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Paradise lost: Richard Cork discovers that gardens can be both idyllic retreats and places of menace
No nation is more besotted with gardens than us, so it was inevitable that Tate Britain would get around to mounting a major show called "Art of ......(Continue Reading) Paradise lost: Richard Cork follows Gauguin's doomed but fruitful pursuit of happiness - art
Convinced that western civilisation had become rotten, Gauguin set sail for Tahiti in April 1891. He left behind his wife and five children, just as ......(Continue Reading)Paradise found: how an architect used unwanted land to build his dream home - Home & Design
The house began with a marriage proposal. On the pretext of scattering wildflower seeds, architect Ron Sutton brought his then girlfriend, Lisa Kincheloe, ......(Continue Reading)The quiet paradise: getting away from it all in the Cook Islands
Imagine a South Pacific paradise, steeped in the 18th century history of Captain James Cook and William Bligh of Mutiny on the Bounty fame. You can almost smell fragrant frangipani blossoms, taste...(Continue Reading)Falls from paradise: Guyana's Kaieteur falls is a remote Yet accessible wilderness - This Land
About 150 miles inland from the coast of Guyana (formerly British Guiana), the Potaro River plunges 741 feet in one drop over a sandstone cliff. This ......(Continue Reading)
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