Tag: European Lifestyle

How to Lead a Happy Life or Live Like an Italian

How to Lead a Happy Life or Live Like an Italian

At times, I think the political and cultural columnist David Brooks has a little bit of Mediterranean blood flowing through his body (regardless of his Anglo-Saxon appearance).  Time and time again Brooks puts together elegant arguments on the paradox of American living, why gun control is necessary, or, say, how most people struggle to find happiness.  While I don’t agree […]

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Peter Mayle’s A Year In Provence

Peter Mayle’s A Year In Provence

I recently read Mayle’s A Year In Provence while laying on the beach.  The book is a fantastic read and it especially motivates the reader to eat and live well. The eating and living well philosophy has been mostly foreign to the American lifestyle, but with the green and organic movements in full swing attitudes towards the “good life” have […]

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