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CAIRO: Enchanted

July 26, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

137 years ago, Amelia Edwards wrote a delightful narrative of her journey up the Nile River called A Thousand Miles Up The Nile. It is lengthy, but charming, and surely […]

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ancient Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, pyramid, travel, trip, 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: Missing Karl

July 16, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I don’t think I’ve ever been quite so traumatized as I was the morning of the eighth of July. Never in all my wanderings have I ever missed out on […]

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cemetery, Chanel, fashion show, food, Karl Lagerfeld, travel

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: An American In Paris

July 13, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Back home, it was Independence Day. So, I wore a flag tank top when I was at the apartment. I didn’t wear it out on the town, not because I […]

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art, Egypt, France, Louvre, Paris, travel

Iceland: Land of Love Scrotums

June 23, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

http://instagram.com/p/pgnd2Pg2_g/ I do not know how long I’ve been awake. I don’t know what time it is back home. I barely have a grasp on the current time here at […]

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England, Iceland, London, travel, vacation

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #76

June 20, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

LOVE: “Almost Royal” on BBC America: I have fallen in love with television again. There are such good shows on! It’s not like the dark ages of the past where […]

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BBC, cocktail, comedy, exercise, fitness, food, life, music, restaurant, television, travel

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #70

May 11, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Getting Ready For EUROPE: I am hella turnt up for Europe. Every day it gets a bit closer. At this exact moment, it is 6 weeks, 5 days, 8 […]

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comedy, Europe, food, Ina Garten, Internet, Jack the Ripper, Joan Rivers, landscaping, language, travel, Veep, weather, words

A Party In the USA, or, I Dance With the Stars

April 29, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Do you remember when Marion Cotillard rightfully won the Academy Award for her triumphant role in La Môme? I don’t say deserved just because she was playing my beloved Édith Piaf, […]

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California, celebrity, Dancing With The Stars, food, Hollywood, James Maslow, Los Angeles, restaurant, Tabatha Coffey, television, travel

My Glorious Return to the Chateau Marmont or The Curse of Passover

April 27, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 5 Comments

Another thing that I love about California is the time change. You wake up at a decent hour in the morning, but your body still feels as if it has […]

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California, Chateau Marmont, elegance, exercise, food, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Runyon Canyon, Veggie Grill

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