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Solo Traveling With Tracee Ellis Ross Season 1 Episode 3
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00:00Hola. Hello. Hi. Hi.
00:03Spain.
00:07Paella. Sangria. Shopping. Jamón.
00:12These are some of the things I plan to indulge in when I'm unleashed on the Spanish streets of Marbella.
00:20Tracy is living it up in Spain.
00:23I have always wanted to go to Spain.
00:25A culture known for its food, taking it slow, and a flair for the dramatic.
00:33A perfect place for me to solo travel.
00:36That is a giant bug.
00:38I'm going to leave now. It was nice seeing you all.
00:40I pack for the beauty, I pack for the joy, I pack for the clothes, and I pack for the disaster.
00:48I'm Tracy Ellis Ross.
00:49I took my first solo trip when I was either 24 or 25, and something clicked.
00:55I'm responsible for my own happiness.
00:58Join me as I follow my heart, go to beautiful places, wear pretty clothes, and enjoy my own company.
01:13Okay, well, Spain's really beefy.
01:17There's a lot happening in Spain.
01:21There's way more outfits than I'm going to be able to wear here.
01:28As a solo traveler, I have three goals when packing.
01:32Number one, be prepared.
01:34This is an example of Spain.
01:37Look at her.
01:38You see the shoes?
01:39Number two, be meticulously thoughtful of my needs and comforts.
01:44Medications and supplements, y'all just in case, you know what I mean?
01:47This is like little soap, sponge, salt.
01:51That's right.
01:52She's prepared.
01:54And number three, pack my beautiful favorite clothes.
01:59I put all the clothes on the wrong side.
02:02I will not be able to sleep.
02:03So I'm going to redo it right now.
02:07And I'm going to bring you with me.
02:08Okay.
02:09Okay.
02:10That was hard to fold.
02:14This is the point in my packing where I know I have too much stuff.
02:18But I've committed.
02:20I am committed to my own madness.
02:24And my fashion.
02:31Airplane self-care.
02:33A little dry brush.
02:35Arnica.
02:37Stretch.
02:38Air purifier.
02:40Hydrate.
02:42After 11 hours from L.A. to Paris, what should have been a short layover is turning into a day at the airport.
02:52I'm the founder, CEO, and owner of Pattern Beauty.
02:55I've had a long travel day.
02:57The airline gave me a fancy hotel room at the airport.
03:00Okay.
03:00My carry-on's got nighties, skin care, and pattern products.
03:03I'm good.
03:04Let me tell you how much I get to sleep.
03:06I get 50 minutes.
03:08I'm going to wake up and look like a beauty queen.
03:10Do you hear me?
03:11Okay, I'm awake.
03:12Some styling cream.
03:15I'm going to pull myself together and I'll look like I've left a lifetime.
03:19Way too many, many hours later, and I am on the plane to Spain.
03:25Everybody is sneezing.
03:27Finally, here, let's reunite me with my bags.
03:36Yep.
03:38Oh gosh.
03:40Still waiting.
03:42Two hours later.
03:44Did they lose my bags?
03:46But look at this.
03:48Found another solo traveler.
03:51She did.
03:51But we're waiting for our luggage.
03:54Forever.
03:55Yeah.
03:58I'm ready for this travel day, or should I say days, to be over.
04:03And vacation to begin.
04:06I feel like, oh my god.
04:11Listen, if you can't shoot, we're not going to shoot.
04:14I'm sorry, guys.
04:16No, no, no.
04:16It's okay.
04:17Don't worry about it.
04:18Oh, not the best start to my vacation in Spain.
04:31Story time.
04:33Brace yourselves.
04:34I had a really bad night.
04:37All I can say is, it was a crime scene last night.
04:42So, let me tell you a little story, kids.
04:46Come on, and join the party.
04:49I ate something that did not sit right with me.
04:54I've had food poisoning once in my life.
04:56I couldn't go to sleep.
04:58All of a sudden, I got freezing.
04:59I was having chills.
05:00So, I was like, I'm literally dying now.
05:03By myself, in Spain.
05:05Como estas?
05:07Not muy bien.
05:08In my carry-on, I have everything.
05:12So, I had Imodium, charcoal.
05:15So, I took the Imodium and the charcoal.
05:18That was before it all came up.
05:20Sorry, it's terrible.
05:21Bleep, bleep, bleep.
05:24Not for the faint of heart.
05:26And then, once it all came up, I was like,
05:30I have to call my brother.
05:32My brother, Ross.
05:33I have to call Ross.
05:34And he was like, are you okay?
05:35I was like, no, Ross, I just puked,
05:38and I don't know what to do.
05:39He was so gentle and so sweet,
05:42and he'd talk with you the whole thing.
05:49Oh, that breeze is magic.
05:53Hi, Spain.
05:55Hi.
05:58It's not answering.
05:59Hi, Spain.
06:00Maybe tomorrow.
06:06Wait for me, Spain.
06:08Wait for me.
06:18Okay.
06:19Ross told me to go get some fresh air,
06:21so I'm gonna take a walk on the beach by the Met Hotel.
06:24I'm really cranky.
06:36Hi.
06:37Hello.
06:39Bye.
06:42Hi.
06:44Bye.
06:45That actually made me feel better.
06:47Thanks, Met Hotel.
06:48It's a new day.
06:52Am I feeling better?
06:55Well, I showered,
06:56and I put on a pair of pants with a zipper,
06:58but I'm still not feeling great.
07:00I just want to talk to my mom.
07:03Hi, Mama.
07:06I'm feeling better.
07:08I got really good sleep.
07:11No fever.
07:12I just feel really delicate.
07:15Moms always know how to bring comfort,
07:17no matter where you are.
07:19It's all very charming.
07:21I think I just missed it all
07:22because I was puking.
07:28It's okay.
07:29I'm gonna go wander around outside.
07:31I just wanted to check back in.
07:33I should go back and do what I'm doing.
07:35I will try to enjoy Spain if I can, Mama.
07:39Mom, they have so many trees here.
07:41I'm gonna go look at the trees.
07:43All right.
07:44Okay, I love you.
07:47Bye.
07:48Bye.
07:56I managed to unpack,
08:02and I am determined to wear
08:03as many of my pretty clothes as possible.
08:07Like this.
08:08And this.
08:10And this.
08:11And this.
08:31Here by the beautiful beach in Marbella.
08:34In the outfit I was dying to wear in Spain.
08:40I was dying to go have a cocktail in this outfit.
08:44I feel very pleased about this outfit.
08:48By the way, this is also the reason
08:50that I pack for the balance.
08:52I have my sweatpants.
08:53I have my favorite socks.
08:56I have my pajamas.
08:58I pack for the beauty.
08:59I pack for the joy.
09:00I pack for the clothes.
09:01And I pack for the disaster.
09:15Starting to feel better.
09:16I'm putting on my firecracker suit.
09:19I'm up.
09:20I'm out.
09:22Boom!
09:23Let's wander.
09:24Oh, my God.
09:25It's so pretty.
09:45Most people come to Spain for the beaches,
09:47but I love trees.
09:49And there are so many incredible trees
09:53here at Anantara Resort Marbella.
10:05Thank you for joining me.
10:19What a pretty pool.
10:25Look at this pool.
10:27I'm getting in this pool.
10:29Hmm.
10:30Hmm.
10:30Hmm.
10:30Hmm.
10:30Hmm.
10:37Oh, my God.
10:59Oh, my God.
10:59Oh, my God.
11:07That made me feel a lot better.
11:34The pool was cold.
11:35But that was good.
11:38I can't say I feel 100%,
11:40but at least I feel like I'm standing up taller.
11:44Oh.
11:46Thank you, water.
11:54I had hoped to go into Old Town Marbella for dinner,
11:57but I don't think I'm ready for a restaurant yet.
12:00Instead, some sexy rice cakes paired with a warm ginger ale.
12:08I have just the outfit for the occasion.
12:13I am wearing a sexual revolution dress,
12:16my Spain dress.
12:18And due to my food poisoning,
12:22three weeks ago,
12:24this dress fit very differently.
12:26It was very tight.
12:29I ordered an extraordinary meal
12:32of rice cakes and saltines
12:34and a cocktail of warm ginger ale.
12:38Tracy is living it up in Spain.
12:40To Spain.
12:47Guess he got a,
12:48what do you call it in golf?
12:49A goal in one?
12:50A hole in one?
12:56Ginger ale is very gingery.
12:57All right, I'm going to dive in on my meal.
13:07It's quite a rice cake.
13:10Maybe tomorrow I can have a meal.
13:13It's hard for me to feel like
13:14I've disappointed a plan, you know?
13:18Even if it was just for me.
13:21Hey, Tracy, what did you do in Spain?
13:23Nothing.
13:23One of the nice things, though,
13:28about vacation of any kind,
13:30and sometimes your body tells you,
13:32girl, sit down.
13:34Sit down.
13:36And I do so much,
13:38so it's hard for me,
13:39it's hard for me to let myself
13:41really do nothing.
13:44I definitely have an expression
13:46called gentle gentle.
13:48Sometimes you have to say it twice.
13:49And I think this is a really good example
13:54of being gentle with myself.
13:56And I think that's an energy
13:57that I would love to put into the world,
14:00is a gentleness and a tenderness.
14:02That even if I'm not finding tenderness
14:04from other people,
14:05or the food that has poisoned my body,
14:07that I can offer that to myself.
14:11I can be tender with myself.
14:12I can be gentle with myself.
14:15And I can do it in pretty close.
14:16That is a giant bug.
14:23No, no, sir.
14:25I'm going to leave now.
14:26It was nice seeing you all.
14:28No!
14:34No!
14:35No!
14:41Ah, finally feeling like myself.
14:44Now it's time to shop.
14:54Oh, my goodness.
14:56Are you Anna?
14:57I'm Tracy.
14:58Nice to meet you.
14:59Nice to meet you.
15:00Oh, these things are so beautiful.
15:04It's okay to go there?
15:05Yeah, you can.
15:07Look at all these treasures.
15:09Look.
15:10This is the cutest thing
15:11I've ever seen in my life.
15:12My daughter's making.
15:14She did?
15:15She did.
15:15You're kidding.
15:16How old is she?
15:17Nine.
15:18Can I take a picture?
15:20Yes.
15:23Oh, look at the pink plate.
15:25Anna tells me that her designs
15:27combine Andalusian spirit
15:29with the wabi-sabi philosophy
15:31of celebrating defects
15:32and imperfections.
15:34Yeah, I'm feeling this right now.
15:37Maybe just two of the pink plates.
15:39Oh, my gosh.
15:41Get out of here.
15:42This will look so pretty in my house.
15:45Okay, I'll stop now.
15:47How long have you been doing this?
15:50More than 20 years.
15:51Wow.
15:52I'm doing ceramics.
15:53Ceramics all the time.
15:54Okay.
15:56I think we'll have to ship them.
15:59Nice to meet you.
16:00Nice to meet you.
16:01Nice to meet you.
16:02Hi.
16:07Ooh.
16:09That's fantastic.
16:11Bingo.
16:15Marbella has that European
16:16old world charm that I love.
16:19Narrow, cobblestone streets,
16:20cute little shops
16:21with all kinds of treasures.
16:24Ooh, this place looks like
16:25it has the good stuff.
16:26Hola.
16:27It's so beautiful in here.
16:32It's like an apothecary
16:34for olive oil.
16:35What's your name?
16:36David.
16:37David, nice to meet you.
16:37Is this your shop?
16:38Yes.
16:39It's wonderful.
16:40Oh, my goodness.
16:41I love olives.
16:42Like, since I'm a child,
16:44my sister said
16:44I smelled like olive juice.
16:46So I also love olive oil.
16:48In Spain,
16:48it's the biggest producer
16:49of olive oil.
16:50Wait, is that true?
16:51I would have thought Italy.
16:52No, not at all.
16:53Really?
16:54Not at all.
16:54No, no, no.
16:54Spain produces
16:55much more than Italy.
16:56Oh, good to know.
16:57Around 55%
16:59of the world production.
17:00Wow.
17:00Really.
17:01That's amazing.
17:02And Andalusia,
17:03where we are now,
17:03the south of Spain,
17:04Yeah?
17:04Produced 80% of the Spanish
17:06of the world production.
17:08Really.
17:09You have a piece of bread?
17:10Yep, thank you.
17:11Okay, so.
17:11Ooh, it's nice bread, too.
17:15Okay, ready?
17:20I mean, that is
17:21a really good olive oil.
17:24These olive oils
17:25are not available
17:26outside of Spain,
17:27so this is my only chance
17:28to try them,
17:29and I am going to taste
17:30as many of them
17:31as I can.
17:33Plus, I haven't eaten in days.
17:34Here in Spain,
17:35people,
17:36what we have for breakfast
17:37is bread and olive oil, right?
17:39I can't eat bread.
17:40My stomach goes like this.
17:42Mmm.
17:43No.
17:44Maybe it has to do
17:45with something else,
17:46not the bread.
17:47Okay.
17:47Okay.
17:47Now we're going to try
17:49orange blossom.
17:51So a good bread,
17:52honey,
17:52and this olive oil
17:53makes...
17:53This is absolutely ridiculous.
17:55I want to get,
17:56like, a whole bunch of these
17:57because these I have to give
17:58as gifts.
17:59That hotness,
18:00you feel here,
18:01is a proof of quality,
18:02okay?
18:03If you take an olive
18:04from the tree,
18:04it's hot and bitter.
18:06You need to feel that.
18:07Okay.
18:07Once you get used to that,
18:09you don't go back.
18:10Really?
18:11Yeah.
18:12There's another saying like that,
18:13but I'm not going to say that.
18:14Okay.
18:15No, I'm not talking about that.
18:16Okay.
18:19So,
18:19I want one bottle of this.
18:22Okay.
18:23I think we're going to have
18:24to ship this home.
18:25I can't...
18:25To the state.
18:26Yeah, it's too hard.
18:27I have to put it in my luggage,
18:28don't I?
18:29I was going to say
18:29I want four of these,
18:31but...
18:32This is our production.
18:34Oh, okay.
18:35Look at the color.
18:36Look at the color.
18:37That's so pretty.
18:38It almost looks like an avocado.
18:40I want an outfit in that color.
18:44Wow, that's...
18:45That is something.
18:47Oh, my God.
18:49That's my mind blown.
18:53I need more bread.
18:55That is amazing.
19:03I'm feeling like myself again.
19:08Wow.
19:10That time,
19:10I really got the back of my throat.
19:19Okay, we're doing one more
19:21and then I'm done with this
19:22because
19:22the girl's just eating bread.
19:26And I'll go.
19:27Okay, this is one of those moments
19:30when you're solo traveling
19:32where you're like,
19:33I need to share this with somebody.
19:37I have to share this with somebody.
19:39Ladies and gents of the team,
19:41should they put the cameras down?
19:42Can everyone please just taste the olive oil?
19:44Sure.
19:44I am blown away.
19:46I know I'm on a solo vacation,
19:47but you are all with me
19:49and so is our crew
19:50and they need to try this olive oil.
19:52It is too good not to share.
19:54Oh my God, I'm so excited.
19:56Hold on a second.
19:57I got to do a little dance.
20:04Feeling good after my shopping
20:06and I am finally ready for a real meal.
20:14One of the reasons I wanted to come to Spain
20:16is because, number one, the food.
20:20Number two, I heard the people are wonderful.
20:24And number three,
20:26because of the culture and the,
20:30I don't know.
20:31I will tell you that since I've gotten here,
20:33one of the things that I discovered
20:35is there are 300 million trees here.
20:40I am a tree lover.
20:43A, like, I, my feeling with trees
20:46is if trees are here,
20:49humanity is going to be okay.
20:50Now, I don't know that that is correct.
20:53I'll be honest.
20:55But for me, they give me, like,
20:58I don't know, grounding, all of it.
21:00I just, I could watch trees all day,
21:03sing and dance,
21:04and they're just gorgeous.
21:07Look at that.
21:09That is gorgeous.
21:13Holy moly.
21:14Wow.
21:21Look at that tree.
21:24Oh, did you see that tree?
21:29It was like a hat.
21:31It looked like a hat.
21:34Do you guys want to know how I did my hair?
21:36This fabulous, flicked-back, middle part, low bun.
21:40I mixed in the light, look,
21:43stronghold gel and the patterned styling cream,
21:46the Palo Santo scent,
21:48and I did layer by layer of hair,
21:50and then the key,
21:52ta-ta-ta, the pièce de résistance,
21:55was this.
21:57I used this teeny, teeny, teeny, teeny, teeny comb
22:02on the edge tool,
22:04and I kept combing it down,
22:06and I did a short part because of the shape of my head,
22:09crazy weird shape of my head,
22:11and then I used this to brush this section right here.
22:15I don't want to mess it up.
22:16I'm not in a mirror.
22:17Oh, and I also used leave-in conditioner,
22:19also a regular brush.
22:24This was my cocktail.
22:26Oh, I think I could also do my eyebrow.
22:28Look.
22:32Now we go to see the town.
22:34Very nice.
22:35Yeah.
22:35Benahaves.
22:37Benahaves?
22:38Yeah.
22:38Mm-hmm.
22:38Did I say that right?
22:40It's a really nice town.
22:42Okay.
22:42You will like.
22:43I can't wait.
22:44I'm so hungry.
22:46Yeah?
22:46I'm so hungry.
22:48The restaurant there is really good.
22:50Oh, good.
22:50I'm excited.
22:54Uh-oh.
22:55Definitely didn't dress for the rain.
22:57Holy schmoly.
22:58I got this.
22:59I got this.
23:01I'm dining at the award-winning La Escalera,
23:04known for their local ingredients and wine.
23:08Hi.
23:08Hi.
23:09How are you?
23:10Good.
23:10How are you?
23:11Just one for dinner.
23:13You're welcome.
23:14What's your name?
23:15Margarita.
23:16Margarita, right?
23:17Like the pizza and the cocktail.
23:20You have here wine and drinks.
23:22Okay.
23:22I think I should have red wine.
23:24I recommend Pago de Circus.
23:26Great.
23:27It's really nice because the wines called Pago are coming in area in Spain, Valencia, Castilla,
23:35and Navarra.
23:36I love it.
23:36You cannot find this wine by glasses in any place.
23:41Oh, fantastic.
23:42Let's have that.
23:42Okay.
23:42So, one glass.
23:43Yeah, thank you.
23:44Okay.
23:45One glass for one.
23:46One glass for one.
23:47How would I, wait, how would I order that in Spanish?
23:50What would I say?
23:50Uh, una copa.
23:52Una copa.
23:53Thank you very much.
23:56La escalera.
23:58When I'm solo traveling, I prefer to be seated at a table.
24:02It's better for people watching.
24:07No, that's nice.
24:14Oh, that's very nice.
24:16Very nice.
24:17Yeah.
24:18Bring it on.
24:19Perfect.
24:26I'm like a full film crew.
24:29Oh, s***.
24:31This is fresh hot bread.
24:33What is this?
24:34What is this?
24:35And this is olive tapenade.
24:40Girls in heaven.
24:49Cheers.
24:52God, that's good wine.
24:54My God.
24:56Okay.
24:56So, I'm going to do the ribeye steak, medium well.
25:00Medium well.
25:01And then I also want the French beans.
25:03With the French beans.
25:05Okay.
25:05Thank you, Margarita.
25:06Thank you very much.
25:11Wow.
25:11Wow.
25:13Wow.
25:29Wow.
25:29Wow.
25:29Your French beans, your steak, do you need anything else?
26:01Oh, that's how you do it.
26:03Okay.
26:04Enjoy your meal.
26:10Gosh, I'm so happy to finally feel better and to be able to enjoy a beautiful meal.
26:23Well done, that was delicious.
26:25Thank you very much.
26:26I really would like the apple tart.
26:28One apple tart.
26:30You're welcome.
26:31When I drink too much in the meantime, all I've had is the special class.
26:46I just want to close one of my eyes.
26:47I don't know why.
26:48I think it's because this is the one where I'm reading and this is the one for distance.
27:01Let's just get a patch.
27:02Lady?
27:04What is this?
27:05Chocolate?
27:06Chocolate.
27:08Sorry.
27:09Oops.
27:10No problem.
27:11Sorry.
27:13No, it's working.
27:17Sorry.
27:18Oops.
27:19No problem.
27:20Sorry.
27:22No, it's working.
27:23There you go.
27:25Sorry.
27:26Also, I get to eavesdrop on people's conversations and the table behind me is fantastic.
27:33I love food.
27:34Mmm.
27:35Mmm.
27:36Mmm.
27:37Mmm.
27:38Mmm.
27:39Mmm.
27:40The table behind me offered to send me a drink, but my one glass was plenty.
27:44No reason why this solo traveler can't make some new friends though.
27:45May I just say thank you?
27:46If I have another drink I'll topple over, but I can say hello for a moment, if I may.
27:59Thank you so much for joining us.
28:00Thank you so much for joining us.
28:03Thank you so much for joining me, unfortunately.
28:06I'll talk to you again.
28:07I'll talk to you again.
28:08And you're very happy.
28:09It's a great place.
28:11Okay.
28:12Yeah.
28:13Thank you so much for, no, I mean, thank you.
28:17You have a nice time.
28:18Yeah, very nice.
28:20We loved what you were doing, but I just thought,
28:22you're sitting there on your own and it's not good for you.
28:25No, it's very good for me, it's what I do.
28:27That's actually what the show is.
28:29It's about solo traveling.
28:31Yeah, I love what you do.
28:33I love that you do this on your own.
28:35Thank you, yeah, it's really a treat.
28:37I've been doing it forever, and as I was saying,
28:40I'm turning 52 and I'm single, and what are you going to do?
28:43You know, my girls would be proud to watch it.
28:47They will have to tune in.
28:48My girls are very independent.
28:50You know, you can't wait for somebody to live your life,
28:53and so I've just been having a bowl.
28:55Yeah.
28:56Enjoy the rest of your...
28:57You too.
28:58You too.
28:59Nice to meet you.
29:00Nice to meet you.
29:03Thank you very much.
29:04What a wonderful meal.
29:06Thank you so much, it's nice to meet you.
29:13Well, it was a tough start.
29:16Major travel delays, thought my bags were lost for a second,
29:20and I got food poisoning.
29:23I didn't get to do a lot of what I dreamed of in Spain,
29:26but I saw trees and had the best olive oil ever,
29:31got a little shopping done.
29:33Bingo.
29:35And maybe the most important thing,
29:37I was reminded to listen to my body
29:40and to be gentle with myself.
29:46All right.
29:47Homeward bound.
29:49So, pretty good.
29:53Where to next?
29:54Temporary Metropolitan
30:08Temporary
30:09Ambient
30:11Temporary
30:12Email
30:13On
30:16Abag
30:18Temporary