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Paradise Getaway

You take a languid stroll and claim a favourite patch of powdery sand. You lay your towel down and observe the tri-band of cobalt blue meld into jade and turquoise. Gentle waves lap the shoreline playing one of nature’s seaside symphonies.

You immerse yourself in the tepid waters and emerge renewed. The water’s clarity takes you by surprise. You taste the right amount of sea salt on your lips. You breathe in the fresh marine air and feel the warmth of the sun permeate your skin.

Your senses take in the experience better than any camera can capture. You live the memory and file it in your mind’s recent archives. You look at the blue in the sky and paint it with your words. Your inspiration soars to new heights.

You have just experienced a taste of paradise perfection, and you have found it within your reach. You did not travel to a tropical island, a sandy stretch in an exotic land or a luxurious resort in the lap of paradise.

Today, paradise can be found at your doorstep.

Paradise Beach

*Photograph taken at Coogee Beach, Sydney Australia

About the author

Corinne Mossati

Corinne Mossati is a drinks writer, author of GROW YOUR OWN COCKTAIL GARDEN, SHRUBS & BOTANICAL SODAS and founder/editor of Gourmantic, Cocktails & Bars and The Gourmantic Garden. She has been writing extensively about spirits, cocktails, bars and cocktail gardening in more recent years. She is a spirits and cocktail competition judge, Icons of Whisky Australia nominee, contributor to Diageo Bar Academy, cocktail developer and is named in Australian Bartender Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential List. Her cocktail garden was featured on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia and has won several awards. She is a contributor to Real World Gardener radio program and is featured in several publications including Pip Magazine, Organic Gardener, Australian Bartender and Breathe (UK). Read the full bio here.

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