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Category Archives: Travel
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 566
The White House West Wing Visit Well, scrub it off the bucket list! We visited The White House. And jolly nice and white it was too 🙂 . If I tell how we got in there I would have to … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americana, Americans, attractive accents, British, British accent, DC, England, English, expat life, French, House of Cards, Irish, Michelle Obama, Obama, The West Wing, The White House, UK, USA, War of 1812, Washington
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 564
Rosie runs across America “The idea for this journey is to run across America and to run into America and to celebrate the lives of people nobody knows. At my age, you can’t wait for the world to come to you. … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Britain, British, cup of tea, Desperate Housewife problems, England, English, Expat problems, expats, Giant Supermarket, Harry Potter, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, kebab, London, London snow, maryland, math, Rosie Swales Pope, running across America, Travel, UK, USA, Wales, watermelon, Welsh
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 556
British art in DC Ever wondered what Americans make of the word ‘rubber’ really?! My British chum, Caroline McCatty is an amazing artist here in the DC area and recently gave a talk to a group of American artists called ‘When is … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, artist, Baltimore, Britain, British, British accent, British vs American, Caroline McCatty, cultural differences, Culture, DC, English language, expat, expats, Global Living Magazine, hocoblogs@@@, journey, NYC, rubber, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 552
New Year in the USA New year is well underway here. We have the first snow of the season on its way tomorrow – yawn, over it already. What’s been amusing me at the gym is how all the American … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, beer, booze, Borat, British, British accent, Columbia, cookies, Culture, differences, dinner parties, dinner party etiquette, Dr Oz, drinking, gym, hocoblogs@@@, new year, TV, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 551
America’s love affair with Downton Abbey I’ve been invited tonight to a Downton Abbey party. I’m not sure what to wear – do I go for the downstairs maid’s uniform or totally upscale it with a Lady Mary ensemble? Will … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, bbc, British, British accent, class, Culture, Dallas, Downton Abbey, England, English, expat, George Clooney, hocoblogs@@@, Hollywood, Lady Mary, Lady Sybil, lifestyle, Richard E Grant, Season 5 Downton Abbey, soap operas, society, TV, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 549
Plantation in the South FYI, none of this post is fun to read, but you might learn something 😉 Plantations are a part of USA history. The history of them is difficult to fully digest since they are based on … Continue reading
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Tagged American, American history, Americans, British, Cherokee history, Cherokee Indians, Cherokee reservation, Cherokee town, English, expat, Georgia, Indian casinos, Noble Jones, North Carolina, Private John G Burnett, roadtrip, Tennessee, The Trail of Tears, Travel, UK, USA, USA history, Wormsloe plantation
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 546
Ham and eggs with The Lord in South Carolina On roadtrips we make it a mission NOT to eat in chain restaurants. That’s sometimes easier said than done when the road sides are adorned with signs indicating hundreds of McDonald’s, … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, British, chain restaurants, easy over eggs, expat, food, grits, ham and eggs, Nothern America, Pulp Fiction, roadtrip, South Carolina, southern charm, sunnyside up, Travel, Triangle Waffle, UK, USA
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My UK Desperate Housewife USA blog 2014 review
This is the 2014 annual report for my blog. Thank you all for reading and supporting my cheeky writing in the USA! Special shout out to Andy and Mindy for the most comments! It’s been an eventful 2014; I can’t … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 543
Christmas roadtrip Well, y’all, I’m practicing my Southern drawl, as we’re heading on out to Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee for our Christmas roadtrip and I cannot flippin’ well wait! I love the South. I do. I love … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Christmas, Cirque Dream Holidaze, Culture, Deep South raodtrip, expat, Great Smoky Mountains, hocoblogs@@@, holibobs, holidays, Howard County, Indian reservation, Lyric Opera House, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, theater, Travel, UK
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