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The Temporary European
The Temporary European: 25 Years of Behind-the-Scenes Stories from a Professional Traveler | Cameron Hewitt
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Write guidebooks, make travel TV, lead bus tours? Cameron Hewitt has been Rick Steves� right hand for more than 20 years, doing just that. The Temporary European is a collection of vivid, entertaining travel tales from across Europe. (…more)
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ravenlee
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Who, but the French, would look at snails oozing across a rain-dampened path and think, “I‘ll bet if I sautéed those in garlic butter, they‘d be delicious”?

Ruthiella I‘ve had them. The garlicky butter is delicious. The snails not so much….🐌🤢 3w
RamsFan1963 I tried escargot once, against my better judgement, and it was okay. I didn't object to the taste so much as the texture. 3w
bookishbitch The butter is what saves the dish for sure. 3w
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ravenlee
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“Just to be entirely clear on this point: The Sound of Music fans were so rowdy, they were bothering Austrian drunks chugging one-liter mugs of beer.”

I don‘t know why, but this is cracking me up, and I could use a good laugh.

Bette 🤣 Thanks, I could use a laugh too! 3w
julieclair Love Rick Steves and Cameron Hewitt! Stacked! 3w
ravenlee @julieclair so far it‘s a really good read! 3w
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Sapphire

“What makes us like a place, or not like a place?” What do you think? Love the quote but would also love to hear what you think makes a place, really visited or literary experience- affects you deeply