The Style Traveller 2016 Travel Round Up
The Style Traveller 2016 Travel Round Up
Here at Style traveller HQ 2016 has been one of my busiest years in travel so far. Over the past 12 months I’ve visited 32 destinations in 15 different countries, taken 34 flights, been featured in 17 magazine articles, nominated for 5 blog awards and got a new agent at Premier Models / Digital Influencers Division.
Here’s a run down of all the destinations:
1) London Fashion Week 2) Paris Fashion Week 3) New York Fashion Week 4) Ice hotel – Sweden 5) Cuba 6) Coachella – Palm Springs 7- 12) USA road trip – San Fran, Sonoma, Yosemite, Big Sur, Santa Barbara, LA 13) Ferrari road trip to Devon 14-15) Cuba – Havana and Holguin 16) Glastonbury Festival 17) Limewood Spa 18) Crete 19) Ibiza 20) Amsterdam 21) Transatlantic Fashion Week Cruise 22) New York 23) Canyon Ranch Spa – Turkey 24) Florence, Italy 25) Venice – Italy 26) Burano – Italy 27) Glasgow – Scotland 28) York – UK 29) Aston Martin UK road trip to Ellenborough Hall 30) Germany Xmas Markets 31-32) Mexico – Tulum and Esencia Spa
Wow that’s seriously busy, what a whirlwind. Thank you so much for joining on this incredible journey. Here’s my photo diary of The Style Traveller Top Ten Travel moments of 2016…
1) Chilling at the Ice Hotel in Sweden. In January I was invited by Volvo and the Ice Hotel, Sweden to road test the new Volvo XC90. We got to stay the night in an Ice Hotel -30°C suite, do a spot of off-road driving, husky sleigh riding and night skidoo-ing. This trip was the first time I’d seen the Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights) in the Arctic Circle which was an awe inspiring experience.
2) Havana nights in Cuba – In March I visited one of my all time bucket list destinations, Havana in Cuba. The vibrant city lived up to of my expectations, from the random impromptu street parties, colourful crumbling architecture and vintage automobiles. Havana truly was an instagram dream. The Mojitos weren’t bad either!
3) Going cray cray at Coachella and the LA road trip – At the start of the summer I was super lucky to be invited on a road trip with LA Tourism, which I managed to combine perfectly with my trip to Coachella Music Festival with Mercedes / Smart Car. Guns and Roses headlined the festival, which was amazing, they then inspired the soundtrack to the rest of the road trip, on the drive from from San Francisco to LA.
California dreaming…
4) My cousins wedding in Florence – This May my lovely cousin got married in Florence, it was the ultimate romantic destination for the nuptials. See the full post and Florence 24hr city guide here.
5) Glastonbury – The mother of all UK festivals. In June this year I donned the prerequisite Barbour jacket (a trendy camo version) and my Hunter wellies and headed into the murky (but fun) depths of the UK’s most legendary music festival.
Crowd surfing in a different way (at 9am, haven’t been to bed yet :)
6) Ibiza – Ah the White Isle, my most favourite time of the year. August saw my annual pilgrimage to the house music and boho mecca of Ibiza. I can’t go a full year without visiting my favourite little island in the world at least once. For my full trip review, where to stay, what to wear and most importantly, where to party click here.
Highlight of the trip – I managed to get backstage VIP entry to Jamie Jones’ Paradise at DC10. here’s the view from behind the DJ himself!
7) Cunard Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic crossing to New York Fashion Week – September and it was back to work. First stop New York Fashion Week, but I managed to arrive into NYC in the most old school and luxurious way possible, via the Transatlantic crossing onboard the newly refurbished Cunard Queen Mary 2 cruise ship. We drew into port on the first day of NYFW. Talk about arriving in style!
The whitewashed sun decks provided the perfect lighting for fashion shoots. Thanks Chris Ison for the stunning photos on board.
New york, New york! Always time for a mini photo shoot on the iconic streets of New York, even if you miss a couple of fashion week shows and nearly get run over in the process, all to get the perfect shot. Thanks for the great shots @JoeLondonStyle
8) A birthday weekend in Venice – Photo shoot on a gondola, check. Boat trip to colourful Burano, check. Dinner at the Danieli, check. The first time I ever went to Venice was when I was 5 years old and I remember being mesmerised by the colours, sounds and atmosphere. My birthday weekend trip this year certainly didn’t disappoint either.
9) Ferrari, Aston Martin and Veuve Clicquot Weekenders – Ok so that’s not officially one trip, but this year I went on quite a few rather luxurious UK mini breaks, which I love just as much as jet-setting around the world. Especially when I get to be a girl racer courtesy of Ferrari and Aston Martin or get all dressed up in a ball gown for the Veuve Clicquot Halloween ball. But remember kids, don’t drink and drive :)
All spruced up on the red carpet with fellow blogger and good friend @LornaLuxe
10) A Mexican Adventure – To end the year I went on the most special trip I’ve been on in a very long time. With Mayan traditions, spiritual ceremonies, breathtaking ancient ruins, some of the worlds most beautiful beaches, natural cenotes and add to that some great parties, Tulum was the perfect place to spend the end of my busy year.
After a very hectic and at times tricky year, to able to come back to London in January and face the new year head on, refreshed and revitalised is an amazing gift. I can safely say Tulum is now one of my top 3 destinations in the world. I’m thinking of booking my flight for next Christmas already!
Pristine white sand beaches of Tulum and above the ancient Mayan ruins of Tulum.
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2016 looks to be another big year of travelling… Watch this space for Mauritius, Thailand, The Caribbean, Sardinia, Greek Islands and more…
Happy new year and Bon Voyage!
Lots of Love TheStyleTraveller xx
These places look absolutly beautiful! I love your outfits to, you look amazing and seems like you have had a wonderful time
As always you are looking stunning in all the photographs. I wish you have a great year ahead.
All these photos are breathtaking. I am in awe of all the places you have been. That ice hotel is awesome!
what a cool post so many great places to dream about visiting or at least it would be a dream for me
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I might be going to Sweden this summer – fingers crossed. I have put the Ice hotel on my must see list. Glad to know you enjoyed it.
You eventually had your year. You had a great compilation of the places you have been and I really love your fashion sense.
Wow that is impressive! The furthest I have travelled in 2016 was wales as my sister lives there haha All of the outfits you are wearing are gorgeous, you are living the dream. Hopig your 2017 is as fulfilling.
Wow such a fanatic 2016 travel round up – so many beautiful places and some many stylish outfits. Would love to visit the Ice Hotel – looks magical and travelling to NYC with Cunard is on my bucket list of things to do
Laura x
I really love your style of your outfits! Ever photos are breathtaking! I’m really glad that you had fun adventure.
Wow 32 destinations? That is incredible, I like the sound of the place in Sweden . Gorgeous photos to mark a fab year!
Looks like you’ve traveled to some fabulous places! The ice hotel in Sweeden looks very unique and fun! The pictures from the wedding in Florence are gorgeous.
The photos are so beautiful! They make me want to get there someday:)
Your pics are terrific!! you hade a great time traveling! lucky you!
Thanks for sharing you adventures. The Sweden looks a bit too chilly for me though.
OMG! That picture in the ice castle is gorgeous! It look slike you had a lot of fun and visited a lot of beautiful places.
So many amazing experiences! Really love the photos! Visiting the Ice Hotel has been on my bucket list for some time and I hope to visit it as soon as possible.
You really did go on some amazing adventures! The photos you’ve been able to capture were amazing too! What a fun year.
Wow what an amazing 2016 you had! I love that gorgeous blue dress in the last photo. Wishing you a great 2017 too x
Omg so many beautiful photos!!! They really make me want to travel more
I think that’s awesome. You definitely traveled a lot this past year and all your trips are just so glamorous! I am loving your outfits from the winter outfits to the night gowns!
I envy all of your travel adventures. You are living the life around the world. Wow so many amazing places I am inspired so much and I wish you much success in 2017 as well!
Wow, just wow! What an adventure 2016 was for you
You look so gorgeous and astonishing! That’s a great adventure you had in 2016, so fab too with your stylish outfits!
What a beautiful photos and I love all your outfits, I can’t wait to go in the beach
You have amazing taste in your style. What a fun time you had and I really love all of your photos. While I love each and every outfit, that first one with those shoes is so stylish.
I just fell in love with that blue dress that has the lace detail at the bottom. So absolutely gorgeous.
Wow you’re living the dream! Looks and sounds like your 2016 was pretty spectacular!
Even if I don’t like the cold that much, I would love to visit that Ice Hotel in Sweden! That would be an experience I would love to have in this lifetime. All your photos are stunningly beautiful. Your style, your clothes, the places you’ve been! Awesome. Wishing you more great adventures this 2017!
Wow, you really have done some amazing traveling in the last year. I too went to Ibiza but in the off season, so it was a tad calmer. Your trip to Mexico also looks amazing!
That so awesome that you got to stay in an ice hotel. We have the largest ice hotel north of the arctic circle where we currently live. It is os much fun to go visit it.
Looks like 2016 was full of travel and adventure for you, hope your 2017 is even better! Great pics btw.
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Wow, what amazing journies! 2016 was a wonderful year for you. That last picture really shows it. Love love love!
Oh my gosh .. absolutely incredible! Can you tuck me away in your suitcase? (I’m not even kidding!)
Whoa! What an epic 2016 you had! Loved all your pictures!
Looks like an incredible 2016, with plenty of wonderful memories captured. Not to mention, incredible styles and beautiful accessories and jewellery!
My goodness, 34 flights! This is the maximum amount of traveling in one post. I haven’t read so much of traveling in a year since long. I just love your pictures and outfits. My best pick is that picture on Havana, Cuba!
These are great! This seriously makes me want to travel… and style so much better!
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