Tag: France
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Montpellier
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Montpellier. The intellectual heart of southern France. If Paris is the capital for fashionistas, artists, businessmen, and politics and Marseille the capital of the working-class, with its Old Port and bustling migrant community, then Montpellier stands as the Mediterranean’s sanctuary for thinkers and philosophers. Nestled between the Pyrenées and the…
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Why I Fell in Love with France – And Why You Should Go
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The French are uncommonly proud and critical people — and that’s a good thing. Were they not, they would never have pursued the ideals most western societies are built upon today. Criticism requires a measure of situational awareness and a willingness to recognize how absurdly flawed things are. French pessimism…