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From Moulin Rouge to Gaudi's City (Someday Travels Book 1) by [EJ Bauer]

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When Elizabeth receives a diagnosis of breast cancer, she reassesses her life’s to-do list. Having always suppressed her travel longings, she opens her neglected 'someday' ledger and takes a much closer look at the contents. After an opportune invitation from a friend to meet in Paris, and her sister’s enthusiastic agreement to be part of the adventure, a plan begins to take shape. Join the Australian trio as they savour the sights of France and Spain, where no trip is complete without a morsel of local cuisine and a sip of something sparkling.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B075BKFMLY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ant Press (September 11, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 11, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Best Sellers Rank: #1,274,787 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #651 in French Travel
- #2,146 in General France Travel Guides
- #9,772 in Traveler & Explorer Biographies

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I was born in Queensland, Australia and lived my first twelve years in the country. My family moved to Brisbane before I started high school and I graduated from university with a degree in speech pathology. I accepted a position at large regional hospital in New South Wales and I still live in the area over 40 years later.

I am happily married, a mother of two, grandmother of five and devoted assistant to one very bossy tortoiseshell cat named Lucy. My career in speech pathology eventually morphed into the totally unrelated field of retail management in a university science centre and planetarium.

Travel has always been a focus and yes – there was always a bucket list. I had many things I intended to do “someday” but that was always in my hazy future. I never expected it would be brought into stark relief until I was diagnosed with cancer.

Following my treatment, a travel timetable began to take shape. Guam was first, followed quickly by European and North American adventures. My illness nudged another long-held interest to the fore and I began chronicling my trips with extensive photography, promising myself I would also write about my exploits – someday.

With much nudging and encouragement from friends and family, I discovered that I was able to write about my travels using my fairly extensive photo catalog as a timeline. An early 7,000 word essay about driving through France was accepted by my publisher Ant Press with the proviso that it would be extended to 80,000 words. My first book “From Moulin Rouge to Gaudi’s City”, the first of my Someday Travels, is the result.

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Francophile

An engaging and absorbing travel memoir

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 24, 2018

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After a bout of illness and treatment, E.J. Bauer decided to fulfil a long-held dream: to visit France. This well-written and absorbing memoir recounts her first visit, accompanied by her sister and a friend.

I’ve lived in France for more than 20 years. Nonetheless, I learned a lot from Ms Bauer’s book that I didn’t already know. The adventure starts in Paris, where every day brings new discoveries and excitements as the three women negotiate public transport, dine up the Eiffel Tower, visit the Moulin Rouge cabaret, take day trips to the Loire and Monet’s house in Giverny and indulge in champagne and retail therapy.

A quite different experience awaits them in the Hérault in southern France, a TGV-ride away, where they rent a village house and navigate in their hire car through narrow streets that weren’t built for modern traffic. Here, the pace of life is slower, but their itinerary is almost as hectic as in Paris.

Their third and final stop is over the border in exuberant Barcelona, Gaudi’s city. They savour tapas, Spanish Cava (instead of champagne), the flamboyant architecture and the joie de vivre that characterises Spanish culture.

I was struck by the contagious enthusiasm with which Ms Bauer describes her experiences – even the downsides, like the Little Yellow Train in the Pyrénées breaking down and foiling her travel plans, while struggling with some persistent health issues. The book is positive but realistic about foreign travel. There are glimpses of the underbelly of tourism, such as narrow escapes from tourist scams or the Paris concierge who becomes indifferent to the women’s urgent need for a taxi once they are officially off his hands.

The ingredients for a successful long-distance trip like this are obviously good planning and organisation skills, a thirst for new experiences and a healthy sense of humour. Ms Bauer clearly has all three in large supply. I look forward to reading more about her travels.

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Not a good travel memoir

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 23, 2022

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I rely on reviews for books and purchases and I always leave one for that reason. I was surprised this book got such good reviews, except for the ones that hit it on the nail: too much discussion of what was eaten and purchased. Not enough written about the friends' interaction with the locals or more in-depth description of the history of the places they visited (I think she simply used Wikipedia for her book). Although Ms. Bauer had had serious health problems in the past & was really looking forward to (and deserved) this trip, I got tired of her whining and obsession with her shingles and her knee injury which was a result of her stupidity of not buying sensible walking shoes (really?). I seldom do not finish a book, but I gave up less than half-way through this one.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 16, 2019

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This was a very fun read where I felt I was on the trip with the author, her sister and their friend. She writes in a very personal way, with just enough personal feelings, humor, and thoughts along with a fantastic amount of history and descriptions of the places they visited.
The author had wanted to visit France for a long time and so finally after having overcome a health issue, she decides that it is time to make the trip a reality. The author and her sister meet up with their friend in Paris, and the three of them have a wonderful time exploring the city. The descriptions and places she talks about make me want to go back there, and explore Paris and some of their choices once again.
From Paris they spend a week in rural south France, where they have a great time experiencing a totally different France from Paris, but still with great shopping and wonderful food and wine.
The last stop on there trip is Spain where they enjoy a wonderful time in Barcelona, taking in all that this city has to offer.
I loved a saying she had when unable to capture a good photograph of swallows in flight, “It was not mine to take.” I must remember this, as I love to take photos as well, and instead of feeling frustrated at missing a shot, I will have to remember that it was not mine to take.
I am looking forward to reading more of her travel stories as she has such a nice way of writing.

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Valmarp

A delightful and personal travelogue

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 28, 2017

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This is a travelogue that takes the author on a dream trip from Paris to the south of France and lastly into Spain to Barcelona with her sister and a friend. I enjoyed it very much and particularly loved her own personal observations. Between the sight-seeing, the restaurants and the 'retail therapy', EJ Bauer makes some lovely remarks about things she sees and people she encounters. I loved the image of the businessman leaning on a bridge in Paris, fishing. 'What does one do with a fish caught on the way to work?' she muses. Then there was the chicken that followed her in Monet's garden and Juno, the Boxer dog, who didn't like walking and the street cleaning pigeons. I so enjoyed all these small observations and her thoughts about them. I also liked her relationship with France in general (she talks to the country now and then – well, quite frequently, in fact) and with the Fifi, the car, in particular. Fifi becomes a character in her own right, carrying the three travellers safely (almost) through the winding roads of southern France.

The descriptions are lovely and the atmosphere Ms Bauer creates are evocative. It made me want to go back to the southern regions of France in particular and experience the villages, flowers and glorious scenery again. I would also like to revisit Barcelona as I now realise I missed a lot when I went there in my youth. A lovely travelogue altogether.

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Swizzlestick

Joyful!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 26, 2020

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What an uplifting read, and what better way to celebrate the end of your cancer treatment than to go exploring and enjoying the wonderful sights and tastes of France and Spain with two other ladies.

This is such a merry tale of adventure and indulgence, as Aussie Elizabeth, her sister and a mutual friend hunt down the very best crème brûlée, sample the local wines and champagnes, and get into in some serious retail therapy all the way from Paris to Barcelona.

The author writes vividly, involving the reader in the delights (and occasional blips) she and her companions encounter on their travels. If you are currently locked down due to the Coronavirus, and even if you are not, do buy this book and allow yourself to be gently swept along on this heart-warming journey of discovery.

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ARCubitt

A Celebration of the City of Light

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 11, 2021

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It was an inspiring French teacher at secondary school who first fired the imagination of schoolgirl Elizabeth Bauer. I understood what a tantalising picture the sights, sounds and tastes of Paris must have meant to a school student, living half a world away.

But dreams and schemes of travel sometimes have to take a back seat as life has a habit of getting in the way. And it wasn’t until a serious illness made the author reassess her priorities and realise that her long-postponed journey to the City of Light might be just what the doctor ordered.

It’s neither cheap, nor easy to organise a trip like this when you live on the other side of the world, and I admired the effort and research that went into putting together all the travel arrangements.

With her sister and a friend as travelling companions, Elizabeth’s Paris is observed through the lens of a visitor from Down Under. There are stores to visit, presents to buy and meals to be savoured. And then there’s the people-watching. The witty observation of how an officious (and humourless) Australian parking warden might cope with outlandish Parisian parking techniques made this reviewer laugh.

This happy trio squeezed as much as they could out of every moment. Think you know Paris? Think again, as the trio show you parts of the city that this reviewer had walked past but had failed to appreciate or understand their significance.

An assured debut, the author’s detailed descriptions of her travels are sure to inspire. It’s a wonderful read for armchair travellers, as well as a handy reference guide for post-lockdown holidaymakers.
Like the best travel memoirs, there is more to this book than a physical journey: on a personal level it’s a joyous celebration of life. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

Beth Haslam

A beautifully written memoir - I strongly recommend it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 16, 2017

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In this, her debut memoir, Elizabeth Bauer takes the reader from her home in Australia where she has been undergoing treatment for cancer, on a trip to Europe. Her destination countries are France and Spain – France being a place she had fallen in love with years before.

Travelling with her sister, and later joining a family friend, the author details each day of their vacation, the first stopping point being Paris. For me, a particular highlight here is her story about their visit to Monet’s gardens. I was completely entranced by her delicate descriptive eloquence, and ability to paint a picture as vivid as the gardens themselves.

Their tour continues, taking them to a more rural part of France, and finally Barcelona. Her account of the Spanish city is so appealing it made me want to jump on a plane and immerse myself in the culture she so exquisitely describes.

Throughout, the author uses rich language to illustrate her experiences. These create a wonderful tapestry filled with intricate colours and imagery. I loved the book from start to finish and am already looking forward to reading accounts of her next trip.

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Brigid P. Gallagher

Filled with "Joie de Vivre."

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 11, 2018

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Elizabeth has completed her treatment for cancer and decides to fulfill a long held dream to visit France. Travelling with her sister and meeting up with a dear friend, the trio explore Paris, southern France and Barcelona.
The author's "joie de vivre" leaps from each page, as she details their journey through Paris and beyond, the many tourist attractions, the food and especially the wine and champagne!
I particularly enjoyed her description of their visit to Monet's Garden and their bicycle ride through the French countryside.
She admits to feeling nervous when driving a hire car for their week in rural France, and I was rooting for her as she drove "Fifi" the car through narrow streets, steep hills and tiny gates...

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Charlotte

Delightful.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 2, 2017

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From Moulin Rouge to Gaudi's City is a wonderfully descriptive memoir of two of my favourite cities seen through the eyes of an Australian. It is many years since I visited Paris, and this book has made me yearn to see one of Europe's finest capitals again before too long. I savoured every mouthful of delicious French food and wine, so richly described by the author. The escapades with 'Fifi', the little rental car, made me chuckle, as I too have to mutter about gutters in order to keep myself on the correct side of the road while driving abroad.

EJ Bauer's Barcelona was equally delightful, I agree that having the Mercado de La Boqueria as one's local food market would indeed be heaven. I'm sure that any reader that hasn't visited this jewel in the city's crown will be rushing to do so.

Bravo to this author, I look forward to more.

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