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vinci123
Joined: 13 Sep 2006
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Location: Sydney
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 Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: inspirational places to travel |
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If anyone is looking for some inspiration from travelling, try looking here for some excellent inspirational destinations, I went on a package where i went to Istanbul, paris and the UK, it was great!!! loved it!
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belle
Joined: 01 Oct 2006
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Location: Newcastle
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| Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:42 am Post subject: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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| Last year we had nearly 3 months in Hanoi. I spent 3 hours every morning at the University of Fine Arts studying Lacquer Painting. It was mainly expats and great fun. Got to meet a wide range of people and helped me make friends. |
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charlie_bruno
Joined: 10 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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| Hanoi sounds great. I had a few weeks in south Vietnam in 2004 and loved the lacquer paintings, particularly eggshell ones, like the inlay of mother of pearl less. Went and saw the manufactured versions in the factories of all sizes (same pictures) would love to do as you have done, belle. |
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belle
Joined: 01 Oct 2006
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Location: Newcastle
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:19 am Post subject: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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| It was all very informal. People came and went on a casual basis and it cost $US3 for 3 hours plus materials. Trouble was carrying it all home! It is possible to spend months on one piece. I wish I had bought some of the blank boards home because I can't find any of the materials here. I think I enjoyed it most because it was so friendly and un threatening. |
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writerpainter
Joined: 17 Feb 2008
Posts: 173
Location: Gold Coast Hinterland
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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I did 6 months around the world with my hubby and son in 06...and am slowly working through the photos and sketches. Paris is my spiritual home!!!!!!!!! but the light in Egypt was incredible, as was the Loire valley. Visually, the most amazing thing I saw was the view over Russia from 10,000 ft up! it is incredible...no photos but seared on my brain for ever!
I hope to do a trip to Asia next year and USA in 2010. By far my most passionate goal is to stay in Paris for about 3 months and paint and draw and write (and eat and drink and look at art and play music...you get the picture)...I hope this happens in 2010! |
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belle
Joined: 01 Oct 2006
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Location: Newcastle
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:23 pm Post subject: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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| Good luck with that Christine! i think my spiritual home is Florence (along with thousands of others.) We are planning a 5 month trip next Feb finances allowing. We intend to have 6 - 8 weeks in Sth America, then Spain/Portugal, Berlin, Italy, Turkey, Thailand for a rest on the beach and so we can drop into Hanoi again on the way home. It's going to be expensive though and this year is supposed to be frugal, however my first exhibition is in July and I am being blown away by the expense of it all. |
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The Pook
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
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Location: Tasmania
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:43 pm Post subject: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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Hey I like this, it is like making art from recycled garbage or something - starting a useful thread from a spam posting is a great idea.
I don't need to go anywhere for inspiration since I already live at the ends of the earth where thousands of people spend millions of dollars every year to come to!  |
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belle
Joined: 01 Oct 2006
Posts: 1016
Location: Newcastle
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:40 am Post subject: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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LOL Pook! I'm so gormless I didn't notice that it was Spam!
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The Pook
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
Posts: 2904
Location: Tasmania
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:07 pm Post subject: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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| ...passes belle a few gorms... |
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belle
Joined: 01 Oct 2006
Posts: 1016
Location: Newcastle
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:52 pm Post subject: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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| Belle catches gorms and is incorporating them into an interesting knit which will be popular with women of a certain age. |
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writerpainter
Joined: 17 Feb 2008
Posts: 173
Location: Gold Coast Hinterland
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject: Re: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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| belle wrote: | LOL Pook! I'm so gormless I didn't notice that it was Spam!
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teeheehee...me neither...why would anyone bother trying to spam starving artists???????? |
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Hayley
Joined: 05 Feb 2007
Posts: 344
Location: Geelong
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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I hope no gorms have had to die in the creation of garments for women of a certain age? At least tell me they have not been tested on innocent guiles.
I've lost my medication  . |
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Devilbiss
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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| Hayley wrote: | I hope no gorms have had to die in the creation of garments for women of a certain age? At least tell me they have not been tested on innocent guiles.
I've lost my medication . |
You should move to NSW the bottlo's still open up 'ere  |
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The Pook
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
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Location: Tasmania
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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I is confused. 
I thought all women were of UNcertain age...?? |
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belle
Joined: 01 Oct 2006
Posts: 1016
Location: Newcastle
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:19 am Post subject: Re - inspirational places to travel |
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Beware! Guiles are not as innocent as you think! Indeed, wrangling guiles is a highly specialised task and best not undertaken by the more aged and/or cynical.
Women are always at a certain age but defining it is problematic. |
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