Melissa Dessaigne 3/28/20 Melissa Dessaigne 3/28/20

Travelling Beyond Closed Doors

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You may remember the children's book about Alexander, the poor little chap who had a rotten day. The excerpt below reminds me of my day today. "I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now it's in my hair and when I got out of bed thi

Melissa Dessaigne 2/10/05 Melissa Dessaigne 2/10/05

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I have just awoken from a fitful head-bobbing nap on the late train back to Paris. Fortunately, I did not fall into a deep slumber, but instead managed to stay in that catatonic state somewhere between somewhat awake and not quite drown

Melissa Dessaigne 2/6/05 Melissa Dessaigne 2/6/05

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At what point do dreams end and reality begin? Is there a fixed point in time, a sudden realization, a cacophonous crashing when the two meet? Or is it more subtle... a shift in thought, a quiet surrender of hope gone weary? Anatole Fra

Melissa Dessaigne 2/1/05 Melissa Dessaigne 2/1/05

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"I'm leaving, on a jet plane. Don't know when I'll be back again." The words play liltingly in my head, swirling a simple la dee da melody. I am on a jet plane to Paris. Everything about this seems as natural to me as getting in the car

Melissa Dessaigne 1/29/05 Melissa Dessaigne 1/29/05

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Earlier this week, I found myself wrestling with an iron. Now mind you, this wasn't your typical Mrs. Cleaver household iron. No, it was a tiny compact travel iron that was conveniently packaged so tightly in hard plastic that it nearly

Melissa Dessaigne 1/25/05 Melissa Dessaigne 1/25/05

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My pen has been strangely silent, and words have come with difficulty these past few days. I know not why. Perhaps it is because my mind feels like a snowglobe that has been shaken -- too many new memories that, like the agitated snow,

Melissa Dessaigne 11/27/04 Melissa Dessaigne 11/27/04

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Melissa Dessaigne 11/23/04 Melissa Dessaigne 11/23/04

Insensibilities

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Melissa Dessaigne 11/22/04 Melissa Dessaigne 11/22/04

Confessions of Weakness

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Melissa Dessaigne 11/22/04 Melissa Dessaigne 11/22/04

Elves in Brittany

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Melissa Dessaigne 11/21/04 Melissa Dessaigne 11/21/04

Train Exhaustion

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Melissa Dessaigne 11/20/04 Melissa Dessaigne 11/20/04

A Letter From Paris

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Well, I thought my last email would be just that - my last email. But Australia has continued to enthrall me, both with its beauty and with its peculiarities. I would definitely return here in a heartbeat - if only a heartbeat didn't co

Melissa Dessaigne 4/25/03 Melissa Dessaigne 4/25/03

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Some more highlights from the Outback - April 22, 2003 I'm beginning to suffer from a syndrome commonly referred to as Numb Bum (non-sensory gluteus maximus for those of you in the medical field). It comes from sitting on a bus for t

Melissa Dessaigne 4/22/03 Melissa Dessaigne 4/22/03

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"Woman, 55, severely mauled by pack of 8-10 dogs in Alice Springs. No charges filed, and dogs have not been found." Hmmmmm, Alice Springs sounded very familiar I thought to myself as I read the newspaper. Why is that? I pondered for a

Melissa Dessaigne 4/19/03 Melissa Dessaigne 4/19/03

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When I last left you, we were preparing to discover the city of Melbourne. Unfortunately, our plans were slightly thwarted as the sky unleashed a torrential downpour on the drought-ridden city. While the heavens wept, we decided to visi

Melissa Dessaigne 4/18/03 Melissa Dessaigne 4/18/03

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Sydney Whirlwind and the Night Bus to Melbourne

Melissa Dessaigne 4/17/03 Melissa Dessaigne 4/17/03

Sydney Whirlwind and the Night Bus to Melbourne

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Landing in the Land of Oz

Melissa Dessaigne 4/15/03 Melissa Dessaigne 4/15/03

Landing in the Land of Oz

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