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My life, as Amelia Edwards once said, is the "satisfaction of a purposeless curiosity."

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Category Archives: France

Moody in New York

December 29, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

I thought I posted this a month ago…but I guess not. I have a hard time wrapping up my trips. It’s getting worse every time I leave. I am obsessed […]

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cemetery, church, food, France, life, New York CIty, NYC, Royal, travel, vacation

Wish List 2015, or, BUY ME STUFF

December 13, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Ah, once again the calendar flies by and it’s time once more for Christmas, and Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, and all those wonderful holidays that require me being the lucky recipient of gifts. […]

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ancient Egypt, Apple, Christmas, fashion, France, gifts, Hanukkah, Holiday, One Direction, shopping, travel

A Parisian in America

November 16, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Before I go anywhere, I know exactly where I’m going, how to get there, and what I’m going to wear. It’s all part of the preparations that make me a […]

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bakery, Broadway, France, life, love, New York CIty, NYC, Paris, theater, travel

Dystopian Voyage Home

November 1, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

There’s nothing quite so depressing as the final walk from your hotel or apartment to the Métro as you make your way to the airport. You realize all that you […]

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airport, America, champagne, Chicago, food, France, Paris, travel, vacation

Like A Contessa

October 31, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

I have put off writing this post for nearly two months because I don’t want to do it. It’s not even procrastination this time, even though that curse plagues every […]

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ancient Egypt, art, Europe, food, France, Karl Lagerfeld, Paris, Pere Lachaise, pet, travel

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #121

October 30, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: New Keyless Lock: Ever since I rented a beautiful apartment in Washington DC with a keyless door, I have been obsessed with the idea of having one of my […]

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baking, bread, cinema, coffee, design, film, France, future, gay, One Direction

Why Don’t You? #81

October 12, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you fly to Èze and get a custom fragrance constructed at the Fragonard factory? It’d be ever so chic to have your own personalized cologne or perfume. […]

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advice, American Horror Story, book, Diana Vreeland, dreams, fragrance, France, Martha Stewart, Why Don't You?

Going Home to Paris

October 11, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 3 Comments

I barely slept, but that’s nothing new. I never sleep. I would be a tremendously successful vampire. In fact, I’ve often thought that I’d really enjoy being one of the […]

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ancient Egypt, art, Egypt, Europe, France, Louvre, Metro, Nice, Paris, train, travel

Saying Goodbye to Madame Betty and Grandma Betty

September 27, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

I stumbled to the electric kettle and brewed some of that oddly delicious instant coffee that’s so popular here in France. Doesn’t make sense. It should taste like garbage, but […]

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antique, cemetery, Europe, France, hotel, life, luxury, Nice, travel, vacation

I Become Samantha Brown

September 25, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Everybody is influenced by a rather odd and eclectic grouping of events and chunks of knowledge that makes them who they are. Like I said a few posts ago, I […]

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Europe, fashion, France, luxury, Nice, shopping, travel, vacation

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