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Mountain landscapes...

Chapter 9 and 10 of the book feature the Southern Alps of New Zealand, and a lesson which involves applying for a job with a company that flies tourists into Milford Sound.
Last weekend I was fortunate enough to be in the European Alps for the first time. After years of showing videos on tourism in Chamonix, I was able to wander through the streets of the town, and then head up on the cable car to L'Aiguille du Midi...
Enjoy some of my images below...
There were quite a few companies offering flights by small plane and helicopter over the Alps, so perhaps you could adapt the lesson to this location instead of using New Zealand, or maybe even a mountain range in the UK....

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