TMB:
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What is your favorite place to travel for rest and relaxation?
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Chanel:
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I love to travel and lucky for me my job takes me all over the world! One of my favorite places is Costa Rica. There are so many amazing things to do from touring the jungles which are loaded with monkeys, sloth, deer, birds and all sorts of other creatures to shopping in the cute shops along the beaches. There are great clubs and restaurants and of course lounging on the beach under a palapa while sipping a tropical drink which is delivered to you!
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| TMB: |
Ok, how about when you want a wild girls' weekend?
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| Chanel: |
Since I travel so much for work I like to keep it simple and close to home. One of my favorite places is Playa Del Carmen Mexico. It is beautiful with white sand beaches, clear blue skies and great night life. If you tire of lounging on the beach you can drive out to explore the Mayan ruins or swim with the dolphins, or take a fairy to Cozumel. It's also very economical and a short flight from Los Angeles. An added bonus most of the hotels have bars you can swim up to from the pools!
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| TMB: |
Do you have a favorite hotel or chain?
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Chanel:
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I am a big fan of Kimpton hotels. Kimpton is a chain of boutique hotels that are really hip and elegant. They are the only hotel I know that has a hosted wine hour in the lobby every evening! I've stayed at the Hotel Allegro in Chicago and Ink 48 in New York. Both were beautiful with plush velvet furniture in the lobbies and comfy beds!
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| TMB: |
What is your dream trip and what would you do? |
| Chanel: |
Soo many places I would love to travel do I only get one answer?! Maybe Africa then, I would love to go on a safari. Or Russia and ride on the Trans Siberian Railway.
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| TMB: |
As an attractive woman, do you find that you're singled out by TSA for pat down searches more than the average traveler? |
| Chanel: |
I have actually been patted down a few times! LOL! Don't know that it had anything to do with my looks as the fact that my flights were booked very last minute which I guess looks suspicious when traveling internationally. My biggest problem is TSA loves to riffle thru my checked suitcase I fly with when going to Autograph shows. They are full of posters, calendars, 8 x 10's, collectible Benchwarmer Trading cards, magazines etc. About 80% of the time my merchandise arrives with items missing and my posters bent from not being put away properly! Ahhh I hate that!
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| TMB: |
You're a well traveled model. Do you have any packing tips that you care to share? |
| Chanel: |
Of course! You learn as you go when you are in a foreign country and don't have something you desperately need! I always repack my toiletries when I get home from traveling since this way I know what I am out of and missing. I also keep an assortment of medications in my travel bag incase of emergency: Zicam, Tums, Bandaids, Emergency or Airborne, tide stain remover stick, eye drops, Cortisone cream, Antihistamine pills, and bug spray and sunscreen if I'm going to a tropical location. I was recently staying in Costa Rica in the middle of the jungle and developed the most crazy itchy rash all over my legs. I was jumping around like I was on fire! Luckily I had Cortisone cream and Antihistamine tablets in my travel bag!
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| TMB: |
We love travel but let's get to what people really want to know about you. You have a calendar coming out for 2010, right? Where did you shoot it? When do we get our signed copy? |
Chanel:
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I sure do! The CHANEL 2010 CALENDAR is available thru my site. The calendar features Jan-Dec 2010 + 1st 3 months of 2011. It measures 12" x 24" when open and all the months include full double page images. We shot in the high desert. You wouldn't know it from the photos but it was really cold! Got down to about 35 at the end of the day - arctic when you are in a bikini! But the results are worth it! I have been putting out a swimsuit calendar since 2004 and this year is my favorite!
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| TMB: |
Not that we would ever put such things on the walls in the TMB offices but if one were so inclined to purchase your calendar, where can we pick it up? |
| Chanel: |
Glad you asked! I am having a holiday special! All orders received by the end of 2009. Meaning December 31st, 2009 receive a FREE CHANEL 2010 CALENDAR which purchase of a CHANEL 2010 CALENDAR when shipped to the same address. Makes a great gift for you or a friend! So buy 1 get 1 FREE! You can order your copy in time for the New Year thru my site: http://www.chanelryan.com/shop/shop_merchcal.html
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| TMB: |
We'll admit it. You're quite attractive. Therefore we imagine you've heard some OUTSTANDING pick up lines. Did any of them work? And if so, which ones? |
| Chanel: |
Well Thank You! I'm pretty immune to pick-up lines. It always make me leery when a guy can't just be himself. There is one which I will always remember and did get my attention "You are SOO HOT is causes me physical pain". LOL!
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| TMB: |
You've been a good sport in answering all of our questions. Finally, tell us something about you that we couldn't guess from looking at you OR tell us a funny joke. Go! |
| Chanel: |
Hmmm. You wanna know something not many people about me know huh! Ok. I raise Tortoises! I've helped to bring the Egyptian Dwarf Tortoise population up from extinction by hatching out about 60 eggs. There I said it! I'm a big geek and now you know :)
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