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Book Review of A Year in the World : Journeys of A Passionate Traveller

A Year in the World : Journeys of A Passionate Traveller
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Frances Mayes shares her travel experiences of various places: Portugal, Naples, Italy, Fez, The British Isles, Scotland, Burgundy, Greece, Crete, Turkey, Capri, Mantova and others. She writes of pleasures found in unlikely places, memories woven into the present, relishes the adventure of cultures; the eating experience, as well as the exploration of the daily life. Mayes shares personal perceptions and her commentaries on art, architecture, history, landscape, social and culinary traditions of each area visited. The book gives the reader visionary glimpses of different travel experience and areas.