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Homeless in Paris
I ended up homeless on the streets of Paris. I don't always get it right.
The story behind the Lady in Red
This image takes me back to Paris. It was late summer of 2011 and I went back to Europe...
Homeless in Paris

Homeless in Paris

Travel October 1, 2022

I ended up homeless on the streets of Paris.
I don’t always get it right.

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