Friday, April 17, 2009

Helicopters, Jet Skis, And Ibiza Can't Slow Down Bridget


Thursday (well, Friday now) has arrived, and we're off to another location with Bridget Marquardt and her crew of global crusaders. Too bad once again we are alone on the couch, wishing that we were right along side her on the shores of Spain.

Our host is again going it alone in her exploration missions—no outsiders trying to steal the show from her like last week. She meets up with locals one way or another to enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of Spain.

Like any good beach bum Bridget immediately heads right to the beach after arriving in Barcelona. The city has its share of great shoreline stops, but Bridget chooses the popular Nova Icariai to check out the local scene. We get a nice shot of some older gentleman’s rear, but then we watch Bridget play volleyball with some locals so it’s all good. Too bad she didn’t remember any of the tips she got from the pros on Turks and Caicos.

She’s over the sand and sun soon enough, and heads into Barcelona proper. After a passing shot of a rack filled with two wheelers ready for bike sharing, she meets up with a local lass for a tour of the city from the seat of a scooter. and the two ladies are off to head around the city. No stops for shopping this time, but they do see some of the city’s great architecture—and also some of the less great—like the Torre Agbar aka Penis Tower.

Back on her feet Bridget meets up with a chef to tour the La Boqueria market. Here she does her best impression of another Travel Channel show when she dives into some local delicacies. Unlike Andrew Zimmern she only looks at the brains here, but she does take a tasty bite of some tapas-sized snails.

Of course a show about sexy beaches is not complete without a trip to Ibiza. Our lady host heads out to sea aboard a jet ski off the shores of Cala Martina Beach, and is soon behind the wheel, er, controls. However, she wants a little more excitement, and soon finds herself behind the watercraft trying to wakeboard. After many failed attempts and funny sound effects, Bridget does it—and then crashes again. She tried, she smiled the whole way, and it was entertaining—mission accomplished as far as we’re concerned.

This week’s show ends with Bridget—clad in a lovely purple one piece outfit—meeting up with a gal pal to take in the nightlife of Ibiza, and of course, it looks pretty much out of control. That's what you expect from a night out in Ibiza. The next day Bridget refuels at a local bakery and chats up some cuties from Lithuania who share some words of wisdom—what happens in Ibiza stays in Ibiza. They’d been partying throughout the night and were still rocking their evening attire.

We’re left with Bridget saying see-you later to her bikini top for a Euro beach stroll, but we’re left hanging until next week’s episode when she'll hula her way through Hawaii—the TiVo has been set. Via: kjb - Jaunted [Photo: Travel Channel]


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