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Tag Archives: Travel
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 489
Friday night lights On the bucket list was a desire to attend a high school football game and watch the marching band geek it up with their trombones and aubergine slacks, see cheerleaders flick flack, high kick and shake their … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, American football, American humor, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British hunour, Central Park, cheerleaders, Chris Williams, comedy, Culture, England, English, expat, expats, Friday night lights, Ground Zero, high school, hocoblogs@@@, jocks, marching band, New York, NYC, NYPD, That Brit Guy NYC, The High Line, Times Square, Travel, UK, Uncle Sam, USA, Washington Square
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 478
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
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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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 472
A blog post dedicated to all the ‘Randy’ men There are a lot of men called ‘Randy’ in the USA. I don’t think there are many men at all called ‘Randy’ in the UK. This is probably due to the … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 469
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
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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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 467
The final New Orleans chapter The Cocktail Tour I’d like to be able to tell you the fascinating history of each cocktail we encountered on the tour of the finer drinking establishments in New Orleans, but to be brutally honest, … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, American history, American Horror Story, Americans, Anne Rice, Bourbon Street, Brad Pitt, cocktails, Creole, crime, Culture, Delphine Lalaurie, desperate housewife, expat, Fats Domino, French, ghosts, hocoblogs@@@, Hurricane Katrina, Interview with a Vampire, Kathy Burke, Lee Harvey Oswald, Mint Julep, New Orleans, Nicholas Cage, slaves, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Garden District, Travel, Truman Capote, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 466
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
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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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 465
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
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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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 464
How to say New Orleans Right, before we get started on the New Orleans blog, let’s get it straight about how to pronounce this place. I, being a Brit, have called it plain and simple ‘New Or-leens’. But, my chums … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, art, Blog, Bourbon Street, Britain, British, crime, Culture, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, NOLA, Travel, UK, USA
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