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First impressions of Iceland

Natasha von Geldern — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:14:21 +0000

When my plane came in to land at Reykjavik airport it felt like I was arriving on the moon. A low, undulating landscape shrouded in mist and pockmarked by broken rock, colourless and lifeless. But as we got closer to the land I could see the ground was in fact covered with a lush carpet [...]

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Barcelona is calling me back!

Natasha von Geldern — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:07:28 +0000

I was talking to a Barcelona native cousin this week and remembering that it has been a decade since my first and only visit to Barcelona. Back in 2002 I watched the artisans working patiently on the magnificent Sagrada Família, which has been under construction since 1882. It is due to be completed in around [...]

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Beautiful Villages of France: Turennes

Natasha von Geldern — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:42:38 +0000

Turenne sits perched high on a hill with its towers making a pleasing symmetry. In the central Correze department, it is deservedly designated one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France. This hilly region is rich in beautiful castles and villages and Turenne was once a stopping point on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela [...]

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Australia: The King’s Canyon Rim Walk

Natasha von Geldern — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:08:08 +0000

From the air the Australian ‘outback’ looks so spectacularly empty and somehow that gives the features that do appear an added significance. Patches of red earth look like open sores; gorges and the low, eroded mountains can be seem from hundreds of miles away. For example Mount Conner is three times the size of Uluru [...]

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Australia: Kangaroo Island Sea Lions

Natasha von Geldern — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:25:45 +0000

Strolling down the boardwalk I can hear a slurping, sucking noise. Looking around I spy a female sea lion and her nursing pup tucked comfortably under a bush on a sand dune. They are less than a metre away and we observe for some time without any evidence of their being distressed by our presence [...]

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