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TRAVEL FOR TWO: Beach and Beer in Peniscola

Roger Zubrinich and Judy Peters like to travel. A lot. Prior to the pandemic, the couple would escape the Australian winter and head to Europe for the summer, traipsing through countries via a hire car. With overseas travel now something of a dream, Roger has decided to revisit some of their destinations in writing. The next instalment in the Travel for Two series sees Roger and Judy navigating traffic, sipping cold beers, and learning about the history of Peniscola.

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TRAVEL FOR TWO: Si Si Sabbioneta by Roger Zubrinich

Roger Zubrinich and Judy Peters like to travel. A lot. Prior to the pandemic, the couple would escape the Australian winter and head to Europe for the summer, traipsing through countries via a hire car. With overseas travel now something of a dream, Roger has decided to revisit some of their destinations in writing. He has no doubt that driving to them is infinitely easier. The next instalment in the Travel for Two series sees Roger and Judy…

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HIDDEN HISTORIES: French-flavoured wine with Barbara Santich

In June this year, Emeritus Professor Barbara Santich delivered a fascinating talk to the South Australian Garden History Society. Barbara has been kind enough to let us republish her fascinating talk on little-known Jean-Louis Edouard Bourbaud. A little-known figure, Bourbaud was a French wine expert who came to SA in the mid-19th Century, and who also encouraged mulberry growing for silk production. Barbara's research on Bourbaud is part of a wider research project for the Institute for…

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Travel for Two: Roger Zubrinich's Venice

Roger Zubrinich and Judy Peters like to travel. A lot. And primarily, but not exclusively, to Europe. The attraction of Europe, apart from its more or less limitless offerings, is that they are able to drive their way around. Every European summer from 1994 to 2019 after which the pandemic halted travel, they’ve picked up a lease car, most often in Paris but not always, and have driven to places large and small across Europe…

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