Nourish Travel – Retreats to Recharge, Refresh & Renew

Recharge, reconnect and discover a new way to travel with Nourish Travel’s thoughtfully curated 2026 retreat collection. Designed to inspire meaningful connection, personal growth and unforgettable experiences, each retreat brings together incredible hosts, beautiful destinations and moments to truly slow down and reset.

The collection includes Return to the Wild Botswana with Kate Kendall, two retreats with Annabel Crabb — Big Ideas & Barefoot Conversations on the Gold Coast and Read, Write & Revel in Berry — alongside La Dolce Vita with Daniela Maiorano, a Run & Recovery Retreat with Ben Lucas and Whisk & Wonder with Anna Polyviou. Early access is also now open for upcoming retreats including a Nourish Retreat with Sarah Di Lorenzo and the much-loved Slow Living Tuscany Retreat for 2027.

Big Ideas & Barefoot Conversations
A Chatters’ Retreat with Annabel Crabb
Gold Coast Hinterland, QLD | September 11- 14 2026 

Prepare to step out of the group chat and into the hinterland for a long weekend of sharp thinking, good humour, and the kind of conversations that make you feel slightly more intelligent just by being in the room.

Set high in the lush Gold Coast Hinterland at EcoView Retreat, this is your invitation to gather with fellow Chatters for a few days of words, wit, nature, and deeply enjoyable company.

Join journalist, author, and all-round national treasure Annabel Crabb for a retreat that blends storytelling, conversation, creativity, and just enough indulgence to make it feel like a proper escape.

Think big ideas, unexpected tangents, and behind-the-scenes insights.

Think books, writing, food, and conversations that stretch (in the best way).

Think fresh mountain air, long lunches, and laughter that carries into the evening.

Expect a beautifully curated (but never over-scheduled) itinerary with writing sessions, book conversations, relaxed cooking moments, nature walks, long-table feasts, and plenty of time to do absolutely nothing at all.

The Itinerary 

Hinterland mornings – the gentle kind
Wake to birdsong and sweeping valley views. Sip your coffee slowly, breathe deeply, and ease into the day without urgency (or emails).

Conversations with Annabel – brace yourself
From power and people to writing, culture and life behind the scenes – expect sharp observations, surprising insights, and plenty of laughs. There may be notes. There may be a whiteboard. There may be chaos. It will be excellent.

Writing & storytelling sessions
Whether you love writing or just quietly think you might, these relaxed sessions explore voice, ideas and storytelling in a way that feels inspiring, not intimidating.

A very civilised book club – now with a view
Bring your opinions, your favourite reads, or your strong feelings about fictional characters behaving badly. Wine encouraged. No literary snobbery allowed.

Food moments – because of course
Shared meals, possible cooking experiences, and long-table gatherings where conversation flows as easily as the wine.

Time to do absolutely nothing
Read by the pool. Wander through nature. Sit in the sauna. Stare out over the hinterland and contemplate life. Highly encouraged.

Long lunches, great wine & excellent snacks
Fresh, seasonal, generous and delicious – enjoyed slowly, in very good company.

Evenings that unfold naturally
Sunset drinks, relaxed dinners, fireside chats, maybe a debate, maybe a movie. maybe a completely unexpected moment of brilliance (or nonsense).

Connection that just happens
No awkward icebreakers required. Just clever, curious women gathering and letting the rest take care of itself.

Read, Write & Revel
A Chatters’ Retreat with Annabel Crabb
Berry, NSW | October 16 – 19 2026 

Prepare to step out of the group chat and into real life for a long weekend of words, wit, and wildly good company.

Set within the beautiful Linnaeus Collection in Berry, this retreat is designed for Chatters who love a good book, a better conversation, and the kind of long lunches that accidentally become dinner.

Join journalist, author, and national treasure Annabel Crabb for a weekend that blends storytelling, conversation, creativity, and just the right amount of delicious indulgence.

There will be fireside chats about culture, power, writing and life.

Expect books, essays, recipes and stories shared over wine.

Think slow mornings, big laughs, and the kind of clever, curious company that makes everything more interesting.

Expect a beautifully curated (but never over-scheduled) itinerary with writing sessions, book conversations, optional cooking moments, nature walks, long-table feasts, and plenty of space to do absolutely nothing if that’s what you need most.

Everything is optional. Always.

Boutique. Thoughtful. Slightly irreverent.

Exactly like your favourite Chat 10 conversation, just with better snacks.

The Itinerary 

Slow mornings in a beautiful country estate
Wake to birdsong, wander between houses with a coffee in hand, and ease into the day without a single urgent notification in sight.

Conversations with Annabel – the good kind
From power and people to writing, culture and life behind the scenes – expect sharp insights, surprising stories, and plenty of laughter. There may be notes. There may be tangents. There may be a whiteboard. No guarantees.

Writing & storytelling sessions
For those who love words (or secretly think they might), join relaxed, inspiring sessions exploring writing, voice, ideas and storytelling. No pressure, no perfection, just curiosity and creativity.

A very civilised book club
Bring your thoughts, hot takes, half-read novels, or strong opinions about characters who made poor decisions. This is a book club, but better as wine is encouraged but judgment is not invited.

Optional cooking & food moments
A little bit of kitchen magic woven in – whether it’s learning something new, sharing recipes, or simply gathering around food the way all good conversations happen.

Time to do absolutely nothing
Read. Nap. Wander the gardens. Float in the pool. Sit in the sauna. Stare into the distance and have a moment. This is highly encouraged.

Long lunches, excellent wine, and very good snacks
Seasonal, local, generous and delicious, shared across long tables with people who appreciate both a good meal and a good story.

Evenings that unfold slowly
There will be fireside chats, relaxed dinners, maybe a movie, maybe a debate, maybe a spontaneous moment of brilliance (or nonsense). Like the best podcast episode, but you’re in it.

Connection that just happens
Because when you gather clever, curious, like-minded women in one place, the conversations go deep, the laughs come easily, and friendships form without trying.

La Dolce Vita Retreat with Daniela Maiorano
Gold Coast Hinterland | November 20 – 23 2026 

Step into the heart of the Italian hospitality, where food, family and connection are everything. Hosted by chef, storyteller and culinary teacher Daniela Maiorano, La Dolce Vita is an immersive long weekend of cooking, culture and slow living in the Gold Coast Hinterland.

Over four delicious days, you’ll roll handmade pasta, simmer rich sauces, bake rustic bread and share long-table feasts that feel like home, even if you’re far from it. Between the cooking, there’s time to breathe: forest walks, yoga, spa time, laughter and conversations that linger long after the last bite.

It’s a retreat about food that feeds the soul, and moments that remind you to slow down and savour life.

Guided by Daniela’s soulful approach to Italian cooking and storytelling, thus retreat celebrates the beauty of simplicity with seasonal produce, time-honoured recipes, adn the joy of gathering around a shared table.

Across four nourishing days, you’ll:

• Learn traditional Italian techniques from fresh pasta
• Cook and share long – table feasts inspired by the seasons
• Explore slow living through yoga, forest walks, and spa rituals
• Discover the stories, traditions, and love that shape every dish
• Create a grand finale menu with Daniela to celebrate everything you’ve learned adn shared

This isn’t just a cooking retreat. It’s a celebration of life’s simple pleasures with food, friendship and connection.

Whisk & Wonder Retreat with Anna Polyviou
Gold Coast Hinterland | September 17 – 20  2027 

Step into a world of colour, creativity and pure joy.

Hosted by renowned pastry chef, creative collaborator and TV personality Anna Polyviou, this long weekend is a playful celebration of dessert, artistry and connection, the sweetest kind of escape.

Set in the lush Gold Coast Hinterland at EcoView Retreat, you’ll slow down, laugh loud, and rediscover the joy of creating (and eating!) beautiful things. Expect hands-on workshops, indulgent long-table feasts, yoga, massages, fireside chats and plenty of time to simply be.

This is not your average cooking class.

It’s four days of inspiration, imagination and irresistible flavour.