This excerpt from On Writing Well
Nobody turns so quickly into a bore as a traveler home from his travels. He enjoyed his trip so much that he wants to tell us all about it — and “all” is what we don’t want to hear… We don’t want him to describe every ride at Disneyland, or tell us that the Grand Canyon is awesome, or that Venice has canals…
You already know that Paris has an Eiffel Tower, perched on a parade of Brie and Beaujolais. What do have to say that you don’t already know, regardless of whether you’ve been to Paris or not? Does it suffice to say that Paris is “awesome” and leave it at that?
While I look for my voice, my angle, my style and substance, enjoy this photoset on Flickr. Here are a few of my favorites (Paris is extremely photogenic, especially at night):
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