The 48-Hour Fake-a-Holiday Challenge 🌍

Still in Australia. Definitely not online shopping from a boat in Hvar. But your weekend? It’s about to feel ✨international✨. Pick your dream destination. Follow the guide. Trick your senses into thinking you're somewhere way more glamorous than your heating bill.

🇫🇷 FRANCE — For the romantic escapist

• 🧀 Cheese board with way too many kinds
• 🥖 Baguette walk (yes, that’s just you walking home with a baguette like it’s Paris)
• 🎬 Watch Amélie or Call My Agent
• 🎶 Édith Piaf or lo-fi French café playlists
• 🍷 Red wine in the bath
• 📸 Bonus: Recreate a black & white photoshoot on your fire escape

🇪🇸 SPAIN — For the spontaneous tapas addict

• 🍤 Cook (or order) 5 small dishes — it’s not a snack, it’s tapas
• 🍹 Make sangria or try a proper Spanish vermouth
• 💃 Play a flamenco or reggaeton playlist LOUD
• 🕺 Do a spontaneous living-room dance-off (solo or squad)
• 📱Put your phone on “do not disturb” from 2–5pm. Siesta rules apply.

🇮🇹 ITALY — For the soulful pasta romantic

• 🍝 Make pasta from scratch (or just…heat some up. No judgement)
• 🎥 Watch Luca, Eat Pray Love, or Under the Tuscan Sun
• 🎶 Italian disco, old-school classics, or Andrea Bocelli
• ☕ Morning espresso, standing up at the bench
• 🚲 Ride a bike around your suburb yelling “Ciao!” at strangers (again: optional, but powerful)

🇬🇷 GREECE — For the salty-haired freedom-seeker

• 🌊 Go for a swim or long salty beach walk (cold? perfect)
• 🥗 Make a massive Greek salad, tzatziki, and grilled halloumi
• 🎵 Greek island house party playlist or traditional bouzouki vibes
• 📺 Watch Mamma Mia (duh)
• 🌞 Spend 1 full hour in the sun, eyes closed, imagining you’re in Santorini with no inbox

🇭🇷 CROATIA — For the wild coastal dreamer

• 🦑 Cook or order seafood — bonus if it’s octopus or squid
• 🍸 Aperol spritz, rakija (if you dare), or a stiff G&T by the window
• 🎧 Play a deep house yacht playlist (think: beach club meets Game of Thrones)
• 🏛️ Watch The Weekend Away or a doco on Dubrovnik
• 📸 Dress like you're going to a beach party on a boat, even if you're just going to Coles
  
  
  🧳 Optional Upgrade:
  
  Download an eSIM and literally set your phone to your dream location.
  Because if Instagram thinks you’re in Greece... aren’t you, kind of?
  👉 Choose your fake destination eSIM

  (Even if you don’t use it this weekend, it's ready when you are.)

  
  Challenge Accepted?
  Two days. Five countries. One seriously refreshed brain.
  
  Post your fake-holiday moment and tag us — we’ll pretend it’s real too 💙