Katherine Chloé Cahoon

Audrey Hepburn enchanted everyone, but especially men. If she were in Europe, she would have guys lined up like flights at O’Hare…or more like Heathrow. Want to imitate Audrey on your next Euro trip? I know I’m all for it! All we need is the right itinerary. Packing necessities? Black dress à la Breakfast at Tiffany’s and a silk nightgown with rose petals Roman Holiday princess style.

Here is Audrey’s Travel Plan:

Vacay at Tiffany’s

Like Audrey in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, spend the day experiencing new adventures. Play the game, “I’ve always wanted to_____, but never have.” See sights you’ve never seen and try foods you’ve never tasted. But instead of being Holly Golightly and having a charming New York man to escort you named Paul, or Fred as Audrey called him, be Holly Gowestly. Travel to Western Europe. Belgium is a perfect pick since it is Audrey’s birthplace. Then be escorted by an equally charming Belgian named Boudewijn, or whatever you’d like to call him. When night falls, slip on that little black dress and put your hair into an Audrey updo, tiara and all. It’s party time!

Order a Euro Man with Your Entrée

Take a cooking class in Paris. If you forget to turn on the oven when it’s time to bake your soufflé, don’t worry. Remember, it happened to Audrey in her movie Sabrina. After all, you’re not learning to create the French cuisine to become Julia Child…although that would be a nice bonus. Instead, you’re here to embrace the culture and meet the natives. If you happen to have a Baron in your cooking class who treats you to lavish entertainment like Sabrina did, well that’s also an extra perk. An enticing European man is the target. And if you’re traveling authentically Audrey, your man’s brother will fall madly in love with you as well, but his name won’t be Humphrey Bogart. Don’t break hearts. Audrey wouldn’t approve!

All Girls Deserve a Holiday…

Especially a Roman one! If you’re in Italy for work, study, or a service project, or even it you aren’t, you deserve a day of complete frivolity. On this day, you’re only responsibility is 100% carefree abandonment! Since you don’t actually have the duties of a princess, as Audrey did in Roman Holiday, you can hold onto your European Gregory Peck when this day of indulgence is done. As it comes to a close, it’s time to bring out your silk nightgown with rose petals. Sweet dreams!

After my Audrey Hepburn tribute, I was asked what she would do on a European foray… So in a few days, I’ll post Audrey’s Euro Guy-Getting Guide. What are your favorite Audrey movies? I’ll use them as inspiration.

You can write your picks below or email me at Contact@KatherineChloeCahoon.com

A top Amazon reviewer wrote this about my book: “A must have for any one looking to snare, hunt, capture, or just track down the ever elusive European Man, or for those just looking to find the best spots in Europe to have a good time while on vacations or abroad studying. European men…watch out!” Here is the link to the full review. It will appear on Amazon after my publication date, October 1^st!

I saw the fab blues singer, Shemekia Copeland, perform at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley. She has “738 great songs, all about ex-boyfriends!” Girls, next time you face a bad breakup, take a trip to Europe. It’s a perfect anecdote. I’ve tested this recovery plan…a miracle worker. Don’t drown your sorrows in Mint Milanos. Go to Milan for a heavenly Italian man.

Today, Ibiza Spain’s Jazz Festival comes to a close and Rome’s Jazz’s Cool is about to begin. Since I couldn’t jet on over for the festivities, I created my own Jazz Fest, featuring Shemekia Copeland. Don’t you just love these Jazz Alley friends?

Shemekia Copeland in the house! Wild times on the West Coast.

Today, someone said that hot men in kilts just don’t exist. In honor of Scotland’s Edinburgh Fest, I’m here to dispute that point. Feast your eyes on these stunners wearing…what do you know, KILTS! But if men in kilts aren’t your cup of tea, then rest assured that most male festival attendees will be kilt-less.

I began filming my Edinburgh Festival video skit with this buff Frenchman! Since Edinburgh is an art fest, here is our attempt at performance art.

Here’s the lowdown in answer to the question of how my little tip book on meeting Euro men―made for girlfriends―became a real book: I was working with a Hollywood producer on one of my screenplays. His company did book/movie adaptations and was connected with the film He’s Just Not That Into You. Heasked if I had ever written a book. I said that I just wrote this one little book for fun. He loved the concept and told me my book should be for real. He said to fill it with true stories and give it a chick lit feel. I wrote the first 260-page draft in only three weeks. Now you know why I went on the Ben & Jerry’s Diet:) Those two guys are experts at getting a girl through a crash project!

This picture was taken after my meeting with the producer. I got changed into workout clothes, but never actually worked out. Instead, I got a cupcake at Crumbs. They say the first step in every good exercise program is putting on the workout clothes…right?

…to write The Single Girl’s Guide to Meeting European Men. I have been asked about the inspiration for my book. Here’s the scoop: I spent four summers studying in Europe and had fabulous experiences with native men. Every time I returned home, I was bombarded with questions from girlfriends about the guys, flirting tips, and hot spots…never mind what I studied! When I was graduating, the girls urged me to write a tip book. I wanted them to have excellent man-meeting experiences too, so I did. Some of those girls are pictured above in the Vanderbilt University dance/cheer team. I’m on the bottom row, far left.

In a perfect world, us girls would hit the gym and have hot Victoria’s Secret bods. Let’s get real! The world is not perfect. I would know. This past year, my life has been so crazy with pushing my book out in eight months, versus the usual two years, and doing my screenwriting projects, that for awhile I went on what I call the Ben & Jerry’s Diet. It consists of three pints a week. That way, you’re never alone when you have to pull an all-nighter. It’s a happy threesome… you, Ben, and Jerry. Well, during that time, my main exercise consisted of moving the spoon from the ice cream bowl to my mouth.

Don’t fret if you too have been on the Ben & Jerry’s diet. Every girl can be an alluring bathing beauty.

Spain is #1. Of course they won… I wore my lucky Spanish soccer jersey! We still love you Netherlanders.

When my girlfriends and I attended soccer games in Europe, to us, the real winner was the team with the hottest players—and frankly, since they spent so much time squatting, those with the best butts. This Sunday, refs will decide which team wins the World Soccer Cup, but we get to decide which players win the SGA Soccer Cup.

For a back-and-front shanks breakdown, click on the following pictures and see the play-by-play analysis. Then, girls, tell me which country should “win.”

I love our US soccer team, but since I didn’t write the book, The Single Girl’s Guide to Meeting US Soccer Studs (trust me, if I knew, I’d fill you in) here are two of my favorite European countries with sizzling soccer players…starting with Italy.

The Italian team is under the FIGC—Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. I like to think of it as Fierce Italian Guys who are absolutely CHISELED!

If you still aren’t sold, feast on the Italian players in this Dolce & Gabbana ad… I hereby rest my case. Every guy at my gym dresses like them! Don’t they at yours? 😉

Spanish soccer players…the back shanks view.

My friends and I sat in the front row at a soccer game in Spain. After getting up-close and personal, I can verify that Spaniards are winning athletes.

Since I couldn’t find a Dolce & Gabbana ad with Spanish soccer players, I created this tableau for your consideration.

As you can see, choosing a winner for the SGA Soccer Cup is no easy task. Girls, who gets your vote?

Today, I wore the soccer jersey that I got while living in Spain—and they won! It must have been a good luck charm.

I went to an Audrey Hepburn tribute for inspiration in writing the movie adaptation of my book. What would Audrey do in Europe? Definitely charm the men!

The Running of the Bulls at the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona should be renamed the Total Testosterone Fest! Single girls, you know what that means…

All week, I’ve been hard at work on the outline for a movie based on my book. Tonight’s diversion: Seattle International Film Fest!