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The Wizardry of Oz

Part of Australia’s magic is that while snow nestles against rocky peaks, and dripping jungle throbs with life, desert sands could grill a T-bone steak. But the distances are great: you can’t have it all at once.   Last week … Continue reading

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Travel Tales of Bhutan: floral connections

Did the ancestors of your garden plants come from Bhutan? One of the exciting things about travelling, for a keen gardener, is to see familiar garden plants in their natural habitat. Over the last 500 years, plants have been collected … Continue reading

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Venice: the power of myth

Venice, celestial city of gold and splendour, Queen of the Adriatic, hides a dark secret. The story of her birth on 25 March in the year 421, as a Christian city favoured by Saint Mark, a free city-state immaculately conceived … Continue reading

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Barcelona: My Rambla

Salsa, souvenirs, saints, statue artists, or escalope de seitan:  La Rambla has them all at different times and locations. It also has theatres, museums, markets, and lots of places for changing your money – so you can keep pick-pockets supplied. … Continue reading

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