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May 24, 2025

Two Parisian Books – Joyful Guides for a Style ‘A La Parisienne’

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Years ago, I had read a book titled “How To Be Parisian: Wherever You Are“, written by four French women who were friends for years, with careers in music, film, […]

August 21, 2024

The Edinburgh Fringe – World’s Largest Arts Festival – On Right Now

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I had mentioned about Edinburgh, in several of my older posts before – namely “Scotland – A Dream Land“, “Queen Elizabeth II and Her Platinum Jubilee” and “Gleneagles, Scotland” (Click […]

October 23, 2022

Sicily – Inspired by a Marvelous Coffee

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I had the intention of writing this post since last spring – when I discovered a marvelous coffee at a Tchibo shop close to my house. On the coffee package […]