The long march of time…Editorial: Benedict Menu, editor-in-chief.
Since Pythagoras, Aristotle, and Ptolemy advanced the hypothesis of a great southern earth guaranteeing the balance of the antipodes and the earth, Terra Australis Incognita ignites the imagination of men…
The precious remnant of Gondwana, 14 times the size of France, Australia, is a wonderful laboratory of nature, where there are all the colors of escape; the laterite red of deserts cut for adventure, the tropical green of ancestral forests. The blue hues of an island paradise bathed by the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. It is also a country of upheavals and contrasts between a young composite nation and a culture rooted in a thousand years of carelessness and seriousness.
Everywhere in the Land of Oz today one can delve into its deep roots. Be guided by Boonwurrungs and Woiwurrungs at Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, once an important ceremonial site for these two tribes; In Queensland, discover the endemic fauna and flora of the world’s oldest forest (over 135 million years) on the Bama Road with the Kuku Yalanjis and Gugu Yimithirs, or even see the Uluru monolith, the sacred heart of the Red Centre. , through the eyes of Anangus, who know that “dream time” ended here, to see the birth of “human time”…
From this unique and plural Australia, a country-world to be passionately explored, we present to you a few slices from a fabulous kaleidoscope. From the vineyards of Tasmania to the beaches of Queensland, from the vastness of the Outback to the trendy addresses of Perth or Sydney. An unpublished map completes this special file, pointing out a selection of more than 550 national park wonders, countless species of rare animals, route choices and a guide to the seasons.
This special Australian content
- Tasmaniaon the slopes at the end of the world
- Lord Howethe last stop before eternity
- Karijiniin the depths of the earth
- Queenslandin the kingdom of sands
- Ecotourism. animal encounters, hikes and stays
- Aboriginal culture. dive into “Dreamtime”
- Torn map. Australia at a Glance
- City guides. our addresses in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth
- Hotel. what’s new on the island-continent?
- To-do list. 8 unusual experiences of living in the Antipodes
- Advices. go there at any cost
- Portfolio. Australia, treasure island
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE.
- Trends, hotels, meetings… Our loved ones around the world
- Slow travel. neo-innkeepers, the praise of rurality
- Portraits. six nomadic personalities to follow
- One country, one sport. The initiative remains from Chiang Mai to Kyoto
- Travel to surpass yourself. from desert to frozen land
- Initiative schemes. meet the artisans of Asia
- Beach, well-being, family. our good picks
- Gastronomy. out of town when the table makes the destination
Source: Le Figaro
