South of France

Pardon My French: Our Heroine Counts Sheep

Katie Beck | Posted 04.09.2012

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Katie Beck

Beyond the shingled roofs, I saw the stacked ochre buildings of the historic district in the distance and the green hillside beyond.

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Pardon My French: Our Heroine Sets Off... Again

Katie Beck | Posted 05.28.2012

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The pebbly beach is scattered with the constant sunbathers and students, but the glassy indigo water seems to be untouched for the moment.

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PHOTOS: 7 Secrets About the South of France

BootsnAll | Posted 04.25.2012

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With beautiful natural surroundings, pleasant weather, delicious cuisine and plenty of lesser-known towns, it's easy to see why the South of France is appealing

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Parents Hold Teachers Hostage

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.08.2011

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While people all over the world are "occupying" their local governments, police have refused to intervene after a group of parents have occupied the N...

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Pardon My French: Our Heroine Settles In (Kind Of)

Katie Beck | Posted 10.15.2011

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Katie Beck

I felt a sudden deep pang of homesickness and, before I knew it, I had tears streaming down my face. Some of the enormity of what I've done seemed to dawn on me in that moment and I felt a very long way from home.

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Pardon My French: Our Heroine Departs

Katie Beck | Posted 10.08.2011

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Katie Beck

For a moment it felt like the whole world opened up and I was just this tiny little thing in the middle of it, floating there on my own with no work schedule or obligations to keep me rooted in place.

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Bread and Chocolate

One For The Table | Posted 09.28.2011

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There is an edible experience I had as a child that remains unsurpassed. The year was 1963, I was ten. I still think about it and have tried many time...

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Go "au naturale" in Cap d'Agde, France

Pam Grout | Posted 07.05.2011

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Pam Grout

People in Cap d'Agde bank in the nude, they buy groceries in the nude and, yes, they even dine at restaurants in the nude.

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Colorful Climb to Matisse's Perspective in France's Collioure

Meg Pier | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHOTOS: 10 Best Travel Quotes Of All Time

Black Tomato | Posted 09.19.2011

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As the excitement for the upcoming release of the film adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's "The Rum Diary" builds, here at Black Tomato we have been in...

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Stephen Hawking: Aliens 'No Longer Interested' in Invading Earth

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even if aliens planned to travel to Earth to warn humans against destroying their own planet, Dr. Hawking said, "If they showed up now and took a look around they'd be like, 'Oops, too late.'"

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Bandit Bankers and Mrs. Madoff's Money

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

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Given what we now know, thanks to the efforts of Andrew Cuomo, one might well ask: are all scams created equally, or are some scams more equal than others?

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How To Nourish The Spirit Of Youth In You

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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Duke Orsino: If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die. Twelfth Night Ac...

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