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Europe's allure stays strong throughout the world. Living in Provence and in Paris, we often see travellers and tourists--there IS a difference--staring wide-eyed at the major monuments, strolling on the Champs Elysees, puzzling over maps trying to figure out where to go. Our love affairs with travel began long enough ago that we have "done" the major sites of most of Europe and America and some of the rest of the world. In the process we have learned the pleasure of leaving the beaten track and taking the side roads.We are sharing our experiences in taking the byways of Europe. We hope to find like-minded travellers who want to go beyond being tourists, sliding by fascinating places in a bus and moving from one major museum to another with little interaction with the residents of the towns and villages, especially the ones they didn't visit. We'll include restaurants, recipes, a little bit of history, tips on the artists and their backgrounds, and lots and lots of recommendations for easy travelling on the byways.
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