A Lolita Travel Guide
So around the time of winter break and summer vacation we get a lot of posts saying "Hey I'm traveling to this place, where are some stores in the area that have lolita type things?" So I figured we can make one huge post for the memories of what there is to do in your area of the world that would relate to lolita.
We can break it up like this
Continent:
Country:
Region or State:
City or town you represent:
Closest major city:
Lolita shops near you:
Shops near you that have lolita finds:
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants:
Fun things to do in the area:
Example would be...
Continent: North America
Country: USA
Region or State: NY
City or town you represent: Long island, Suffolk County
Closest major city: New York City
How far from you: about an hour and a half
Lolita shops near you: n/a
Shops near you that have lolita finds: none that I can think of
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Robinson's tea room in Stony Brook, The Secret Garden Tea Room in Port Jefferson
Fun things to do in the area: Adventureland Amusement Park in Farmingdale, Boomers Fun Center in Melville, Long Island Game Farm in Manorville, Atlantis Aquarium in Riverhead, Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport, The Long Island Carriage Museum in Stony Brook.
Feel free to add any other helpful information to your post and I'll put it up.
Africa
Country: South Africa
Region or State: Gauteng
City or town you represent: Midvaal, Henley-On-Klip
Closest major city: Alberton, Vereeniging, Heidelberg
Lolita shops near you: N/A
Shops near you that have lolita finds: I'd think you could find Chinese imported accessories in Bruma near Eastgate (+ - 45 minute drive), the Sanrio Shops in Eastgate Mall (+ - 45 minute drive), Bedford Centre(+ - 40 minute drive), Green Stone Mall(+ - 35 minute drive), and Menlyn Park (+ - 90 minute drive). There are various flea markets and the malls have relatively inexpensive lolitaesque clothing.
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Rietvlei Zoo farm (Alberton), The Klip House (Henley-On-Klip), Ducks Country Lodge (H-O-K), a lot of tea houses in Parys(Free State).
Fun things to do in the area: There are a number of Casinos, Theme Park, alternative clubs, anime stockists, mall shopping, antiques, and Henley-On-Klip is picturesque and great for lolita photos because of its quaintness.
Asia
Austrailia
Country: Australia
Region or State: South Australia
Closest major city: Adelaide
Lolita shops near you: Tokyo Hardcore http://www.facebook.com/we.love.tokyo.hardcore
Country: Australia
Region or State: Victoria
Closest major city: Melbourne
Lolita shops near you: One Day in Paradise! http://onedayinparadise.com.au/
Europe
Country: Belgium
Region or State: Flanders
City or town you represent: Louvain (Leuven)
Closest major city: Brussels (15-30 minutes by train)
Lolita shops near you: none.
Shops near you that have lolita finds: Tante Jojo, Claire's, Grasshopper, 't Spit, H&M, C&A, Veritas, De Kapstok, Hippo, Peperkoeken Huizeke...
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Onan, Quetzal, De Werf, Oude Markt, Het Universum, Domus, Sikinoya, Sakura, Leffe Cafe, De Professor, Pur Pur,...
Fun things to do in the area: Museum M, the carillon tower, an evening of Belgian beer-tasting at Oude Markt, St. Peter's Church, shopping, watching students do crazy stuff, good base to visit other Belgian cities by train, Christmas market, annual funfair in september, boombal,
Country: Czech republic
Lolita shops:
Praque - JapaShop http://cz.prague-stay.com/lifestyle/clanek/1024-japa-shop/
Brno - Kaleidoskop http://kaleidoskop-brno.blogspot.com/
Come to the Czech republic! We have many wonderful princess-like castles and gardens here and we have teahouses in every bigger town! :D
Country: Luxembourg
Region or State: Luxembourg
City or town you represent: Luxembourg
Closest major city: Luxembourg (lol, this country is so small, everything is close to Luxembourg)
Lolita shops near you: n/a
Shops near you that have lolita finds: Retrovolver
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Cafes: Konrads, the chocolate house, art cafe. Ladurée for macarons!
Fun things to do in the area: sightseeing in the old town, get drunk in friendly cute bars, visit the modern museum MUDAM or listen to the philharmonic orchestra at Philharmonie.
Continent: Europe
Country: the Nehterlands
Region or State: Utrecht
City or town you represent: Soest
Closest major city: Utrecht
Lolita shops near you: Mfashion http://www.mfashion.eu/ and Fly away Fashionhttp://www.flyawaydojinshi.nl/page/home
Shops near you that have lolita finds: Not that I know off but there are a lot of vintage stores where you can browse...
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants:I don't really know any loli ones ;^^
Fun things to do in the area: You can "climb" the Domtoren, there are a lot of musea there and you can go to "tivoli"in Utrecht
Country: Sweden
Region or State: Stockholm
City or town you represent: Stockholm
Closest major city: Stockholm
Lolita shops near you: n/a
Shops near you that have lolita finds: Schock, Beyond Retro, all the little vintage stores in the part of the city named Söder, tokyo stop, sun ai, accessorize, second hand chains like Myrorna and Stadsmissionen.
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Afternoon tea at Chaikhana in old town, or at Classic tearoom in Vasastan.
Fun things to do in the area: Skansen, kind of an old fashioned zoo with their christmas market, ice skating in the center of town at Kungsträdgården, see the changing of the guards in the old town by the royal castle.
North America
Country: Canada
Region or State: British Columbia
City or town you represent: Greater Vancouver
Closest major city: Vancouver
Lolita shops near you:
*Sinn/Sativa (New Westminster, stock Handmade, Bodyline and Brand)
*Gothic Lolita & Punk store (Commercial Drive area: some questionable items but might be worth a look),
*Deadly Couture (Cambie Street: they stock several Bodyline pieces)
Shops near you that have lolita finds:
*The various vintage stores around Commercial Drive and the rest of the Downtown area occasionally yield loliable items such as frilly blouses
*Cambie/Cordova/West Hastings/Gastown area has several stores that could be very usefull to the adventurous lolita. There are 2 antique stores on Cordova that are great for lolita presents and accessories, with a Goth store and a vintage store right across the street.
*Metrotown/Crystal Mall area: I say Metrotown because the area near T&T has some cute asian clothing store (somewhat expensive) that can be useful for accessories or accent pieces. Crystal Mall is an asian mall, and if your clothing is on the small size, it's a potential Goldmine. There is even a 109 Shibuya store! Vivienne Westwood accessories are everywhere in this mall.
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Mink on...West Hastings, I think? That or Cordova. It's a chocolate cafe. There are also numerous bubble tea stores throughout Greater Vancouver, so if you've never had it, I recommend trying it!
Fun things to do in the area:
*I whole-heartedly recommend going to Granville street! It's my favourite part of the city and has several cool stores.
*Cherry Bomb
*The Commodore Ballroom (good gigs, saw Miyavi there last time),
*Millenium (punk/goth/steampunk/alternative store, sell Coffin Bags)
*Golden Age Comics (if you're a geek, wicked place to go)
*"Charlie's" media store (actually, I believe they've moved, but the sign will tell you where to go).
*There's also a Beard Papa's nearby (CREAM PUFF HEAVEN!) and an international candy store called "Candy Aisle", I believe.
Country: United States
Region or State: Colorado
City or town you represent: Boulder
Closest major city: Denver/Colorado Springs
Lolita shops near you: None that I know of.
Shops near you that have lolita finds: On Pearl Street, there are a number of great vintage shops and an antique store.
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: The Dushanbe Tea House is a great place to go, I think. There are tons of restaurants in the area but the Tea House needs more love~
Fun things to do in the area: Having a picnic by the creek, walking down Pearl Street, etc. All of the fun things here have to do with mountain biking and hiking and rafting, and those don't seem really acceptable to do in your frills!
Region or State: New York
City or town you represent: Long island, Suffolk County
Closest major city: New York City
How far from you: about an hour and a half
Lolita shops near you: n/a
Shops near you that have lolita finds: none that I can think of
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Robinson's tea room in Stony Brook, The Secret Garden Tea Room in Port Jefferson
Fun things to do in the area: Adventureland Amusement Park in Farmingdale, Boomers Fun Center in Melville, Long Island Game Farm in Manorville, Atlantis Aquarium in Riverhead, Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport, The Long Island Carriage Museum in Stony Brook.
Country: USA
Region or State: Rhode Island
City or town you represent: Providence
Closest major city: Providence (or Boston, MA if you don't consider PVD major)
Lolita shops near you: None! The closest loli shop is Tokyo Rebel in New York City, a 5-hour drive from Providence.
Shops near you that have lolita finds: H&M, Charlotte Russe, Forever21, Second Time Around (high-end 2nd hand),
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants:
Tea Shops : Duck and Bunny: A Snuggery (Wickenden St, Providence)
Cafes: Olga's Cup & Saucer (Point St, Providence), Cafe ZOG (Wickenden St, Providence)
Restaurants: Sakura (sushi & Japanese, on Wickenden St)
Fun things to do in the area: Thayer Street in Providence (lots of neat stores and restaurants), Providence Place Mall; the Newport Mansions (45 minutes away in Newport, RI); Roger Williams Park, Zoo, Botanical Gardens and Carousel; many beaches in the summer; RI School of Design Museum; Twin River Casino (slots only);
Country: USA
Region or State: Texas, TX
City or town you represent: Fort Worth
Closest major city: Dallas
Lolita shops near you: n/a
Shops near you that have lolita finds: (Use Yelp when searching; have texas as your location) Sanrio Store, Forever 21, Super H Mart (Purikura Machine and assorted imports), Asia World Market, New York & Co., Hong Kong Market
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Wonderful World of Cooking http://www.wwcofarlington.com/index.php , The Cup http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-cup-fort-worth-2 , Historic Camp Bowie Mercantile - The Rose Garden Tea Roomhttp://www.historiccampbowiemercantile.com/ ,
Fun things to do in the area: Six Flags Over Texas, Hurricane Harbor, Galleria Mall- Skating Rink, Northeast Mall-skating rink,Texas Discovery Gardens, Botanical Gardens of Ft. Worth, Bass Hall Theatre, Dallas Arboretum, Lone Star Circus - lessons in Cirque Acts, Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, Natural Parks, plenty of Nightlife and leisure activities.
Country: USA
Region or State: Virginia
City or town you represent: Charlottesville
Closest major city: Richmond, VA (About a 1 hour drive), Washington, D.C. (About a 2 hour drive)
Lolita shops near you: None
Shops near you that have lolita finds: Vintage stores abound, especially on our historic downtown mall. My favorites include--http://www.ikesunderground.com/Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Plenty of tea-type things exist here! My favorite is http://www.teabazaar.com/. Don't be afraid for your dresses just because it says hookah--Virginia law requires separate ventilation for the area where this goes on.
Fun things to do in the area: If you're into Thomas Jefferson, Edgar Allen Poe, or a billion other old, dead dudes, we've got you covered. We're a historic college town, so there really are endless things to do.
South America
We can break it up like this
Continent:
Country:
Region or State:
City or town you represent:
Closest major city:
Lolita shops near you:
Shops near you that have lolita finds:
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants:
Fun things to do in the area:
Example would be...
Continent: North America
Country: USA
Region or State: NY
City or town you represent: Long island, Suffolk County
Closest major city: New York City
How far from you: about an hour and a half
Lolita shops near you: n/a
Shops near you that have lolita finds: none that I can think of
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Robinson's tea room in Stony Brook, The Secret Garden Tea Room in Port Jefferson
Fun things to do in the area: Adventureland Amusement Park in Farmingdale, Boomers Fun Center in Melville, Long Island Game Farm in Manorville, Atlantis Aquarium in Riverhead, Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport, The Long Island Carriage Museum in Stony Brook.
Feel free to add any other helpful information to your post and I'll put it up.
Africa
Country: South Africa
Region or State: Gauteng
City or town you represent: Midvaal, Henley-On-Klip
Closest major city: Alberton, Vereeniging, Heidelberg
Lolita shops near you: N/A
Shops near you that have lolita finds: I'd think you could find Chinese imported accessories in Bruma near Eastgate (+ - 45 minute drive), the Sanrio Shops in Eastgate Mall (+ - 45 minute drive), Bedford Centre(+ - 40 minute drive), Green Stone Mall(+ - 35 minute drive), and Menlyn Park (+ - 90 minute drive). There are various flea markets and the malls have relatively inexpensive lolitaesque clothing.
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Rietvlei Zoo farm (Alberton), The Klip House (Henley-On-Klip), Ducks Country Lodge (H-O-K), a lot of tea houses in Parys(Free State).
Fun things to do in the area: There are a number of Casinos, Theme Park, alternative clubs, anime stockists, mall shopping, antiques, and Henley-On-Klip is picturesque and great for lolita photos because of its quaintness.
Asia
Austrailia
Country: Australia
Region or State: South Australia
Closest major city: Adelaide
Lolita shops near you: Tokyo Hardcore http://www.facebook.com/we.love.tokyo.h
Country: Australia
Region or State: Victoria
Closest major city: Melbourne
Lolita shops near you: One Day in Paradise! http://onedayinparadise.com.au/
Europe
Country: Belgium
Region or State: Flanders
City or town you represent: Louvain (Leuven)
Closest major city: Brussels (15-30 minutes by train)
Lolita shops near you: none.
Shops near you that have lolita finds: Tante Jojo, Claire's, Grasshopper, 't Spit, H&M, C&A, Veritas, De Kapstok, Hippo, Peperkoeken Huizeke...
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Onan, Quetzal, De Werf, Oude Markt, Het Universum, Domus, Sikinoya, Sakura, Leffe Cafe, De Professor, Pur Pur,...
Fun things to do in the area: Museum M, the carillon tower, an evening of Belgian beer-tasting at Oude Markt, St. Peter's Church, shopping, watching students do crazy stuff, good base to visit other Belgian cities by train, Christmas market, annual funfair in september, boombal,
Country: Czech republic
Lolita shops:
Praque - JapaShop http://cz.prague-stay.com/lifestyle/cla
Brno - Kaleidoskop http://kaleidoskop-brno.blogspot.co
Come to the Czech republic! We have many wonderful princess-like castles and gardens here and we have teahouses in every bigger town! :D
Country: Luxembourg
Region or State: Luxembourg
City or town you represent: Luxembourg
Closest major city: Luxembourg (lol, this country is so small, everything is close to Luxembourg)
Lolita shops near you: n/a
Shops near you that have lolita finds: Retrovolver
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Cafes: Konrads, the chocolate house, art cafe. Ladurée for macarons!
Fun things to do in the area: sightseeing in the old town, get drunk in friendly cute bars, visit the modern museum MUDAM or listen to the philharmonic orchestra at Philharmonie.
Continent: Europe
Country: the Nehterlands
Region or State: Utrecht
City or town you represent: Soest
Closest major city: Utrecht
Lolita shops near you: Mfashion http://www.mfashion.eu/ and Fly away Fashionhttp://www.flyawaydojinshi.nl/pa
Shops near you that have lolita finds: Not that I know off but there are a lot of vintage stores where you can browse...
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants:I don't really know any loli ones ;^^
Fun things to do in the area: You can "climb" the Domtoren, there are a lot of musea there and you can go to "tivoli"in Utrecht
Country: Sweden
Region or State: Stockholm
City or town you represent: Stockholm
Closest major city: Stockholm
Lolita shops near you: n/a
Shops near you that have lolita finds: Schock, Beyond Retro, all the little vintage stores in the part of the city named Söder, tokyo stop, sun ai, accessorize, second hand chains like Myrorna and Stadsmissionen.
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Afternoon tea at Chaikhana in old town, or at Classic tearoom in Vasastan.
Fun things to do in the area: Skansen, kind of an old fashioned zoo with their christmas market, ice skating in the center of town at Kungsträdgården, see the changing of the guards in the old town by the royal castle.
North America
Country: Canada
Region or State: British Columbia
City or town you represent: Greater Vancouver
Closest major city: Vancouver
Lolita shops near you:
*Sinn/Sativa (New Westminster, stock Handmade, Bodyline and Brand)
*Gothic Lolita & Punk store (Commercial Drive area: some questionable items but might be worth a look),
*Deadly Couture (Cambie Street: they stock several Bodyline pieces)
Shops near you that have lolita finds:
*The various vintage stores around Commercial Drive and the rest of the Downtown area occasionally yield loliable items such as frilly blouses
*Cambie/Cordova/West Hastings/Gastown area has several stores that could be very usefull to the adventurous lolita. There are 2 antique stores on Cordova that are great for lolita presents and accessories, with a Goth store and a vintage store right across the street.
*Metrotown/Crystal Mall area: I say Metrotown because the area near T&T has some cute asian clothing store (somewhat expensive) that can be useful for accessories or accent pieces. Crystal Mall is an asian mall, and if your clothing is on the small size, it's a potential Goldmine. There is even a 109 Shibuya store! Vivienne Westwood accessories are everywhere in this mall.
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Mink on...West Hastings, I think? That or Cordova. It's a chocolate cafe. There are also numerous bubble tea stores throughout Greater Vancouver, so if you've never had it, I recommend trying it!
Fun things to do in the area:
*I whole-heartedly recommend going to Granville street! It's my favourite part of the city and has several cool stores.
*Cherry Bomb
*The Commodore Ballroom (good gigs, saw Miyavi there last time),
*Millenium (punk/goth/steampunk/alternative store, sell Coffin Bags)
*Golden Age Comics (if you're a geek, wicked place to go)
*"Charlie's" media store (actually, I believe they've moved, but the sign will tell you where to go).
*There's also a Beard Papa's nearby (CREAM PUFF HEAVEN!) and an international candy store called "Candy Aisle", I believe.
Country: United States
Region or State: Colorado
City or town you represent: Boulder
Closest major city: Denver/Colorado Springs
Lolita shops near you: None that I know of.
Shops near you that have lolita finds: On Pearl Street, there are a number of great vintage shops and an antique store.
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: The Dushanbe Tea House is a great place to go, I think. There are tons of restaurants in the area but the Tea House needs more love~
Fun things to do in the area: Having a picnic by the creek, walking down Pearl Street, etc. All of the fun things here have to do with mountain biking and hiking and rafting, and those don't seem really acceptable to do in your frills!
Region or State: New York
City or town you represent: Long island, Suffolk County
Closest major city: New York City
How far from you: about an hour and a half
Lolita shops near you: n/a
Shops near you that have lolita finds: none that I can think of
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Robinson's tea room in Stony Brook, The Secret Garden Tea Room in Port Jefferson
Fun things to do in the area: Adventureland Amusement Park in Farmingdale, Boomers Fun Center in Melville, Long Island Game Farm in Manorville, Atlantis Aquarium in Riverhead, Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport, The Long Island Carriage Museum in Stony Brook.
Country: USA
Region or State: Rhode Island
City or town you represent: Providence
Closest major city: Providence (or Boston, MA if you don't consider PVD major)
Lolita shops near you: None! The closest loli shop is Tokyo Rebel in New York City, a 5-hour drive from Providence.
Shops near you that have lolita finds: H&M, Charlotte Russe, Forever21, Second Time Around (high-end 2nd hand),
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants:
Tea Shops : Duck and Bunny: A Snuggery (Wickenden St, Providence)
Cafes: Olga's Cup & Saucer (Point St, Providence), Cafe ZOG (Wickenden St, Providence)
Restaurants: Sakura (sushi & Japanese, on Wickenden St)
Fun things to do in the area: Thayer Street in Providence (lots of neat stores and restaurants), Providence Place Mall; the Newport Mansions (45 minutes away in Newport, RI); Roger Williams Park, Zoo, Botanical Gardens and Carousel; many beaches in the summer; RI School of Design Museum; Twin River Casino (slots only);
Country: USA
Region or State: Texas, TX
City or town you represent: Fort Worth
Closest major city: Dallas
Lolita shops near you: n/a
Shops near you that have lolita finds: (Use Yelp when searching; have texas as your location) Sanrio Store, Forever 21, Super H Mart (Purikura Machine and assorted imports), Asia World Market, New York & Co., Hong Kong Market
Tea shops, cafes, and restaurants: Wonderful World of Cooking http://www.wwcofarlington.com/index.p
Fun things to do in the area: Six Flags Over Texas, Hurricane Harbor, Galleria Mall- Skating Rink, Northeast Mall-skating rink,Texas Discovery Gardens, Botanical Gardens of Ft. Worth, Bass Hall Theatre, Dallas Arboretum, Lone Star Circus - lessons in Cirque Acts, Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, Natural Parks, plenty of Nightlife and leisure activities.
Country: USA
Region or State: Virginia
City or town you represent: Charlottesville
Closest major city: Richmond, VA (About a 1 hour drive), Washington, D.C. (About a 2 hour drive)
Lolita shops near you: None
Shops near you that have lolita finds: Vintage stores abound, especially on our historic downtown mall. My favorites include--http://www.ikesunderground.com/
Fun things to do in the area: If you're into Thomas Jefferson, Edgar Allen Poe, or a billion other old, dead dudes, we've got you covered. We're a historic college town, so there really are endless things to do.
South America