In the third installment of "Mr. Mickey’s Fabulous Guide To Airport Gift Shops," Mickey gives his passport a workout, traveling to the birthplace of Picasso: Malaga, Spain. The fourth busiest airport in Spain, AGP is located in Costa del Sol, and our favorite shopaholic was enroute to the wedding of Olivia de Borbon, daughter of the Duke of Seville. Read on for his airport philosophy, and check out his jazzed-up iPhone snaps in the slideshow above to inspire your own shopping spree.
"Look at this little “I Heart Espana” neck pillow, which I love! I love stuff that’s ridiculous.
Malaga is good, because you can always do a flamenco. With friends that have small children, I love to get them flamenco dresses, like these little polka-dot traje de flamencas, or castanets, or any kind of hyperlocal outfit. It's just a fun thing to do. And here's salt from Ibiza, who knew?! And of course, an apron with a matador outfit on the front is perfect for the kitchen.
I feel the same way about airport gift shops that I do about museum gift shops: it’s such a great opportunity to stock fabulous stuff, but most shops do not. In Malaga, there was great shopping, because Spanish goods are so recognizable and they have many signature things. It was the same in Las Vegas.
Do I have any duty-free shopping tips? I don't. I'm terrible; I'm sure there are ways to get bargains. But I just see what I like. For example, I went crazy at the Lagos, Nigeria airport. It's good that you don't bargain at airports and that it's all one-stop shopping. It's just easy—kind of like shooting fish in a barrel."
— as told to Jeanine Celeste Pang
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Look at this little “I Heart Espana” neck pillow, which I love! I love stuff that’s ridiculous. Photos and captions by the author
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With friends that have small children, I love to get them flamenco dresses, like these little polka-dot traje de flamencas.
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You can always do a flamenco.
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You need your matching castanets!
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Here's salt from Ibiza, who knew?!
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An apron with a matador outfit on the front is perfect for the kitchen.![]()
In Malaga, there was great shopping because Spanish goods are so recognizable and they have so many signature things. Que animal eres?![]()
"Look at this little “I Heart Espana” neck pillow, which I love! I love stuff that’s ridiculous.
Malaga is good, because you can always do a flamenco. With friends that have small children, I love to get them flamenco dresses, like these little polka-dot traje de flamencas, or castanets, or any kind of hyperlocal outfit. It's just a fun thing to do. And here's salt from Ibiza, who knew?! And of course, an apron with a matador outfit on the front is perfect for the kitchen.
I feel the same way about airport gift shops that I do about museum gift shops: it’s such a great opportunity to stock fabulous stuff, but most shops do not. In Malaga, there was great shopping, because Spanish goods are so recognizable and they have many signature things. It was the same in Las Vegas.
Do I have any duty-free shopping tips? I don't. I'm terrible; I'm sure there are ways to get bargains. But I just see what I like. For example, I went crazy at the Lagos, Nigeria airport. It's good that you don't bargain at airports and that it's all one-stop shopping. It's just easy—kind of like shooting fish in a barrel."
— as told to Jeanine Celeste Pang
Look at this little “I Heart Espana” neck pillow, which I love! I love stuff that’s ridiculous. Photos and captions by the author
With friends that have small children, I love to get them flamenco dresses, like these little polka-dot traje de flamencas.
You can always do a flamenco.
You need your matching castanets!
Here's salt from Ibiza, who knew?!
An apron with a matador outfit on the front is perfect for the kitchen.
In Malaga, there was great shopping because Spanish goods are so recognizable and they have so many signature things. Que animal eres?