Destinations for the discerning traveller Summer 2013 | Page 6

MANAGING EDITOR Tara Tyrrell [email protected] PUBLISHER Charles Werb [email protected] MANAGING DIRECTOR Charles Werb ART DIRECTOR Samantha Pearse [email protected] GRAPHIC DESIGNER Vincent Clarke Editor’s Letter Australians either love Summer or hate it. For me, it depends on the weather. I can’t think of anything worse than sitting around in 38 degree heat in Queensland, sweating up a storm, trying – and usually failing – to keep cool. But for other people, and that could include you, that is their idea of heaven! And while Queensland weather is generally either hot, or very hot, there are plenty of places around Australia where Summers average 25-30 degrees – which to me, seems perfect! No matter what though, there is no denying the Summer atmosphere is one of happiness. Everyone is smiling, laughing and, it seems, having the time of their lives. The sounds of children squealing as they run along the beach, the smell of a barbecue in full force, the feel of the sun on your skin and the taste of ice cream as it slithers its way into your stomach, cooling you from the inside out. This Summer, we are taking you to some of the hottest places in