Lara Worthington, Lily Maymac among Aussie celebs, influencers on winter escapes
Cashed up Australian influencers and socialites are forking out for some of the world’s finest beaches, hotels and cities to escape the winter chill. See photos.
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As Australia rugs up for what is shaping as one of our coolest winters yet, savvy influencers have made a mad dash overseas for warmer and greener pastures — because they can.
And it is envy central for their millions of followers, who are teased daily with pictures of them frequenting some of the world’s finest beaches, hotels and cities.
Below, the eye-popping travels of Australia’s highest-profile Instagrammers, bloggers and YouTubers.
NADIA FAIRFAX-WAYNE
Instagram followers: @nadiafairfax 198,000
Leader of the socialite pack is girl-about-town Nadia Fairfax-Wayne, the daughter of league and union star of the 70s and 80s, Russell Fairfax.
For several weeks, the model and brand ambassador has been “global roaming” in Hawaii.
The fashion blogger, 33, who is married to financier Michael Wayne, has been basking in the sun and surf at Honolulu by day and frequenting eye-wateringly expensive restaurants by night.
LARA WORTHINGTON
Instagram followers: @larawortington 1.2m
In the cold light of Instagram, model Lara Worthington has been normalising the south side of the Italian Alps with video blogs of chauffeur driven tours of the region, including around Lake Maggiore.
Her vacation with photographer friend Holly Gibson has been peppered with beach stops and stays at enviably palatial hotels.
PIA MUEHLENBECK
Instagram followers: @Pia Muehlenbeck 2m
TikTok @piamuehlenbeck 280,000
Influencer and designer Pia Muehlenbeck has been the envy of her two million followers, hamming it up at an exclusive Balinese clifftop resort.
“It’s heaven on earth,” she wrote of the rock bar built into the cliffside of the Jimbaran Bay resort which had “more mini golf courses and more pools than I can count.”
There was perhaps less envy for the content creator when she revealed she had “Bali belly” after she and husband Kane Vato Muehlenbeck were served floating brunch at the pool bar.
“They have a few different menus to choose from, we chose the Brunch menu, which was more than enough for two people … oh and it comes with bubbly too,” she effused.
Weeks earlier she was holidaying in Fiji. Her next stop, she told followers, is Europe.
LAUREN SIMPSON
Instagram followers: @laurensimpson 1.9m
TikTok @laurensimpsonofficial) 154,000
Fitness coach Lauren Simpson enjoyed an extended stay in California after partying at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in January.
The World Fitness Beauty and Fashion (WBFF) icon, who shares healthy living tips with her 1.9-million Instagram followers, said her time in the deserts outside Palm Springs was “unforgettable.”
“You can be into fitness and not be in the gym every single day,” she told fans.
“You can be into fitness and go out drinking cocktails with your besties.
“Remove the pressure from yourself to keep up with the extremes & start living a life by your own rules.”
LILY MAYMAC
Instagram followers: @lilymaymac 3.7m
Tiktok @lilymaymac 227,000
Filipino Australian model Lily Maymac, a former law clerk known for spruiking her own makeup in YouTube tutorials, made the most of a whirlwind trip to Miami Beach, Florida.
Although she did complain she was jet lagged for the entire three days she spent recharging at the beach.
“Was only here for 3 days and was jet lagged for all of it,” she told fans of her Lily Mac Makeup collection, which has collaborated with Oroton and MAC along with Showpo, where the line is sold.
ANDY HEARNDEN aka ANDY COOKS
Instagram followers: @andyhearden 2.8m
TikTok: @andy_cooks 4.3m
Chef Andy Hearnden — better known as Andy Cooks where his cooking videos have racked up one billion views on YouTube — has been effusing about the culinary delights of Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City.
The digital sensation, who is an executive chef with Kilcoy Global Foods in Queensland, has not stopped travelling in the past weeks. His has visited Singapore, Indianapolis and Los Angeles. He also attended a food conference in Dubai.
TEAGAN AND SAMANTHA RYBKA
Instagram followers: @sam_rybka 1m @teagan_rybka 1m
TikTok – @rybkatwinsofficial 14.1m
YouTube – The Rybka Twins 7.7m
Australian acrobatic twins Teagan and Samantha Rybka have been tackling ambitious stretch routines at a castle at Tokyo Disneyland.
The sisters, who first shot to fame on Australia‘s Got Talent with a contortion act, have also enjoyed stays in Rome, Paris, California.
The pair has slowed down posting their acrobatic, dance, and gymnastics sessions on Instagram recently, focusing more on TikTok and Instagram.
NATALIE ACQUISTO
Instagram followers: @natchats 59,000
Tiktok: @natchats93 15,000
Facebook @Natchats 524,000
Gaming video creator Natalie Acquisto made a swift escape from the cold to South Africa. “Winter is creeping in … South Africa,” she beamed in a post drenched in Cape Town sunshine.
Prior to South Africa, Acquisto, who pocketed a small fortune when she quit her job as a makeup artist to become a full-time gamer, spent a few months travelling through Sweden, Greece and Bali.
Under the Facebook Gaming handle ‘natchats’, users pay to subscribe to her channel and can give extra coins during a game if they like her content. She also markets her own merchandise.
Originally published as Lara Worthington, Lily Maymac among Aussie celebs, influencers on winter escapes
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