The Paris Traveler

The Travel Channel at b5media has another theme day. Our mission:  write your best article on, or about, the best of something.  Well when you’re talking about Paris, trying to pick the best of anything is like asking a parent, “Which child do you love best?”
Impossible to answer, right?! As any well-adjusted parent will tell you, they “love all their children equally.” If push comes to shove, they might say one is better at sports, while another is better at music, but all in all, their children (in their eyes) are the greatest!  Who’s to argue?!
Well this assignment is very similar. Can you …read more

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I remember the first time I popped into this bookstore back in 1971. George Whitman seemed ageless even back then. He greeted me warmly and started chatting about books. I can no longer remember exactly what the conversation was, but I do remember that before long there was a group of us strangers talking like a bunch of old friends over a cup of tea.
George is the owner of this famous haven for writers, poets, wanderlusts travelers, and any book lover who happens to come through his door. George himself has become somewhat of an institution, just like his shop.
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