Tag Archives: LA

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 389

Posted on March 23, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Life in La-La Land In the summer I am heading out to LA, and I’m not ashamed to admit that I am fascinated by the place, its celebrity culture, weather, lifestyle and differences from where I live. Owing to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Asian food, Australian expat, Bette Midler, Beverly Hills, Blog, booze, British, British rock stars, California, celebrities, Cheers, Culture, Disneyland, driving, east coast, expat, expats, food, Golden Globes, Growing Pains, gun culture, guns, Gwen John, hocoblogs@@@, Hollywood, It Started in LA, Joan Collins, LA, LA earthquake, La-La land, Leonardo di Caprio, lifestyle, Los Angeles, marketing and PR, Melrose Avenue, Oz, paparazzi, right to bear arms, Rodeo Drive, schools, sense of humour, speed limit, swearing, Sydney, Travel, Universal Studios, USA, valet parking, weather, West Coast | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 330

Posted on January 2, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Heading out west The UK Desperate Housewife has a plan and that plan is to hit the West Coast of the USA this year. San Fran, LA, Grand Canyon, Vegas etc. Woopie! The thing that I am looking forward to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Boston, Britain, British, Culture, Daisy Dukes, east coast, England, expat, Facebook, hocoblogs@@@, LA, Las Vegas, Latin, lifestyle, Mark Zuckerberg, patriotism, San Francisco, Travel, UK, USA, Wall Street, West Coast | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 237

Posted on September 18, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The other side of America I’m getting itchy feet (no, it’s not my new ‘sneakers’) to see the other side of American life – that is, the one I haven’t seen much of yet. I’ve seen glorious America, bright lights, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Aylesbury Estate, Baltimore, big city, bright lights, British, Chicago, Culture, DC, DC shootings, Debenhams, expat, favelas, Glasgow, Google Street View, guns, hocoblogs@@@, homelessness, Houston, LA, lifestyle, London, M. Nuns Jain, Mexico, Miami, Moscow, polarised, poverty, Rio de Janeiro, Skid Row, Slough, The American Dream, Toronto, Travel, UK, USA, Vishnu Pandit, Weatherspoons, wrong side of the tracks | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 193

Posted on July 29, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A slice of American suburbia A feature on the Daily Mail US site (yes, I am reading the DM again – sigh) featured a group of photos capturing the American middle class dream. It’s interesting to see, and from living … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American middle class dream, Americans, Baltimore Post Examiner, Blog, British, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Daily Mail, east coast, Ellicott City, expat, fall, fintess, fitness, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, LA, New of the World, Nick Stern, Patapsaco Female Insititute, photography, seasons, Southern California, suburban, swingers, Taming of the Shrew, The Bard, Thoughts, UK, USA, water, weather, West Coast | 25 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 178

Posted on July 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Guns…. Oh, guns. This tweet was forwarded to me by an American friend today and it reads thus: Trying to explain our gun situation to people in other countries is like trying to explain Hitler to dogs. We Brits don’t … Continue reading →