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

Travelling Beyond Closed Doors

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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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