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Be open to love at the Ekka: after 147 years Brisbane show is still a rollicking good time

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QueenslandThe state’s largest event is experiencing a ‘renaissance’ amid record crowds, but not that much has changed since it began Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Brisbane Ekka has long been billed as a meeting of the bush and the big smoke – but few met the brief as literally as Kathleen and Cameron Kedwell. Read More...

Hidden France: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track

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Holiday guidesFrance holidaysIf you dream of salt pans and chalets on stilts, wild heather-clad hillsides and car-free isles … Hidden … Greece | Croatia | Italy | Portugal France, the world’s most popular tourist destination, is getting back on track this summer with a focus (and a €50m government investment) on eco-friendly holidays, slow travel and sustainable tourism. That means going beyond the usual hotspots to an unexplored France of bamboo forests, pink salt pans, chalets on stilts, prehistoric horses and maybe a weekend as a lighthouse keeper. Read More...