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Dec 07 2017

Travel by ENTREE: Very Special Gifts for Very Special People

Travel by ENTREE editor Bill Tomicki has included Why LA? Pourquoi Paris? in their annual Very Special Gifts for Very Special People holiday gift guide! Travel by ENTREE is a luxury travel newsletter serving tens of thousands of readers every month: “Since 1981, ENTREE Travel Newsletter has been fearlessly covering the world, exposing shams and singing the praises of excellence before the mainstream critics do. If you love to travel and want an insider’s perspective on what’s hot and what’s not, where to go and where to avoid, what beds are are lumpy and what restaurants to steer clear of, check out www.entreenews.com for more details and subscription information.”

“Why LA? Pourquoi Paris? author Diane Ratican tells what she loves most about Los Angeles and Paris, the gems her fine research process uncovered. Painted in 272 colorful pages with illustrations by Eric Giriat (Paris) and Nick Lu (Los Angeles), these two most significant and immediately recognizable cultural milieus are compared and contrasted, with the similarities and very stark differences exposed. Ratican focuses on the small differences too, and how they can shape a culture and create an identity behind a city, just as much as the more obvious cultural quirks. A wonderful coffee table book brimming with joie de vivre and cool California glamour, perfect for a holiday gift for your jetsetter friends this year.”

–Bill Tomicki, Travel by ENTREE

Written by Diane Ratican · Categorized: Press

Dec 06 2017

Fathom’s Best Holiday Gifts Under $50: Why LA? Pourquoi Paris?

Why LA? Pourquoi Paris? has been included in Fathom’s Best Holiday Gifts Under $50! NYC-based travel and lifestyle blog Fathom highlights 25 items under $50 for their readers each year. Recommendations range from books to travel-friendly cosmetics and must-haves for the travel-obsessed.

“We focus on places we like, writers we trust, and stories that move us. We seek authentic, charming, and memorable experiences wherever we go. We travel spontaneously and deliberately. We combine business with pleasure and familiarity with curiosity. We love new discoveries and old classics.”

-Pavia and Jeralyn, Fathom

 

 

Written by Diane Ratican · Categorized: Press

Dec 06 2017

Family Fun Canada Why LA? Pourquoi Paris? Giveaway!

Popular online publication Family Fun Canada provides family-focused travel features, destination pieces, lifestyle articles, as well as news and information about upcoming events and great attractions in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Halifax.

Family Fun Canada is the go-to resource for Canadian parents looking for great things to do with their children in their hometown or on their travel adventures abroad. We are honored to be featured as their “Perfect Gift for Travel Junkies”!

With editions both in French and English, we know our Canadian readers will love discovering the beauty of the City of Lights and the City of Stars. Give as a gift to your favorite travel-lover, or enter their giveaway here!

 

 

Written by Diane Ratican · Categorized: Press

Dec 02 2017

Daniel Ford of Writer’s Bone: Interview with Diane Ratican on Why LA? Pourquoi Paris?

Author Diane Ratican sat down with Writer’s Bone founder, Daniel Ford, to discuss the differences between Los Angeles and Paris, how Why LA? Pourquoi Paris? came to be, and where to get a good coffee in either city. Writer’s Bone is a podcast that serves as a platform to inspire up-and-coming artists, writers, and musicians. It was founded by Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy and began as “two guys talking about writing, screenwriting, books, movies, comedy, and comic books,” and later grew to become much more.

“Guess what we found? Storytellers like ourselves eager to form a tribe of people who love to share words with the world. What started as a way to alleviate boredom became a platform and tool for writers to use. It’s a thrill ride every day deciding what’s featured on the website and what guests to book on the podcast.”

–Sean Tuohy, Founder

 

Written by Diane Ratican · Categorized: Press

Dec 01 2017

Flaunt Magazine Features Why LA? Pourquoi Paris?

“An unlikely yet undeniable connection which has been previously linked in Flaunt’s Oh La La Land issue, Ratican’s complementary tale of these two angelic and luminary cities, is smartly divided into seven sections of equivalent cultural totems. Lu and Giriat fairly split in tandem the section’s pages between the cities’ blonde objects of infatuation: Marilyn Monroe to Brigitte Bardot, portrayals of urban playgrounds: Santa Monica Pier to Place de la Concorde, and high points: Hollywood Sign to Sacré-Coeur. GPS coordinates have been conveniently added to guide Francophiles and Angelenophiles alike through parallel urbane galaxies; similar in their differences. “

–Flaunt Magazine

Written by Diane Ratican · Categorized: Press

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