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The Langham Sydney has 86 rooms, each of them high ceilinged and plush, each of them accented by views of the city or the harbour.
But last year, when the world stopped and the hotel shut down, such splendour went ignored. The vistas – angled from, say, the double drawing room of the Observatory Suite, or the balcony of a deluxe one-bedroom with separate lounge – went unobserved.
The Jolly family sat out the pandemic in one of the hotel’s luxurious suites. Pictured here is the Observatory Suite.
That is, except by the family in situ in The Residence, the hotel’s elegant two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment with, crucially, a modern kitchenette.
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The Slow Travel Trend Is Here to Stay Elaine Glusac
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The Bucket List both contributed to the travel trend that has dominated this century: the manic race to visit as many places as possible. This imperative has been spurred on by the proliferation of competitive airfares, the growth of the global middle class, and, during the last decade, Instagram envy. But more recently countervailing forces have emerged, like flight-shaming and restrictions imposed by destinations suffering from over-tourism, like Iceland and Angkor Wat. Then came the reset of COVID-19. As travelers made do with cocktails on Zoom and Duolingo Italian lessons, the air in India became clear enough to see the Himalayas again and Barcelonians reclaimed the usually thronged Las Ramblas for themselves.