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The Old Leura Dairy is a mixture of beautifully-restored buildings that has been located into one of Australia’s most eclectic retreats. The structures were once a working dairy farm, however today have the scent of new lease of life. What was once a modest 1920s weatherboard building is now the Workers Cottage, a three-bedroom home with peculiar Australian styles, such as walls made from fence palings and furniture fashioned from old lining boards. A recent addition is the eco-friendly, solar-powered Straw Bale House, with its thick walls packed with straw to provide insulation throughout winter months. Photo by: antomic
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For owners Irena and Jeremy Hutchings, the vision to bring sustainable safari-style camping to Australia started in Africa. On their return, they happened upon pristine Jervis Bay and set up camp in a protected bush wetland. The rest, as they say, is history.
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There is something unusual in the Dyfi Forest. As dawn breaks over Wales, the sun picks out a strange array of shapes and colours. In the middle of the forest, there is a 21-foot-diameter North-American tepees and on 18-foot Mongolian style yurt. The camp is undoubtedly a low-tech experience, with private toilets and solar shower bags to provide you with warm water.
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Divided from the north west coast of Wales by the Menai Strait, lies the island of Anglesey, the largest of the English and Welsh islands. The island is mainly agricultural and its highest point is Holyhead Mountain, only 218 m. The coastline of Anglesey is dominated by sandy beaches, caves, rocky coves, and 95 per cent of which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Photo by: fotonix.photography
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De Brehat Archipelago is a small archipelago, composed of two main islands, Ile de Brehat surrounded by a wash of reefs and islets stretched across Paimpol Bay off the coast of Brittany. This car-free island with its mild micro-climate is a heaven for flora and fauna. During the summer, the smell of eucalyptus, honeysuckle and mimosa fills the air, while the local ornithological survey has noted over 300 species of marine birds. Photo by: eric_arbras
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You need lots of fingers to count the island in the rocky Alexander Archipelago, which stretches for 485 km, hugging the southeastern coast of Alaska – there are about 1,100 of them. Deep fjords and channels separate mainland and islands, which have inhospitable, irregular coasts. The whole area is densely forested with fir woods and temperate rain forest. Most part of the archipelago is protected from development and teems with wildlife. The main economic activities are tourism, fishing and logging. The largest islands are Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof, Dall, Revillagigedo, Prince of Wales and Wrangell. Photo by: brookb_phx
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Mungo National Park is an extraordinary national park located in south-western New South Wales, Australia, 876 km west of Sydney. The park is part of the Willandra Lakes Region and a World Heritage Site covering 2′400 square km with seventeen dy lakes.
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