After 18 years of renting the same property in Byron Bay, my landlord wants to renovate and sell my townhouse, so I am now facing a move which has alerted me to the dire situation for renters in our town. I have discovered that identical… Read More »The Rental Crisis in Byron Bay – Lessons from Sodom & Gomorrah and the rape of Rapa Nui
Hidden away in the hidden streets of Kingscliff’s new crown jewel, Salt Village, is a handful of five-star luxury abodes waiting for you to discover them. It’s Thursday afternoon. The late summer sun douses the Northern NSW Coast in golden rays and a dense heat… Read More »Secrets by the sea
With their roving caravan of performers, musicians and artists, Byron Bay’s Splendour in the Grass and Falls Music & Arts festivals have become a popular draw card for parents who want to share their love of live music with their children. And while these annual… Read More »BYRON LUXURY BEACH HOUSES
It is hard for any parent to imagine their child suffering. Whatever it might be, from the tiniest boo-boo to a broken limb or life-threatening illness, it is every mother and father’s worst nightmare. But for some, it has become their reality, a reality they… Read More »OFFERING STARLIGHT: A WEEKEND OF HAPPINESS
Byron is a pretty special spot. Incredible landscapes, azure oceans, a creative community and a council that, for all we may complain about them, have managed to stem the flow of commerce and development. It is a formula, reflected in only a handful of lucky… Read More »BYRON LUXURY GUEST HOUSES: ASSIMILATION
Back in 1971, Rusty Miller and Steve Cooney came to Uluwatu. Not a single surfer had seen the break before them and barely a westerner had gazed upon that majestic, if foreboding, stretch of craggy coastline. Within a year, surfers across Australia were adding the… Read More »HIDDEN VALLEY: FROM THE SUBLIME TO THE LUXURIOUS
Driving from the airport into the heart of Byron Bay, I wound down the windows and was greeted by the warm smell of red earth, salty air and all things lush and green… A much welcome change from the hazy, Los Angeles smog from which… Read More »Sweet Suites
We live in the land of day spas and masseuses, treatments and therapies. Both Byron’s recent and indigenous histories as a place of healing and nurturing have inspired a myriad of centres, clinics and resorts to spring up all over the Shire offering everything from… Read More »Mullum Sari: Beyond Self-Indulgence
Waking up on our first morning at Birdsong at the Garden Burees, it’s immediately apparent where the rustic little cottage got its name. The cottage is set high on a hillside so our room looks out amongst the tree tops and we’re surrounded by the sweet song… Read More »Birdsong
Sometimes you just don’t have time to get away but are in desperate need of a break. I needed to check out and get off the grid between work commitments last week so I spent 3 nights at The Villa’s of Byron. When you are… Read More »Staycation at The Villa’s of Byron
