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	Beatrice Labonne
Beatrice Labonne is French. She writes of her experience in returning to France after a career spanning 40 years abroad. She now divides her time between Languedoc and Rio, and writes occasional travel articles.
Three Years in Languedoc Winter Fashion in Rio : the city of Fur Trimmed Bikinis Rio Dispatch The Rolling Stones and the Rolling Food Carts Money and Samba: Welcome to virtual Carnival! The Atacama Desert experience An Average Summer Day in Provence The busy life of the Camargue bulls Tip-toeing into Libya, the Frugal “Petro-state” When “merde” hits the literary fan….literally Four women in Namibia : the ultimate cat lovers heaven Tunneling through Madeira Island Rio February Dispatch On a mission to Argentina Break Bone Fever Caused by Evil Spirit Rambling on the Rambla : 36 hours in Barcelona Death in the Afternoon in Bayreuth Catvisson: a village of cool cats DIM DIM Girls vs POM POM girls FIRST LADIES: A VANISHING SPECIES Post Card from Rio, Autumn 2007 QUEENS & PRINCESSES : ROYAL REVIVAL IN RIO DE JANEIRO Everything I wanted to know I learned at the samba schools !  Fanfare in Diamantina Cartagena and San Andres: The other Caribbean get-away Athens of the South Lithuania: A country of grass snake worshipers Special Effects on the Sambodrome The Disposable Carnival Woman Elusive and Deceptive: the Volcanoes of Ecuador It ain’t over ‘til the fat lady sings!  I Vespri Siciliani French Cowboys Don’t Wear Jeans The Kingdom of Excess: The Coffee Economy of                 the Paraiba Valley, 1822-1888.  Meeting the Foxes in New York City Berlin, the Perennial Battleground Chile Doesn’t Grow Bananas The Amazon of the Planalto Under a Cloud Los 33 Mineros ChilenosY Yo Another Summer in the South of France : The Tomatoes & Melons Routine Soaking wet on the Gold Diggers’ Trail Rio de Janeiro: A French Obsession Lord of the Castle: Picasso in Vauvenargues Swindle in Provence: How to Buy a Medieval Abbey Without Money Caught Trunk Driving Salzburg: An Haven of Resistance ? Abaporu: From culture cannibalism to culture “vulturing” Lula, Dilma and Pelé: Brazil, a country of first names and creative monikers