The Paris Traveler

 I don’t know how many of you that read The Paris Traveler are bloggers or individuals that visit because you have a passion for Paris.  Both are great groups to be a part of–some of you might even be members of both like me!  I read other blogs every day, not because I blog, more because they’re about something I enjoy or someone has an incredible sense of humor which I value and it comes across in their writing or they whisk me away to some wonderful place with beautiful pictures and graphics.  All good reasons to keep coming back day after day.

I have to admit that one of my favorite blogs isn’t one that I can spend a great deal of time reading as I don’t even understand it–it’s all in Italian.  And I can’t read ANY Italian.  Which explains a lot about me I suppose!!! 

Cucinare Lontano written by Jean-Michel Carasso, is a globally inspired blog that involves cooking, eating, drinking, dancing, music, basically anything that celebrates life.  The author who is French, born in Paris, currently lives in Florence, writes his posts in Italian but speaks and writes perfect English as well.  All good things as far as I’m concerned.  I love being surprised each morning by where he takes me on his tour of the world or what yummy recipes he posts that I try to interpret and recreate for myself.  In the process, I may even learn some Italian.  

Yesterday, Jean-Michel left a comment on my blog to go visit his in order to collect a prize.  Intrigued, I did so immediately and with my very inept Italian skills was able to conclude that he had chosen my blog as one of his favorites:  Kim che mi fa morire di nostalgia con la sua Parigi!” or for those of you who don’t know Italian as well as I do, my posts make him die of nostalgia for my Paris”.  Wow, coming from someone who was born here and truly understands the essence of being French, I was incredibly touched and honored.  

So today, I send you off to visit some of the places around the Internet that I would consider my favorites and pass along the MEME (R)EVOLUTION award. 

•  Cucinare Lontano–right back at you Jean-Michel
•  Chroniques du plaisir
•  The Vacationist
•  Stuff White People Like
•  All The Best

I hope you enjoy these places as much as I do.   

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