Ardour Lilianfels Review - Inside the New Look of This Blue Mountains Icon
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Lilianfels, the historic Grand Dame of the Blue Mountains has had a multi-million dollar refurbishment, rebrand and a new name. Come and see what the changes are at Ardour Lilianfels and why this has become a destination for dining and wellness.

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All About Airline Food: Behind The Scenes at Emirates airline
Special feature All About Airline Food: Behind The Scenes at Emirates airline

Once upon a time there was a girl (ok it was me), that attended an event called Taste of Sydney. It was an event sponsored by Emirates airline and this girl was obsessed with airline food. She had often wondered if there were little elves that put the little portions of food together and she had a fascination with small, compartmentalised meals. During the evening, her husband Mr NQN came up to her and said “Honey, talk to that man, tell him about the story you’ve wanted to do for ages about airline food”. Unfortunately the man in question was always busy being shuttled from group to group and she was too shy to blurt out “I’d love to do a story on airline food” in front of a group of strangers so a year passed where she occasionally thought about contacting Emirates but never did.

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