Posts with tag ”paris”
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Chasing memories in Paris
Yesterday I wandered through the streets of Paris. The sun illuminated the golden statues on the roof of Opera Garnier, a familiar sight I’ve walked past many times, but this time I saw them differently.
Movie locations around the world
This is the first part of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Mission Impossible, Talented Mr Ripley, Lost in Translation, Fellowship of the Ring, Highlander, French Connection, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain, Die Another Day, Interview with the Vampire, The Beach, Rendition, La Dolce Vita, Moulin Rouge.
Review: The Terminal Man
Some books are best read in the place where they happened. I first opened The Terminal Man while waiting for a flight at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.
Moleskines of the world
In the digital society of 2007, I suppose that plain notebooks are on the decline. However, there are times when you don’t want to bring a laptop. This is where the classic Moleskine notebooks enter the scene.
With the Terminal man at Charles de Gaulle
I was recently sitting at Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing time between flights and reading The Terminal Man, the memoir of Mehran Karimi Nasseri. He is the Iranian refugee who somehow managed to spend sixteen years living in Terminal 1.
Smelling the croissants in Paris
Paris is a lucid dream wrapped in a pocket of reality, garnished by endless amounts of dog litter. I’ve trod these dirty pavements before, but the city always gives me something new.