Paula Hardy

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For the last seven years Paula has heroically endured thousands of dishes of pasta, dodged the very best Moroccan carpet salesmen and worshipped faithfully at the altar the sun god in the process of researching a clutch of Lonely Planet guides to southern Italy and far-flung African destinations.

When she’s not hopelessly trying to develop a better bella figura, she can usually be found swimming with the fishes at the family homestead in Kenya.

Riviera Dreaming - Budget vs Blow Out

Article by Paula Hardy, June 2006

The French Riviera for the nouveau pauvre (with some petit splurges thrown in). Read the full article ›

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