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Tag Archives: South Korea

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

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

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

A Night at the (Daegu) Opera

March 18, 2015by leslieannepatrick Leave a comment

I like to think I’m a culturally minded person, but when it comes right down to it, I attend far fewer cultural events than I would like. So when the […]

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Culture, Daegu, South Korea, Travel

My Epcot Life

November 5, 2014by leslieannepatrick 4 Comments

Walking through the main square last night in San Miguel de Allende, I watched the waxing moon shine upon the pink tinged parroquia, its brightly lit cross casting a further […]

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Life, Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, South Korea, Travel, Uncategorized

Korean Peeling Foot Mask Giveaway!

February 4, 2014by leslieannepatrick 7 Comments

I have recently returned to writing for one of my favorite fashion, beauty and style blogs, The Penny Rose! Once a month I’ll be penning a column called International Beauty […]

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Beauty, South Korea, Uncategorized

Exercise Equipment or Medieval Torture Device?

August 30, 2013by leslieannepatrick Leave a comment

I‘ve been to 32 countries in my 32 years, and I’ve never known one to be as exercise obsessed as Korea. During my time spent living in both Daegu and […]

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Asia, Culture, Life, South Korea

D Cube City: Makes You Feel Like Walking in the Woods

August 26, 2013by leslieannepatrick Leave a comment

My current assignment for AFAR magazine has left me scouring my mind, friend’s minds, photos and the internet in search of all the latest and greatest happenings in Seoul. One […]

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Asia, Seoul, Shopping, Somewhere in Time, South Korea, Travel, Uncategorized

Chicest Department Store: Shinsegae Centum City, Busan, South Korea

June 25, 2013by leslieannepatrick Leave a comment

Just because something is the largest does not always necessarily make it the chicest, except perhaps in the case of Shinsegae Centum City. Guinness-certified as the largest department store in […]

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Asia, Busan, Chic, Design, Fashion, Month of Chic Adventures, Shopping, South Korea, Spas, Travel, Uncategorized

Chicest Bike Ride: Gyeongju, South Korea

June 22, 2013by leslieannepatrick 2 Comments

Granted, I don’t ride a lot of bikes, thus have never taken two wheels through the streets of Paris, the blooming tulips of Holland or the rice paddies in Bali–all of […]

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Asia, Chic, Culture, Month of Chic Adventures, South Korea, Travel

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