Love & Sequins #10!
[ 28 July 2010 ]
“Adventure is not outside man; it is within.”
(George Eliot)
Love & Sequins #10: INTERNATIONAL PLAYGIRLS UNLIMITED — Taking to the skies, travelling in style, romance on foreign shores & more! has just been smacked on the booty & released into the world! Hallelujah!
It’s all about one of my absolute favourite subjects: travelling the world, & even better, being well-dressed & having momentous amounts of fun at the same time!
The timing is perfect, because I wrote this at the same time as I was planning a big Californian adventure with some of my best girlfriends!
Is there anything better than packing a bag, making a puckered-up kiss face at yourself in the mirror & catching a cab to the airport? If you’re anything like me, the answer is a loud, resounding NO! To me, travel is one of the very best things you can do with your time. Its merits are multitudinous & bountiful.Firstly, you get to escape your everyday existence, & while hopefully your everyday existence is a pretty happy & satisfying thing, being able to get away from it only amplifies your appreciation for it when you get back. Secondly, it fires up your creative impulses. In an unfamiliar situation, you’re forced to use your brain in new ways, which results in you being more inventive & experimental than ever. Thirdly, it’s an excellent way to get some perspective on your life — & remind yourself that there is a big, big world outside your little bubble!
...But travel can be tricky. How is it possible to transform from a shopping addict (& general stuff-lover) to an Insta-Nomad™? What do you need to take with you? Have they eased up on that farcical “liquids ban” yet? & what is the best way to deal with a crying baby in the back of the plane? (The answer always involves rum!)
Subjects covered include…
Whether travelling with your best friends is the kiss of death!
How to survive — & make the most of — travelling alone
Scoring the best possible price on your flight, hotel or package!
An all-inclusive accommodation guide (from hotels to couch-surfing & everything in between)
International Playgirl travelling must-haves
Travelling in style: what to pack!
How to deal with nerves & anxiousness
Not just surviving, but thriving & even BEAUTIFYING while you fly!
Getting an upgrade… demystified!
How to take AMAZING holiday photos every time
The value of keeping a travel journal
How to cope with crippling homesickness
Making friends in foreign lands!
A huge Q&A from galadarling.com readers
Resources to keep you sane & clued up!
I think this is the meatiest chapter of Love & Sequins so far. Clocking in at a scale-tipping 20,000 words (!!!), it contains all my tips for making your travels as magical & wonderful as possible! Bundled with the writing is an MP3 of me reading it aloud to you, which runs for over an hour! Fun!
The PDF also includes pages (& I do mean pages) of INCREDIBLE travel tips from your fellow nonpareils! Those girls know their stuff!
The whole thing is a wonderful travel bible for women who want to globe-trot in style!
Go on, International Playgirl! Get your filthy little mitts all over it! The chapter is $12, & if I may be so bold, worth every penny! Click click click!
International Playgirls Unlimited! is the tenth chapter in my Love & Sequins series. You know what that means! There are nine other episodes that came beforehand! You can buy the whole lot for $84 by clicking right here!
But if you’d rather pick & choose the ones which interest you most, see below! You can click the hyperlinks to get more information about each chapter, too!
Love & Sequins #1: LEARNING TO LOVE YOURSELF — Self-adoration, manifesting your ideal persona, channelling your inner Marie Antoinette & everything in between!
Love & Sequins #2: THE SMART GIRL’S GUIDE TO BUSINESS — Taking control of your life, finding your passion, loving what you do & making mad bling!
Love & Sequins #3: LOVE, SEX, THE GALAXY & EVERYTHING — From falling in love to co-habitation, & all the beauty & madness contained within!
Love & Sequins #4: A GUIDE TO MANNERS FOR THE MODERN MINX — Etiquette, social graces & charming the pants off total strangers for the uninitiated!
Love & Sequins #5: FINDING HAPPINESS & MAKING IT STAY — Choosing joy, making magic & devoting your life to love, adventure & deliciousness!
Love & Sequins #6: DAINTIER, SMARTER, BETTER DRESSED — A deluxe guide to looking truly fabulous, defining your personal style & being the best-dressed girl at any party!
Love & Sequins #7: BLOGGING 101 — Living & loving online, monetisation in the new world & thinking beyond the 9-5!
Love & Sequins #8: BEST FRIENDS FOREVER — Keeping your friendships fresh, finding platonic soul mates & clearing out the fakes, phonies & meanies!
Love & Sequins #9: MANIFESTING & MAGIC-MAKING — Using imagination & reverie to create a perfect universe!
My sweet tulips, thank you so much for your support of this girl writer. It means more to me than I could ever say! I really appreciate it & am so very grateful!
RADICAL self-love & stardust,
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This just hit my inbox! After a quick flick through the pdf, I just want to say “Well Done, Girl!”
You’ve done it again, congratulations. It’s so nice to read your work and it’s always lovely when another installment of this comes out!
Ari
x
I wasn’t expecting to click into your blog today and be greeted with my head at the top of your post (ha) but so be it! You’re the best traveling partner ever and if anyone knows how to score a deal and to make the most of a trip, it’s you! You’ve put that passport of yours to good use and always seem to know what’s good to do. White stretch limos, tiger masks, faux serial killers, Disney overload…nothing’s off limits!
Ahh, I got this a few minutes ago.
So excited to listen to it! ♥
You’re amazing.
Awesome! Can’t wait to start listening to it ♥
Gala – is that a coffee from Fuel in Wellington Airport you are drinking in that photo?
God I love that place.
Didn’t receive it yet but I wanted to say I’m very excited about this chapter! :D
Perfect timing—-I am going on a long-weekend trip to Montreal with 2 of my friends from college this weekend!
Gala dear, you’re psychic. I’m preparing for an anniversary trip with my parents to Hawaii. Can’t wait to listen to this. :D
Gala, I haven’t received mine yet. I’ve emailed you twice, please help! :]
I LOVE YOUR VOICE!
Can’t wait to start listening to these :)
x.x.x
ps did your wonderful idea of posting your available friends on here work? I quite wanted to email Sam but I think i’m a bit late as the email thingys now not working :(
pps your website has cheered me up considerably while i’m bored out of my brain at work, so thank you tons! :)
Aah very excited to listen to this!
For some reason I can’t dowload the pdf :(. Keeps telling me the file is invalid, or an error code pops up.
Bah.
Excited to listen to this! Flicking to the end of the pdf I see my comment – whee! hehe xo
Hi Gala,
My pdf file is corrupt. Can you please send it to me again?
Thanx
Ooooh I like the look of this one but I can’t afford it after the huge sale! :(
Hey Gala,
Are you going to eventually compile L&S into a printed book? You hinted at that when you first started L&S, and I was wondering if this is still the plan. I really, really, really hope so, because I absolutely cannot read on screen, and I am one of those people who are suckers for the feeling of a bound paperback in their hands!
:)
Yessss, I almost shrieked out loud when I saw it in my inbox earlier today!!! So glad it’s a hefty chapter too, because it’s such an important topic!!
I can’t seem to download the file either :-(
Umm haven’t received it in my inbox? =(
I’m still waiting for it to arrive in my mailbox honeyy:) going on a trip on Sunday and excited to read it before I pack up!! love,
The pdf isn’t working for me either Gala! Please help!! xxx
Oh no!!!!! The zip works perfectly for me! If it's saying it's corrupted, that means it hasn't downloaded fully, so please clear your cache & try again. Once it has downloaded completely, it will be totally fine! If you’re really really really having problems with it, please email me -- gala at galadarling dot com — & I will attach it to the email.
I am SO SORRY for the inconvenience!
Can’t wait to give this a listen!
Your writing makes my happy and it makes me smile :) It makes me look even more forward to my own adventures in life!! ;)
Linda
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Gala, I bought a subscription during your sale and received 1-9. I got an email asking me to confirm my subscription yesterday, and did so, but have yet to receive #10. I was wondering if you knew what was up with that?
Thanks a bunch ❤
OH my gawd, Gala. Once again, you’ve read my mind and dribbled your confectionery love all over my life!
I’m JUST about to take off for the biggest adventure of my life and I was thiiiis close to having a panic attack over all the travel details, cause I’ve NEVER even been on a plane before, and I’m gonna be hopping back and forth across the country like mad for the next few months. Now I’m starting to feel a LOT more prepared and not quite so terrified. Thank you!
Again and always, you are a fantastical life-saver.
All hail Queen Gala!