‘FEATURE SERIES’ Archives
THE 2010 FES FESTIVAL IS LET DOWN IN SOME WAYS, BUT STILL PULLS OFF SOME STUNNING HIGHS
The Fes Festival is in its 16th year. Highlights this year have been the spectacular Burundi Drummers, the charismatic Epi from Mongolia, and the amazing Amadou & Mariam, who had even the posh seats bum free as the whole of Bab al Makina danced late into the evening. For 2010 there were a number of improvements, but sadly some aspects of [...]
SHARKS RESEARCH IN FLORIDA
INTERVIEW: GARY VIOLETTA This is part of a series of interviews taking a look beyond the rollercoasters and theme parks of Florida. Some of the state's animal experts talk us through a variety of conservation initiatives made possible because of investment by some of the area's top attractions.
LIVING IN FES
INTERVIEW: SANDY McCUTCHEON Novelist Sandy McCutcheon spends half the year living in the medina in Fez in Morocco and has become friends with many of the locals – including two women who’s commitment and determination have inspired him. This interview was recorded at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music.
WORKING THE MEDINA
INTERVIEW: SANDY McCUTCHEON As you walk through the medina in Fez in Morocco you’ll encounter hundreds of tiny businesses from a young guy squeezing fresh orange juice to an elderly man selling hard boiled eggs. So is there a system dictating who does what and where? Australian novelist Sandy McCutcheon has a riad in the medina and is author [...]
ENTREPRENEURIAL FES
INTERVIEW: SANDY McCUTCHEON Wandering around the medina in Fez in Morocco it’s hard not to notice the entrepreneurial spirit of many of the inhabitants. Australian novelist Sandy McCutcheon lives in Fez for 6 months each year and is author of The View From Fez blog and he has great respect for the determination of the local [...]
THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF CANADA’S FIRST NATIONS
INTERVIEW: ANORA-LIA COLLIER Visiting Wendake in Canada will give you a good insight into the history and culture of the Wendat First Nations People. So what will you see? Anora-Lia Collier is from the Huron Wendat Museum.
TRAINING IN 10 MINUTES
INTERVIEW: ZANA MORRIS 10 minutes lifting weights or 60 minutes lifting weights, which would you choose? Especially if the 10 minutes delivered better results. That's the kind of exercise advocated by Zana Morris from Educo Gym in Harley Street.
IS YOUR PET PSYCHIC?
INTERVIEW: LYNNE MCTAGGART Many pet owners claim their pets are psychic but is there any evidence for this? Lynne McTaggart is from Living The Field and she has had her own psychic pet experiences.
SEAWORLD TRAINING IN FLORIDA
INTERVIEW: PEDRO RAMOS This is part of a series of interviews taking a look beyond the rollercoasters and theme parks of Florida. Some of the state’s animal experts talk us through a variety of conservation initiatives made possible because of investment by some of the area’s top attractions.
CULTURE OF FES
INTERVIEW: SANDY McCUTCHEON Life in the Moroccan city of Fes is different from the lives we live. Author Sandy McCutcheon has lived in Fes for a number of years.
