Je meurs pour aller en France!

So, recently, i was supposed to make my first international trip to China. this would have been amazing! i would have had a local guide (a friend of mine) to show me around and help with the translation. in the end, the trip did not work out, but i did get my passport...and an incredibly strong desire to just travel...anywhere! i can't believe i have not traveled abroad before, but sadly, just haven't 'gotten around to it'. i know...it's sick. with the arrival of my large-edition passport in the mail (i answered 'yes' to the question of "would you like the one with more pages?"...with my fingers crossed behind my back), i have the first small step taken care of. now, because i am not married, do not have children, don't own a house or have any 'real' obligations in life (ahhhh, freedom)...i can pretty much do whatever i want. within relative means of course. so...i want to travel! my first (and last if it must be) choice of travel would be France. here are a few images that fuel this fire: