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About Adia...
Hi Everyone! My name is Adia Prade, I am in love with both
Fashion and Travel. I first got bit by the travel bug when I went on my first
International trip to France, I was beyond excited because I got to experience
both my passion for fashion and my love of culture. I’d been studying the
French culture for five years and I was so anxious to get to France. When we
got there I strolled down the Champs-Élysées and was completely in awe of this
city.
The idea for Globally Couture came about when I went to
Brazil, as I sat on Copacabana Beach and looked upon the glistening water I
thought to myself “I should write about my adventures!” Thus when I got back to
the United States I started it. Globally Couture is a blog about Fashion,
Beauty and Travel!
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My decision to go to France was purely based on the facts
that I wanted to reward myself for graduating High school and the fact that
Fashion has always been a passion of mine. I remember it like it was yesterday;
my mother dropped me off at the airport and told me she was so proud of me. We
then took a picture together to commemorate my first international trip! I was
so excited, my first trip overseas and I could practice my French; I had been
studying French for about five years in middle and high school at that point. I
was so eager and anxious to board my overnight flight to Paris, I couldn't
wait! As I boarded the flight I was a little fearful of what to expect; it was
a place that I was new to, but luckily I was going with some of my classmates
and my French teacher.
The flight was about eight hours and when we all got to
France we were exhausted, the reason why the flight was overnight was for us to
sleep, however we were so excited that it was impossible for us. As we made our
way to the hotel, the only thought on our minds was to take a nap, but it was
morning in France and we had a full day of activities planned for us. That day
it was July 14th, also known as Bastille Day, a holiday in France to celebrate
the ending of Bastille prisons, so there was no one in the streets that day.
Walking around Paris was magnificent, there was no one around and therefore it
was almost like having the city to ourselves. As night fell, we were all
exhausted but it was Bastille Day so we all stayed awake for the Fireworks at
12am. The fireworks were a perfect backdrop for the sparking Eiffel tower, it
was a great sight to see.
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The next day I was exhausted, but the Louvre museum was on
the agenda. We made our way to the museum and it was absolutely brilliant! Not
only was the art amazing, but the actual museum itself was so large;
maneuvering through the tunnels only to be rewarded by viewing a new art piece
was such a treat! We then strolled down the Champs Elysees after the museum and
I was speechless, it had every designer store imaginable!
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During our trip to France we spent some time in Bordeaux, a
city where Vincent Van Gogh spent many nights creating many of his
masterpieces. While traveling there I remember how gorgeous the scenery was, we
passed fields of sunflowers that went for miles. Just looking out of the window
of our bus I could tell that this place would be amazing. When we first got to
Bordeaux we were a little underwhelmed because we were used to the glitz and
glamorous stylings of Paris, however once we walked around we quickly
discovered that this was a gem! I had my first batch of escargot there and even
though I had to keep telling myself I wasn't eating snails in order to convince
myself to eat them I really enjoyed them! It was definitely a great experience!
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So with all that being said, what can I really say about
France? I thought it was fantastic, although the journey was brutal to me
because it was my first international flight, it was all about the destination
in the end and I really enjoyed myself!
