January 2013
features
33
THE QUICK TRIP TRAP
Quick trips around town are bad for your
sanity.
34
TRAVEL-WRITING CONTEST WINNER:
A TOAST TO MARGARET RIVER
This wine region in south western
Australia has all the right ingredients for
a foodie family’s holiday.
38
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND
A mum and her girls took a big, juicy bite
out of the Big Apple last summer.
42
DECADENT DUBAI
This unique place is a playground for
parents and children alike.
LET’S
TAKE OFF
70
62
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46
FROM RUSSIA
WITH LOVE
A TRIP DOWN
MEMORY LANE
A TOAST TO
MARGARET
RIVER
46
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
Russia will always have a special place
in one family’s heart.
50
SN
APP
SHOTS
More and more travellers these days
capture their trips through the lens of
an iPhone.
54
TRADING PLACES
If you thought holidaying in private
luxury homes was reserved for the rich
and famous, think again.
58
HOLIDAYS FOR HUMANITY
This year, consider spending your family
holiday helping others.
62
A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
A family campervan trip around New
Zealand got one mum thinking about
how holidays have changed.
66
ON THE MOVE
As well as getting a baby from points A
to B, crawling has many other benefits.
70
LET’S TAKE OFF
Get a ticket to ride on a fabulous
fashion tour around the globe.
96
LAST WORD
Frequent flier and father of three
Nury
Vittachi
admits to being up in the air
over whether to travel for fun.