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LOCAL DREAMERS - winton flesserWanderlust can stem from a desire to experience different cultures, to meet new people, or to discover things about oneself or the world at large. For Winton Flesser, it would seem to equate to experiencing nature as often as possible, and supporting others to sense the same joy – healing power, even – that he gets from being involved with the outdoors. His K2 Base Camp and K2 Odyssey retail outlets in Fortitude Valley beat with the collective heart and soul of their founder and we... NATIONAL DREAMER - tracy listerThe bustling streets of Hanoi are a chaos of car horns beeping, animated merchants bartering and the general buzz that comes with any Asian metropolis. Amongst the chaos sits a young girl, seated on the ground with a cardboard box in front of her lined with cups of tea. She brushes her stringy hair out of her eyes with a grubby hand and stares up at you – her dark brown eyes exuding exhaustion, pleading for you to make the small purchase that could be the difference between her family ... INTERNATIONAL DREAMER - chris abaniIn 1985, the Nigerian poet and writer Chris Abani was arrested and imprisoned on suspicion of masterminding a political coup. The Nigerian government decided that his first novel, Masters of the Board, was a political thriller. Inspired by the world of espionage-writer Ian Fleming, Chris had written the novel two years earlier when he was just 16 years old. The government found it to be a `threat to national security` and incarcerated him. He was released months later but again found out tha... |
