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By Ellen Hill            Photos: David Hill, Deep Hill Media The chirp of cicadas competing with Christmas carols, an awe-inspiring backdrop of towering golden escarpments and dramatic valleys and a cooling breeze carrying the subtle scent of eucalyptus. Welcome to an Aussie bush Christmas and summer holiday season in the Blue Mountains. PRE-CHRISTMAS: GIFT IDEAS: Give your adult loved ones some grown-up time with a Faeriestorm Nanny Service voucher. Available in hourly block

By Ellen Hill for Escarpment Group       Photos: David Hill Retro revivalists can relive the past by travelling in vintage car convoy from Penrith to the original Blue Mountains party palace as part of the annual Roaring 20s Festival on Friday, February 24. The bevvy of costumed festivalgoers will be transported in exquisite antique convoy by Blue Mountains Vintage Cadillacs in the opulent style and spirit of Mark Foy’s legendary first motorcade to the Hydro Majestic Hotel, p