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Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It Is HERE! My Life Since the Essay…

March 28, 2016by leslieannepatrick 1 Comment

If you’re reading this post because you read my essay Cry Teach Grow in Elizabeth Gilbert’s new anthology “Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It” (published on March 29th by […]

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Adventures, Asia, Books, Elizabeth Gilbert, Life, San Miguel de Allende, South Korea, Travel, Travel Writing, Writing

My Essay’s in Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It!

January 20, 2016by leslieannepatrick 10 Comments

It is with great pleasure and excitement that I can finally announce that my essay has been chosen for inclusion in Elizabeth Gilbert’s new anthology, Eat Pray Love Made Me […]

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Adventures, Books, Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It, Elizabeth Gilbert, Essays, Life, Media, Uncategorized, Writing

5 Favorites in Sri Lanka

September 20, 2015by leslieannepatrick 6 Comments

Sri Lanka was a place I’d always dreamed of visiting, its name conjuring the same mysterious excitement in my mind as with other exotically monikered locales such as Timbuktu, Madagascar and Zanzibar—also […]

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Adventures, Asia, Sri Lanka, Travel

Put a Ring on It: Vintage Engagement Ring Shopping in Paris

September 17, 2015by leslieannepatrick 30 Comments

Although Steve and I got engaged in Bali during Steve’s 40th birthday extravaganza, we decided to wait until we got to Paris to appropriately clad my ring finger. I have […]

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Europe, Fashion, France, Life, Paris, Travel, Uncategorized

Travel Writing eBook Giveaway: June 23 through June 27, 2015

June 23, 2015by leslieannepatrick 1 Comment

When people ask me what I do for a living, I say, “I’m a writer.” “What do you write?” they say. The truth is, it’s complicated. I’ve written everything from blog […]

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Journalism, The Coffee Date Guides, Travel, Travel Writing, Writing

Debacle at Disney: How an ATM Disaster Almost Ruined my Visit

June 17, 2015by leslieannepatrick 8 Comments

Having visited Disneyland in California, Florida and Hong Kong, a visit to Japan would not be complete for a Disney-obsessive like me without a trip to Tokyo Disneyland. However, after […]

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Asia, Japan, Misadventures, Theme Parks, Tokyo, Tokyo Disney Sea, Travel

Cicero’s: Best Pizza in the Galaxy

May 20, 2015by leslieannepatrick 2 Comments

They’re doing all kinds of crazy things in space these days. Chances are they don’t have an intergalactic pizza parlor quite yet, but you really never know (CNN could be […]

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California, North America, Pizza, Restaurants, Uncategorized

A Slap in the Face: Scrubdown at a Korean Sauna

May 13, 2015by leslieannepatrick Leave a comment

Imagine two elderly half naked women scrubbing your naked body with sand paper, their saggy boobs slapping you in the face with each pass of the extra strength loofah. No, […]

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Beauty, Busan, Daegu, Seoul, South Korea, Spas, Travel

Hop On Hop Off Tour Buses: Are They Worth The Price?

May 6, 2015by leslieannepatrick Leave a comment

Sure they may seem touristy, but the double decker red tour buses spotted in many of the world’s major cities can be a surprisingly sweet deal. I’ve shelled out the […]

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Asia, Hong Kong, Travel, Uncategorized

From Snail Masks to Foot Peels: Korea Does Beauty

May 3, 2015by leslieannepatrick Leave a comment

Walk down any high street in any mid to large sized city in South Korea and you’ll see a plethora of stores touting all things beauty. Heavily made up employees […]

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Beauty, Giveaways, South Korea

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