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Road Monkey - Europe 2008
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Evening Pints & Dragon’s Breath Mornings

La Ramba Rambling

Sunshine on cobblestones and winter weary monuments, jazz bar surprises in dank late night basements, a cheeky smile from a shy blonde - February London is intoxicating. I drink deep.
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Kites dogfight over the beach like it was the Somme. Great Dane pulls its skater master through a crowd slalom course like the Moomba Masters. Skyway to San Sebastian. Elbow fights for photo positions prompt quiet thoughts of murder.
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Hanging out in Montmarte, Paris

An hour in line to see Dave's Dick


Sacre Coer white and magnificent above, sketch artist infestation below. Up the hill tourists touch Saint Peter for luck, while down on cliche street they try their luck getting touched up by Pierre.
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Calf muscles screaming from Tuscan tower stairs. Gilded medieval frescos stare down at me – Christ’s angelic entourage and a devil with a mouthful of corpses. Gothic grandeur amidst the scaffolding. A beggar sprawls on a corner till the Basilica bells chime the end of her shift.
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Rack 'em Up

Front row seats for the biggest game in town - Just two millennia late. Coliseum echoes to snap of shutters and tour guide spiels. Outside togas, centurions and sandals hassling gawkers for photo tips. Roaming the Palatino and Forum, catching the rays like the pussy cats, sunning themselves in the ruins purring lion day dreams.
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Gee Wilickers More Basilica’s! Clouds of feathered rats swarm around St Mark’s Square as vendors sell tourists bags of grain to feed them, then sit back and watch a pecking and shitting frenzy ensue. Shutters snap frenetically. Strike a pose and Coo!

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