Writing a book like this isn’t possible without help. Quite a lot of help, it turns out. Thanks to my wife, Lina, for being my sidekick, and often the instigator, in most of the stories you’ve just read. Thanks to John Baxter for reading the first draft, Paul O’Mahony for editing the second, and Janet Hulstrand for adding a magical grammatical polish that I didn’t even know existed. And thanks to photographers Danielle Nicole, Anna Mardo, Amber St. Lucia & Janelle Sweeney.
Thanks to the guests who’ve been on my podcast, the people who’ve listened to it, and especially all the kindly folks who’ve become Patreon members and allowed my hobby to become my career.
But most importantly, this first edition was made possible largely thanks to the following people. Their generosity during the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign made all the difference. And without them, no one would be holding this book. Alors, un grand merci.
Ruth & Peter, Tom & James, Eddie & Elizabeth, Mary Barone, Joan Burns, Lida & Reed Randolph, Kim Loftus, Sandy Esteve-Ziegler, the Moores & the Pearsons, Maria Trenzado, Blythe & Marc Musteric, Deborah & Ron Ball, Nan & John Moss, Judith Solanki, Meredith Mullins, Lu Brigham, Terry Cardwell, Shelah Miner, Lachlan Cooke, Steve Oswald, John Clarke, Lynnelle, Cindy Owens, Jodee & Carl Boehm, Juan Ulloa, Jim Carmichael, Katherine V. Miller, M.D., Camille & Olivier from FrenchToday.com, Philippe Hertzberg from SecretJourneys.Travel, Erin & Michael Bittler, Christine Gitomer, Margaret (“Maggie”) Patterson, Cindy & Melanie Mollard, Dimetrios & Samantha Kantzios, Joshua Swanson, Human Nature, Cindi Witfoth, John & Ana Margolles, Heidi & Michael Boyd, James Arthur, Franc & Sandra.