The miniature village talked about in the article, is straight out of "The Borrowers" by Mary Norton, which I teach to my Grade 3s, and is called Cockington Green.
When my children were younger we used to get a year long pass and go regularly to ride the steam train and look at the miniature village houses, English pubs and Scottish castles. There's nothing quite like the concept of miniature houses and 'borrowers'. In my class when something goes missing, we all get a kick out of saying, "Who is it who keeps taking all of my little things?"
Byron Bay - now that's a map I want to see. Good onya John!
You PM or email to Pauline and she will set you up with the sites - one is a website where you get the longitude and latitude information, the other is the site where you put in all your map information. She has all sorts of markers available now which makes it even more fun.
Looking forward to seeing it when you're done - that's one beautiful area up there.
I worry a little that this article may raise false expectations....this is certainly not the Canberra I have lived in most of the last 10 years. Foodie heaven, Kingston and Manuka having a european feel - not sure too many Canberrans (or indeed many Australians) would agree. The cycle paths are great but how big an attraction this is for visitors I don't know. There are plenty of outdoor cafes but at least 6 months of the year is pretty cold.
Just my thoughts.....just don't think it is particularly accurate.
I spent a week in Canberra on business in February 2002 and was pleasantly surprised by the good restaurants and shopping after being told there was nothing there. While it certainly didn't have the diversions of Melbourne or Sydney, I enjoyed the walks around the lake and the museums.
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This is a bit off topic, I think, but I lived in Canberra for four years (1974-1978). It was a physically lovely, but really quiet, small city. I's amazing to hear people how refer to it as a "foodie heaven" or as "hip" or "European." It must really have changed a lot.
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