Links
Travel
Evening Writing Workshop, Shakespeare and Company Bookstore, Paris - Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Instructor Anna Pook inspires and encourages writers of all levels and genres. www.writeatthetop.com
World Hum – Travel-savvy, up-to-date articles. www.worldhum.com
The Literary Traveler – For all literature loving travelers. Articles on book-to-life-travel and authors. Tours. www.literarytraveler.com
The Cultured Traveler – Asks, “What do you want to do?” List of themes includes Art, Adventure, Spiritual Travel, History, Culinary Trips and much more. www.crossculturedtraveler.com
Brave New Traveler – Fun, hip travel articles. www.bravenewtraveler.com
Go World Travel –Interesting articles. www.goworldtravel.com
Salon - www.salon.com/travel
The Little Bookroom – Small, packable travel guides for specific favorite things in and out of the U.S. Look for their City Secrets series. www.littlebookroom.com
France
You can view all these sites in English, s’il vous plaît.
Lafite-Rothschild – All the estates, history and lovely photos. www.lafite.com
Giverny – A Fresh guide to the home of Claude Monet www.giverny.org/monet
Saint Emilion –Beautiful site for visiting this vineyard and landscape near Bordeaux that is described as just as much a village as an extraordinary nectar. www.saint-emilion-tourisme.com/index.php?lang=uk
The Louvre – The complete source. Be sure to check for weekly closure schedules. You can look up many of the art woks (in French) on the Atlas Database. www.louvre.fr. A similarly parfait resource is The Musee d’Orsay www.musee-orsay.fr/en/visits/welcome
Paris Museum Pass – You must get one as soon as you land. Gets you in free to most museums. www.parismuseumpass.com
Meeting the French – This website claims to open the doors of authentic Paris for you… and they do. Bed and Breakfasts, tours, dinners with Parisians….exquisite! www.meetingthefrench.com
Paris Sweet Paris – A gourmet tour of Paris. www.parissweetparis.com
Paris Notes Newsletter – Fabulous articles on all things Parisian as well as practical information. Subscribe to their newsletter and read articles about topics ranging from the mistresses of kings to secrets of the streets. www.parisnotes.com
Literature Links
Amazon – Cliché, but you just can’t beat them for speed and simplicity. www.amazon.com
New York Times Review of Books – www.nytimes.com/pages/books
Nobel Prize in literature – www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/
Rick Steves has lists of non-fiction, fiction, DVDs, and music for each destination. Links found at the bottom of each tour schedule. www.ricksteves.com
Writing Links
Travelwriters - Professional network of travel writers, editors and the public relations community. Press tips, press releases, calls for submissions. Sign up for email alerts. www.travelwriters.com
Media Bistro – The latest news in the writing industry. Valuable tips in How to Pitch. www.mediabistro.com
The Writers Workshop – Seattle based workshop. A variety of classes, including on-line instruction. Every year Nick O’Connell offers an excellent Travel, Food and Wine Writing Class in St. Emilion, France. www.thewritersworkshop.net
Book Passage – The Bay Area’s Liveliest Bookstore. August 14-17 is the Travel Writers and Photographer’s Conference. www.bookpassage.com
Photo Credits: The Little Bookroom