Followdear Europe: thank you for one of the best months of my life!
please accept my long overdue thank you for hosting me last month for 30 lovely days. it will go down as one of the best trips of my life! i have so many i wish to show my gratitude to, so please bare with me while i do my best to remember those who went above and beyond to make my month so incredible.
1) Go with Oh for the perfect apartments in Prague, Florence, Rome, Barcelona & Paris
2) Truhlar Marionety for the wonderful 4 hour lesson in making your own marionette with the master himself Pavel
3) Pub Crawl Prague for the fun tour of bars & clubs
4) Four Seasons Prague for the delightful dinner at CottoCrudo
5) Melanie Payge for the amazing behind the scenes shopping tour of Milan & bubbly company at the Four Seasons Milan Barolo dinner
6) Four Seasons Milan for the gorgeous room & divine VIP white truffle & Barolo wine dinner
7) Four Season Florence for the princess treatment by both Luca, Italian Barman of the Year & Vito, genius Executive Chef
8) Walks of Italy & Il Fontanaro for the memorable cooking class & stay at a Tuscan Farm House in Paciano
9) Walks of Italy for the behind the ropes tour of the Vatican, the mouthwatering food tour of Rome & the day trip to Orvieto in Umbria
10) Chef Lorenzo for the custom made lunch & educational tours of a cheese & olive oil factory
11) Walks of Italy for the fascinating discovery tour of Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius & the Naples National Archeological Museum
12) Walks of Italy for the entertaining tour of the gorgeous Amalfi coast
13) Go with Oh for the oh-so-fun flamenco lessons at Flamenco Barcelona to indulge me
14) W Barcelona for the tasty lunch at Wave & cocktails at hip lounge Eclipse
15) Go with Oh for the fabulous photo shoot with photographer extraordinaire, Eduardo Frances
16) Sara & Arno and the Go with Oh staff for the fun multi-culti Thanksgiving celebration
17) W Paris for the awesome tour of your property & the “spark” design explanation as well as the outstanding dinner at Arola
18) Go with Oh for the hilarious “How to Become a Parisian in one Hour” show
19) Abraxas for the parfait tattoo to always remember Paris by as if i could forget
20) Caveau de Chassagne-Montrachet for the delicious wine tasting in Burgundy
21) Four Seasons George V Paris for the restful retreat & most indulgent lunch of my lifetime at Le Cinq
22) Lionel Richie & Co for the unforgettable Friday evening dinner in St. Germain Paris
23) Mr. & Mrs. O Around the World for the warmest welcome to Henley-on-Thames with a holiday party & lovely friends
24) Four Seasons London at Park Lane for the stunning suite & Rolls Royce ride, Amaranto for the delicious dinner & cocktails tasting, the spa for the best massage yet AND the entire property for the best staff ever encountered
25) The incredibly talented Artistic Director for the Four Seasons George V Paris, Jeff Leatham, who wows the world with his floral designs but made time for a chat with me
26) Kevin, Louis Vuitton personal shopper to the rich & famous, for the fantastic history lesson behind the LV brand
27) Miss 52 Martinis for a quick cocktail tour of Harry’s Bar, an old haunt of Hemingway’s, on a busy Tuesday night in Paris
AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST
28) Leah Travels thank you for being the best travel partner in crime i could ever EVER imagine. our month of adventures will bring us a lifetime of laughter!
XO – lola
