Travel

• http://us.franceguide.com - French Government Tourist Office
  
• www.aboutprovence.com - This will give you a feel for the landscape in which Lily resides with her trusty typewriter, Madame Olivetti.
  
• www.provenceweb.fr/e/provpil.htm - A good overall site on Provence.
  
• www.beyond.fr - More photos and information about Provence, in case Madame Olivetti has inspired you to take a trip.
  
• www.francesouth.com - If you are as enchanted with France as Lily is, explore this site.
  

Food and Wine

• www.foodnetwork.com/ - Recipes for tasty French food such as Lily Crisp enjoyed.
  
• www.beyond.fr/food/ - Recipes from Provence, where La Pierre Rouge overlooks the sea.
  
• www.terroir-france.com/wine/provence.htm - French wines, many of which Lily and Yves have imbibed.
  

Language

• http://french-word-a-day.typepad.com - This is a great site for learning French, a word a day, and enjoying a slice of French life.
  

     

Travel

• www.geocities.com/RainForest/3134 - A fascinating website about the Lacandon Maya from the rain forest where Lily, Esther, and Victor visit Mateo.
  
• www.travelchiapas.com/city/city-1.php - An interesting exploration of Chiapas destinations, ethnic groups, arts, and customs to give you a better sense of the colorful locale in which Lily and Victor meet.
  
• www.gonomad.com/destinations/0601/sancristobal.html - The allure of San Cristóbal de las Casas -- no wonder Lily was swept away by the ambience of the old colonial city...
  
• www.nabolom.org/index_en.html - Na Bolom, the house of the jaguar, in San Cristóbal de las Casas is a landmark preservation organization, hotel, museum about the Lacandon Maya, and much much more.
  

Food

• www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/puebla/kgchiapasindex.html - Recipes from San Cristóbal de las Casas, where Lily, Esther, and Victor whipped up many a fine meal.
  
• www.gourmetsleuth.com/mexicaningredients.htm - Mexican ingredients, to give you the taste of Chiapas that Lily found so seductive.
  

Language

• www.elpuenteweb.com/ - This is where I studied Spanish in San Cristóbal de las Casas in 1992 and 1993. It was a fun local school then (El Centro Bilingue), and I suspect that it still is.
  

• Bookfinds review: www.bookfinds.com/blog/?p=804
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