WHERE I’D RATHER BE .
Chim Choo Ree restaurant, Hamilton. Photo / chimchooree.co.nz
SHORT HAUL
The Toi Wahine festival is taking place in the Waikato — birthplace of Prime Ministers Helen Clark and Jacinda Ardern — ahead of September’s celebrations of 125 years of suffrage in New Zealand. Events include theatre, music, film, comedy, workshops and more. August 1-11. toiwahine.co.nz
Eating: At the award-winning Chim Choo Ree, in the historic Waikato Brewery building, where the contemporary New Zealand menu is a crowd-pleaser. chimchooree.co.nz
Drinking: At Good George Dining Hall and Brewery, Hamilton’s “world famous” craft beer and cider brewery, in a converted 1960s church. goodgeorge.co.nz
Staying: At On the River, a luxury apartment-style B&B with panoramic views and lots of peace and quiet. ontheriver.nz Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, San Diego.
MID HAUL
At San Diego’s Women’s Museum of California, where exhibitions tell the stories of American women’s enfranchisement, those who helped build the state, and the trailblazers in the LGBT movement. womensmuseumca.org
Eating: At Herb & Wood, a restaurant in an old art warehouse, which San Diego
Magazine called “the most beautiful” in the region. herbandwood.com
Drinking: Cocktails during Sunset Happy Hour at Wonderland Ocean Pub, a bar with epic views of Ocean Beach and beyond. wonderlandob.com
Staying: At the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, a five-star Spanish-style property overlooking a lagoon in the beachy suburb of Carlsbad. parkaviara.hyatt.com
LONG HAUL
Checking out the Votes for Women exhibition, part of the Museum of London’s celebrations for the centenary of British suffrage. The exhibition is free and features objects from the museum’s vast Suffragette collection. Until January 6. museumoflondon.org.uk
Eating: At Mere, the fine-dining restaurant in London’s high-end Fitzrovia, helmed by Samoan-New Zealand chef Monica Galetti. mere-restaurant.com
Drinking: In Lady of the Grapes, a new wine-bar championing women in the wine industry, opening soon in Covent Garden’s Maiden Lane. ladyofthegrapes.com
Staying: At The Lanesborough on Hyde Park Corner, voted the best London hotel in the recent 2018 Travel + Leisure awards. thelanesborough.co.uk