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Mar 12, 20152 min read

Blue Mountains: Darley’s the best restaurant in Australia

Darley’s Restaurant has been voted Best Restaurant in the Book A Restaurant 2015 Top Rated Annual Awards. Words by Ellen Hill for...

Feb 7, 20153 min read

Hydro Majestic hosts historic dance event

Words by Ellen Hill Photos by David Hill The world-famous Hydro Majestic Hotel at Medlow Bath...

Feb 6, 20153 min read

Hydro Majestic Hotel Blue Mountains: elegant festival venue

The iconic Hydro Majestic Hotel will be a magnificent host to the Blue Mountains Charleston Challenge on February 7, 2015. Words by Ellen...

Jan 22, 20154 min read

Yarns around the campfire

The communal campfire at Jenolan Caravan Park at Oberon draws campers together. Words by Ellen Hill ...

May 16, 20143 min read

Colour or black and white?

Now what are you going to do? What little tweaks and tugs will you make before you totally destroy this masterpiece you’ve been so...

May 14, 20143 min read

Channel your charge through speechwriting

For two years, I have blipped between my alter-ego (a gregarious, witty, charming born leader who loves a verbal stoush) and, well, me –...

Sep 18, 20122 min read

Tim Burton meets Bizet in circus opera

Opera can’t be fun, sexy and a little bit naughty. Can it? Oh yes, it can. Fresh from a sell-out season on London’s West End,...

Sep 18, 20124 min read

Step out for Blue Mountains Lithgow and Oberon Festival of Walking

Step out for Blue Mountains Lithgow and Oberon Tourism’s Festival of Walking By Ellen Hill Photos: David Hill HOW do you make a global...

Nov 25, 20115 min read

Time Travelling Tailor

By Ellen Hill Photos: David Hill WHEN Lorna McKenzie dresses each day, friends can tell exactly what mood she is in – and which era –...