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Autun Cathedral, Paris to the Pyrenees, and Longitude Books Blog
Longitude Books is a specialized site with just about every book ever published in the field of travel, including historical accounts such as my fave, The Conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar. I just contributed a column as guest blogger on the Longitude Blog. The question was, could I describe one of the […]
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Pope Sends Red Shoes to Paris: A Celebration of Paris to the Pyrenees
This just in from APF, amazing! How did they get onto this so fast?–David and Alison APR, Paris: Pope Benedict XVI Gives the Gift of Scarlet–not the sash of a cardinal, but his red slippers. The pope's unexpected gift was reportedly sent to a little-known mystic described variously as a "saintly woman" and […]
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Classicist, Art Historian Andrew Riggsby Endorses Paris to the Pyrenees
Andrew Riggsby, Professor of Classics and Art History at The University of Texas, Austin is an expert on Rome and Roman history (among the many other furrows he follows in the fertile field of art history and classical studies). We have never met. Andrew contacted me some years ago after reading one of my […]
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National Geographic Traveler and Paris to the Pyrenees: Review by Don George
Yours truly checking out the hunters' blinds about a third of the way up the Pyrenees. Photo: copyright Alison Harris "Pleased" is understatement: I am delighted that Don George, one of the great travel experts and writers now working in America, has reviewed Paris to the Pyrenees, choosing my quirky effort as his book of […]