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Beans and Brodo -Isabella Dusi
Vanilla Beans and Brodo is for anyone who has ever visited Tuscany and wished they could spend more time there in its captivating medieval hill-top towns. Isabella Dusi did just that. She left her high powered life in Australia and settled in Montalcino, a small traditional Italian community and a wine area famed for its Brunello di Montalcino. Vanilla Beans and Brodo tells the story of the village and people of Montalcino, as Isabella gradually becomes accepted as a member of the community, hears their stories and participates in their life... read more of this review
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Vanilla Beans and Brodo
Part of the anticipation of travelling to a new country can be in reading up about it beforehand to immerse yourself in the culture and in descriptions of places you hope to visit. Or maybe you prefer to experience a new place with fresh eyes and read other peoples impressions only once you have returned, to prolong and savour your holiday experiences.
Here Just the Planet collects all the books we have enjoyed related to travel. We review in-depth accounts of living in foreign lands, travellers’ tales, books about culture, food and whatever else catches our eye and retains our interest. We’ll also feature occasional interviews with authors of books we particularly enjoy.
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Here Just the Planet collects all the books we have enjoyed related to travel. We review in-depth accounts of living in foreign lands, travellers’ tales, books about culture, food and whatever else catches our eye and retains our interest. We’ll also feature occasional interviews with authors of books we particularly enjoy.
Should you have suggestions for our research or ideas that you feel may be relevant to other travellers, please EMAIL US
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