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February 2021 Broadcast: Martina Nicolls





MARTINA NICOLLS - NEWS AND UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 2021

Hello,

The New Year has been busy for me as companies return to the work year. But with winter lockdown in the Northern Hemisphere, and rain, snow, and wind, there is little distraction outside. I have managed to maintain my Sunday walks but I miss the daily walks around the city - and of course the museums, art galleries, restaurants, cafes, and bars. France has held a number of online events, such as The Nights of Reading and The Night of Ideas, which have been interesting. Fortunately, the Botanical Garden and the Luxembourg Garden remain open to the public. 

I continue to wish everyone a healthy and happy year ahead with a new start for the future.

Regards, Martina

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PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO 
​Last month the photograph of The Tower of London was popular.

This month I'm including photographs of The Louvre in Paris, which is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Merchandise with The Louvre photographs can be purchased via the links.

Photograph: Le Louvre, Paris - old and new. Photograph and merchandise for sale HERE​

Photograph: Le Louvre, Paris. Photograph and merchandis for sale HERE​

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More photographs and merchandise are available HERE. 

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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: Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris will become an “extraordinary garden”

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MY WEBSITE: SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
​Thank you to the many children and parents who tell me how much they, or their children, are learning from my website on animals, and thanks for sharing your photographs with me. 

Website: Similar but Different in the Animal Kingdom.​

​Read article: RESEARCH: Humans love big animals
​Read article: What does a pelican's beak look like?

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POPULAR BOOK REVIEWS
​On my blog site, Feast or Famine, I include book reviews. 

Website: Feast or Famine. ​

​Read book review: Clisson and Eugenie by Napoleon Bonaparte

​Read book review: Bird Therapy by Joe Harkness

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A SIGN OF THE TIMES

Mombasa, Kenya 2018

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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.

WINNER: HARDCOVER COPY OF THE PARIS RESIDENCES OF JAMES JOYCE 

Thank you to everyone who entered the Paris book competition, which closed on 31 January 2021. The winning entry was Harvey from Oregon in the United States. Due to the interest, I'll hold another competition in time for its first birthday on 1 May 2021.
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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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