The charms of this land of wheatfields, cork oak forests, wildflower meadows and tiny white-washed villages, are more subtle than in France or Italy's poster regions.
He points out that the Washington Post once described it as "Rockwell meets de Tocqueville" – a more pithy line than one usually reads in the Post these days – and goes on to enumerate Danville's charms: On my travels I saw one of those poles in the historic district detailing an important event, namely the first removal of an ovarian tumour in the world, weighing 22lbs.
Sometimes a lascivious voiceover will remark on her charms.
"More generally, it can offer a powerful antidote to parochialism, which has, perhaps, cosy charms as a way of life, but is not much help in understanding or evaluating a way of life".
The Gazette offers a little-known fact: that under the 1959 Weeds Act it is an offence to let ragwort grow on your land (which does not deter some northern eccentrics who claim to appreciate its doubtful charms).
Therefore I do everything in my power to prevent the 30,000-foot plummet, which means carrying various life-saving charms, of course, but more importantly, it means that I get my spit on the outside of that aircraft when I board.
JW With even the Gallic chauvinists at the Michelin Guide accepting Tokyo outshines Paris, the focus tends to be on the frenetic Japanese capital and the more traditional charms of Kyoto.
"Over 30% of people who visit a Museums at Night event at their local venue are going there for the first time, which is really what we are in business for: to introduce people to the charms, beauty and benefits of their local museum".
She only came to track down Phil Mitchell, but the law of 'Enders means that any blonde bombshell passing through E20 must instantly fall for the charms of resident beige-cheeseball-on-legs Max Branning.
In Cornish myth it is the scene for a mythical encounter between a young man and a mermaid he charms from the water by singing.
And this week he's plugging the charms of Seb Coe, former Tory MP and present Tory champion in the Lords – a natural successor to Lord Patten, former chairman of the Conservative party.
