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Category: Letters From Provence

Letters from Provence

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence / May 23, 2015

The Kiss Is Back

Thank goodness the French have come to their senses. Terrorism may grip Iraq, Syria and Yemen.  Climate change is forcing Texans to build arks. And […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence / May 22, 2015

A Walk from Marseille’s Old Port to Its New Museum

France’s cities and towns are a fascinating mix of old and new, none more so than Marseille, along the walk from the Old Port, through […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence / May 21, 2015

In Aix-en-Provence, a Moment of Kindness Across Cultures

We’ll call him Bernard, this man who touched our lives today.  I wouldn’t wish to offend by using his real name. This morning, Luca, one […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence, Uncategorized / May 18, 2015

My Students Arrive in a 24-hour Whirlwind

Last week, a former student sent me a tweet asking if I’d be at Emerson College’s graduation.  When I told her I was leading a […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence / May 15, 2015

A Philosophical Return to Aix

I’ve never much cared for eating out alone, even when I tuck a book under my arm to take with me.  But tonight I rather […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence / April 5, 2015

Ah Aix: There’s Nothing Quite Like Revisiting an Old Flame

It’s a giddy feeling, almost like looking forward to a college reunion when you’ve heard an old girlfriend is on the list of those coming.  […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence, Uncategorized / February 21, 2015

Monet, Renoir and Me

Room 255 saved my sanity yesterday.  No, I haven’t been committed to an asylum yet like the tranquil setting in Saint Remy where Vincent Van […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence, Uncategorized / June 1, 2014

A New Aix Baker Gets Ready for his 15 Minutes of Fame

Jeff Boivin loves the simple things in life: the mountains, slow fermentation, a good cheese, a good wine and a good baguette.  His real passion […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence, Uncategorized / May 28, 2014

I Go to the Doctor (Take 3) & Other Bits

My last visit to the doctor cost me $32.  My visit this morning — nothing. I called Dr. Marielle Crespo-Mora yesterday afternoon to ask if […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence, Uncategorized / May 24, 2014

Reading About the 1930s, Thinking About 2014

Political sentiment across the Continent has converged at a grumpy and small-minded nadir. There is anger about high unemployment. There is pessimism about the future. […] Read More

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I’ve never measured a successful trip by how many destinations I can circle on a map or check off a Bucket List.  To me the best journey, and the best ravel, moves more like a good conversation. It ebbs and flows. It rarely rushes, but it’s also animated and unpredictable. It is filled with banter and laughter, and invites participants to linger rather than march forward inexorably like a tightly wound clock. Want to have dessert?  A second glass of wine? A detour in a back-alley artisan’s shop? A pause at an overview by the side of the trail? Why not. Read more. 

 

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