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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 482

Posted on September 10, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Creatives award A piece that my lovely friend Kate Evans and I put together for Global Living Magazine about her expat experience in Botswana and the difficulty of coming back home has won a ‘creatives’ award. How lovely! See the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American football, Americans, Baltimore Ravens, Blog, British, Confederate flag, Creatives Alice Award, crosswalks, Culture, Displaced Nation, Dr Kate Evans, driving, English, Europe, expat, expats, Global Living Magazine, high school, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Ken Ulman, lifestyle, pedestrian crossings, Ray Rice, UK, USA, walking | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 481

Posted on September 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

How to be British An American friend asked me if her British accent passed muster the other day. It was pretty good. She said she had found a site about being British and she would attempt to pass herself off … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, African-American, America, American, Americans, Baltimore Post Examiner, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, British language, England, English, hocoblogs@@@, homesick, Lie back and think of England, lifestyle, New Orleans, Ruby Bridges, UK, USA | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 478

Posted on September 6, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Upsetting the Ravens fans… In Maryland I know a lot of Ravens football fans. They are generally horrified at this account that took place in our home this week. 😉 #sorrynotsorry Husband: Harry, I got us tickets to see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, baseball, Blog, Britain, British, cops, Culture, English, expats, football, Global Living Magazine, gun safety, gun violence, guns, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, maryland, Orioles, Ravens, reverse culture shock, Steelers, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 469

Posted on August 25, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Back with the Amish One of the places in the USA that made an impression on me the first time I visited it was Lancaster, PA and the Amish country. I wanted to go again to feel its surrealness and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American flag, Americans, Amish, Amish people, Blog, Britain, British, British Embassy, British flag, Culture, England, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Lancaster PA, lifestyle, President, Travel, Twitter, UK, USA, Washington, White House, White House BBQ | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 466

Posted on August 19, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

New Orleans The food, the music and the eclectic culture! The Food If there is a shrimp, lobster, fish, gumbo wotnot and stuff like that on EVERY menu, you can pretty much guarantee that I am sold on a place. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 1950s, America, American, Americans, Beignet, blues, British, Crawfish Etouffe, Creole, Culture, DBA, expat, Fats Domino, food, Frenchman Street, Fried Green Tomatoes and Shrimp, gospel brunch, gospel music, hocoblogs@@@, House of Blues, Jambalya, Jazz, jitterbug, lifestyle, Louis Armstrong, Muffuletta, New Orleans, NOLA, Po Boy, Revival, rock music, soul, The Spotted Cat, Travel, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 465

Posted on August 19, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Let’s talk New Orleans! When I flew back from Louisiana’s little French/Creole/Spanish swampy party kooky culture-fest last night I felt like I was heading back to Maryland from a completely different country. New Orleans, whilst it might be described as … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, beads, Blog, boobs, booze, Bourbon Street, Britain, British, Creole, crime, Culture, Detroit, Disneyland, England, expat, expats, French, French Quarter, Frenchman Street, Garden District, guns, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Mardi Gras, maryland, murder capital, New Orleans, NOLA for Life, Travel, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 462

Posted on August 14, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The missing H I love to tease my American friends about their pronunciation of the word ‘herbs’. ‘Say the words I spell out,’ say I. ‘H-E-R-B-S.’ ‘Oh, ‘erbs,’ they say. ‘What are you, effing French!? It’s only acceptable to say … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Culture, Eddie Izzard, England, Enid Blyton, expat, Helena Bonham Carter, herbs pronunciation, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, tennis shoes, The Famous Five, UK, USA | 15 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 458

Posted on August 12, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

California, part 7 Seals, dolphins, Santa Barbara, Carmel, 17 mile drive, wine tasting California stylie ‘Ya gotta see the elephant seals when ya stop off on ya drive along the coast. They’re awesome’ says an American lady to us. ‘Sounds … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 17 Mile Drive, America, American, American history, Americans, awesome, beaches, Britain, British, Calfornian wine, California, Carmel, Culture, Disney, dolphins, elephant seals, England, English, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Los Angeles, Mexican history, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Old Mission, Spanish history, Travel, weather, West Coast, wine tasting | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 457

Posted on August 12, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

California, part 6 Santa Monica The beaches in California make me happy with their golden hue and generally gorgeous people and the blue sea and the hot, hot sun. I think I love the Californian climate the most. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Americans, beaches, Blog, boardwalks, British, British expats, California, Culture, Deep South, east coast, English, expats, fish and chips, football, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, piers, pint, road trip, Route 66, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, The Lost Boys, Travel, UK, USA, weather, West Coast | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 453

Posted on August 8, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

California – part 3 Meeting Johnny Depp in LA Before the west coast roadtrip takes us to San Diego, I must share with you one LA moment that is worthy of a blog post all of its own. Now, suffice … Continue reading →