As Audrey Hepburn once famously said “Paris is always a good idea,” and among those who have taken this advice to heart is the American food writer Alec Lobrano. In his delightful, witty, and at times moving memoir he recounts his 35 years in Paris, where “food would become my muse, my metaphor, and my map for making a place for myself in the world.”
Italy has been the backdrop for some of our favorite films, and the beguiling scenery often upstages the acting. Don’t Look Now (1973), Room with A View (1985), Cinema Paradiso (1988), Il Postino (1994), Call Me By Your Name (2017) . . . well, we could go on and on. The stars, too, have often been smitten with the settings …
An extraordinary chain of events came together for a most amazing journey to Barcelona, Paris and London. The 60th Anniversary of an art organization that has been my sponsor for over 30 years determined that Barcelona would be the site for our celebration. We would mark the occasion by inviting our niece who had recently graduated from nursing school to join us in Spain and travel afterwards to Paris and London for her first time ever abroad.
Welcome to the T-Boy Society of Film and Music’s latest poll, devoted to members’ top Bucket List destinations. To be honest, I thought our well-traveled group had been everywhere, and was delighted to read their informative selections, many of which I will add to my own Bucket List.
You may not be traveling to far-away places in the immediate future, but we can bring them to you. Here's a series of T-Boy’s virtual trips, and we hope you'll be able to go there and to other distant destinations soon.
See Traveling Boy's Film Critics winners for 2020... Traveling Boy Film Critics Association selects Kirk Douglas’ film appearances followed with comments by Mr. Douglas... Profiles in Courage is a 1956 volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States Senators under enormous pressure from their parties and their constituents.
Last week, Kane Tanaka celebrated her 117th birthday with a party at a nursing home in Fukuoka, Japan... By the year 2040, international travel will be a faster, easier and more ecologically sustainable activity than ever before, according to a report... It’s been almost 600 years since the trial and execution of Joan of Arc, and her memory hasn’t faded.
Last week, Kane Tanaka celebrated her 117th birthday with a party at a nursing home in Fukuoka, Japan... By the year 2040, international travel will be a faster, easier and more ecologically sustainable activity than ever before, according to a report... It’s been almost 600 years since the trial and execution of Joan of Arc, and her memory hasn’t faded.
Are you a bit nervous about eating out in Paris or elsewhere in France, worried you may not be able to get by without fluent French?... It’s been barely a month since a gunman stormed the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, killing 11 Jewish worshipers. The massacre has been described as the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.
Magically enchanting and much-loved Paris, the Urban Empress of Europe, remains eternally young and amorous. Occasionally vain, always passionate, and with a long and turbulent history, the legendary city has a special flair for life that has captivated many of the world’s most inspired artistic talent.