Traveller writers on the five destinations they re fantasising about returning to
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Imagine this: that you could click your fingers and be taken back to a favourite overseas travel destination at this very moment. That is the fantasy we put to our top writers who, like everyone else, have been starved of travel sustenance.
Their responses are gratifying, not only because they reflect Australians undiminished enthusiasm and yearning for travel, but because they showcase our world s enormous diversity, which we all long to rediscover.
While some dream of animal encounters, others are eager for urban culture. Some wish to be whisked back to Europe, others to Africa or Asia. They want to be amid India s densely-packed streets; in remote, tiddly St Helena; or even, in spite of all the recent negativity, on a cruise ship once more, squinting at a sparkling ocean.
Loudoun Now
Jean Smith Brown, long time resident of Lincoln, Virginia, and community fixture in Loudoun County died January 15, 2021, after a short illness.
Jean is survived by daughter, Sara Brown, son in law, Scott Maison, and beloved grandchildren Hannah and William, all of Lincoln. She leaves behind sisters Page Smith of Georgetown, Lucy Albritton of Alabama, brother Admiral Leighton Smith of North Carolina, and nieces Page Lewis, Captain Dorothy Milbrandt, Rollins Thorpe and nephew, Leighton Smith. Jean Brown is also survived by a rich legacy of community activism, historical preservation, a deep love of Loudoun County’s rural heritage, and great hope for her future.
THE daughter of Stourbridge community stalwart Dorothy Clarke MBE has paid an emotional tribute to her mum who passed away just days after they were able to hug each other for the first time since the pandemic took hold. Catherine Marshall told in October of the heartache at being unable to hold or hug or even see in person her 92-year-old mum who she said had become a care home prisoner since the coronavirus lockdown began in March.
Dorothy Clarke Dorothy, who ran a popular senior citizens group in Pedmore for many years, moved into residential care at Oriel House in late 2019 after the death of her husband of nearly 70 years - Terry.
The best of Life & Leisure in 2020
From a watchmaker who launched a brand in six minutes to a sweeping staircase that took nine months to make and the perfect e-bike, innovation has triumphed this year.
It took four years to modify a large pavillion-style home near Bellingen into a luxury hotel named Hermes Estate.
Dec 27, 2020 – 10.57am
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In 2019
Life & Leisure travelled to the ends of the earth to bring you great reads and insider insights, as we wrote in our best of round-up last December. This year. Yes, yes, we know you know what happened.
With the horizons shrunk, our writers delved inwards – and found a rich and fascinating world of people and places to explore right here. Read on for 10 of our best stories of 2020.
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