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An Introduction by the Author
London, Paris, Spain, Italy, Ireland...
My first trip to Europe was such a cool experience that after I returned home,
I wrote down everything that I saw and did, and sent a copy of the essay to my
friends. Thus began my practice of writing a travelogue for each place I
visited. I've found that having a permanent record of my travel experiences is
useful and valuable, in order to preserve memories that would otherwise become
lost over time.
This book, then, is a collection of the travelogues that I wrote for the
vacations that I've taken in Europe so far. My visit to Paris even inspired
a short story, "Parisian Pursuit", based upon my experiences there. At the
time these were written, I was living in the suburbs of Chicago. I was 22
years old and in college when I stepped off the plane in London, the first
European city I've ever been to. It's now been a little over a decade
since that time, and with luck I'll be travelling overseas for many more years
to come!
CNS, 2001
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