EAT, SLEEP, RETREAT
The water is slowly turning from 20 shades of blue and green to a gold glomesh, one sparkling crest at a time. It’s all the entertainment I need as the refuelling process begins. I’ve been in zombie mode for weeks, but this is different. It’s something the attention restoration theorists call soft fascination – or effortless attention – and it’s working a treat on my tired, sorry soul.
At Elysian Retreat on Long Island in Queensland’s Whitsundays, the focus is living luxury: a belief that quality of life is measured in rich interactions with nature and other people, not material wealth. The result is a lo-fi, five-star escape with
