Saturday, June 27th, 2009 at 5:41 am
A Question From Behind the Glass Nancy Rosenbaum, Associate Producer Most of the time, Krista is not physically in the same room with the person she’s interviewing. This was the case during her recent conversation with geophysicist Xavier Le Pichon, who lives in southern France. She spoke with him from Studio P in Saint Paul while he was an ocean away in another studio in Aix-en-Provence . A typical Krista Tippett interview lasts 90 minutes, give or take. Mitch, our senior producer, u
By blog.speakingoffaith.org
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 4:20 am
The outcasts are on the world stage again: the third Viva World Cup, for associations unaffiliated with FIFA, got underway this week. It’s being held in the northern Italian cities of Verona, Brescia and Varese. You might remember our post on the 2008 Viva World Cup hosted by Sápmi in Gällivare, Sweden won by Padania and featuring five teams. This was an improvement on the three who actually made it to participate in the inaugural 2006 Viva World Cup in Occitania, out of the six originally
By pitchinvasion.net
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 at 3:39 am
When I heard there was going to be an inaugural voyage for the recently refubished Club Med 2 sailboat, I was so excited to go, that I actually invited myself to come along. Since the trip was a press preview, with a sprinkling of the rich and perhaps famous to rub elbows with, and since I lived so close, I saw no reason why I shouldn’t be able to easily race down to catch some sunshine, and participate in the buzz—cruising past St. Tropez , Cannes , Nice , and Portofino . S
By davidlebovitz.com
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 at 1:33 am
Priory Country Lodge, Tasmania; W Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Park Hyatt Shanghai, Shanghai; and Six Senses Destination Spa, Phuket; are among the 45 resorts named in Travel+Leisure’s It List 2009 of best new hotels around the globe. This year, the It List focuses on destinations closer to home with several hotels located in the Asian and South Pacific region, including one in Australia. The It List, chosen by Travel+Leisure’s editors, is one of the most influential directories of the world’s best
By jetsettersblog.com
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at 1:19 am
June 1 was another beautiful day, and one that would turn up far the rarest bird of our entire tour . We enjoyed yet another lavish breakfast in the hotel then set out shortly before 8:00 for the Petite Camargue–the somewhat misleading name for what are the largest surviving reedbeds in all of France. The short drive out (everything on this tour is surprisingly close to Arles) was uneventful, until, that is, our first couple of Hoopoes led us into a neighborhood just off the highway.
By birdaz.com
Sunday, June 21st, 2009 at 12:32 am
June 1 was another beautiful day, and one that would turn up far the rarest bird of our entire tour . We enjoyed yet another lavish breakfast in the hotel then set out shortly before 8:00 for the Petite Camargue–the somewhat misleading name for what are the largest surviving reedbeds in all of France. The short drive out (everything on this tour is surprisingly close to Arles) was uneventful, until, that is, our first couple of Hoopoes led us into a neighborhood just off the highway.
By birdaz.com
Friday, June 19th, 2009 at 12:17 am
Dear Peter, After schlepping all over Italy and braving crummy roads and worse drivers , I am finally at home in Provence. I only get to spend two weeks at my house this year, as I have rented it out for portions of the summer. (Still some weeks left in mid-July!) Am busily dividing time between the markets and drives I love so well and working on the house. MARKET DAY My village, Vaison-la-Romaine, has had market on Tuesdays every week since 1532. In fair weather, the market swells
By petergreenberg.com
Thursday, June 18th, 2009 at 12:00 am
This popular crash course was an epilogue to the session of the same name at Wine Riot! back in April. Now that we’re in the full swing of rosé season, we felt it appropriate to return to the pink stuff that’s perfect for porch sipping. A favorite of wine enthusiasts around the globe, rosé is light, crisp, and pink! Ranging in hue from light pink to deep red, this is one of the world’s most misunderstood wines. To begin with, rosé is NOT the sticky, sweet white zinfandel you see in a box, no
By thesecondglass.com