escape to luxury

It's been a brilliantly busy year here at alluxia. Over the last 12 months we've travelled to 25+ destinations across Australia unearthing hidden gems for you to enjoy and discover. We've added over 100 new luxury holiday houses and boutique hotels for you to love & book, all visited or independently verified to ensure quality for our discerning readers.

To wrap up 2015, we've decided to compile a Top 10 list of the most read, shared & commented articles as decided by you our guests, followers & readers.

Looking for inspiring recipes to use the leftover Christmas ham? Our all time favourite is Bill Granger's Ham Lasagne, we've made it a gazillion times and it's a real crowd pleaser, so we're sharing the recipe here with you. I've also made this on holidays as it's super simple, feeds a hungry crowd and can also be frozen for lazy summer nights...

"Come quickly, I am tasting the stars!" ~ Dom Perignon

Avoid the crowds this holiday season and make the smart choice to shop online with an alluxia gift voucher. Give the gift of travel to your jetsetting loved one this Christmas to enjoy a midweek getaway in style or a luxury weekend away at leisure.

We asked founder of Adore Beauty Kate Morris to share her insider tips on where to eat, drink and play in Melbourne.

Surprisingly for someone who runs an online business, I do very little online shopping. Sure I book all my accommodation and flights online, but when it comes to women's fashion, beauty or gift giving I've still been old school heading into a bricks and mortar store to either get the right fit or urgency of having it in my hot little hand right now.

However, when I'm travelling I love to travel light and fast with only carryon luggage, which makes shopping for homewares (my favourite) very limiting. 7kg of luggage for a week's wardrobe including business essentials like a laptop doesn't leave much room for souvenirs.