The true spirit of Christmas isn’t about huddling together below freezing temperatures, playing around in the snow and having roast turkey and mulled wine, year in year out. Shake it up a bit this Christmas, and strip away all the conventionalities that come with the common Christmas charade and revel and jubilate on what the core of the holiday is about, spending quality time with your loved ones whilst doing fantastical things.
For your Christmas destination this year, why not travel with the family and head on to the land down under. Where the sand, surf and sea will get you right in the mood for Saint Nicholas himself. Australia, New South Wales in particular, may not have been your first destination but it certainly remixes the holiday spirit in the best of ways. With the nation going through their season of Summer, a toasty festive holiday with a glass of the nation’s finest Shiraz in one hand as you overlook the gorgeous New South Wales skyline and food, would act as an ideally unique way to ring in both Christmas and the New Years with.
Starlight, Star Bright
Centennial Park – outdoor cinema at its best. Belvedere Amphitheatre, Centennial Park, Sydney.
Just because we’re doing the Holiday season a little differently this year, does not mean that we have to do away with cliches that would enrich the festivities. Due to the warmer weather available in the New South Wales region, it would be no surprise that outdoor movie watching under the stars pop up as an ideal activity that the entire family can do together. Enjoy the classic Christmas movie “Love Actually†playing on the 23rd of December at the Mov’in Bed Cinema in Moore Park’s Entertainment Quarter. With a 150 queen-size beds including a LED-lit bedside tables, pillows and blankets, the biggest outdoor bed cinema in the world welcomes you for a lie in.
For a more casual setting, grab a bean bag and settle onto the grass at Moonlight Cinema at Centennial Park, where on the 22nd of December, The Nutcracker and Four Realms will be played one after another. The giant screen is set to rise above the water of Sydney Harbour for a scenic background, and be sure to sample the signature menu created by the Chiswick Restaurant team.
