#meghan camarena
Dear Darlings,
I’m not enjoying my vacations. Summer doesn’t suit me and I’m holed up inside my room, close to my AC. Well, the end result was that I’ve watched over 50 movies in two weeks and I was looking for something new, something different. So, yesterday my friend said “Oye, Kimmypoo (ignore the nickname) check out The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy, would you? On YouTube, you’d like it”
To be honest I’m not a fan of Peter Pan adaptations but this show is amazing! Shawn deLoache has written a masterpiece. I spent the whole night watching the series and woke up at 3pm, I was sleep drunk all day lol
It’s a romantic comedy about a Peter Pan (Kyle Walters) and his friends who live in modern world Ohio, Neverland, USA. Peter, who is in his late-twenties doesn’t want to grow up. He wants to live his life having fun with his friends Wendy, John, Michael, Lily and his fairy, Tinkerbell, He is comic artist who doesn’t want to waste time working. His ultimate goal is to win Wendy’s heart, which is not as easy as he thinks.
Wendy Darling (Paula Rhodes) is a grown up. She is an advice vlogger who wants to be a writer. She is tired of her small town and everyday life, Wendy wants something new. She wants to go to big city and make a career. Her brother Michael Darling (Brennan Murray) is childish but very sweet. John Darling (Graham Kurtz) is a very organized person. He had a tendency to clean obsessively when he is drunk. Lilly Bagha (Lovlee Carroll) is a rich hot entrepreneur which only makes her hotter. She always gets what she wants. Even though she seems bitchy, she is sweet in her own way.
And what can I say about Tinkerbell? We all know how she is, first she makes mistakes and then with her tinkering skills she fixes it.
The casting is done by Jenni Powell who produced The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.
The characters are well developed and well-acted. I love the way how this series shows the importance of both growing up and having fun. It’s a big pie made of jokes, drama, love, jealousy and a crafty villain. I appreciate the villain, he is very handsome ;)
I will not talk about the second season, I will not! It’s great, it’s amazing and there’s one mystery I would love to solve.
My favorite character? John Darling. You gotta love those sexy cheekbones!
^ Is it really a roadtrip if you fly there? just sayin’
Organised by online travel company Contiki the tour covers Germany, Italy, France and England and features a variety of challenges and tasks for the YouTubers to complete on the way.
Along for the ride are Meghan Camarena (strawburry17), Charles and Alli Trippy, Charlie McDonnell, Michael Aranda, Bryarly Bishop, Jimmy Wong, Kate Elliott (katersoneseven), Jack Douglass, Jesse and Jeana (bfvsgf), Corey Vidal, Nadine Sykora and host Tim Deegan.
The whole shebang kicked off on Saturday with the YouTubers having flown in to Munich, Germany the previous day.
Gatherings
The first of three planned gatherings took place at Kultfabrik, a veritable hive of pubs, clubs and bars described as “Europe’s biggest party zone”.
However, despite it’s reputation (and unlike a certain Hyde Park gathering we all know about) it was reportedly “totally chilled out and awesome” and attendees got to talk to their favourite YouTubers without fear of being impaled on anything.
The other two are due to take place in Paris and London on the 13th and 14th of October respectively.
^ Munich Gathering
Competition & Voting
The tour will be splitting up into three groups to compete for prizes that they will then be giving away to their subscribers.
The challenges will be spread across the cities of Munich, Venice and Paris with the YouTubers racing through the streets of Venice, taking to the stage at Oktoberfest and showing off their video creation skillz at the Paris film festival.
Those stuck at home can win a trip of their own by registering to vote at the Contiki roadtrip site.
^ Meghan Camarena and Jimmy Wong gearing up for the Octoberfest challenge this afternoon
Contiki isn’t the first business to utilise the powerful audiences of YouTubers to gain access to their target domographic -in this case 18-35 year olds positively heaving with wanderlust- but it may well turn out to be the best attempt so far.
Instead of cynically trying to use idols to push products Contiki is selling adventure itself.
Something we could all probably use a little more of.
