Tag: Birthday trip
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What I Learned About Africa the First Time Around (and Why We’re Going Back)
I uttered what I think might go down in history as the most bougie phrase ever known to mankind last week. “Weeeeell, last time we were in Africa, we stayed at…..” I said it not once, but TWICE while catching up with friends, both of whom probably immediately regretted asking me what big exciting trip…
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His Take! Tea at Sketch, London
(AKA: The great British treat of extended pinkies and wasted afternoons.) (Editor’s note: This post was written by XFE. Check back on Monday for the MUCH shorter “Hers” version of our tea at Sketch.) This post is most likely a bad idea and will get me in trouble. But somewhere during a very lovely afternoon spent…
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Football Friday: That 10 Minutes When Spurs Were Top of the League
Editor’s note: We’ve been doing something a little different on ThePoeLog this past month. You could say it was in honor of the Euro Cup. Or the Copa Cup. Or the Poe Cup (not a real thing. YET.) But today is the last of our “Football Friday” posts. The first one can be found here, the second one here,…
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Fairytales for Grown-Ass People: London Edition
Once upon a time….o.k, 1981…there was a young girl who lived way out in the dusty fields of West Texas who became infatuated with princesses and castles and royalty. One day when she was nine years old, the little girl got up very, very early to watch a beautiful blonde maiden in a humongous poofy…
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Football Friday: Navigating EPL Tickets
Editor’s note: We’re doing something a little different on ThePoeLog and declaring the next couple of Friday’s “Football Friday.” Guest editor and soccer expert XFE has kindly written up a series of posts on the soccer games we went to in London. That’s right our recent trip to London was fabulous, filled with tea, tea sandwiches and most importantly…
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How to Feel Broke in London
Step 1: Fly to London. I’d love to tell you that this was an informative blog post full of tips on how to see and do London on a budget. Something along the lines of “have a practically-free-yet-utterly-fabulous time in London on less than $50 a day.” But that would be a really short list…