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| Exploring Reef Beach on Sydney Harbour, which Jem and I reached by kayak from Manly. |
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| Garfish at Manly: incredible seafood. |
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| Garfish seafood platter. |
- Returning to Sydney to be reminded how we should live: surrounded by physical beauty, spending part of every day in nature, eating the world's best and freshest food (including meals at Garfish, Burnt Orange, Hugo's Manly, Nilgiri's, Kitchen by Mike and those cooked by Peter H. at home) access to culture (harpist Victor Valdes at the Camelot Lounge) and intellectual stimulation, and sharing it all with some of my favourite people. Australia's fresh air and beautiful pink-gold light really struck me this visit, as did the pure joy of waking each morning to hear native birdsong.
- ICIJ's Skin and Bone project and video was published all around the world, particularly in the Daily Mail online and NBC
- White sangria: Sauvignon blanc, apricot juice, sparkling water, peaches
- Danielle Polen's yin yoga to keep me sane when work deadlines amped up the stress levels
- Mark Bittman's "Got Milk? You Don't Need It" NYT piece on milk
- There's nothing like going home, but when it begins with a glass of Taittinger the pleasure is elevated to new heights. I finally sampled the Qantas A380 international business class: a sublime experience from start to finish. Perfect comfort, terrific food and wine, great entertainment. Even from the outside, the plane still inspires awe. We drove alongside a Qantas A380 on the shuttle bus transferring us to the international terminal at LAX, and each head on board swivelled wordlessly to take it in as we drove by, a look of awe on each face.
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| Flying into Sydney from Brisbane, on my way back to the US. |
