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Postcard from Florida — The Christmas cactus

I live in a paradise.

Aug 4

Postcard from Florida — The Christmas cactus

Aug 4

Postcard from Provence: Starry night

It was remarkable. Vibrant. Luminous. I was looking at a painting usually on display at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. 136 years after…

Aug 29

Postcard from Provence: Starry night

Aug 29

Postcard from Syria: the storyteller of Damascus

When I passed through the gates of Damascus, I did not expect to stumble upon a powerful lesson.

Aug 15

Postcard from Syria: the storyteller of Damascus

Aug 15

Postcard from Aquitaine — From IT to winemaking.

The financial crisis of 2008 started in the USA but reverberated all around the world. Its ripples eventually reached the small village of…

Nov 10, 2023

Postcard from Aquitaine — From IT to winemaking.

Nov 10, 2023

Postcard from Provence — Bob the Rooster

The rooster is a symbol of France. Of gallic pride. The rugby players of the French national team harbored the rooster as a sign on their…

Jul 2, 2023

Postcard from Provence — Bob the Rooster

Jul 2, 2023

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…

Mar 7, 2022

Postcard from Provence — The Crypt.

Mar 7, 2022

Postcard from Occitania — The last 200.

“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…

Jul 10, 2021

Postcard from Occitania — The last 200.

Jul 10, 2021

Postcard from Paris — Paris loves you.

The 2020 pandemic has transformed us into little caterpillars. We hibernated. We cocooned. Waiting for the right time to break free and…

Jun 6, 2021

Postcard from Paris — Paris loves you.

Jun 6, 2021

Gilles Latour

Gilles Latour

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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