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...Before we set off I’m treated to a display of the products on which agriculture is based at these altitudes: olluco roots like fat yellow grubs and maize in jewel-like colours, piles of quinoa and kañiwa...
...Artist and sculptor Jean-Michel Othoniel has long been celebrated for his large-scale, jewel-like outdoor floral works, with La Rose des Vents recently unveiled as a permanent piece in San Francisco’s Golden...
...Having been accused of seeking treasure with no regard to archaeological context, detectorists are now belatedly recognised for adding significant jewels to the crown of our past....
...Details Paul Richardson was a guest of Turismo de León. The Hotel Real Colegiata de San Isidoro has doubles from around €80....
...In Manrique’s hands three subterranean volcanic “bubbles” had become chill-out spaces with his trademark bright-white paths, water falling into jewel-like turquoise pools, giant cacti, and niches for sitting...
...Far fewer know of a little jewel of a game reserve that lies on South Africa’s north western border, right up against Botswana....
...Details Paul Richardson was a guest of Gecko Hotel & Beach Club (geckobeachclub.com; doubles from €290) and Ibiza Lifestyle Concierge (ibizalc.com)....
...Next morning I doubled back to Baeza, another tiny jewel of a city replete with palaces, grand churches, squares and fountains....
...Paul Richardson Discovery: Espíritu Santo In spite of everything, there is still untamed beauty on our planet....
...You’ve done the big dress (or the very small one), the shoes, the jewels – all the stuff that goes on top....
...Richardson says: “Slowly introduce a darker feel into your wardrobe with some key pieces....
...The starting point is the iconic “Child with a Dove”; jewel of Picasso works in British collections, this was once owned by Samuel Courtauld and was put under a temporary export ban in August after Christie...
...But the jewels in the crown of US housing policy are the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), which by 2009 guaranteed or owned $5,390bn worth of mortgages....
...Futurescapes, by Tim Richardson, Thames & Hudson, RRP£24.95 Richardson’s latest look at the landscape and garden world gives a thoughtful overview of contemporary designers from Kim Mikyoung to Charles...
...“Nowadays you would have to go to the depths of the highlands of Scotland to find the intense darkness we enjoyed in the centre of our town…When you were out at night the stars shone like brilliant jewels...
...By coincidence, three great American plays, two by Tennessee Williams (A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Natasha Richardson and John C....
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