Oh my GOD it has been so long since Miss Expatria has updated her informative, witty blog! Shame on her.
But to be honest, I was busy having fun OOPS I MEAN DOING FIELD RESEARCH for my dedicated readers.
Since I’ve started this blog I have given you some of my best-kept secrets and favorite tips [...]
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In honor of my hungover friends today, a reposting of a piece I did for another site. Enjoy!
“Holy…where am I?”
If you’ve ever woken up and said that, most likely your next thought is the realization that you’ve got a hangover.
Now, usually the best way to cure a hangover is to avoid it - [...]
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Ben and Martha are American expats living in Italy.
Now, normally that wouldn’t send me into fits of camaraderie, but there’s a twist: Martha’s from my hometown, a small enough place for it to be quite a coincidence. But wait, it gets better! Not only does her family own my favorite cheesesteak shop in [...]
Filed under: Observations, Solid Advice | Tagged: Florence, foodie, Italy | 1 Comment »
OK, OK, OK - I get it. Florence is awesome.
This is the overwhelming response to my recent post, in which I had to recruit an honorary member of the Gay Mafia to school my readers on the joys of Florence - in particular, the cuisine - to stave off the legions of readers asking [...]
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In which an honorary member of the Gay Mafia (West Coast, represent) reveals what I am unable to about Florence, a city he adores and I really just can’t seem to get into. However, after reading this I might have to give it another try!
When I was doing my research for places to stay [...]
Filed under: Links Up the Wazoo, Solid Advice | Tagged: closely guarded information, Florence, foodie, Gay Mafia, Italy | 1 Comment »
Finally! Right?? Let’s get down to bidness.
First, the basics of dining in Paris - according to me:
1. Menus vary wildly - and not just the food offered on them. You’re as likely to get a laminated, expertly translated menu as you are a piece of slate with the day’s dishes written in [...]
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The legendary Girls’ Weekend in Paris went swimmingly!
Some stats:
Combined miles traveled: 8,330
Meals eaten: 8
Dishes cooked, served, taken away and cleaned by someone else: 19
Scarves lost: 1
Scarves found, swung above head as entire bar cheered: 1
Nutella crepes consumed with great gusto by MK: 4
Topics discussed: 5,621
Miles walked: approx. 147
Bottles of wine drunk, paid for: 3
Bottles of [...]
Filed under: She's Got Her Ticket, The Story | Tagged: foodie, MK, Paris, weekend trips | 4 Comments »
I’ve been on a kick recently where I make notes on topics I’d like to write about during the week, and then on Sunday I write them all, so I simply have to go online every day and post one.
However, yesterday Cal and I got off to a very lazy start and kind of eased [...]
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A friend of Miss Expatria on the other side of the world alerted me to the existence of this fascinating site, which reminds me of why I love the Internet. It’s called Airline Meals, and it delivers on that title. It’s indexed and categorized and there are pictures of plastic food in all [...]
Filed under: Observations, The Story | Tagged: airplane travel, foodie, ignorant rich people, yes please | 1 Comment »
Bleeding Espresso is a blog I have come across, and I love love love reading it. Sognatrice is her name, Italy is her game, and she writes with a passion for that country that gives me goosebumps - like this recent one about Calabrianfolk music.
It was this post that took my breath away, as [...]
Filed under: Links Up the Wazoo, Observations | Tagged: foodie, France, Italy, links, obsessions | 1 Comment »
