10K Dollar Day

60: Pay No Attention to the Girls Behind the Table with Melanie Simpson!


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INTRO: (00:00) It's our latest Youtube Companion Episode. Go check it out! It's our first time to have a guest googler on a live video recording, which means there are THREE of us on camera drinking wine.

OBSESSIONS: (06:58) Lulu is obsessed with the 1 Second Everyday app. Melanie is obsessed with the Netflix show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. She's the one who released that book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.

WISHLIST: (13:27) Alison's wishlist comes true...she wished for a wine foil cutter, which guest googler Melanie gave to her today. Melanie is wishing for a handheld mixer. Alison is drunk on Amazon so adds it to her cart to send to Melanie. Don't drink and Amazon, folks.

LULU’S 10K DAY - ISTANBUL, TURKEY: (16:43) Lulu visits the only city in the world that spans two continents. It is both in Asia and Europe. Lulu stays at Raffles Istanbul, and gets a suite with access to their concierge club. Lulu wants to find all the sweets at the Grand Bazaar. For lunch Lulu heads to afternoon tea at Lavinia Lounge. A very short rendition of "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" introduces Lulu's goal of bringing the song back. It involves #notconstantinople banners and a photographer from Shoot My Travel to take pictures. Finally, Lulu heads to Agatha Christie's favorite room at the Pera Palace to read her $4,000 first edition of Murder on the Orient Express.

MELANIE’S 10K DAY - FIJI: (47:32) A shopping spree at Everything But Water prepares our guest googler for her trip to the Fijian Mamanuca Islands. She stays at Castaway Island Fiji, the island where the movie Castaway was filmed. Melanie adopts sharks at My Fiji Sharks, which she hopes to see later on her Fiji Shark Dive. The Shell Market Excursion with a traditional kava ceremony is followed by the Modriki Tour with champagne brunch,  Lastly, Melanie grabbed dinner at the 1808 Restaurant.

Read more about this episode and the cities we visited here.

CHARITIES: (1:07:58)

  • Small Projects Istanbul
  • Shark Reef Marine Reserve

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