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THE DISPLACED Q: What’s the most intoxicating scent you’ve encountered on your travels?

1 Comment Posted by on May 18, 2012

It’s Friday here at the Displaced Nation — La Dolce Vita time! For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been doing a series of posts in aid of living the sweet life — even if you’re feeling displaced! The key, of course, lies in cultivating an approach to travel involving the five senses. We began [...]

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EXPAT BOOK REVIEW: “Chique Secrets of Dolce Amore” by Barbara Conelli

4 Comments Posted by on May 15, 2012

TITLE: Chique Secrets of Dolce Amore AUTHOR: Barbara Conelli AUTHOR’S CYBER COORDINATES: Website: www.barbaraconelli.com Twitter: @BarbaraConelli Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorBarbaraConelli PUBLICATION DATE: May 2012 FORMAT: Ebook (Kindle) and Paperback, available from Amazon GENRE: Travel SOURCE: Review copy from author Author Bio: Born in London to an Austrian mother and an Italian father, Barb now splits her time between Milan and New [...]

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Kidding yourself over La Dolce Vita

2 Comments Posted by on May 14, 2012

As you are doubtless aware, this month’s theme is la dolce vita, an Italian phrase meaning the sweet life. It would be remiss of us to choose that theme without referring to Fellini’s 1960 masterpiece of the same name. Regular readers of The Displaced Nation may not be surprised to learn that I was a [...]

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THE DISPLACED Q: What’s the most delightful sound you’ve heard on your travels?

19 Comments Posted by on May 11, 2012

Have you ever just stopped and listened — really listened, I mean? Yes, of course you have! Because you’re Displaced Nation readers, which automatically means you’re closely in touch with all five senses. After all, that’s what travel is all about! But just in case those ears of yours have been missing some vital input [...]

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Living La Dolce Vita with Susan Ross Donohue, Canadian Artist & Francophile

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 9, 2012

The artist Susan Ross Donohue revels in city life, art, literature and anything that makes her laugh. She lives physically in Montreal but mentally in Paris. As she has such a good handle on La Dolce Vita, I asked her to share the sensory highlights of her travels and some advice on enjoying the sweet [...]

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Ask Mary-Sue: Is the mid-life gap year a good idea?

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 7, 2012

Mary-Sue Wallace, The Displaced Nation’s agony aunt, is back. Her thoughtful advice eases and soothes any cross-cultural quandary or travel-related confusion you may have. Submit your questions and comments here, or else by emailing her at thedisplacednation@gmail.com. Welcome to May, dearest readers. I’m sure like me you find this to be an absolutely delightful time of [...]

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THE DISPLACED Q: What’s the most heart-stopping view you’ve seen on your travels?

11 Comments Posted by on May 4, 2012

It was the perfect day. The weather was incredible. We’d looked beyond the ski area boundary signs before, of course, but this — the crystal clear visibility — meant we could see for hundreds of miles. From this high up — the very pinnacle of Mount Hutt, in the New Zealand Alps — we could [...]

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Welcome to May: A month of living La Dolce Vita

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 1, 2012

After a month of partying, we’re ready for a quieter life. Fewer late nights and hangovers, and more self-TLC: more sleep, more relaxation, more stopping to smell the roses, more broccoli on our dinner plates… OK. Maybe not the broccoli. You can have too much of a good thing. But the sleep, relaxation, and sniffing [...]

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THE DISPLACED Q: What is the weirdest multi-cultural celebration you’ve ever attended?

3 Comments Posted by on April 30, 2012

So here’s today’s Displaced Question: “What is the weirdest multi-cultural celebration you’ve ever attended?” Now, when two or more cultures collide you’re bound to get some strange combinations. Nowhere is this more apparent than at gatherings or celebrations, especially if they’re traditionally part of one culture as opposed to the others… and boy can they [...]

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In honor of Obscura Day, a tribute to 5 obscure treasures near places I’ve called home

6 Comments Posted by on April 27, 2012

It’s been a month of celebration for The Displaced Nation, beginning with the announcement of our very first birthday on April 1 (no fooling!). We may be nearing the end of the month, but the festive spirit continues unabated. In fact, in today’s post I’m hosting my own little celebration of Obscura Day, which takes [...]

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