Champs Elysee on Bastille Day

Lined with trees and adorned with French flags.

July 15th 2007
Hello everybody, from the romantic city of Venice, Italy. The last place I was in was the "City Of Love" itself, Paris. So I've spent the last two days in the two most romantic cities in the world - which are also the two worst possible places to be if you're single. I know that Europeans are supposed to be a little more "expressive" when it comes to love, but the PDA over here is just a tad o ... read more

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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more

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Hi, Most of you will have been directed here by me - if so, thanks for coming. If not, thanks for coming anyway. I am Derek - a Kiwi who in June 2007, set off on a 4 1/2 month sortie around Europe via the USA, and set up this blog so that friends, family and randoms could keep track of where I had been to, and of the shenanigans I inevitably got up to. The trip inspired me to keep travelling and directly following it, I spent the next seven years living in London, which was a fantastic base from which to continue my travels and thus the travelling continued unaba... full info

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