compressed, making it harder for the<br />
blood to get back to your heart.<br />
• Muscles can become tense, resulting<br />
in backaches and a feeling of excessive<br />
fatigue during and even after the flight.<br />
• The normal body mechanism for returning<br />
fluid to the heart can be inhibited and<br />
gravity can cause fluid to collect in your feet,<br />
resulting in swollen feet after a long flight.<br />
• Some studies have concluded that<br />
prolonged immobility may be a risk factor<br />
in the formation of blood clots in the legs<br />
– Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Particular<br />
medical conditions may increase the risk<br />
of formation of blood clots if associated<br />
with prolonged immobility. Medical<br />
research indicates that factors which may<br />
give you an increased risk of DVT include:<br />
• Personal or family history of DVT<br />
• Recent surgery or injury, especially to the<br />
lower limbs or abdomen<br />
• Blood disorders leading to increased<br />
clotting tendency<br />
• If you are older than 40<br />
• Oestrogen hormone therapy, including<br />
oral contraceptives<br />
• Pregnancy<br />
• Tobacco smoking<br />
• Former or current malignant disease<br />
• Obesity<br />
• Dehydration<br />
• Heart problems<br />
• Varicose veins<br />
Compression stockings can assist in<br />
preventing swelling of the ankles and feet<br />
and they may improve the blood return<br />
to the body from the lower legs. These<br />
stockings can be purchased from medical<br />
and surgical supply companies and<br />
need to be individually fitted to your leg<br />
measurements. During your flight, move<br />
your legs and feet three or four minutes per<br />
hour while seated and move about the cabin<br />
occasionally.<br />
CABIN PRESSURE<br />
If you are suffering nasal congestion, an ear<br />
infection or allergies, Jetstar recommends<br />
seeking medical advice before flying.<br />
A cold, flu or hay fever can impair your<br />
sinuses. Swollen membranes in your nose<br />
could block the Eustachian tubes between<br />
your nasal passages and your middle ear<br />
chamber. This can cause discomfort during<br />
changes in cabin pressure, particularly<br />
during the aircraft’s descent.<br />
• To “clear” your ears, try swallowing and/or<br />
yawning. This helps open your Eustachian<br />
tubes, equalising the pressure between<br />
your middle ear chamber and your throat.<br />
• When you are flying with an infant, give<br />
them a dummy or feed them during the<br />
aircraft’s descent. Sucking and swallowing<br />
will help the infant equalise the pressure in<br />
their ears.<br />
CABIN HUMIDITY / DEHYDRATION<br />
Humidity levels of less than 25% are<br />
common in the aircraft cabin. This is due<br />
to the low humidity levels of the outside<br />
air supplied to the cabin. Low humidity can<br />
cause drying of the nose, throat and eyes<br />
and it can irritate wearers of contact lenses.<br />
We recommend that you:<br />
• Drink water frequently during flight.<br />
• Drink coffee, tea and alcohol only in<br />
moderation – these drinks act as diuretics,<br />
increasing dehydration.<br />
• Remove contact lenses and wear glasses if<br />
your eyes are irritated.<br />
• Use a skin moisturiser to refresh the skin.<br />
MOTION SICKNESS<br />
This ailment is caused by a conflict between<br />
the body’s senses of vision and equilibrium.<br />
Air turbulence increases its likelihood<br />
because it can cause movement of fluid in<br />
the vestibular apparatus of the inner ear.<br />
If you have good visual cues (keeping your<br />
eyes fixed on a non-moving object), motion<br />
sickness is less likely to occur.<br />
JETSTAR SECURITY POLICY<br />
Jetstar has a strict policy on denying<br />
boarding to any passengers who are<br />
inappropriate in flight or on ground in<br />
comments or behaviour. Jetstar does not<br />
accept any inappropriate comments as<br />
“jokes”. All matters are referred to relevant<br />
authorities for prosecution. Jetstar will seek<br />
to recover all costs incurred as a result of<br />
inflight incidents from those involved.<br />
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FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
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International Airport<br />
Travel time Nadi Town is 10–15<br />
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Taxi FJ$7–$10 (AU$3.76–$5.37)<br />
Airport Shuttle US$10.18<br />
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ON THE GO<br />
1. Car hire Cars can be hired at<br />
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to make sure they switch on<br />
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3. Motorcycle Bright yellow bikes<br />
to rent from Westside Motorcycles.<br />
4. Light plane Getting to<br />
Suva from Nadi could cost you<br />
FJ$86–$103 (AU$46.16–$55.29).<br />
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Great place for dinner:<br />
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day off with my husband.<br />
Best place to party with the<br />
gang: Ice bar in Martintar is a<br />
new favourite with the locals.<br />
Pool tables, good music and a<br />
great bar selection are the perfect<br />
ingredients for a fun night out.<br />
Must-buy gifts: Pure Fiji<br />
products. There are gorgeous<br />
candles, room fragrances, oils and<br />
body lotions all made right here in<br />
Fiji. There’s a concept store at the<br />
Sofi tel Fiji — so if you’re staying on<br />
Denarau, I would recommend you<br />
check it out.<br />
Survival tips for tourists:<br />
Wear sunscreen and remember<br />
to hydrate. Fiji can very humid —<br />
particularly during the Christmas<br />
holidays — and when you’re out in<br />
the sun lounging by the pool, it’s<br />
easy to forget about drinking water,<br />
and reapplying your sunscreen.<br />
Unusual fact: We’re the only<br />
country in the world where you can<br />
experience yesterday and today.<br />
The International Date Line crosses<br />
straight through Taveuni.<br />
Local delicacy: Kokoda<br />
(pronounced “kokonda” in Fijian)<br />
is fresh fi sh marinated in lime juice,<br />
and dressed with coconut milk and<br />
condiments. It’s a must-try.<br />
Favourite local festival: In Fiji,<br />
we’re multicultural and make it a<br />
point to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu<br />
festival of lights, each October.<br />
It’s just beautiful. Houses are<br />
decorated with lights, candles<br />
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HONOLULU<br />
HAWAII<br />
VISA REQUIREMENTS: Passengers are advised to make themselves<br />
familiar with the relevant visa requirements for international travel.<br />
Visa requirements may diff er between countries.<br />
Honolulu, on the island of<br />
Oahu, is one of the world’s<br />
most exotic capital cities.<br />
Encapsulating a modern<br />
vitality with the delightful<br />
charm of old Hawaiiana, it<br />
reverberates with aloha —<br />
the spirit of welcome.<br />
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FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 14km from Honolulu<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
15 mins by car<br />
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Taxi Approx US$40 (AU$39.73)<br />
VIP stretch limo From US$70<br />
(AU$69.53) for two people<br />
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Airport shuttle US$9 (AU$8.94)<br />
and taking around 20 mins<br />
Bus Every 30 mins at US$2<br />
(AU$1.99) for bus number 19 and<br />
taking around 1hr 10 mins<br />
ON THE GO<br />
Bus There are many hotel<br />
shuttle buses, public buses and<br />
quaint open-air trolley buses —<br />
Oahu has an excellent bus network.<br />
For a fl at fee of US$2 (AU$1.99)<br />
you can easily travel any distance,<br />
including bus changes, to any<br />
attraction you’d like to visit.<br />
TALIN WOZNICK<br />
Professional tandem<br />
surfer<br />
Best breakfast: The best<br />
breakfast to wake up to in my<br />
opinion is omelettes and pancakes<br />
with the special fl avours of Hawaii<br />
at the Hula Grill Waikiki — amid the<br />
beautiful Koa wood decor, there’s a<br />
nice view of the ocean.<br />
Great place for dinner: My top<br />
pick would be Aaron’s restaurant,<br />
which is located on top of Ala<br />
Moana Hotel. It’s got a great view<br />
of the ocean, and the food is Italian<br />
with a Hawaiian twist.<br />
Best place to party with<br />
the gang: Jimmy Buff et’s<br />
Margaritaville — it’s got it all<br />
— fabulous food, music and<br />
atmosphere. It also feels like you’re<br />
inside a volcano.<br />
Favourite local festival: The<br />
10-day Duke Ocean Fest/The World<br />
Tandem Surfi ng Championship<br />
that happens every year at the end<br />
of August at Queens Beach over<br />
in Waikiki.<br />
Best idea for a family outing:<br />
A dolphin excursion to the West<br />
Side, where you can swim in the<br />
ocean with dolphins.<br />
Most romantic spot: The whole<br />
of Hawaii is wonderfully romantic,<br />
but if I had to pick only one<br />
romantic spot, I’d have to say one<br />
of my favourites is Lanikai Beach at<br />
the windward side of Oahu.<br />
Most unusual thing to do:<br />
Tandem surfi ng with the tandem<br />
surfi ng world champion Bear<br />
Woznick, where he lifts you in the<br />
air while you surf. Oh, and he just<br />
happens to be my husband.<br />
I love Honolulu because: It’s<br />
a tropical paradise, with beautiful<br />
waves, gorgeous sunsets, lovely<br />
palm trees, delicious food and<br />
wonderful people — and of course,<br />
I met my husband here, too.
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Top it all off with excellent<br />
eating and shopping.<br />
Java<br />
Borneo<br />
INDONESIA<br />
Bali<br />
(Denpasar)<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 15km from Denpasar’s Ngurah<br />
Rai Airport<br />
Travel time Kuta Beach is around<br />
10 mins by car<br />
Taxi About IDR30,000 (AU$3.40)<br />
Shuttle bus Most hotels off er<br />
complimentary pick-up<br />
DAMRI Bus IDR15,000 (AU$1.70)<br />
to any city bus station<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Taxi Get your hotel to order one<br />
for you and always try to arrange for<br />
a return trip.<br />
2. Hired car The only way to go<br />
beyond the city and into the villages.<br />
Hiring a driver only costs a little bit<br />
more, but is worth the price.<br />
3. Motorcycle To reach those hardto-reach<br />
remote beaches, secret<br />
surfi ng sites and little lanes.<br />
106 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
BILLY TYMOSZUK<br />
Musical director,<br />
Ku De Ta Bali<br />
Best buy for under AU$50:<br />
Buying new bikinis at C Boutique<br />
is a must to keep my wife happy.<br />
I like it as well, because it looks<br />
expensive but has real bargains.<br />
Local delicacy: If you’ve had a<br />
little too much to drink, the sop<br />
buntut is the perfect hangover<br />
comfort food. Pretty much any<br />
little local warung (café) will sell<br />
this, but the best place to enjoy one<br />
it is at Warung Batavia.<br />
Great place for dinner: For a<br />
fi ve-star dining experience that will<br />
blow you away, don’t look past Ku<br />
De Ta. Everything about it oozes<br />
cool — the ambience, the music<br />
and of course, the food as well.<br />
There’s something on the menu for<br />
everyone’s tastebuds.<br />
Best places to hang out with<br />
the locals: By far it would have<br />
to be the beautiful beaches. Bali<br />
is a perfect surfi ng destination<br />
because of its stunning beaches.<br />
Also, every evening, locals and<br />
expats congregate on the beach<br />
to watch the sun set. There’s no<br />
better place to hang out with a cold<br />
beer and meet new people.<br />
Best idea for a family outing:<br />
Bringing your family to the Bali<br />
Safari Park with the in-house<br />
travel tour, without a doubt. You<br />
can spend the whole day here as<br />
there’s something for everyone in<br />
the family — no matter what age<br />
you are, or what interests you have.<br />
I love Bali because: Of the<br />
amazing diversity of the people,<br />
and its various cultures. Bali seems<br />
to have become a melting pot for<br />
people from all over the world and<br />
from all walks of life. No matter<br />
what it is you’re looking for in a<br />
holiday destination, Bali has it —<br />
from the nightlife of Seminyak right<br />
through to the ancient temples in<br />
Tanah Lot.<br />
JAKARTA<br />
INDONESIA<br />
Indonesia’s capital is the<br />
11th biggest city in the<br />
world, with the hustle<br />
and bustle to match. This<br />
exciting hub combines a<br />
fascinating history with<br />
a vibrant energy, and a<br />
unique island culture.<br />
Jakarta<br />
VISA REQUIREMENTS: Passengers are advised to make themselves<br />
familiar with the relevant visa requirements for international travel.<br />
Visa requirements may diff er between countries.<br />
INDONESIA<br />
Java<br />
Borneo<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 20km from Soekarno-Hatta<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time Allow at least 40 mins<br />
by car (depending on the conditions<br />
of the traffi c)<br />
Taxi IDR120,000 (AU$13.59) to the<br />
CBD, including charges<br />
DAMRI Bus IDR15,000 (AU$1.70)<br />
to a city bus station<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Taxi The most reliable taxi<br />
company is Blue Bird. You can call<br />
+62 (21) 7917 1234 and book one in<br />
advance. Remember to ignore any<br />
informal taxi “agents” who approach<br />
you on the street.<br />
2. Hired car If driving around the<br />
busy city is daunting, ask for a driver<br />
with your car.<br />
3. PATAS These can be described<br />
as air-conditioned modern buses.<br />
Jakarta History<br />
Museum (Museum<br />
Fatahillah)<br />
SHANNON<br />
HARTONO<br />
Associate editor,<br />
The Time<br />
Place magazine<br />
Most unusual thing to do:<br />
Watch a wayang (puppet theatre)<br />
performance. It’s a beautiful art<br />
that’s unfortunately becoming less<br />
and less popular with the modern,<br />
younger generation.<br />
Favourite side trip within<br />
Indonesia: Bali for its wonderful<br />
people, beautiful panoramic views,<br />
good food and plenty of fun beach<br />
activities for the kids — there’s no<br />
reason not to go.<br />
Great place for dinner: Lara<br />
Djonggrang Restaurant on<br />
Jalan Teuku Cik Ditiro, in central<br />
Jakarta. It’s a place to not only<br />
enjoy great food, but to learn<br />
more about the mystical legend<br />
of Lara Djonggrang. Try a glass of<br />
traditional Indonesian jamu while<br />
you’re there.<br />
Best place to party with the<br />
gang: Dragonfl y at BIP is one<br />
of the busiest, but has a great<br />
ambience and sleek décor. You<br />
might want to hang on to your spot<br />
though — the minute you leave it,<br />
it’ll be gone in two seconds fl at.<br />
Best buy for under AU$50: A<br />
two-hour massage at Relax Living<br />
in Pondok Indah, South Jakarta. I<br />
never spend a weekend without it.<br />
Must-buy gift: Batik from<br />
Pasaraya in South Jakarta — they<br />
have an entire fl oor of batiks, with<br />
everything from basic batik shirts<br />
to high-end designer batik. If you’re<br />
into traditional wooden carvings as<br />
well, it’s just one fl oor up.<br />
Must-eats: Nasi goreng gila<br />
(crazy fried rice) from the Elbow<br />
Room in Kemang (South Jakarta)<br />
if you’re not a pork eater, or nasi<br />
goreng gila banget (extremely<br />
crazy fried rice) if you are. It’s one<br />
of the most reasonably priced<br />
restaurants in Kemang, with cosy<br />
décor and an awesome bar.
international adventures<br />
OSAKA<br />
JAPAN<br />
Known widely as “the<br />
kitchen of Japan”, Osaka<br />
is also home to modern<br />
architectural wonders,<br />
wild fashion and a prolifi c<br />
creative scene. From here,<br />
discover the breathtaking,<br />
ancient city of Kyoto.<br />
SOUTH<br />
KOREA<br />
Sea of Japan<br />
(East Sea)<br />
Osaka<br />
108 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
JAPAN<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 38km from Kansai<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time 50 mins by car<br />
Pacifi c<br />
Ocean<br />
Taxi Approx ¥17,000 (AU$204.06)<br />
Limousine bus Every 45 mins at<br />
¥880 (AU$10.57), takes 50 mins<br />
Nankai Express Train Every 30<br />
mins from ¥1,390 (AU$16.69), takes<br />
30 mins<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. The subway Easy to use, effi cient<br />
and clean, this mode of transport<br />
will take you everywhere you want to<br />
go in Osaka.<br />
2. Bicycle Many of the hotels in the<br />
Kansai region (of which Osaka is a<br />
part) off er their guests the option<br />
of hiring a bicycle. It’s a good way<br />
to get around the city because of<br />
Osaka’s easy-to-navigate, relatively<br />
safe terrain.<br />
Temma<br />
shopping street<br />
KOICHI OTA<br />
Head chef,<br />
Nadaman, Shangri-La<br />
Hotel, Singapore<br />
Best breakfast: The 24th fl oor<br />
of the Imperial Hotel, Osaka. The<br />
breakfast is healthy and balanced,<br />
with items such as grilled fi sh,<br />
steamed fi sh and salad.<br />
Great place for dinner: I<br />
recommend West Umeda, a<br />
bustling district in Osaka. There’s a<br />
building there called Breeze Breeze<br />
Tower. It’s 33 storeys high, off ers<br />
a great view of the city and also<br />
houses many restaurants.<br />
Best night out: Minami is a<br />
fantastic entertainment district in<br />
Osaka. Go there to shop, dine, drink<br />
and dance, to take in a show or just<br />
enjoy the vibrant atmosphere here.<br />
The great thing is that it’s open<br />
until the wee hours of the morning.<br />
Must-buy (money no object!):<br />
Electronics of any kind. They are<br />
reasonably priced in Osaka.<br />
Must-buy gift: Buy a replica<br />
of Osaka-jo. It’s one of Japan’s<br />
most famous castles, and played<br />
a major role in the unifi cation of<br />
Japan during the 16th century. You<br />
can purchase it from the many<br />
souvenir shops near the castle.<br />
Must-eats: You must try takoyaki<br />
— grilled octopus balls topped with<br />
katsuobushi (dried bonito fl akes),<br />
seaweed powder, teriyaki sauce<br />
and mayonnaise — and doteyaki —<br />
simmered beef sinew.<br />
Favourite local festivals: Osaka<br />
Tenjin sai — a series of Shinto<br />
rituals that take place at Osaka<br />
Tenmangu Shrine and other<br />
locations in the city. It’s known for<br />
being one of the greatest festivals<br />
of Japan. Another favourite local<br />
festival would be the Yodogawa<br />
Fireworks Festival, one of the<br />
most beloved fi reworks festivals<br />
in Osaka. It’s been held along the<br />
Shin-Yodogawa River every year<br />
since 1989.<br />
Sumo wrestlers<br />
in kesho-mawashi<br />
ceremonial aprons<br />
TOKYO<br />
JAPAN<br />
VISA REQUIREMENTS: Passengers are advised to make themselves<br />
familiar with the relevant visa requirements for international travel.<br />
Visa requirements may diff er between countries.<br />
Japan’s hippest, most<br />
fascinating and largest city<br />
is nothing short of stunning.<br />
When not discovering<br />
ultra-futuristic sights, you’ll<br />
fi nd many hidden nooks of<br />
history among the narrow<br />
winding streets.<br />
SOUTH<br />
KOREA<br />
Sea of Japan<br />
(East Sea)<br />
JAPAN<br />
Tokyo<br />
Pacifi c<br />
Ocean<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 66km from Narita Airport<br />
Travel time 60–90 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx ¥20,000 (AU$240.14)<br />
Limousine bus ¥3,000 (AU$36.02),<br />
takes 60–90 mins<br />
JR Narita Express Every 30–60<br />
mins at ¥3,000 (AU$36.02); takes<br />
60 mins<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. The subway Effi cient and clean,<br />
this transport mode will take you<br />
to anywhere you want to go.<br />
2. Shinkansen (bullet train)<br />
Depending on where you want to<br />
go, this super-fast train is clean and<br />
effi cient. It can takes anything from<br />
minutes to hours to get to another<br />
prefecture. Remember to keep quiet<br />
in the mornings, as offi ce workers<br />
often sleep during their daily<br />
commute to work.<br />
DAVE ENRIGHT<br />
Owner/director,<br />
Evergreen<br />
Outdoor Center<br />
Best idea for a family outing:<br />
If you do end up on a side trip to<br />
Nagano, visiting the snow monkeys<br />
of Hell Valley makes for a great<br />
family outing. There are two clans<br />
of macaque monkeys that live side<br />
by side in some degree of harmony,<br />
but these two groups do vie to use<br />
the natural hot spring baths. But<br />
don’t worry about getting attacked<br />
or ransacked for food by dirty little<br />
primates — they’re well-behaved<br />
(and well-bathed)!<br />
For history: Even though there<br />
are many famous Buddhist<br />
temples in Tokyo, none compares<br />
in grandeur or historic signifi cance<br />
to the Zen Kouji temple in Nagano<br />
city. This temple has housed the<br />
fi rst image of Buddha that was<br />
brought from India, and presented<br />
as a gift from the Korean king,<br />
Seimei, soon after its arrival in<br />
Japan in the early 6th century. The<br />
temple does not belong to any one<br />
sect of Buddhism, and welcomes<br />
all visitors, including Tenzin Gyatso<br />
— the 14th and current Dalai Lama<br />
who just visited recently.<br />
Most romantic spot: Visit the<br />
Tokyo Tower after sundown, and<br />
enjoy contemporary Japanese<br />
music live in Club 333 to the<br />
backdrop of a lit-up Tokyo. Then<br />
enjoy a romantic Japanese dinner<br />
in your own private room in the<br />
very luxurious Tokyo Shiba Tofuya<br />
Ukai at the base of the tower<br />
looking over a beautiful Edo-style<br />
garden. The whole night will cost<br />
you about ¥15,000 (AU$179.66)<br />
per person, depending on how<br />
much you drink.<br />
Most unusual thing to do: Stay<br />
at one of Tokyo’s themed hotels —<br />
sometimes known as “love hotels”.<br />
These hotels are usually very new<br />
and very clean, have every amenity<br />
and are also reasonably priced.<br />
Shibuya and Ikebukuro have some<br />
of the best.
international adventures<br />
AUCKLAND<br />
NEW ZEALAND<br />
Auckland is New Zealand’s<br />
most cosmopolitan<br />
city, and has the largest<br />
Polynesian population.<br />
The “City of Sails” is also<br />
one of the few cities to<br />
have harbours on two<br />
separate bodies of water.<br />
Tasman<br />
Sea<br />
South Island<br />
Queenstown<br />
North Island<br />
Cook<br />
Strait<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 20km from Auckland<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
45 mins by car<br />
110 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
Great Barrier I.<br />
Auckland<br />
Wellington<br />
NEW ZEALAND<br />
Taxi From NZ$60 (AU$43.89)<br />
Pacific<br />
Ocean<br />
Shuttle bus NZ$30 (AU$21.94),<br />
taking 45–60 mins<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Jafa cabs This is a bicycle with<br />
bench seats for two. It is free if you<br />
board it within the Auckland central<br />
business district.<br />
2. Ferry Interislander is the main<br />
ferry operator between Wellington,<br />
in the North Island, and Picton, in<br />
the South Island.<br />
3. The city circuit bus Two bus<br />
circuits that will take you safely and<br />
easily to the city’s attractions.<br />
4. The train A good one is KiwiRail.<br />
Kayak the<br />
Huaraki Gulf<br />
CEIDRIK HEWARD<br />
Writer/photographer<br />
Great places for dinner:<br />
Prego in Ponsonby has been a<br />
top restaurant for more than 20<br />
years, and is still a great place to<br />
eat. Orbit revolving restaurant<br />
at the top of the Sky Tower is<br />
popular with locals, because the<br />
food is great and the views are<br />
spectacular — the restaurant<br />
rotates a full circle each hour.<br />
Best night out: Having<br />
champagne and ham sandwiches<br />
at north shore’s Milford Beach on a<br />
summer evening. This is a beautiful<br />
beach close to Takapuna, and is<br />
only 15 minutes from the CBD. The<br />
soft lapping of the water on the<br />
sandy beach, and the views across<br />
the harbour have a special charm.<br />
Insider’s tips: Public transport<br />
has recently been improved<br />
with more regular bus, ferry and<br />
train services. For shopping, try<br />
Newmarket rather than Queen<br />
Street — it has a wider variety of<br />
shops, and fewer souvenir and twodollar<br />
stores. Locals shop at the 14<br />
major suburban malls. With 207<br />
shops, Sylvia Park is the largest<br />
mall in New Zealand, and is a<br />
20-minute train ride from the CBD.<br />
Survival tip for tourists: Carry<br />
an umbrella. The city is known for<br />
its wet winters, but showers can be<br />
frequent throughout the year.<br />
Unusual facts: Auckland has<br />
beaches facing both the Tasman<br />
Sea and the Pacifi c Ocean. The<br />
western beaches are wild and<br />
dangerous, the eastern ones are<br />
beautiful and good for swimming.<br />
The city is built on a volcanic fi eld,<br />
and there are 42 volcanoes dotted<br />
around the urban sprawl.<br />
Local recreational activity to<br />
watch: Yachting classes for school<br />
kids. This usually takes place on<br />
Saturday mornings at a number of<br />
clubs along the eastern beaches.<br />
Holiday homes<br />
in Christchurch<br />
Tasman<br />
Sea<br />
South Island<br />
VISA REQUIREMENTS: Passengers are advised to make themselves<br />
familiar with the relevant visa requirements for international travel.<br />
Visa requirements may diff er between countries.<br />
QUEENSTOWN<br />
NEW ZEALAND<br />
Nicknamed the<br />
“Adventure Capital of the<br />
World”, Queenstown is a<br />
lively resort town perfect<br />
for adrenaline junkies. It’s<br />
also home to spectacular<br />
landscapes, and rich<br />
history and culture.<br />
North Island<br />
Queenstown<br />
Cook<br />
Strait<br />
Christchurch<br />
Great Barrier I.<br />
Wellington<br />
NEW ZEALAND<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 7.5km from Queenstown<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time CBD is around 15 mins<br />
by car<br />
Taxi Approx NZ$30 (AU$21.94)<br />
Shuttle bus NZ$6 (AU$4.39),<br />
taking about 25 mins<br />
Pacific<br />
Ocean<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. The city circuit bus There<br />
are three routes covering major<br />
downtown attractions.<br />
2. Taxi Book online, over the phone<br />
or hail one from the roadside and<br />
travel in convenience.<br />
3. Walking The town is compact,<br />
and most places can be easily<br />
accessible by foot if your<br />
accommodation is nearby.<br />
4. Water taxis A scenic journey for<br />
destinations that are out of the way.<br />
A view of Queenstown<br />
from Bob’s Peak<br />
GEOFF HUNT<br />
Event organiser,<br />
Queenstown<br />
Bike Festival<br />
Best breakfast: After a ride to<br />
the top of the Crown Range on<br />
Saturday morning, stop at the Lost<br />
Café in Arrowtown. Try the museli<br />
or the scrambled eggs, with a<br />
couple of cups of great coff ee.<br />
Great place for dinner:<br />
Saff ron in Arrowtown has great<br />
food that refl ects chef-patron<br />
Peter Gawron’s ongoing culinary<br />
journeys of discovery. It features<br />
food from central Otago, as well as<br />
great wines.<br />
Insider’s tip: Fly — by helicopter<br />
or fi xed wing. It’s the best way to<br />
see this region.<br />
Unusual fact: The lake rises and<br />
falls about 12cm (fi ve inches) every<br />
fi ve minutes. Legend states that<br />
a giant’s heart is impossible to<br />
destroy, and causes this rise and<br />
fall, while science says it is due to<br />
fl uctuating atmospheric pressures.<br />
Favourite local festival:<br />
Queenstown Bike Festival, which<br />
takes place during Easter each<br />
year. There are activities day and<br />
night for everybody. Visit www.<br />
queenstownbikefestival.co.nz for<br />
more information.<br />
Favourite side trip within New<br />
Zealand: The south-east coast for<br />
a taste of New Zealand — the way<br />
it used to be. Check out the little<br />
beaches or cribes on the edge of<br />
the wild ocean.<br />
Best idea for a family outing:<br />
Take the boat across the lake to a<br />
private beach, and enjoy a quiet<br />
glass of wine, while the kids play<br />
along the water’s edge.<br />
For history: The Arrowtown<br />
museum brings the history of the<br />
gold fi elds to life.<br />
Most romantic spot: On a<br />
chairlift on Coronet Peak.
international adventures<br />
Damnoen Saduak<br />
fl oating market<br />
BANGKOK<br />
THAILAND<br />
Thailand is a fascinating<br />
country with beautiful<br />
landscapes and gorgeous<br />
monuments. Its capital,<br />
the “City of Angels”,<br />
bustles with the energy<br />
and colour of a metropolis<br />
that never rests.<br />
MYANMAR<br />
Andaman<br />
Sea<br />
LAOS<br />
THAILAND<br />
MALAYSIA<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 30km from Suvarnabhumi<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time Around 40 mins<br />
by car<br />
Taxi Approx THB300 (AU$9.86)<br />
Airport Express THB150<br />
(AU$4.93); takes around 60 mins<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. BTS Skytrain and MRT These<br />
two train systems travel over- and<br />
underground to get you to all the<br />
major points in Bangkok.<br />
2. Tuk-tuk This method of transport<br />
off ers an exhilarating ride around<br />
the streets, but is best for short<br />
distances only.<br />
3. Taxi Cabs are usually readily<br />
available, but always ask the driver<br />
politely to have the meter switched<br />
on. A small tip is also always<br />
appreciated as a nice gesture.<br />
112 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
Gulf<br />
of<br />
Tonkin<br />
Bangkok<br />
CAMBODIA<br />
Gulf<br />
of<br />
Thailand VIETNAM<br />
DEEPAK OHRI<br />
Chief executive offi cer,<br />
lebua Hotels<br />
& Resorts<br />
For history: About an hour or so<br />
by car from Bangkok and easily<br />
accessible for a day trip is the ruins<br />
of Ayutthaya, the best place for<br />
history buff s. Declared a UNESCO<br />
World Heritage site, this one-time<br />
capital of Thailand is home to three<br />
palaces, hundreds of temples and<br />
thousands of stories from the<br />
16th and 17th century, when it was<br />
glorifi ed as a regional power in<br />
South-East Asia at the time.<br />
Most romantic spot: Wat Arun<br />
(Temple of the Dawn) on the<br />
bank of the Chao Phraya river is<br />
probably the most romantic spot,<br />
both at dawn, when the surface<br />
of the temple glistens with the<br />
refl ection of the fi rst rays of light,<br />
and during sunset, when the<br />
setting sun provides a beautiful<br />
backdrop against the silhouette<br />
of perhaps the most recognisable<br />
landmark in the Thai capital.<br />
Best buy for under AU$50: A<br />
silk tie or a handkerchief from Jim<br />
Thompson, who revitalised the<br />
once-dying craft of hand-woven<br />
silk in Thailand. The company’s<br />
products are world-renowned for<br />
their design and quality.<br />
Must-buy (money no object!):<br />
Buy a residential property here in<br />
the vibrant capital. Bangkok truly<br />
has something for everyone, and<br />
I feel proud to be able to call this<br />
place my home.<br />
Must-buy gifts: Anything from<br />
the Doi Tung lifestyle shops (part<br />
of the Mae Fah Luang Foundation<br />
under royal patronage), a UNODCsupported<br />
development project<br />
that provides ethnic minorities in<br />
the northern provinces of Thailand<br />
with a sustainable alternative to<br />
illicit crop cultivation. Not only do<br />
the handmade carpets, ceramics,<br />
clothes and accessories make<br />
great souvenirs, some of its<br />
proceeds go towards a good cause.<br />
Loh Dalum beach<br />
on Koh Phi Phi<br />
PHUKET<br />
THAILAND<br />
Providing a nice contrast<br />
to the capital Bangkok,<br />
Phuket is a beach-lover’s<br />
paradise, and defi nitely a<br />
great place to slow down<br />
and lap up the island life of<br />
the locals — with stunning<br />
scenery to boot.<br />
MYANMAR<br />
Andaman<br />
Sea<br />
Phuket<br />
LAOS<br />
THAILAND<br />
MALAYSIA<br />
Gulf<br />
of<br />
Thailand<br />
CAMBODIA<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
Patong Beach 32km from Phuket<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time Patong Beach is<br />
around 45 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx THB400 (AU$13.14)<br />
Shuttle bus Every 30 mins at<br />
THB52 (AU$1.71); takes about<br />
60mins<br />
Gulf<br />
of<br />
Tonkin<br />
VIETNAM<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Motorbike A cheap and<br />
convenient way to explore all the<br />
tiny lanes around the beach — but<br />
drive with care!<br />
2. Tuk-tuk This method of transport<br />
off ers an exhilarating ride, but is<br />
best for short distances only.<br />
3. Car hire Really the only way to go<br />
beyond the city. If you want to enjoy<br />
the scenery while on the move,<br />
hiring a driver as well only costs a<br />
little more.<br />
ALASDAIR<br />
FORBES<br />
Freelance journalist<br />
Best place for Sunday brunch:<br />
Indigo Pearl resort has a huge<br />
buff et, and free-fl owing rosé wine<br />
or sparkling wine. It’s very good<br />
value, though you won’t want to do<br />
anything for the rest of the day.<br />
Best night out: Baba Lounge at<br />
Sri Panwa is very classy. Get there<br />
in time for sundowners.<br />
Best place to party with the<br />
gang: StereoLab, at the southern<br />
end of Surin Beach. It features<br />
international DJs, a big cocktail<br />
menu and dancing on the beach.<br />
Insider’s tip: For a quiet day on<br />
the beach away from the crowds,<br />
head for either Haad Sai Kaew,<br />
Layan Beach, Haad Hin Gluai, Hua<br />
Beach or Nai Yair Beach. There’s<br />
a high chance that you’ll have the<br />
whole place to yourself.<br />
Unusual fact: Until the 1950s,<br />
Phuket looked like the surface of<br />
the moon — with more than 250<br />
opencast tin mines. There was no<br />
tourism then — who would want to<br />
go there?<br />
Favourite local festival: The<br />
Vegetarian Festival around October<br />
each year. You’ll see hundreds<br />
of spirit mediums possessed by<br />
Chinese gods, with their faces<br />
pierced by all sorts of weird things,<br />
from satay skewers to shovels.<br />
There’s also fi re-walking, climbing<br />
ladders made of blades, washing in<br />
hot oil and millions of fi recrackers.<br />
It’s noisy, bizarre and compelling.<br />
Best idea for a family outing:<br />
Out on the waters of Phang Nga<br />
Bay in the sailing yacht Jabuticaba.<br />
A trip includes a big buff et lunch,<br />
drinks, kayaking and snorkelling.<br />
For history: Check out the old<br />
Chinese centre of Phuket Town<br />
around Thalang Road, which has<br />
lots of cool shops and restaurants.<br />
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SINGAPORE<br />
A tropical island nation<br />
with a multicultural<br />
society, Singapore is a<br />
sophisticated microcosm<br />
of Asia. The Lion City<br />
buzzes 24 hours a day<br />
with varied dining, nightlife<br />
and shopping options.<br />
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FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 20km<br />
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Travel time 20–30 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx S$20 (AU$15.65)<br />
with a surcharge of S$3–$5<br />
(AU$2.35–$3.91)<br />
Airport shuttle services Most<br />
hotels S$9 (AU$7.04) one way<br />
MRT train Every 10–15 mins from<br />
Terminal 2 and 3 from 5.30am–<br />
11.18pm, takes 27 mins to reach the<br />
city for S$1.70 (AU$1.33)<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. The Hippo An open-top<br />
double-decker bus that allows you<br />
to hop on and off whenever you like.<br />
S$23 (AU$17.99) for a one-day pass.<br />
2. MRT Air-conditioned<br />
subway throughout the island.<br />
3. Trishaw An old-school threewheeled<br />
bicycle with a carriage.<br />
DAWN LAI<br />
Business<br />
development manager<br />
Must-buy gift: In case you didn’t<br />
know, Singapore is well-known<br />
as a food paradise. In fact, we’re<br />
a nation of obsessed food lovers.<br />
Cookies, cakes and bottled kaya<br />
from homegrown confectionary<br />
store Bengawan Solo make great,<br />
aff ordable gifts. It’s a slice of<br />
Singapore in a cake.<br />
Local delicacies: There are<br />
plenty — some of my favourites are<br />
pepper crab, chicken rice, roti prata<br />
(Indian pancake), ice kachang (iced<br />
dessert) and teh tarik (“pulled”<br />
tea). A long queue usually means<br />
great food. And sometimes, food<br />
from the hawker centre is just<br />
as good as those in fi ne-dining<br />
restaurants. Anything is possible<br />
when it comes to food!<br />
Best place to hang out with<br />
the locals: For an off beat vibe,<br />
check out Arab Street. This place<br />
has lots of chill-out alfresco<br />
restaurants, where you can get a<br />
taste of shisha (fl avoured tobacco)<br />
over a cup of fragrant peppermint<br />
tea, and spend the night chatting<br />
away to your friends.<br />
Favourite local festival: Ballet<br />
Under the Stars at Fort Canning is<br />
an annual event that takes place<br />
in June or July. Enjoy a picnic and<br />
watch ballet alfresco-style. I love<br />
that it’s so casual and relaxed.<br />
Best idea for a family outing:<br />
Although it may seem like a<br />
concrete jungle, you can defi nitely<br />
experience another side of<br />
Singapore. Just head to Pulau Ubin<br />
island for a cycling trip, and admire<br />
the abundance of nature there.<br />
I love Singapore because: It’s<br />
so sunny, clean and green. In fact,<br />
Singapore is one of the few cities<br />
where you‘ll fi nd loads of greenery<br />
around, even in the central<br />
business district. There’s usually a<br />
park or two nearby.<br />
Street vendors<br />
selling fresh<br />
seafood<br />
HO CHI MINH CITY<br />
VIETNAM<br />
Vietnam’s largest city<br />
and its economic capital,<br />
this vibrant cultural<br />
hotspot has a population<br />
of high-energy people,<br />
who eff ortlessly meld the<br />
traditional with the new<br />
and contemporary.<br />
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VISA REQUIREMENTS: Passengers are advised to make themselves<br />
familiar with the relevant visa requirements for international travel.<br />
Visa requirements may diff er between countries.<br />
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FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 7km from Tan Son Nhat<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
20 mins by car<br />
Taxi A taxi voucher from Visitor<br />
Information for US$12 (AU$11.93)<br />
Shuttle bus Most hotels off er<br />
complimentary pick-up<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Taxi Ask the drivers to turn<br />
the meters on; there are<br />
taxi-motorbikes as well.<br />
2. Walking This is the best way to<br />
dash up alleys and down one-way<br />
streets, but we only recommend<br />
this for District One.<br />
3. Cyclos This is a one-person<br />
seat that is powered by a cyclist<br />
— prepare yourself for being noselevel<br />
with the exhaust fumes and<br />
frenetic action on the streets.<br />
DEMEITER<br />
VAUBELL<br />
Director of sales and<br />
marketing,<br />
Six Senses Con Dao<br />
Best breakfasts: Weekend<br />
brunch at either Au Parc at 23 Han<br />
Thuyen or The Refi nery at 74/7C<br />
Hai BA Trung; both in District 1.<br />
Great places for dinner:<br />
A hidden secret is Cuc Gach Quan,<br />
which has the most amazing<br />
Vietnamese food, and the gorgeous<br />
restaurant at 10 Dang Tat Tan Dinh,<br />
Q1. Or try The Deck at 38 Nguyen<br />
U Di, Thao Dien, An Phu, District 2,<br />
which sits on the river.<br />
Best night out: Check out 2 Lam<br />
Son in the Park Hyatt, which has<br />
many delicious martinis.<br />
Best place to party with the<br />
gang: Start at Xu at 71 Hai Ba<br />
Trung, then move on to Apocalypse<br />
Now at 2B Thi Sach, and fi nish at Q<br />
Bar over at 7 Lam Son; all in District<br />
1. However, if a live band is playing,<br />
Vasco is an interesting venue to<br />
party with the gang. It’s located<br />
in the Refi nery complex, opposite<br />
the Hyatt.<br />
Best buys for under AU$50:<br />
L’usine, Art Arcade, 151 Dong Khoi,<br />
District 1, has amazing quirky gifts,<br />
clothes and delicious cupcakes.<br />
Or buy anything at the Ben Thanh<br />
markets, or the night markets<br />
around in the evening.<br />
Survival tips for tourists: Visit<br />
the tourist information centre on<br />
4G-4H Le Loi Street, District 1,<br />
before you start out. Always have<br />
small change handy for taxis, and<br />
take care when crossing the roads<br />
— there are many motorbikes.<br />
Insider’s tip: When coming home<br />
from Apocalypse Now or Q Bar,<br />
you must try a fresh baguette from<br />
Nhu Lan bakery on 50 Ham Nghi,<br />
District 1.<br />
Must-eat: Anything from Wrap &<br />
Roll for a fast Vietnamese lunch at<br />
62 Hai Ba Trung, District 1.
MANILA<br />
PHILIPPINES<br />
VISA REQUIREMENTS: Passengers are advised to make themselves<br />
familiar with the relevant visa requirements for international travel.<br />
Visa requirements may diff er between countries.<br />
This capital city on the<br />
western side of Luzon<br />
island showcases<br />
skyscrapers mixed with<br />
historic Spanish colonial<br />
architecture. This is also<br />
evident in the country’s<br />
intriguing food.<br />
South<br />
China<br />
Sea<br />
PHILIPPINES<br />
Manila<br />
Sulu Sea<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 7km from Ninoy Aquino<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
30 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx PHP450 (AU$10.29).<br />
Prepaid taxis are available inside the<br />
airport terminal and save you the<br />
hassle of haggling<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Taxi You can usually fl ag one<br />
down at most malls. Be sure to<br />
always insist on using the meter.<br />
If the driver refuses, just say no<br />
politely and get down from the cab.<br />
Do not react aggressively.<br />
2. Jeepney These interesting<br />
lorries ply most major city roads,<br />
and can take you anywhere along<br />
their route.<br />
3. Train The Light Rail Transit goes<br />
east-west across the city, while the<br />
Metro Rail Transit goes north-south.<br />
Have a fun ride<br />
on a calesa<br />
GRACE DOLORES<br />
C. VALENCIA<br />
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Banking Corp<br />
Best breakfast: Cicou at Arnaiz<br />
Ave Makati City off ers a daily à la<br />
carte buff et breakfast, where you<br />
can order anything you want from<br />
the menu from 6-10.30am.<br />
Great place for dinner: Check<br />
out Ba Noi, a secret hole-inthe-wall<br />
in Makati for authentic<br />
Vietnamese cuisine.<br />
Best night out: Republiq at<br />
Resorts World is the best place for<br />
you to cap off a busy day. It’s a hip<br />
place to party ’til the morning with<br />
a big bunch of friends.<br />
Best place to party with the<br />
gang: Try visiting The Collective<br />
at Malugay Street in Makati. It’s<br />
a renovated warehouse where<br />
restaurants, art galleries, cafés and<br />
bars are located under one roof.<br />
It’s very convenient for the whole<br />
barkada (group of friends).<br />
Must-buys (money no<br />
object!): Wood carvings and capiz<br />
shell decorations at Tiendesitas.<br />
Must-eat: Try ordering sisig<br />
(chopped pork, onions and chillies<br />
served on a hot plate), which<br />
can be found in almost every<br />
restaurant in the metro.<br />
Local delicacy: Try suman — a<br />
timeless Filipino dessert made<br />
from glutinous white rice soaked<br />
in coconut milk and sugar, and<br />
steamed in banana leaves. It’s best<br />
paired with hot chocolate.<br />
Best idea for a family outing:<br />
Try fi sh-feeding and boating<br />
around the lagoon with the whole<br />
family at Solenad, Nuvali Sta Rosa.<br />
It’s a 45-minute drive from Makati.<br />
For history: The Intramuros<br />
walking tour with Carlos Celdran<br />
is a cool new way to look at Manila<br />
from a very informative and<br />
innovative angle.<br />
APRIL <strong>2011</strong> 115
INTRODUCING OUR AIRPORTS<br />
Let us give you a head-start<br />
ADELAIDE<br />
CBD 6km<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
15 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$18<br />
Skylink Bus Every 30 mins–1hr:<br />
AU$8.50 adult, $3.50 child. Takes<br />
around 35 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$4–$90<br />
(30 mins–72 hrs)<br />
AVALON<br />
Geelong CBD 20km<br />
Melbourne CBD 55km<br />
Travel time 15 mins (Geelong);<br />
40 mins (Melbourne) by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$45 Geelong;<br />
approx AU$80 Melbourne<br />
Avalon Airport Shuttle Meets<br />
all fl ights. From AU$17 adult, $14<br />
child (Geelong); AU$20 adult,<br />
$10 child (Melbourne)<br />
Airport parking From AU$3 for the<br />
fi rst 20 mins; weekly rate AU$53<br />
BALLINA-BYRON<br />
CBD Byron Bay is 23km;<br />
Ballina is 5km<br />
Travel time Byron Bay is<br />
20 mins by car; Ballina is<br />
7 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$10–$15<br />
to Ballina; approx $65 to<br />
Byron Bay<br />
Airlink bus Meets most fl ights:<br />
AU$20 adult ($35 return); $12<br />
children under 13 years (oneway).<br />
Takes around 35 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$2–$12<br />
(1 hr–24 hrs)<br />
BRISBANE<br />
CBD 16km<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
25 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$33<br />
Bus Every 15–30 mins: AU$14<br />
adult; $8 child; under 4 years<br />
free. Takes about 30 mins<br />
AirTrain Every 20 mins to CBD:<br />
one-way adult fare AU$14.50;<br />
return $27. Takes about 22 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$5–$30<br />
(30 mins–24 hrs)<br />
CAIRNS<br />
CBD 8km<br />
Travel time CBD takes 10 mins<br />
by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$15<br />
Australia Coach Shuttle Every<br />
hour: AU$10 adult; $15 couple;<br />
AU$5 child. Takes around<br />
20 mins<br />
116 APRIL <strong>2011</strong><br />
Airport parking AU$3–$16<br />
(2–24 hrs)<br />
DARWIN<br />
CBD 13km<br />
Travel time CBD is 15 mins<br />
by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$27<br />
Darwin Airport Shuttle<br />
Meets all fl ights: AU$10 (adult).<br />
Takes around 20 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$3–$12<br />
(up to 24 hrs)<br />
GOLD COAST<br />
Surfers Paradise 20km<br />
Travel time Surfers Paradise is<br />
around 30 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$40<br />
Con-X-ion Shuttle bus Booking<br />
required: +61 (7) 5556 9888:<br />
AU$22 adult; $13 child (4–13<br />
years); children under 4 years<br />
travel free. Takes around<br />
45 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$3–$36<br />
(30 mins–24 hrs)<br />
Gold Coast Airport Lounge<br />
For a small entrance fee, check<br />
in for movies, comfy lounges,<br />
newspapers, snacks and drinks.<br />
HAMILTON ISLAND<br />
Travel time From the airport to<br />
your accommodation takes only<br />
a few minutes<br />
Shuttle bus Complimentary for<br />
hotel guests<br />
HOBART<br />
CBD 17km<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
20 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$36–$42<br />
Airporter shuttle bus Meets all<br />
fl ights: AU$15 adult; $8 children<br />
aged 4–15; children under 4<br />
travel free. Journey takes around<br />
30 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$2–$13<br />
(24 hrs)<br />
LAUNCESTON<br />
CBD 16km<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
10 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$30<br />
Airporter Shuttle bus Meets<br />
all fl ights: AU$14 adult; $5 child;<br />
children under 4 free. Takes<br />
around 15 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$2–$15<br />
(25 mins–24 hrs)<br />
MACKAY<br />
CBD 6km<br />
Travel time CBD 15 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$18<br />
To Airlie Beach Take a taxi to<br />
the bus terminal in Wellington<br />
Street and then a bus service by<br />
Greyhound or Premier; approx<br />
AU$22 one-way adult fare<br />
Airport parking AU$2–$20<br />
(24 hrs)<br />
MELBOURNE<br />
CBD 23km<br />
Travel time 35 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$55<br />
SkyBus Every 10 mins: AU$16<br />
adult; $6 child (4–14 years). Takes<br />
20 mins<br />
Airport parking Short-term<br />
from AU$3; long-term from<br />
AU$29<br />
NEWCASTLE<br />
CBD 20km<br />
Travel time CBD is around<br />
25 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$60<br />
Shuttle Bus Door-to-door<br />
service (from AU$35) through<br />
Newcastle Information Services<br />
at +61 (2) 4928 9822. Port<br />
Stephens Coaches (public bus)<br />
every hour: AU$6.50 adult; $3.50<br />
concession. Takes 35 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$2–$25<br />
(1 hr–24 hrs)<br />
PERTH<br />
CBD 12km (domestic terminal)<br />
and 17km (international terminal)<br />
Travel time 30 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$26 (domestic)<br />
and $33 (international)<br />
Perth Airport City Shuttle Every<br />
30 mins (domestic) and<br />
45 mins (international):<br />
AU$15 adult (domestic),<br />
$20 (international). Journey<br />
takes 15–35 mins<br />
Fremantle Airporter AU$35<br />
(booking required)<br />
Transperth Bus 37 From<br />
domestic terminal to Kings Park<br />
via the city AU$3.20<br />
Airport parking Short-term<br />
carpark from AU$3.70; long-term<br />
carpark from AU$17<br />
SYDNEY<br />
CBD 8km<br />
Travel time CBD around<br />
15 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$50<br />
Bus Every 20–30 mins: AU$14<br />
adult; AU$7 child. Journey takes<br />
around 30 mins<br />
Trains Every 10 mins<br />
(weekdays) AU$15 adult. Takes<br />
around 13 mins into the centre of<br />
the city<br />
Airport parking AU$7–$52<br />
(30 mins–24 hrs)<br />
SUNSHINE COAST<br />
Travel time Noosa is<br />
30 mins, Maroochydore<br />
is 10–15 mins by car<br />
Taxi Approx AU$56 to travel<br />
to Noosa; approx AU$28 to<br />
Maroochydore<br />
Henry’s Bus Service Meets all<br />
fl ights: AU$25 adult; $12 child;<br />
children under 4 years free.<br />
Journey to Noosa takes around<br />
45 mins<br />
Airport parking AU$4–$18<br />
(2–24 hrs). New hourly 622<br />
TransLink bus service connects<br />
the airport to the suburbs. Starts<br />
5.54am weekdays, 6.54am<br />
weekends. www.translink.com.au<br />
TOWNSVILLE<br />
CBD 5km<br />
Travel time CBD around 10 mins;<br />
taxi approx AU$16<br />
Airport shuttle Booking required<br />
+61 (7) 4775 5544 to the Strand<br />
and city, Sunferries, the Transit<br />
Centre and Coral Princess:<br />
AU$8 (adult); takes 10–15 mins<br />
Airport parking Short-term<br />
carpark, AU$4–$24<br />
(2 hrs–12 hrs). Long-term<br />
carpark, AU$12–$72 (1–6 days);<br />
thereafter AU$10 per 24-hour<br />
period or part thereof<br />
WHITSUNDAY COAST<br />
CBD 30km from<br />
Proserpine Airport<br />
Travel time CBD takes around<br />
35 mins<br />
Taxi Approx AU$80<br />
Whitsunday Transit AU$15 adult<br />
share-ride (one-way; $28 return);<br />
$9 child (one-way; $16 return),<br />
children under 4 years travel<br />
free. The Whitsunday Transit<br />
service meets all fl ights. For<br />
details, call +61 (7) 4946 1800<br />
Airport parking For customers,<br />
airport parking is free (24hrs)
Buddha Birthday Festival<br />
Sat 9 to Sun 10 Apr, Supreme Court Gardens,<br />
Sat 10am-8pm & Sun 10am-5pm<br />
This annual celebration commemorates the birth of Sakyamuni<br />
Buddha and is a free event open to all. There will be music,<br />
dance and performances on the day.<br />
Tongues of Stone<br />
Sat 9 to Sun 17 Apr, starts from Murray St train station<br />
to the Esplanade<br />
A unique street performance where Strut dancers weave a<br />
journey through Perth’s architecture revealing hidden and<br />
forgotten stories, changing the rhythm of the city, making<br />
concrete space speak through dance.<br />
Hatched National Graduate Show<br />
Sat 16 Apr to Sun 5 Jun, Perth Institute<br />
of Contemporary Arts, 11am-6pm<br />
Heading into its 20th year, this landmark exhibition continues<br />
to provide an opportunity for talented art school graduates to<br />
present their work.<br />
AC/DC: Australia’s Family Jewels<br />
Sat 16 Apr to Sun 7 Aug, Western Australia Museum<br />
AC/DC have been playing for over 35 years and have cemented<br />
themselves as one of the world’s most renowned outfits. This<br />
exhibition celebrates the history, music and performance of<br />
this iconic Aussie rock band.<br />
City Playground Pass<br />
Proudly presented by the City of Perth<br />
Wed 20 Apr to Wed 4 May, various city locations<br />
During the school holidays, various venues around the city will<br />
be having fun activities and special offers especially for kids.<br />
Collect your free pass from the iCity kiosk or the marquee at<br />
Forrest Place.<br />
Visit www.showmeperth.com.au or contact<br />
(08) 9461 3368 for more information.
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KATE MESSERVY<br />
National sales manager,<br />
Naked Tan<br />
Best breakfast: Saturday morning for me<br />
involves picking up fresh fl owers, topping up<br />
my caff eine levels and downing a great cooked<br />
breakfast. I get to do these all in one spot at Yuga<br />
Floral Design and Café, a great little fi nd at 172<br />
St. Johns Road, Glebe.<br />
Best place to hang out with the locals:<br />
Out on the water! Get on a boat and explore<br />
the sparkling Sydney waterways. By the way,<br />
Sydney’s water dwellers are great storytellers.<br />
Best place to party with the gang: Low 302.<br />
This groovy little cocktail bar at 302 Crown<br />
Street in Surry Hills plays smooth tunes, and<br />
makes the best mojitos in town. If we’re really<br />
on a roll, it’s round the corner to dance the night<br />
away on Oxford Street.<br />
Best buy for under AU$50: Naked Tan<br />
Goddess Bronze — sun-baking is so last year!<br />
This DIY tanner gives me a natural-looking<br />
golden glow without the skin damage. It smells<br />
like an island holiday too!<br />
Favourite secret spot: Camp Cove — a pristine<br />
beach just inside the South Head of the harbour.<br />
Quiet, calm and clear water with beautiful views.<br />
Great place for dinner: Timbah, a new wine<br />
bar at 1/375 Glebe Point Road, Glebe. It has<br />
a cool interior, an incredible wine list and a<br />
delicious menu. If you’re one of the fi rst in the<br />
door, they let you choose the options for wine<br />
by the glass.<br />
Favourite local festival: Peats Ridge Music<br />
Festival, Central Coast. It takes place on three<br />
days over each new year. It’s eco- and familyfriendly,<br />
with superb local and international<br />
acts.<br />
Best idea for a family outing: Head to<br />
Circular Quay, check out the current exhibit<br />
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, and hop<br />
on a ferry to Watsons Bay for succulent fresh<br />
seafood.<br />
australian focus<br />
The Bondi Icebergs<br />
Baths off er an ocean<br />
dip you’ll never forget,<br />
visitors are welcome<br />
BELOW: Shop your fi ll<br />
at The Rocks Markets<br />
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australian focus<br />
Best breakfasts: I love going to breakfast at<br />
Chianti Classico — I always have the traditional<br />
breakfast of eggs and bacon, with roasted<br />
tomato and char-grilled ciabatta. I also love<br />
Urban Bistro, and while everything on the menu<br />
there looks heavenly, I have yet to move past my<br />
favourite treat of scrambled eggs, crisp pancetta<br />
and asparagus on grilled sourdough with a side<br />
of mushrooms. It’s that good.<br />
Great place for dinner: Kenji Modern Japanese<br />
on Hutt Street. Chef-owner Kenji Ito serves a<br />
unique blend of Japanese and Australian cuisine,<br />
which is simply delectable. But they open only<br />
for dinner, so make sure you book in advance to<br />
avoid disappointment.<br />
Best buy for under AU$50: French Navy<br />
stationery, of course! It’s available at<br />
www.frenchnavy.com.au.<br />
Must-buy gift: Haigh’s chocolates. Haigh’s sells<br />
divine chocolates, which are world-renowned. It’s<br />
very hard for me to pick a favourite. Impossible,<br />
in fact! However, the berry chocs, freckles and<br />
chocolate frogs are always well-received!<br />
Must-eats: Everything from the Adelaide Central<br />
market! Try Lucia’s Pizza Bar and Lucia’s Fine<br />
Foods for coff ee, oils and pasta; Dough’s lovely<br />
pastries; and The Smelly Cheese Shop.<br />
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ADELAIDE<br />
ALEXANDRA<br />
BLAKEMORE<br />
Director/creator,<br />
French Navy<br />
Adelaide’s many art<br />
galleries will entertain<br />
you for hours<br />
BELOW: Dine alfresco<br />
amid Melbourne’s<br />
culture-rich surrounds<br />
MELBOURNE<br />
LOU JOVANOVSKI<br />
Managing director,<br />
Rivers<br />
Great place for dinner: Livebait restaurant at<br />
Docklands. Chef Dan Szwarc has a fantastic<br />
seafood menu that’s ever-changing — think<br />
the very best seasonal produce with a distinct<br />
South-American fl avour.<br />
Best night out: Melbourne’s Chinatown — there<br />
are lots of little bars and holes-in-the-wall that<br />
serve great food and fantastic cocktails.<br />
Best place to party with the gang: Somewhere<br />
where nobody knows me, and where I can let<br />
my hair down. The last time I partied was at The<br />
Rocks in Sydney.<br />
Survival tip for tourists: Just eat where the<br />
locals eat.<br />
Must-eats: My dad’s home-made sausages at<br />
Butchers Grill in Bourke Street, Melbourne.<br />
Local delicacy: Char-grilled baby octopus with a<br />
great bottle of Victorian Pinot Noir.<br />
Best place to hang out with the locals: My top<br />
pick is James Squire Hotel, Docklands. It has the<br />
best beer around.<br />
For history: I would recommend heading to<br />
Sovereign Hill, Victoria.<br />
Adelaide photo: SATC; Melbourne photo: Visions of Victoria
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