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Aix-en-Provence: The Best Bakeries and Patisseries
Aix-en-Provence: The Best Bakeries and Patisseries

Here’s our current list of the bakeries and patisseries we tried and refined the selection to a few of our absolute favorites.

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WanderingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 9, 2022France, food Comments
Month-in-Review Highlights: January 2022
Month-in-Review Highlights: January 2022

Who with a fresh set of annual goals doesn’t go into January all fired up?

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JournalLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 2, 2022postmortem, goalsComment
The Best Books I Read in 2021
The Best Books I Read in 2021

When January 2022 arrived, I struggled to create a super-shortlist of the best-of-the-best from all the books I read. Here’s what I determined.

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JournalLeslie FarnsworthJanuary 26, 2022books, literature, reading Comments
What to Expect on a Winter Trip to Aix-en-Provence
What to Expect on a Winter Trip to Aix-en-Provence

Would I like Aix-en-Provence (our base of stay in Provence) as much in the winter as I did in the summer?

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WanderingLeslie FarnsworthJanuary 19, 2022France, culture Comments
Books I've Read: Q4 2021
Books I've Read: Q4 2021

A list of the books I read in Q4 2021, with my favorites in bold. What do you recommend I read in 2022?

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JournalLeslie FarnsworthJanuary 12, 2022reading, books, literatureComment
Month-in-Review Highlights: December 2021
Month-in-Review Highlights: December 2021

Overall, though I didn’t accomplish everything I’d set out to do in 2021, I achieved most of it—though I missed completing two of my top objectives.

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JournalLeslie FarnsworthJanuary 5, 2022postmortem, goalsComment
Weird Things that Happen to Foreigners (that Shouldn’t)
Weird Things that Happen to Foreigners (that Shouldn’t)

I’ve discovered that when you live as a foreigner or immigrant, certain things happen regularly that you’d wish would happen differently—for several reasons.

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MigratingLeslie FarnsworthDecember 29, 2021culture, language learning Comments
Taking the DELF B2 Examination: What to Know and Expect
Taking the DELF B2 Examination: What to Know and Expect

No one likes nasty surprises! So that others can go into the DELF B2 far less blindly than I did, I wrote up my experiences taking the DELF B2 exam. Hope it helps!

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JournalLeslie FarnsworthDecember 22, 2021language learning, education Comments
Addressing the Challenges of Active Mobility or Mobilité Douce
Addressing the Challenges of Active Mobility or Mobilité Douce

How to address current problems and challenges with active mobility, or mobilité douce, with structured, short- and long-term visions.

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ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthDecember 15, 2021cultureComment
Day Trips from Toulouse
Day Trips from Toulouse

The region around the city of Toulouse has treasures of interesting tiny towns and villages to explore, packed with sights, history, and beauty, too.

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WanderingLeslie FarnsworthDecember 8, 2021France, culture, travelComment
Month-in-Review Highlights: November 2021
Month-in-Review Highlights: November 2021

If I lean in hard in December, I might manage to make it to my 2021 writing targets—or close to them.

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JournalLeslie FarnsworthDecember 1, 2021goals, postmortemComment
Visiting Toulouse: What to Expect, See, and Do
Visiting Toulouse: What to Expect, See, and Do

Vibe aside—even though I consider it one of the city’s major assets—Toulouse has a lot to offer to its tourists and its residents. Here’s what to expect and how to plan your trip.

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WanderingLeslie FarnsworthNovember 24, 2021France, culture, travelComment
Gift Ideas: My Favorite Products and Services in 2021
Gift Ideas: My Favorite Products and Services in 2021

Check out my list of the best products and services I discovered in 2021, along with a few ideas for gifts that I found before 2021 but still absolutely adore.

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JournalLeslie FarnsworthNovember 17, 2021friendship, familyComment
Experiencing Aviation and Aerospace in Toulouse
Experiencing Aviation and Aerospace in Toulouse

Toulouse’s establishment as an aviation and aerospace capital caught wind (pun intended) at the end of the first World War, and it has only grown since then.

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WanderingLeslie FarnsworthNovember 10, 2021France, cultureComment
Month-in-Review Highlights: October 2021
Month-in-Review Highlights: October 2021

When it comes to October progress against important goals, I note solid movement on several professional fronts.

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JournalLeslie FarnsworthNovember 3, 2021goals, postmortemComment
Planning a Trip to Bordeaux: What to Expect and What to Do
Planning a Trip to Bordeaux: What to Expect and What to Do

Planning a visit to Bordeaux the city or Bordeaux the region in France? Here’s what to expect in the city and recommendations for planning your visit.

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WanderingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 27, 2021France, travel Comments
Tourist Attractions in Bordeaux: Reviews and Recommendations
Tourist Attractions in Bordeaux: Reviews and Recommendations

Bordeaux has several museums and attractions for people who either need a break from vineyard-hopping or who plan to skip the wineries entirely and focus on the urban area.

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WanderingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 20, 2021France, cultureComment
Books I've Read: Q3 2021
Books I've Read: Q3 2021

A list of the books I read in Q3 2021, with my favorites in bold and a quick video overview. Any recommendations for my next reading list?

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JournalLeslie FarnsworthOctober 13, 2021books, reading, literature Comments
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