IT’S A DREAM HOLIDAY, DOLL
The point of travel, at least if you’re doing it right, is to not be bored. Boredom is for our real lives and travel is the cure. Still, it can be hard, sometimes, to find something new in a place that we “know” so well just because we might have seen a lot of Hollywood movies. So it is with some happiness that we noticed Barbie’'s Dreamhouse — on the sun-drenched Californian coast — listed on Airbnb this week. You can tell it’s Barbie’s house because a) it’s a totally awesome pad and b) there are lots of pink décor “elements”. The listing was a one-time only offer for four people to have the whole house from October 27-29 for a mere $60 (R880) a night which, given its utterly unbeatable location, close to Los Angeles, is the bargain of a lifetime. I know because in 2016 I paid double that for a tiny back-room cottage in a slightly sketchy part of Echo Park at the edge of downtown LA.
According to a press release from Mattel, her “agent”, Barbie listed the house
To stand a chance of winning R500, tell us where in LA Barbie’s
● Dreamhouse may be found. Send your answer to travelquiz@sundaytimes.co.za before noon on Tuesday October 29. Last week’s winner is Jayshree Cara of Durban. The correct name of Jeff Koons’ controversial sculpture in Paris is “Bouquet of Tulips“. as her 60th birthday treat. The money will go to her Dream Gap Project Fund, which provides resources to girls all over the world to encourage them to follow their dreams.
Guests will have a makeover with hairstylist Jen Atkin, a private fencing lesson with Olympic champion Ibtihaj Muhammad and a trip to the Columbia Memorial Space Centre in the company of Jill Meyers, a pilot and aerospace engineer.
Or you could put your feet up on the deck and gaze out over the Pacific Ocean and feel, briefly, like a global superstar with an awesome home.