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France in the Frame

Posted in Art and Photography, France, Travel, tagged , , , on March 19, 2013 | 2 Comments »

French travel specialist John Reese has invested two decades in changing the way Kiwis feel about France, he tells Cameron Williamson of the Dominion Post Wellington (NZ) To sit in the garden of Renoir’s house, sketching 1000 year old olive trees and hearing the stories of the land, is John Reese’s kind of travel. Twenty […]

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The Louvre – Kim Kardashian creates havoc?

Posted in Art and Photography, France, Holiday, Tourism, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , on December 7, 2011 | 19 Comments »

Lessons from the Louvre – Part 2: This is the second part of my series on paintings in the Louvre. This is my attempt to cure those suffering from MLS syndrome, and opening your eyes to art highlights other than the Mona Lisa! Over the next month there will be weekly articles on my highlights, […]

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The Louvre – do you suffer from MLS?

Posted in Art and Photography, Holiday, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged , , , , , , on November 29, 2011 | 19 Comments »

The Louvre would be one of the most recognisable brands in the world – there would be few people who would not know what the Louvre was, and where it is? There are nearly nine million people per year who visit, which is 30,000 people per day on average,  going there to look at some […]

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Auvers sur Oise – Dining with Vincent Van Gogh

Posted in Art and Photography, France, Tourism, Travel, tagged , , , , on October 10, 2011 | 36 Comments »

On that starry, starry night, You took your life, as lovers often do. But I could have told you, Vincent, This world was never meant for one As beautiful as you. Don McLean’s hit song “Vincent” captured for us the agony suffered by Vincent Van Gogh as he tried to live his life. I have […]

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Celebration of the Arts Tour 2010!

Posted in Art and Photography, Holiday, Travel, tagged , , , , , on July 21, 2010 | 5 Comments »

To entertain you here are a few photos from my recent escorted tour from Paris, through northern Italy, to Croatia. Escorted tours for 2011 will be released shortly. (All photos taken on my phone, Sony Ericsson K770i)

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Why I love Willy Ronis!

Posted in Art and Photography, Holiday, Travel, tagged , , , on June 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Poetics of Engagement Every time I see one of his photographs, I just want to…hug it! So what is it that I love so much about the works of Willy Ronis? After a lot of pondering about this question, I came up with an answer. Each one of his photos is a story about you […]

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