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Lola & Leah’s Eurotour 2012

T-minus 4 weeks – OH BOY!

is Europe ready for the Double L Trouble?

i THINK & HOPE you know that Leah, of Leah Travels, and i are going to Europe on one incredible whirlwind Eurotour in exactly one month. we have an idea of where we’ll be and what we’ll be doing BUT, you know, anything is really possible. we have our apartments squared away in Prague, Florence, Rome, Barcelona & Paris through Go with Oh. AND i guess this will keep us pretty much on schedule but i’m open to ANY extra adventures and am looking for ideas.

THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN! i’m looking for a dare list of photo ops from you. what antics would you like to see lola pull? i’m not promising i’ll agree to every suggestion but i’ll at least consider it. C’MON, don’t be shy! leave me a comment or email me with your ideas and, before we set off, i’ll announce what photo dares i’m taking on to humor you.

i’m expecting to hear from you, first and foremost, our sexy video editors Captain & Clark – who should feel carte blanche in the dare category because i owe them. SHIT!

as well as some of my more outrageous, kinky & creative friends I Live to Travel, Waegook Tom, Scarlet Wonderland & Will Peach at the verrrry least!

here’s the warm & fuzzy video.

NOW gimme the naughty obstacles that i have to live up to on my Eurotour! I DARE YOU!!

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i spy eye candy! – Amalfi Coast

This week where in the world is lola? picked the EYE CANDY topic of the AMALFI COAST! i have had the pleasure of visiting Capri, Italy and looking back onto the gorgeous Amalfi Coast. let me just say, as much as i loved Capri, i longed to wrap that coastline during an afternoon road trip.

the BEST news is, I WILL be doing just that come November with Leah during our month-long Euro Tour. i look forward to my return to Italy and especially discovering this beautiful place where the land meets the sea. there has to be a good reason that it is the backdrop of so many plot lines in books and films. i can only imagine of the story lines i will have to share from my journey there.

where are you longing to go? what eye candy destination do you dream about? let me know!

ciao bella – lola

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i spy eye candy! Rome

This week where in the world is lola? picked the EYE CANDY topic of ROME! may it tantalize your senses.  buon appetito!

ROME, if you want to. ROME, if you can! (i know this isn’t what the B-52’s meant but who cares?!) you really should go to ROME, if you can!

Rome was the center of the world at one time and has more history than i’ll ever be able to soak up in my lifetime. i have been fortunate to visit the ‘eternal city’ twice and am hoping to get back a 3rd time this fall on my Euro tour with Leah of LeahTravels. this time i just wanna wander aimlessly and not worry about hitting any one particular site. i will definitely go back to Piazza Navona – it’s my favorite square. also, on my list would snapping as many pics as possible of all the gorgeous fountains found EVERYWHERE in the city and i’m not speaking of all the big famous ones but all the little ones scattered about.

oh, ROMA – you spell AMOR backwards and i do love you so! what do you love about Rome? what eye candy might you like to have a taste of next? be sure to leave a note & let me know!

ciao – lola

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a lola twist on leah’s trois European Go with Oh cities!

bring it, Europa!

OK so Leah has announced her four FABU choices for our European tour! Florence, Paris, Prague & Barcelona. Leah also described some of the things she’s looking forward to seeing and experiencing in these wonderful places. i know i don’t have to tell you what i’d like to do while in Paris – i wrote all about my dream trip there in my ‘Go with Oh’ entry.

BUT…aren’t you just the least bit curious what lola would do while tagging along with Leah in Florence, Prague & Barcelona? NO, i don’t have every detail worked out but i have started investigating and looking for some fun & different things i can do while there. you  see, while i will be going to most of the typical tourist sites and must-dos with Leah, i’ve actually already been to all four cities and so i want to find some really fantastic stuff to do that i haven’t seen or done before. might even be must-don’ts!

here’s what i have cooked up so far and, YES, i’m still using some of my favorite movies as inspiration for ideas.

Prague

did you know that parts of Mission Impossible 4 were filmed in Prague? how about some action-packed fun in a spy-like form for lola & leah? you know, climbing the side of the Prague Castle with little more than our harnesses, ropes & carabiners – mine will be ALL pink! naw…this is my glam European tour, not my get injured doing stupid stunts tour! so let’s just do the Prague Segway Movie Tour instead. less dangerous…i think anyway!

zoom zoom to the boom boom

the company that offers the tour provides ‘behind-the-scenes’ information and trivia about Prague and the films made there like James Bond, Amadeus & Mission Impossible. every segway also has a built-in DVD screen showing clips of each movie. hope that won’t distract me too much from keeping my eyes on the sidewalk! the company trains you on how to operate the segway so there’s no prior experience needed. PHEW! besides seeing stunning movie locations, it’ll be an easy & fun way to see many of the city’s famous sights like the Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, Wenceslas Square & Old Town Square.

marionette me!

Prague is theatrical in other ways as well. besides the traditional theatre and music that surrounds the city, puppetry & marionette shows are easily found in Prague. i don’t necessarily want to go to a marionette show (i think it might be a little freaky) BUT i do want to search out a place to get a customized lola marionette made! you know how i like little mini-lola clones. it just so happens that Czechs are also known for their marionette-making skills. AND what a fantastic souvenir that will make! i also think it’d be super fun to do a photo session of myself being a life-size marionette. i need to seek out a perfect location and photographer willing to put up with me with “no strings attached” HA!

let me be your puppet, baby!

AND, like leah referenced, we will be drinking loads of Czech beer. i’ll probably need a few cold ones after the segway tour and before my marionette photo shoot! did you know that the Czech Republic has the highest per-capita beer consumption in the world?! i think the best way to discover all the varieties offered is to book a beer tasting tour perhaps even in the form of a pub crawl.

Czech Budweiser is much tastier in Praha

Florence

you know that scene in Under The Tuscan Sun where the seductive yet nutty blonde actress reenacts the fountain scene from La Dolce Vita? yeah, i wanna do that in some random fountain in a quiet square in Florence. YES, i’ve already thought about how it’ll be getting colder in Florence and i’m sure i will not look nearly as glamorous doing it BUT i’m not letting silly temperatures and vanity stop me! it will be SO AWESOME.

la dolce vita goodness

i know i can be a bit wild at times but it’s usually egged on by a wee bit of alcohol so i may need to drink some vino before pulling off my splashy fountain scene. trying as many “cult wines” as i can find might be the ticket! doesn’t that sound like sexy trouble! although, it seems i will need a vecchio amante danaroso (aka sugar daddy) because these cult wines are considered high quality and therefore are quite pricey. good thing i just learned i have a connection in the wine industry who works with Italian vineyards! maybe he’ll be my vecchio amante danaroso! AND, hopefully, seeking out these harder-to-find vintages might cut down on our time spent drinking all day. Toscana wine is home to some of the world’s most notable wine regions such as Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino & Vino Nobile di Montepulciano so there will be lots and lots of choices!

my kind of “cult”

as you can see, between “cult wines” and fountain stunts, i wanna break some rules in Florence! leah already knows this…and i’m sorry, i just can’t help it. i wanna get my hands on the MOST HANDSOME MAN ever created. DAVID! well maybe just my boa for a quick pic. not sure how i’ll be able to pull this off but if i do, god it’ll be great. one for the lola history books!

mmm…i’m at a loss for words

Barcelona

i’d like to have an experience in Barcelona with a handsome Spanish artist akin to Javier Bardem in Vicki Cristina Barcelona but without the crazy ex-wife Penelope Cruz character. AND don’t get any ideas that leah & i will both be falling for the same dude! we are good friends but we don’t like to share that much! really i just want to hear this dashing Spaniard speak to me in Spanish while touring his art studio! ahhh romantic! hey we ARE visiting three of the ‘romance language’ countries after all. perhaps, i’ll throw in having him sketch a nude of lola. now that’s something i have never had done! HECK, i may have to find one of those cheap Barcelona hotels just for privacy sake. this kind of thing is definitely not a public matter!

desnudo lola

i will not be eating much leading up to this nude sketching session in order to look my svelte-best so i’ll be starving afterward. this would be a perfect time to go explore the Mercat Santa Caterina in el born. apparently, the mosaical structure looks more like an olympic stadium than a market but once inside you will find amazing sights and smells of an astonishing assortment of fruit, cured meats, cheeses and fresh fish from the Mediterranean among many other feasts for the senses. sounds food-gasmic! leah and i can pick up some items to make a few meals while in Barcelona and perhaps even have a dinner party with the ‘Go with Oh’ staff located there.

mercat santa caterina

goodness knows, we will need plenty of sustenance because i want us to take Flamenco dancing lessons while there too. BOY that doesn’t look easy! but it’ll be totally worth it, though, because we get to wear those cool frilly dresses (usually in leah’s favorite color – RED) and dance in a seductive way! i can’t wait to wave that fan all around and swing up my ruffles! totally a lola-approved experience, i must say!

ooo la-la sexy Spain!

so, there it is. i think these ideas sound SO fantastic but i’ll definitely need a few more in each place. if you have any fun and different must-do’s OR, better yet, must-don’ts (because they are a little naughty) please feel free to share with me!

XO – lola

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did you know, i won the lottery?!

that’s right! the travel lottery!!

travel scratch ticket, anyone?

a little over a month ago, my travel blogging pal, Leah, told me about a contest called Go with Oh. there were several prizes one could win depending on how you wanted to play but Leah was interested in the BIG prize and said she was entering and thought i should too.

we struck a deal. if she won, she’d take me. if i won, i’d take her. EASY deal to make! we shook on it virtually – like we do with most of our big plans.

Leah went on to craft her perfect story Go with Oh to Florence and i wrote my story about Go with Oh to Paris. it was super fun to imagine outrageous things i could do in Paris and i loved promoting both my story and Leah’s. we make a great travel team!!

well, guess what?! the contest is now over and I DIDN’T WIN. but there’s no need for me to be a sore loser. Leah won and so i’m getting to go as her travel partner in crime tag-a-long. it really couldn’t get much better! we will be traveling to more than 5 cities the month of November. Florence & 4 other cities will be revealed next week!

put it up top, lil lola! we are going to Europe with Leah & Go with Oh

i truly feel like i’ve hit the jackpot with this one. when do you ever get a free pass to go to Europe for a month and have all your accommodations paid for? ummm, like NEVER. it’s an opportunity of a lifetime that i’m so grateful i get to partake in.

thank you Leah for striking the deal & inviting me along. i know our adventures together will be memories that last us a lifetime. AND i look forward to sharing our stories with all of you that enjoy reading where in the world is lola?

 

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