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Photos and text by Emily Benson-Scott Gorge du Verdon “The emerald giant is more than far away, it’s another world..” (Jean Giono) Last week I wrote about the lavender fields and village of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, but that was only two of the three delights of the Alpes-de-Hautes-Provence region of France. The third wonder of the region
Photos and Text by Emily Benson-Scott Coming from NYC, a city that never sleeps, it’s odd to wake up to a medeival village that seems perpetually asleep. I love leaving my apartment in the morning to greet the cool stone embrace of Moustiers Sainte-Marie, and to be engulfed in a sleepy silence punctuated only by
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Photos and Text by Emily Benson-Scott One of the ways I know I’ve begun to feel at home in a place is that I start my jogging routine. When I say routine, I don’t mean really mean routine in the every day sense, I just mean being able to finally execute the idea of a
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Photos and Text by Emily Benson-Scott Settling in and preparing to reside in a foreign country for three months is not without its challenges. It took me a few days to notice the container I put in the refrigerator that was a dead ringer for the milk carton was actually lavender-scented bleach. Fortunately, neither Rob
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Photos and Text by Emily Benson-Scott Telecommuting on the French Riviera For the last few years, job hunting has been a strangely pleasurable experience, largely due to being able to enter the euphonious word “remote” in the job search category. Imagine telling your employer ten years ago, “Yes, I will work for you, but only
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By Emily Benson-Scott I’ve just finished a wonderful semester of teaching at LaGuardia Community College in Queens NYC. I had one exceptionally bright and talented student in ENG 101 who managed to turn in homeworks and free-writes while performing Burlesque in Vienna. In my women’s literature class, we read novels featuring powerful Haitian, Afghani and African-American female
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Video by Robin Scott Text and photos by Emily Benson Scott Who wouldn’t want to spend a year in Provence like British author Peter Mayle? But it’s possible to sample the pleasures of Provence in much less time. We may not be experts on truffle hunting or repairing old Provençal farmhouses but we discovered you
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by Emily Benson This is our first post of the ASK E.T. Segment! As extreme telecommuters, we’ve traveled quite a bit and made our share of mistakes as well as cherished discoveries. We want to help you make the most of your trip, by giving you insider advice on finding the best budget accommodations, saving
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This blog’s title is a result of a film blooper we liked so much we decided to coin a new word. I’d been saying the word “Riviera” so many times, my subconscious was about to slip into a coma from boredom, so it must have decided to add an extra syllable and jazz the word
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