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Gilles Latour
Gilles Latour

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Paris loves you.

The pandemic has transformed us into little caterpillars. We hibernated. We cocooned. Waiting for the right time to break free and emerge. Finally, my wife Pamela and I decided to tempt fate. We planned a summer trip to Provence. Our happy place in the South of France. We first jumped…

Travel To Paris

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Paris loves you.
Paris loves you.
Travel To Paris

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Mar 7, 2022

Postcard from Provence — The Crypt.

Postcard from Provence — The Crypt. I looked up at the dark grey cliffs, rising up to 6,000 feet against the cotton candy sky. I tried to wrap my brains around the story my Mom had just shared with me. How could my Mom, at the age of 15, have…

Refugees

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Postcard from Provence — The Crypt.
Postcard from Provence — The Crypt.
Refugees

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Jul 10, 2021

The last 200. A postcard from Occitania.

“It’s only a 170 meter climb”, the guide said. Around 500 feet above the mountain pass. Technically, that was true. Ten minutes later, it struck me as slightly misleading. Pamela and I were climbing to the fortress of Montségur. The castle of Montségur was, in 1244 A.D., the last stronghold…

Travel

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The last 200. A postcard from Occitania.
The last 200. A postcard from Occitania.
Travel

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Gilles Latour

Gilles Latour

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A French and American citizen of the world. I currently live in Tampa, Florida, pursuing my lifelong dream of becoming a pilot. I spend my summers in Provence.

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