After tiring of the long hours running bars and restaurants, this Dutch couple decided it was time for a sea change.

Enticing ways to savour the fragrant juiciness of nature’s gift to summer.

Kim Wallace has emerged as an Australian artist with a talent for creating beautiful ceramics.

Picturesque Wellington Point has oodles of charm and a relaxed seaside village appeal. Long-time residents Margaret and Kim Harwood bought a former B&B and turned it into a large and welcoming family home.

Chris and Mary Woodward’s home in the Perth Hills is a colourful celebration of the arts, music, good food and sustainable living. It’s also HQ for Mary’s number one cause, the Pobblebonk frog.

This issue we catch up with soft furnishings and accessories importer Kirsty Turnbull,we take a detour to a home at Berry and a retreat at Montville. Plus we return to Mica Grange at Castlemaine in Vic before joining southern Riverina sheep farmer Anna Kelly for a weekend lunch. We’re wanderlust in Central Otago in New Zealand’s South Island for a secluded break. Click to find out more.

A white to remember, a beer for thirst and Shiraz that’s the same, but different.

With no previous experience as bakers, Will and Caroline Jardine swapped city corporate life for running a country bakery.

A vintage train tour through country NSW combines the luxury travel of bygone days with fine dining and benchmark tourism experiences.

The La Spinas find success in the country by combining farming with an online importing business.

This Winter’s top looks step out at Mount Ashby Estate in the cool NSW Southern Highlands.

A move to the Sunshine Coast hinterland prompted Toni Smith to exchange her hectic career in construction and mining for a gentler, and much more fulfilling life as an artist.

Limes are flamboyant, fun and the perfect complement to some delicious recipes.

Bubbly to get you into the festive spirit, a book for browsing and a red on a budget.

Flume blanc is back, a Chardonnay for the old school and a red for under the bed.