Why 52 BC? Keep reading and you’ll find out. It’s one of the key dates in the history of Paris (hint: it’s also…
The life and times of critically acclaimed author David Downie in Paris and Rome, France and Italy.
Category: Paris
Paris in love, a photography gift book with dozens of color images of the City of Love: lovers, graffiti, romantic places, quirky, amusing views of the City of Light. By Alison Harris
From the intro: Rome, the best food city in Italy? Maybe. One thing’s for sure: Rome ranks high among Italy’s great food cities. It…
Rome, the best food city in Italy? Maybe. One thing’s for sure: Rome ranks high among Italy’s great food cities. It is an obscenely rich…
This is the first in an occasional series of sample excerpts from Food Wine Rome the app. Rome, the best food city in Italy?…
At long last… my Food Wine Rome is ready! Based on the award-winning, critically acclaimed short history of Rome's foods and wines, with hundreds…
800×600 Paris to the Pyrenees, From a Traveler’s Notebooks, Part 16: Vercingetorix at the strange local history museum in Saint Pere sous Vezelay…
Paris to the Pyrenees, From a Traveler’s Notebooks, Part 15: Saint Pere sous Vezelay and Marc Meneau and l'Esperance These blog posts are taken…
To mark the May 2014 release of the paperback version of Paris to the Pyrenees: A Skeptic Pilgrim Walks the Way of Saint…
Paris to the Pyrenees, From a Traveler’s Notebooks, Part 14: A Bang-Up Meal at the Lion d'Or and we're off… These blog posts…
Paris to the Pyrenees, From a Traveler’s Notebooks, Part 13: The View from Vezelay or Religion vs Secularism in France These blog posts…
Paris to the Pyrenees, From a Traveler’s Notebooks, Part 12: Asquins, Homely Sister of Vezelay These blog posts are taken directly from my…
Paris to the Pyrenees, From a Traveler’s Notebooks, Part 10: Gender-Bending Sainte-Eugenia at the Basilica of Mary Magdalene in Vezelay These blog posts are…