14.20 - Artisan life, Expat perspectives, Neighborly kindness, and learning to love Paris again
This week we cross the hexagon from Brittany to Normandy to Provence to meet artisans. While in Provence in Mèze, we hear about neighborly deeds. Then we're off to the USA to meet a French woman.
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→ Finding hidden places in the most visited city on Earth: Or, how I learned to avoid tourist traps and love Paris again - A visit to Chateau Vincennes, Paris - by Valerie Helmbreck Mascitti
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