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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR
A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France
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WHAT'S NEW
National Geographic Adventure Maps
Created in conjunction with the cartographers at the exemplary World Mapping Project, these new Adventure Maps by National Geographic cover popular destinations in detail. Printed on water- and tear-resistant paper, the series has been growing by leaps and bounds, now covering not just Costa Rica but Panama, Belize, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and the Yucatan.
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A FAVORITE SPOT
What’s Your Favorite City?
Istanbul, Marrakech, Barcelona, Luan Prabang, New York or Shanghai, what’s your favorite city? We’re celebrating the one year anniversary of the Longitude Blog, and invite you dear readers to contribute your favorite city. In keeping with the spirit of the blog, let us know some magical, memorable or surprising spot in a favorite city. Comment
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
Travel, A Literary History
Peter Whitfield must have been busy at the Bodleian! Travel A Literary History highlights 150 books from the collection, ranging from voyages of Marco Polo and Columbus to the twentieth-century adventures of Maurice Herzog, Patrick Leigh Fermor and many more. Mariners and missionaries, diplomats and dilettantes alike are represented in this judicious sampling of travel
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