3 FEBRUARY 1996, page 28

Australia

The distance is in their eyes W E Deedes S o, it's to be Australia? Then brace yourself for The Tyranny of Distance, which is what Geoffrey Blainey called his excellent book......

Mongolia

The smell of old sheep George Courtauld voo' — I like that word: it means `cairn surmounted by a skull'. At present, a skull and I are looking down on the capital city,......