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France
Episode XII - June/July 2022
As countries in Europe go, France appears to have won the lottery. It is the largest country in Europe, about the size of Texas, yet filled with beautiful castles, villages, historic sites, the highest mountains in Europe, extraordinary cuisine, and more.
Join us for what promises to be a particularly beautiful stretch along the Road to Bali.


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Glenn Dobbs
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“And, as for the oil, it is a masterpiece. You’ll see. Before dinner that night, we tested it, dripping it onto slices of bread that had...

Glenn Dobbs
Jun 30, 20228 min read


La Cite
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Glenn Dobbs
Jun 25, 20222 min read


This Is Us
“We then wed our lithofacies analysis with systematic detrital zircon sampling to assess the role depositional environments play on...

Glenn Dobbs
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Glenn Dobbs
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Glenn Dobbs
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