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You’ve Got to Be Kidney Me: 5 British Foods We Ate in London
I’m about to say something highly controversial: I love British food. And I’m not talking about “crisps,” because, let’s be honest, who doesn’t enjoy a little salty sliver of fried potato goodness? Although, the British do tend to test that love with some rather unique flavoring options. Beef and onion? Roast ox? Prawn cocktail? Don’t…
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5 British TV Shows to Replace Downton Abbey
A sad(ish) thing happened to Anglophiles and history nerds a couple of weeks ago: Downton Abbey ended after six seasons. I watched a couple of seasons of Downton Abbey, but I was not a consistent watcher, although I do thoroughly appreciate the way they would just hurtle forward in time to avoid expensive production moments.…
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Cracking the Oyster Cracker Code
Yes, we went to London weeks ago, and yes, we’ve been back for a couple of weeks now, and yes, I owe the world some posts about the Ab Fab time we had. But to misquote Kanye, “Yo, London, I’m really happy for you, I’ma let you finish, but….” (Sidenote: I had to bookmark this Wikisite…
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London Experiences We’re Skipping
Editor’s note: Seems XFE has really taken to this whole blogging business and has come up with another post to fill the void while we’re in London this week. Enjoy! You recently may have gotten your football related fill here on ThePoeLog, but we are currently in London to celebrate Poe’s birthday week, and we have…
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Pinxto Paradise: 5 Pinxto Bars in San Sebastian
I love San Sebastian. I fell for it hard on our first trip there in 2012 and I’m still enamored. I legitimately want to buy an apartment there. I’m not exactly in a position to do so just yet but a girl sure can dream. So what do I love about San Sebastian? Oh, just…
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GGGOOOAAALLL!!! Football in Spain: La Liga in Bilboa
Editor’s note: We’re going to do something a little different on ThePoeLog and declare this “Soccer Week.” Guest editor and soccer expert XFE has kindly written up a series of posts on the soccer games we went to in Spain. Part 1: UEFA in Bilbao is here and Part 2: Copa del Rey in San…
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GGGOOOAAALLL!!! Football in Spain Part II: Copa del Rey in San Sebastian
Editor’s note: We’re going to do something a little different on ThePoeLog and declare this “Soccer Week.” Guest editor and soccer expert XFE has kindly written up a series of posts on the soccer games we went to in Spain. Part 1: UEFA in Bilbao is here. The next game on our agenda was…
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GGGOOOAAALLL!!! Football in Spain: UEFA in Bilboa
Editor’s note: We’re going to do something a little different on ThePoeLog and declare this “Soccer Week.” Guest editor and soccer expert XFE has kindly written up a series of posts on the soccer games we went to in Spain, and we’ll be posting them throughout the week. While this installment of ThePoeLog may…
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Mini Meals: 5 Pinxto Bars in Bilbao
I might have mentioned that on our recent trip to northern Spain we ate all the pinxtos. You might have thought that was an exaggeration. I assure you. It was not. We really did eat pinxtos from morning till night. There’s just something about those little appetizer-sized wonders that I just adore. Maybe it’s all…