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Favorite Travel Books
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A Goose in Toulouse: and Other Culinary Adventures in FranceA Goose in Toulouse: and Other Culinary Adventures in France by Mort Rosenblum
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Really fabulous book by American journalist and long time resident of France.
The Secret Life of the SeineThe Secret Life of the Seine by Mort Rosenblum
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A warm, personal narrative of life in Paris with the Parisians living on a boat off the Seine.
Under the Tuscan SunUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
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Very inspiring account of a transplant Georgian with an Italian soul.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail)A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail) by Bill Bryson
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Warm, gracious, humorous, loving, deeply human and fabulously Bill Bryson!
La Place de la Concorde SuisseLa Place de la Concorde Suisse by John McPhee
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First and best ever book on Switzerland, ever!
That Fine Italian HandThat Fine Italian Hand by Paul Hofmann
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A realistic account of the ways of Italian life from a long time resident and journalist.
Paris to the MoonParis to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
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So beautiful that I could eat it, every word on every page, a must read. Anyone who ever lived in a foreign country for a stay longer than a vacation can immediately relate to this book.
The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of FranceThe Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France by Carol Drinkwater
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A really beautiful personal account of living on a farm in the South of France.
A Year in ProvenceA Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
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Classic book written by a Brittish expat living in Provence.
Toujours ProvenceToujours Provence by Peter Mayle
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The French Laundry CookbookThe French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $23.93
In case you need your fix here at home, excellent cook book from a five star French restaurant.
French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating For PleasureFrench Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating For Pleasure by Mireille Guiliano
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How to cultivate an appropriate relationship to food the French way.