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Fast facts

At the movies I like to see:foreign films and black-and-white classics.
Music I listen to:My tastes are too eclectic to specify genres. Favourite artists include: Yann Tiersen, Dominique A., Travis, Stereophonics, Enya, Verdi, Erik Satie and a whole lot more.
Favorite author:Too hard a question again. Favourites include Tennessee Williams, Roald Dahl, Marcel Schwob, J. K. Rowling, Sylvia Plath, Edgar Allan Poe, Alain de Botton, Franz Kafka, Heinrich von Kleist, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde...
I'm passionate about:travel, theatre, languages and a certain Opera Ghost.
I wish I could:freeze time as and when I want.
Favorite travel destination:Everywhere, all continents (haven't been to Antarctica yet though). France probably ranks highest in terms of repeat visits.
On my vacation I..:go sight-seeing and try and meet the locals.
If I won 1 million dollars, I would:buy myself an apartment in central London or Paris.
I don't like:dunking biscuits in tea or indeed any other drink, unlike 99% of the British and French populations. So what if Proust did it?