Travelers' edition
There are two things in this world that inspire unbridled passion: 1) the city of Paris, and 2) chocolate. For Valentine’s Day, Tom Reeves’ Paris Insights – An Anthology will whet readers’ appetite for both.
Most vacationers want to be “in the know” – they want to have the inside track on where to go and what to do when they travel, so that they can maximize their enjoyment and know that they have spent their time and money wisely. This year, the combination of Valentine’s Day and President’s Day provides a three-day weekend for travelers to the City of Light who wish to avoid taking too much time off from work. They will not want to waste a single second of it!
First-time visitors to Paris may be thrilled to visit the Eiffel Tower and stroll down the Champs Elysées while basking in the glow of Valentine’s Day romance. But repeat visitors will be looking for a more unusual experience to add to the spark that the city kindles in them. Even the well-informed Paris traveler is not likely to know that stencil art flourishes along the route of the underground Bièvres River, or that he can partake of the finest teas in the world during a private Chinese tea ceremony that rivals the most sophisticated of wine tastings. Who would suspect that a Seattle native could (legally) paint copies of the works of the masters at the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, and other famous Paris museums, and sell them to travelers? Or that a photographer from Boston who still uses film would parlay a contract to photograph Paris for the special, illustrated edition of The Da Vinci Code into a thriving business providing photography workshops for tourists?
A seventeen-year Paris resident, Tom Reeves supplies dozens of intriguing tidbits of information such as these in Paris Insights – An Anthology. One veteran traveler to Paris who prides herself on finding new places to savor in the city calls it “A ‘Fix’ for an Addiction to Paris.” She found several locales in the book that she had not previously known, and indicates in her Amazon.com review that these places were “described with panache, depth and humor, and accompanied by photos that made me want to crawl through the pages.” Even the armchair traveler who fantasizes about being in the French capital on the most romantic day of the year will appreciate Paris Insights – An Anthology for its “outstanding array of photographs”*
Chocolate and Valentine’s Day are practically synonymous. The Paris Insights – An Anthology chapter called “Warming the Heart with Hot Chocolate” evokes the romance of huddling over an exceptional pot of hot chocolate and provides mouth-watering details of this beverage as it is served at several of Tom Reeves’ favorite Paris cafés and tearooms. Jim Calio, travel writer/editor and contributor to publications such as CNN Traveller and The New Yorker, exclaims that he knew that Reeves “was on the right track when he described his favorite chocolate shop in Paris and it was NOT Angelina!!!” Reeves, who posts regularly about Paris’ chocolate establishments on Facebook, is offering a “Ten Favorites List” of “The Best Chocolate in Paris” on the Paris Insights Web site as a bonus to readers who purchase the book before Valentine’s Day.
Top 10 Amazon.com reviewer and seasoned Paris traveler Joanna Daneman describes Paris Insights – An Anthology as being like “someone’s secret guide to Paris.” She leaves her readers with this thought: “if you are planning a trip and want to do anything more than just seeing the Louvre, the Musee D'Orsay and the Eiffel Tower, I'd advise you to read ‘Paris Insights’ first.” Valentine’
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* David Burke, author of Writers in Paris, Literary Lives in the City of Light
**Gary Lee, travel writer (formerly of The Washington Post), author and longtime Paris homeowner
Media: Contact Tom Reeves for an interview or a review copy. Visit the Paris Insights Media Café at http://www.parisinsights.com/
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