France
CONTEST IS OVER. The FINAL daily prize in the January Giveaway goes out today. And then I draw for the Grand Prize Winners. (See below) Destinations: Milan, New York City and Brittany in France Book: P.O. Box Love: A Novel of Letters (originally 2009, but NEW in English– February 2012) by Paola Calvetti I reviewed this [...]
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Read about France, win a book about Portugal. See below. NOTE: The Arizona State Alumni magazine wrote about Kristin Espinasse in December 2011. You can read it here. Destination: France Book: Blossoming in Provence by Kristin Espinasse You might think at first glance that a beautiful blond from Arizona who goes to Paris to study [...]
Oh My! I wish I were eligible for today’s giveaway prize! Jane has come up with a superb gift for movie fans. See bottom of this article. Wednesday Matinee Destinations: France, England, Hawaii Movies: The Descendants, Hugo, and War Horses Reviews by Jane Boursaw If there’s one thing we can count on around the holidays, [...]
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Today’s Giveaway book has not been reviewed but reflects Paris and France. (See bottom of post) Culture Travel Tuesday by Dr. Jessie Voigts Destination: France Books: Several about food–read on. France. What’s the first thing you think of? If you’re anything like me, it’s all about the food. I dream of luscious cheeses, mouthwatering chocolates, [...]
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When we were at the Louvre, I almost skipped going to the room with the Mona Lisa. I had read about how small the painting is and god knows we have seen reproductions aplenty. But at the last minute, I dashed up the stairs and into the room, while Ken waited outside. I’m so glad [...]
HAPPY THANKSGIVING–whether you’re in the U.S. celebrating with family and friends or in a country that does notstuff themselves with turkey once a year like we do, stop a moment and give thanks for the most precious things in your life. On Thanksgiving, I am thankful for many things. One of them is travel. Dora [...]
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Wednesday Matinee Destination: Corsica Movie: Queen to Play by Jane Boursaw I knew right away I’d like Queen to Play, a French film set on the gorgeous island of Corsica. You geography buffs will know immediately where that is, but I had to look it up. Corsica is a mountainous piece of land in the [...]
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Unfortunately, we only had one night in Honfleur, the lovely little Norman seaside town that attracts summer vacationers by the droves. It was no longer summer when we arrived, and the chilly wind sent us scurrying off the street and bending over a huge black pot of moules for dinner at a seaside restaurant. The [...]
We saw this oddity at the Paris Mint–La Monnaie de Paris, which is located on Quai de Conti, at the corner of Guénégaud, the street where our apartment was located when we traveled to Paris last September. These iron bars are on the Guénégaud side of the building. Here’s another shot: Any architectural scholars out there [...]
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