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Weathering the Burns Day Storm: 25-26 January 1990
Is this really a typical Winter’s day in the UK? I’ve heard bad stories, but this is a bit extreme. It’s been a long day and I’m supposed to be in France by now. I feel the need for a … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged amiens, arras, bloody weather, burns day storm, calais, daria, Dover, England, eurail, france, hurricane, paris, storm, travel, United Kingdom, wind
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Keep on Running – back to Bordeaux: November 1989
Wake UP! What the..?? What is hell is THAT?? It’s pitch black outside. It sounds like a drill? Have I fallen asleep in a construction site? No, that’s the phone, but the ringer volume seems to have been set by … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Travel
Tagged 1989, amsterdam, auckland, Austerlitz, bordeaux, busker, gare du nord, Kronenbourg, lovetown, metro, music, paris, travel, u2
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Blacklisted in Bordeaux: December 1987
The early days in a group that has been randomly thrown together are always interesting. First impressions are made, and sometimes soon corrected. But this is most of our team of twelve travellers, in the interior courtyard of the Chateau … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Biarritz, Blois, bordeaux, Cannes, Cote d'Azur, La Rochelle, Monaco, Nice, paris, pyrenees, Riviera, travel
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Musical micropause: D
Some favourites from the D vaults: Miles Davis: Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (1958) This is from the soundtrack to “Ascenseur pour l’Échafaud” and was recorded by Miles Davis in Paris the year before Kind of Blue was released. It has a similar … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Ascenseur pour l’Échafaud, Bob Dylan, Colin Meloy, Crane Wife, Decemberists, Jazz, Kind of Blue, Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie, Miles Davis, music, Nick Drake, Northern Sky, paris
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Discovering Paris, December 1987
There is something exhilarating about crossing to the Arc de Triomphe at night, while a squadron of blaring Citroëns and Renaults bears down upon you. The initial observation that French headlights are a different colour to those in New Zealand … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged arc de triomphe, champs elysees, france, paris, place de la concorde, toilet, travel
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No Sleep Till Paris, December 1987
“You are sweet” said the policeman. I can’t imagine a New Zealand police officer saying that, but this is my first time in France, and maybe things work differently here. “Thanks”, I reply, and quickly catch up to the group. … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged champs elysees, Eiffel Tower, france, metro, Orly, paris, police, Tour Eiffel, travel
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