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pen4hire on March 12th, 2010

Destination: Provençe, France
Movie: The Grocer’s Son (Les Fils de l’epicier)(2008)
Some time ago, a reader recommended this movie, and it finally made it to the top of my Netflix list.  Thank you, whoever you were–stand up and take a bow for introducing The Grocer’s Son.
When I thought about why I enjoyed this movie, it became [...]

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pen4hire on August 17th, 2009

Destination: Paris
Book: Paris Movie Walks: Ten Guided Tours Through The City of Lights! Camera! Action!, by Michael Schurmann
I was going to say “You don’t have to be a movie fan to enjoy this book.”  But who among us is NOT a movie fan? And who has seen a movie set in Paris and NOT [...]

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pen4hire on July 19th, 2009

Destination: Australia
Movie: Australia (2008)
Stars: Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackson and AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE
Rather than talk about this movie which was released last year, let me instead just suggest that if you have not seen it,   To comment and

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pen4hire on March 23rd, 2009

Destination: Israel
Books: The Bible; From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Freidman; Exodus by Leon Uris

Whether your interest runs to history or contemporary geo-politics, Roman ruins or Medieval times, when you travel to Israel, you will find a country that is exasperating, beautiful, inspiring, welcoming and off-putting all at the same time.
Conflict between “tribes” did not [...]

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