Corinne Kovalsky

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Turning a Profit on Your Passion: An Interview With Founder of Girls Guide To Paris

Corinne Kovalsky
Belau joked that her encore career has been an overnight sensation, 50+ years in the making. Doni Belau’s third career is in the Happiness business. The founder of Girls Guide to Paris believes travel leads to a sense of discovery and better understanding. She calls it her ministry. “I wanted to do something I loved and meeting women from all over the world feeds my soul,” she said in a recent interview....
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A Role Model For Fearless Women… Shirley Valentine Lives On

Corinne Kovalsky
I first met Shirley Valentine almost 20 years ago. The chatty, quirky, homely heroine in the movie by the same name, she was skillfully portrayed by British actress Pauline Collins. Shirley was a bored, middle-aged housewife who felt life was passing her by. Trapped in a bad marriage and going through the motions, she spent most of her time alone, at home, talking to the wall. Then came act two. And that’s when things got interesting. The drab mother of two grown children ran away from home....
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The Curious Life Choices of an Introverted Control Freak

Corinne Kovalsky
I joke that I like to “plan my spontaneity,” but most who know me well, know I am not really joking. Over the years, friends and colleagues have encouraged me to drop my guard, to be less “bossy” and to compromise more. Let someone else plan something for a change, they’d say. What they didn’t understand is that my desire to control my universe is deep-rooted. It started with a revelation when I was about eight years old....
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My Solo Fling with a Mediterranean Playboy

Corinne Kovalsky
It was a blustery August day in Marseille. The view overlooking the Mediterranean was dramatic. The waves crashed against the rocks, mere feet below my table. I chose Restaurant Peron because it was extensively featured in famed author Peter Mayle’s Caper series. The four books ran the gamut from vintage wine theft and unsolvable diamond heists to the influx of Russians along the French Riviera, and a real estate deal gone bad....
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Corinne Kovalsky

Corinne Kovalsky is the founder of Solo Women Over 50, a website celebrating 50+ single women who are writing their next chapters. She travels alone and well and believes a table for one is the perfect size, as long as the sommelier is nearby. Follow her on Instagram: @solowomenover50.