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AUSTRALIA
 

‘Set in Stone’, AIR, A Qantas Magazine, September 2009
Stonemason James Charlwood brings romance and passion to working with stone on heritage buildings.
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‘Temora Refuelled’, CountryBIZ, Issue 44, 2008

A visit by an aerobatic pilot 14 years ago led to the establishment of the remarkable Temora Aviation Museum, in country New South Wales.

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'On the Edge' South Coaster Magazine,
Winter 2007

Sculpture comes to life on a clifftop in Bermagui.

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‘Shear Excellence’  Good Weekend, The Age Magazine, August 17, 1996
When John O’Sullivan looks at his Saxon Merinos, it is with a faintly quizzical expression…Now 73, until he was 57, sheep had been merely a decorative part of the rural landscape.

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'A Passion for Purple' South Coast Style Magazine, May-June 2007

Energy & passion combine to make a successful lavender farm.

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'When a Cup is More Than a Cup'  South Coaster Magazine, Summer 2006

Artist Poppy Benton makes fine porcelain objects in a bushland studio.

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'A Day in the Life' CountryBIZ Magazine,
June 2006

Meet Brian Humphreys, a policeman who became a Buddhist
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‘Divine Work’ CountryBIZ Magazine,
January 2005
Part ancient wisdom, part energy connection between diviner and the land ... water divining
is in demand.

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‘Space with Grace’ CountryBIZ Magazine, February 2005
The seachangers have refined life in Australia’s coastal towns
 creating an appetite for new styles of housing...    

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INTERNATIONAL
 

‘In Company with Ted Hughes’, The Weekend Australian Travel & Indulgence
July 24-25 2010
A writing course in northern Yorkshire is an inspirational affair.
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‘English language, French Style’ Sydney Alumni Magazine, SAM, Winter 2008
Finn McCall travels the world, teaching English to French speakers.

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'One Perfect Day' The Weekend Australian,
April 21-22 2007

Spend a month - or a day - in the unspoilt town of Villefranche-sur-mer on the French Riviera.

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‘Paris match is perfect’ The West Australian,
October 29, 2005

As we boarded the Paris Shuttle at Charles de Gaulle airport at 7.15 on a cold Paris morning, the email from our landlord was tucked firmly in my bag….. We were staying for 15 nights, pretending to be Parisians….
 

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‘A taste of the real thing’ The Weekend Australian, Sept 18-19, 2004
I remember my first taste of Saint-Nectaire....Tasting it, I asked my companion, "Where did you get this cheese?"  He looked at me winningly and said “I had it flown in specially, from the Auvergne..."

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‘Charm on the side’ The Weekend Australian, November 20-21, 2004
Although I expect my first visit to Paris to be part of life’s theatre, it has not occurred to me Parisian waiters would play more than a bit part.’

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PHOTO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Nick Cubbin,  Sam Davis,  Justine Forrest,  Ken Latona,  Clinton Murray,  Andrew Brown,  Prem Samira

 

 

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