HELLO WALLS
Temporarily freed from the routine of normal life—chores, family, pets and other blissful distractions—staying in a hotel can force us to confront ourselves.
Erin Van Der Meer is an Australian writer and journalist based in New York City. Her work has appeared in ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Grazia and elsewhere. Follow her on Twitter @erinvandermeer or Instagram @erinvandermeer.
GAZE-FREE
Built into a rocky cove beneath the cliffs at the south end of Coogee Beach, for more than a century McIver’s has been a sanctuary for Sydney women.