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Category Archives: Life

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

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

What is Contributoria? A Crowd Funding Site for Writers

February 19, 2015by leslieannepatrick 2 Comments

I first heard about the crowd funded collaborative journalism platform Contributoria from a fellow freelance journalist on a Facebook writer’s group we’re both a part of (30 Days, 30 Queries […]

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CrowdFunding, Journalism, Life, Media, The Coffee Date Guides, Writing

How to Be a Travel Writer Even If You Can’t Travel

February 5, 2015by leslieannepatrick 10 Comments

For the past three years, my lifestyle has been purely on-the-move. I’ve lived in Korea, Thailand, Australia, France and Mexico, and took off where I pleased on a whim. Visa […]

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Life, The Coffee Date Guides, Travel, Writing

Colonia San Luis Rey: My New Mexican Neighborhood in San Miguel de Allende

January 15, 2015by leslieannepatrick 5 Comments

Years ago I was tasked by an editor to write a review of a book by Laura Fraser called All Over the Map. This was an Eat Pray Love style […]

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House Hunters International, House Hunters INternational Steve and Leslie, International Home Ownership, Life, Mexico, North America, San Miguel de Allende, TV Appearances

Our House Hunters International Episode Airs on January 12th!

January 7, 2015by leslieannepatrick 5 Comments

As some of you know, last year my fiancé and I spontaneously purchased a home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. But what you may not know is that during […]

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House Hunters International, International Home Ownership, Life, Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, TV Appearances

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 Ghost Towns of Occupy Hong Kong

December 10, 2014by leslieannepatrick Leave a comment

I‘ll admit I’ve seen the headlines for Occupy Hong Kong when I read the daily paper on my iPhone, but I also admit that I scroll right past them to […]

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Asia, Culture, Hong Kong, Life, Travel, Uncategorized

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

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