Comments on: The Purpose of Travel http://travelgrrl34.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/the-purpose-of-travel/ Travel Tips, Destination Reviews, Travel Stories, and More! Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:08:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Pamela Poole http://travelgrrl34.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/the-purpose-of-travel/#comment-36 Pamela Poole Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:08:51 +0000 http://travelgrrl34.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-36 Hi travelgrrl. I've spent 30 years defending the French when I am confronted with the stereotypes and snide remarks. It will never end. Francophobes are just threatened by the French mystique, I think. SuperFrenchie has some great material if you need a source: http://superfrenchie.com/?p=992 I actually stopped by because I thought you might like to know about www.francophilia.com, the only social network for francophiles. We launched a year ago, and in 2009 we're going to add a marketplace where you can get your fill of French stuff. We're a tiny startup operating on a shoestring budget, and depending on francophile bloggers like you to help get the word out. Hope you and your readers will stop by and join us! And please help spread the word! Merci et à bientôt. Pamela Poole (LaGoulue) Founder Hi travelgrrl.

I’ve spent 30 years defending the French when I am confronted with the stereotypes and snide remarks. It will never end. Francophobes are just threatened by the French mystique, I think. SuperFrenchie has some great material if you need a source: http://superfrenchie.com/?p=992

I actually stopped by because I thought you might like to know about http://www.francophilia.com, the only social network for francophiles.

We launched a year ago, and in 2009 we’re going to add a marketplace where you can get your fill of French stuff. We’re a tiny startup operating on a shoestring budget, and depending on francophile bloggers like you to help get the word out.

Hope you and your readers will stop by and join us! And please help spread the word!

Merci et à bientôt.

Pamela Poole (LaGoulue)
Founder

]]> By: Dominique http://travelgrrl34.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/the-purpose-of-travel/#comment-23 Dominique Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:54 +0000 http://travelgrrl34.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-23 Learning about new things, places and people is definitely one of the things that is so great about travel. It is also our rationale for trying to stay at least a few days in every place we visit. You can't see or experience everything, but it always amazes me when people spend so much time hopping from place to place to place while they're traveling because they really end up with no idea about the real character of the places they've just briefly seen along the way. Thanks for a little more food for thought :) Learning about new things, places and people is definitely one of the things that is so great about travel. It is also our rationale for trying to stay at least a few days in every place we visit. You can’t see or experience everything, but it always amazes me when people spend so much time hopping from place to place to place while they’re traveling because they really end up with no idea about the real character of the places they’ve just briefly seen along the way.

Thanks for a little more food for thought :)

]]> By: Orlando Villas http://travelgrrl34.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/the-purpose-of-travel/#comment-22 Orlando Villas Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:44:08 +0000 http://travelgrrl34.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-22 Some very good points there and some excellent quotes! Some very good points there and some excellent quotes!

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