Snow in the Cotswolds

10 January 2010

Actually, there’s snow everywhere in England at the moment. It’s been a week of snowstorms and cold weather, and it’s being called “The Big Freeze” by the news and weather stations. And I’ll admit, I’m cold, too. The temperature has been hovering around freezing, and the other day, I got stuck in the town of […]

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England: Bath to Exeter

17 December 2009

It has been a while since my last post. I realize this now, but of course, it didn’t seem that way until I sat down and counted up the days. How time flies when you don’t have to pay attention to it! So, to those of you who have been wondering: I am indeed still […]

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The UK, So Far

4 December 2009

I’ve been from south to North and back again, basing my travels on the suggestions of friends and acquaintances and people I meet along the way, looking for a good place to base myself for my three months in the UK. It’s a difficult task. While I have liked all the towns I’ve visited, I’m […]

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Marseille & Avignon: A Study in Contrasts

19 November 2009

Marseille, port city, oldest in France after Paris, is vibrant and raw, with an influx of North African and Mediterranean immigrants that lend their own culture and identity to the city. It sprawls between the coast and the St. Victoire range, throbbing and pulsating and demanding to be noticed. Avignon, on the other hand, is […]

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The Elusive Picasso

6 November 2009

It seems that Picasso and I were never meant to be together, not really: by now, I’m pretty sure I was never meant to appreciate his art in person. Yes, I’ve seen a few random Picasso works — the famous Guernica, at the Reina Sofia modern art museum in Madrid, for example, or some of […]

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