We've been visiting the French north for more than ten years, to work on my Dutch-language guidebook, the Dominicusgids Noord-Frankrijk ( More info ). From the start I've been in love with the northernmost part of it, close to the Belgian border. Lille is a magnificent town, blending the best of north and south. The countryside has a pure, nostalgic charm: golden grain fields, windmills, hills, grand vistas and big skies with towering clouds. The charms of it can't always be shared in the relatively small pictures in a standard guidebook. That's why I've created a photobook (my second) wich can be ordered from Blurb.com, 80 pages of it in full colour. You can find more information and a preview of the book here op Blurb.com. More of my Blurb books here en my "regular" books published by the Dutch publishing house Gottmer are on my website, www.ericstrijbos.nl
