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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

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

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

Assignments and Books and Moving, Oh My!

October 30, 2014by leslieannepatrick 1 Comment

It’s been a little quiet on The Chic Adventurer blog as of late, but that quietude has not extended to my day to day life. Before I get back to […]

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Adventures, France, Guatemala, Life, Mexico, Mexico City, San Miguel de Allende, Travel, 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

Pretty, Pretty Paper

October 8, 2012by leslieannepatrick 2 Comments

A constant swirl of color, Venice is a city more beautiful than even a dream could conjure. The moment I stepped from the train station and laid eyes on the Grand […]

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Chic, Culture, Europe, Italy, Shopping, Travel

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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