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Category Archives: Books

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

Five Books You Need Now

December 29, 2014by leslieannepatrick 2 Comments

Okay, okay so this post isn’t about a chic adventure. But, reading is attractive and attractive is a synonym for chic. Justification made!  Along with eat more vegetables and stick […]

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Books, Life, Uncategorized, Writing

The Chic Adventurer is now an Author!

November 27, 2014by leslieannepatrick 5 Comments

  I‘m excited to announce that I am officially a published author! My new book, The Coffee Date Guide to Freelance Journalism is now available on Amazon. Yes, I’ve self […]

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Books, Life, Writing

Do you Want to Be a Freelance Writer? Let’s Have a Coffee Date!

November 7, 2014by leslieannepatrick Leave a comment

  I‘ve been a freelance writer for six years. In the beginning, I wrote for unknown websites or small, local and regional publications, but now I write for well-known outlets like […]

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Books, The Coffee Date Guides, Writing

I Have Lived Today: A Poem, a Mantra and now, a Novel

September 9, 2014by leslieannepatrick 6 Comments

As you may know from reading this blog, my fiancé Steve and I have many adventures. But none has been as exciting as the one we’ve undertaken since deciding to […]

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Adventures, Books, Life, Uncategorized, Writing

Chicest Bookstore: Assouline Lounge, Seoul, Korea

June 10, 2013by leslieannepatrick 1 Comment

In Seoul’s swank Gangnam district, books are the new black. Assouline is the famed French purveyor of luxurious art, lifestyle and fashion books, and the “lounge” concept adds a cafe […]

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Art, Asia, Books, Chic, Fashion, Food, France, Life, Month of Chic Adventures, Seoul, Shopping, Travel, Wine

The House of Pablo Neruda

May 6, 2013by leslieannepatrick 2 Comments

Being an aspiring author myself, there’s something about seeing the homes where these mystical beings live and work that gets my creative juices flowing. “That’s their desk!” “Their favorite pen!” […]

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Books, Chile, Culture, South America, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing

Feeling Bookish?

August 13, 2012by leslieannepatrick 1 Comment

I‘ve always read incessantly, but until recently I have never kept a list of the books I so feverishly devoured. As an ardent list lover and book lover, I was […]

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Books, Culture

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