France travel stories

Gay Paris but er, less of the gay - part I.

Well, so far I hadn't encountered any of the preconceived notions of France that I had expected to and I was a little disappointed. Where the hell were the onion salesmen on rusty bikes with t...

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Back from the Brink

To the cultured readers of these hallowed pages I would like to offer this little excerpt by way of apology for keeping you uninformed of the crazy travels of my former life. I know that it's b...

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Lille, France

Now Lille, in terms of size, was certainly more like it. It was my first real French city, the first real urban sprawl of my travels but I must admit, upon reflection, that it proved to be far fro...

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Boulogne, France, Part II

As I drove into the outskirts of Boulogne the sun made a welcome foray into the sky through gladly parting clouds, and I just knew that things were going to get better from here on in. The soft mo...

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Boulogne, France, Part I

Well, the one thing that the short and none-too-glorious drive to Boulogne afforded me (as the scenery was about as interesting as a lecture on the drainage systems of Papua New Guinea) was plenty ...

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