Lodestars Anthology: Pathways

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Yeah I’ve been living here for four years and I haven’t lost that romantic feeling. Even in London, in the bustle of the city, I just find it so exciting and so different and exotic compared to the world I grew up in. I’m sure a sense of that awe and wonder is there in the magazine, and yes, I expect this first issue might sell better in places where England seems glorified and beautiful and far away. I think every place in the world has a little bit of magic about it – the special pull of the place. You see a lot of magazines at the moment, especially the ones with a travel focus, that are about looking deeper and realising that a place is more than a couple of fruity attractions and some architectural icons. It’s about the people and the stories and the history, and that makes travel all the more magical. It’s relevant too that you’re Australian – I can imagine Lodestars Anthology selling very well in places outside England that have a more romantic image of the place.

Jimena is based in Colorado but has lived, worked, and studied in Mexico, Spain, The Netherlands, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, China, Argentina and the United Stated and speaks English and Spanish fluently. The series of images build up to provide an anthropological look into Britain’s obsession with football, at every level of the game. It questions whether the country’s preeminent domestic cup competition still retains it’s magic, in the light of competition from top flight football leagues and the European cup competitions. This is a magazine about Greece - a celebration of her myths, mountains and glittering seas. It contains glimpses of island life and odes to olives, and lashings of wildflowers, ruins, wilderness and awe . . . This is our ode to Wales - a celebration of its soaring peaks and dazzling waters, its wilderness, song and lore. Venture here to walk in the footsteps of saints and ancient kings, and to explore landscapes - diverse, dramatic and sublime - destined to fill you with awe. You’ll cross paths with artists, poets and lavender farmers, feast on Welsh cakes and bara brith, wallow in the history, swim in the sea, hike hills, forage, revel and bask in the beauty. All the while knowing that here, there may well be dragons.There are also quite a few magazines around at the moment that take a positive look at what other start-ups are doing. That’s something I’ve found about starting up in general – I’ve spoken to editors on other independent magazines and everyone has been so supportive and willing to talk about their experience, the art of putting a magazine together and the dramas. That sense of community and support has been really lovely, and it was totally unexpected. Her Documentary work explores the lives of indigenous and rural communities in Latin America. Her editorial subjects are diverse - from portraiture, food, land and agriculture to travel and lifestyle commissions.

Lodestars Anthology is a beautiful independent travel magazine-come-journal that is practically made for leaving on the coffee table for ever. Each stunning issue is a dedicated guide to a different country, filled with photographs, articles and recommendations. Lodestars does what it sets out to do; describing itself as a magazine-meets-journal for curious travellers, and also a coffee table staple, it transports you serenely to another place and gives you a pinch of wanderlust. Independently published, distributed internationally and all set to explore the globe one country (or should that be one issue) at a time.

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