For the latest Harpers Bazaar issue, we flew to a private island in Vanuatu.

Here is me doing my best Vanuatuan postcard girl pose with another giant plant. I spent 4 days barefoot and happy.

This was my home for the week.. a 300 year old javanese hut that had been transported in pieces and rebuilt on site. It was made entirely of wood and the floors were worn soft from years of use. It was a very special experience to be in the historical home of many generations and occupants before me.

This mother duck and her teenage duckling would come visit at dawn every morning and as you can see, they weren’t shy. They just waddled right in the back door.

We went horseriding in the rain and wore helmuts to protect ourselves not just from falling off but from the palms which were heavily loaded with coconuts.

This summer I went home to Moscow to visit all the friends and family I haven’t seen in a while. It was nice to just hang out at home and relax as well as to do a bit of sightseeing and going out!

a little village on the outskirts of Moscow.

While walking around we discovered a bunch of wild poppies growing in a field. That’s an unusual thing to see, as poppies are illegal to grow in most countries!

My brother and I went jogging on a filed near our summer house for a little exercise, and to our surprise found cows, horses and geese hanging out there! We literally did laps around them

Old friends from school at a cafe in Moscow.

My cousin Sasha and I at a famous Uzbek restaurant in Moscow.

This is me on my family farm with my horse, Danny Boy. He’s just gorgeous… but kind of fat! I don’t actually spend all of my time in Sydney, I like to divide my life between the country and the city…

The only way I can manage to brush him is to feed him at the same time… lucky that women can multi-task, right?

See, he’s just part of the family…