One Sip at a Time
Learning to Live in Provence

Travel journals became popular in the mid 19th century. Female travelers in Japan would sale their journals to book salesmen. Thus one of a kind journal would be snatched up by collectors. Now there are travel television shows, a travel network, and travel vlogs. Shoot! There was this reporter writi......more

This is a series of anecdotes, penned by an English-speaking American dabbling in life in France. It is an easy to read, short book with the capacity to raise a smile, if not to add a great deal to one’s own understanding of the entente cordiale. The author’s joie de vivre is infectious, even if one......more

Many people dream of chucking it all and moving to the south of France. This author and his wife really did. You might with good reason call them "intrepid," as they spoke hardly any French before starting out on their adventures, chose small villages where they knew no one, and even brought their d......more

Typically when you say a book cures you of insomnia, it's meant as an insult; however, Keith Van Sickle's travel memoir "One Sip at a Time: Learning to Live in Provence" helped alleviate my insomnia in the best way possible. In the very wee hours of the morning when I am asleep, my mind diabolically......more