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Jetset Journal: Follow Gray in Spain

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9 years ago

Hey Everyone,

In continuation of the latest Follow Meadventure, I have saved the best for last. Le Meridien managed to pack so much into this day, it warranted its own post to document it all!

The day began outside the hotel as myself and the rest of our traveling companions were greeted with some very cool vintage cars to drive us down to the coast to the beautiful Le Meridien Ra.

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

Once we were all settled in, we were off!

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

Pulling into Le Meridien Ra, it felt so good to be back to where it all began!

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

I couldn't have imagined how surreal it would feel walking back in for the first time since shooting Poolside last Fall.And then, I saw this and the real out of body experience began! As you walk into the entrance of Le Meridien Ra, you are greeted with a permanent installation of Poolside as well as the Follow Me video.

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

To see everything myself and Le Meridien have been working together on come to it's full fruition in person is a memory I will always keep with me.

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And as if this wasn't enough, we then proceeded into having one of the most fun days ever!

First we started with some chilled Moet...

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and were given our Follow Me chef's hats because we were about to get a lesson in how to make authentic Paella from the pros!

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That's right, I tried my hand and it, and think I did pretty well overall

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but then it was time to sit back and enjoy for a bit.

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Once we were done with our delicious feast, we all met in the HUBand were handed maps for the rest of our day. Le Meridien Ra created "moments" fromsomeof my most popular series, and I have to say it was pretty spectacular taking a trip down memory lane..

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First up, we discoveredUP AND AWAY...

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and then..it was a very exciting synchronized swimmers performance reminiscent of AQUA GLAM

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Thank you so much to these lovely ladies who really put a smile on everyone's faces!

Gray Malin - Follow Me in SpainThe fun continued as we made ourselves outside to visit with some old friends from my DREAM SERIES

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain Gray Malin - Follow Me in SpainAfter saying goodbye to our dreamy friends, we journeyed toPOOLSIDE

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

Up next? We headedA La Plage and was greeted with a beautiful beach set up that brings to mind this shot from the Greek Isles.

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Then lastly everyone was super excited to unlock the last stop of the day...

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..which was my very own POOLSIDE inspired SAIL AWAY moment.

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

Gray Malin - Follow Me in Spain

It seriously was like being in a trance as we made our way through each stop on the Le Meridien Ra property. I had such an amazing time and one that I'll always treasure. You would think that this is when the day ended but you'd be wrong!

The hotel had arranged for a lovely walking tour of Sitges, acharming Catalonian fishing village, before we ended the day at a beautiful dinner at the El Vivero Beach Club and restaurant.

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Thank you Le Meridien. Thank you to all who joined us on this Follow Me adventure. And, most of all and always, Thank YOU for following along with me.

xx

GM