Hello, OLD FRIEND!

Beauty editor Hélène Ravlich crosses the ditch for some me time with old mate Sydney

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So close but so often unavailable for the past year or so, the city of Sydney feels like an old friend – a super-fun one that always encourages all sorts of bad behaviour! I’ve visited as a teenager with family, as a 20something entranced by its big-city vibes, and many years since for both work and play. On every visit, I discover something new about my old friend and always leave promising to come back before another year is out.

Sleep easy

In Sydney, it’s all about location: do you want to be in the thick of the CBD, embracing the slower pace of Bondi or right by the water? This trip, I opted for Ovolo Woolloomooloo on the wharf, which proved to be a great spot for sea views and morning walks into the city. Here I tried Australasia’s first “Sleep Deep Experience”, a collaboration between the hotel, The Body Shop and Aussie sleep expert Olivia Arezzolo. My experience included The Body Shop’s new four-step sleep routine, which is clinically proven by the European Sleep Centre to help you wake more energised, a one-on-one sleep consultation, a sleep-inducing sound-bath meditation and a sleep-enhancing dinner. And yep, I slept like a baby!