Books I love as I travel
Cape Town is one of those cities set between the sea and the mountains. And what a mountain! Table Mountain dominates and surrounds the city. Walking or dining under the Continue Reading →
Philippe asked for some reading advice for a trip to Bavaria. This gave me the opportunity to remember several holidays around the Thumsee, near Bad Reichenhall. German novelist Andrea Continue Reading →
Until recently, Barcelona was for me a « must see » city. I had never been there but everybody was telling me how wonderful it is: the perfect destination for a mini-trip Continue Reading →
Michèle and Arnaud recently made a trip to the « Holy Land », i.e. Israel and Palestine and asked me for reading suggestions. Two best-sellers are still very popular and I let Continue Reading →
There is something magical when you arrive in New-York. By car or bus, when suddenly after miles of suburban and industrial blight in New Jersey the pointed Manhattan skyline appears Continue Reading →
My professional meetings in Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital city, are long. Because my colleagues and I don’t speak Russian or Tajik, we are always accompanied by an interpreter who translates from Continue Reading →
I just spent two wonderful weeks in Rio de Janeiro. I had previously reviewed “Crimes of August” by Rubem Fonseca. This week, I will continue with some of the books Continue Reading →
Last summer I wrote a post about Naples in the blog’s « Books, Movies and Beyond» section. When reading it again, I have to recognize it is a little empty: many Continue Reading →
Recently Brussels was cowardly attacked by terrorists. This is the city where I was born and grew up. I propose a brief and personal tribute to this very attractive city that Continue Reading →
Muriel is planning a trip to Saint-Petersburg and she is asking for some reading suggestions. Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” is one of Russian and world’s literature’s masterpieces. It is Continue Reading →