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MARTINA NICOLLS - NEWS AND UPDATES FOR DECEMBER 2020

Hello everyone,

December is upon us, and here in Paris the coronavirus pandemic lockdown continues but with a gradual easing of restrictions. From 28 November, essential and non-essential shops re-opened, and instead of the one kilometre and one hour outside rule, the government has extended the distance to within 20 kilometres and the duration up to 3 hours for exercise, shopping and essential tasks. From 15 December (pending a government review), cinemas, museums and art galleries can re-open. From 20 January, bars and restaurants can re-open. Autumn will give way to winter, but ski holidays can't resume until January. 

In December, I'm taking an online wellbeing retreat related to re-wilding nature and the mind with a group of nature lovers from around the world: reconnecting with nature, conservation and preservation, and walking amongst Mother Nature daily. 

Happy holidays!

Regards, Martina

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PARIS BLOGS ON MY WEBSITE: THE PARIS RESIDENCES OF JAMES JOYCE 
​Here is a recent blog on my website: The Paris Residences of James Joyce. 
​Read blog: Andre Malraux, a man of Paris and the world

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This Paris photograph and merchandise of a Paris Metro station can be viewed and purchased HERE.​

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This Paris photograph and merchandise of the river Seine and the Eiffel Tower can be viewed and purchased HERE.​

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PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO 
​Top sellers last month on my photography portfolio site were elephants and an arboreal binturong from south-east Asia. Here is the elephant photograph.
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​ELEPHANT FAMILY: TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPH AND MERCHANDISE​

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I like my photo of the Corsac Fox. 

​CORSAC FOX: TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPH AND MERCHANDISE​

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More photographs and merchandise are available HERE. 

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MY WEBSITE: SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
​During lockdown, I can't travel to photograph animals, so I've been reviewing my photography portfolio and identifying some species that I had not yet identified. I found some interesting photographs of two young male Masai Giraffes necking, taken when I was on safari in Masai Mara in Kenya in 2017. 

​Read article: What is giraffe necking?

Here are two other popular posts on my website: Similar but Different in the Animal Kingdom.​
​Read article: Alligator and crocodile: high walk and low walk 

​Read article: Mirror Carp

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POPULAR BOOK REVIEWS
​On my blog site, Feast & Famine, I include book reviews. Here's the popular and brilliant novel by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi about Urdu and Persian poets, particularly about how they were inspired and mentored by a master. 

​Read book review: The Sun that Rose from the Earth

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POPULAR BLOG POSTS​
On my blog site, Feast & Famine, I write about a range of experiences. Here are two popular blogs:

​Read blog: Shindi: The Georgian Cornelian cherry

​Read blog: Monet, Renoir ... Chagal: Journey around the Mediterranean - digital exhibition at Atelier des Lumieres

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS​
Holly is blooming in Paris. Here's some holly for the holidays.

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And the reindeer are ready ...

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THE PARIS RESIDENCES OF JAMES JOYCE ​
My latest book, The Paris Residences of James Joyce, was released on 1 May 2020.
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MARTINA NICOLLS is an international aid and development consultant, and the author  of: The Paris Residences of James Joyce  (2020), Similar But Different in the Animal Kingdom (2017), The Shortness of Life: A Mongolian Lament (2015), Liberia’s Deadest Ends (2012), Bardot’s Comet (2011), Kashmir on a Knife-Edge (2010) and The Sudan Curse (2009).

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