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Advantages: Got to taste loads of different wines and learn about them Disadvantages: Not much else to do other than wine tasting
HunterValley has wonderful scenery and is home to a large wine and coaling industries. To the south it stretches from Goulburn River and Wollemi National Park and right up to Barrington Tops National Park to the North. Lower Hunter is where most of the vineyards can be found but Upper Hunter also has vineyards as well as horse breeding and racing. During the year there are festivals and it is a great place for music from folk, jazz and even opera. In the Hunter there are several galleries and museums to see.
You can get various tours to HunterValley from Sydney or you could hire a car and drive to it yourself. It might be hard to find places however if you drove I would imagine. We chose to take a guided tour, it cost us $95 and included a stop off at the Australian Reptile Park as well which I thought was great value for money ...
Advantages: Beautiful, amazing History Disadvantages: Pricey
When Mr Tart and I went to the Loire Valley castle hunting I knew that I definitely wanted to visit Chenonceau. It's one of the castles that really said Loire to me as it seems to be one that's often used to illustrate the area.
SOME HISTORY:
Chateau de Chenonceau was originally a fortified castle built in the 1430s. In the early 1500s the castle was purchased by Thomas Bohier who demolished the fortified castle (apart from one tower) and began the building we see today. Unfortunately for Bohier his castle was seized by Francois I after Bohier's son failed to pay a debt. Francois's son Henry II then gave the castle to his mistress, Diane de Poitiers. Diane extended the castle to include an arched bridge across the river. When Henry II died (a splinter from a joust went into his eye and he died from the infection - yuk!) his wife ...
Advantages: A fast paced thriller very well written. Disadvantages: Might not suit all readers of thrillers.
Shadow Valley -Gwen Hunter.
~ About the Author ~
Gwen Hunter is a writer who has at least one other pseudonym.
She writes jointly with Gary Leveille under the pseudonym Gary Hunter (taking his first name, her surname).
I've also been told (and although haven't checked out fully, some details do match) that she has also written under the pseudonym of Faith Hunter, writing Fantasy books.
She has 3 separate series of books (including the Dr. Rhea Lynch Series which I've reviewed one of here), but also a number of stand lone novels, Shadow Valley being one of them.
~ Book Synopsis ~
Mackenzie Macon - Known as Mac - Is in the throes of divorce. Because of this, she has decided to take her teenage daughter Bella away on a camping trip, where they also plan a photographic shoot of the local area. This is something they have ...
