Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle

Fall 2016

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DREAMSCAPES FALL 2016 50 BY KATHERINE BRODSKY FROM THE GREAT BARRIER REEF AND BEYOND QUEENSLAND: IT MAY SEEM LIKE A LONG JOURNEY. BUT WHAT IF I TOLD YOU IT ONLY TAKES 14.5 HOURS TO BE TRANSPORTED INTO A PARALLEL UNIVERSE WHERE WINTER IS THE MOST PLEASANT TIME OF THE YEAR, PASSION FRUIT SEEMS TO BE ALWAYS IN SEASON, A FLAT WHITE IS THE FAVOURED PICK-ME- UPPER, AND FASCINATING CREATURES THAT DON'T EXIST IN YOUR WORLD ROAM THE EARTH. I 'm talking about Queensland, Australia, and curiosity about the destination must be suffi- ciently piqued given that Air Canada recently launched its non-stop Boeing 787 service from Van- couver to Brisbane. While the aircraft itself is, literally, taking aviation to new heights (making for a smoother ride), the set-up in Business and Pre- mium Economy is what really shines, with private lie-down seats in Business and plenty of legroom in Premium. On such a long flight, it can be the differ- ence between a tolerable-if-not-somewhat-pleasant experience and excruciating agony on par with the fiery pits of Mordor. Arriving in Brisbane, there's an air of casualness. The streets aren't exactly empty, but they aren't busy either. Even as we make our way alongside Brisbane's

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