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Category Archives: Europe

PARIS: A Nightmare In Disneyland

July 21, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

http://instagram.com/p/qfALiPA20K/?modal=true I have a confession to make, dear reader, I am not fond of Disneyland Paris. I know that this may rattle some of you to the core, but there […]

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Disneyland, Europe, food, France, Paris, travel

PARIS: Bastille Day

July 20, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

The fourteenth of July is La Fête Nationale, but more commonly known to us as Bastille Day. This is a day of celebration for France — like our Fourth of July […]

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celebration, Europe, France, Holiday, Paris, Patriotic, travel, vacation

PARIS: How Easy Is That?

July 19, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

Jessica has been wanting steak frites for ages. I’m a vegetarian and I truly don’t verbally judge anybody for their consumption of meat. I won’t deny that it’s challenging sometimes to watch […]

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art, Europe, France, Louvre, Paris, travel, vacation

PARIS: Let’s Get Soaking Wet

July 14, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Every day, I say that we must get started earlier, but we never do. I don’t know why I bother trying. I’m not a morning person and I never will […]

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bakery, ebook, Europe, France, New York CIty, Paris, travel

PARIS: Sauntering

July 7, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Even though it would be nicer if the apartment was in Paris instead of Clichy, I think it’s marvelous. Everything, well almost everything, that a person could possibly need to […]

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Europe, food, France, Paris, travel

PARIS: Settling In

July 5, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

In this world, there are many places that I adore and love with an irrational passion. I could walk through San Francisco until my feet fell off. I could relax […]

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England, Europe, Eurostar, France, French, Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, travel, trip, vacation

LONDON: What Would Patsy Do?

June 30, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

After a full day out and about, we were rather exhausted and slept in very late. I have no regrets about that. While I was getting ready for the day, […]

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1D, Absolutely Fabulous, champagne, England, Europe, food, Harvey Nichols, London

Brighton: By the Sea!

June 29, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

[Our theme song for the day; I even wore stripes.] I’m not very good at waking up when I’m supposed to. I’m not very good at going to bed when […]

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Brighton, Dawn French, England, Europe, London, sea, travel, vacation

London: Such Fun!

June 24, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

After sleeping for quite a long time, I was in a better state of mind about the apartment. In the sunlight, it wasn’t as awful as I thought it had […]

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England, Europe, London, travel, vacation

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #71

May 17, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Eurovision: There is a very special place in my heart for Eurovision. Not many people here in America have any reason to know about it, but there is a […]

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cooking, credit cards, Europe, Eurovision, morel, mushrooms, shopping, summer, television, weekend, Wendy Williams, writing

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