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Posts by Bonnie Rakhit

Paradise Found – Anguilla – The Caribbean’s Best Kept Secret

Paradise Found – Anguilla – The Caribbean’s Best Kept Secret Anguilla Part 1 – at the Viceroy Hotel When I recently mentioned to people that my next Style Traveller trip was to Anguilla, I was met with some rather blank expressions. ‘Anguilla? Where’s that?’ And this response came from some of my more well travelled friends too! The answer dear reader, which I’m sure you know, is it’s in The

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Caribbean Island Hop – What to wear when you’re there

Caribbean Island Hop – What to wear when you’re there As you may have noticed from my Instagram and twitter feed @bonnierakhit I’ve spent a rather incredible couple of weeks hopping around the idyllic, Caribbean Islands. My journey started on the untouched, paradise island of Anguilla, a great relaxing start to the trip, perfect for getting me into the laid back spirit of the Caribbean. We then travelled to the

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Ibiza – Reset your coordinates at 38 Degrees North Luxury Fitness Retreat

Ibiza – Reset your coordinates at 38 Degrees North Luxury Fitness Retreat Where? 38 Degrees Optimal Fitness Retreat, Santa Eulalia, Ibiza Exactly? Located at the luxury spa hotel Aguas de Ibiza When? October 2015 Above and below: Me in the gym wearing Padmasana 3/4 capri leggings, Orange bra top and Pink and black trainers all by Sweaty Betty. Well dear reader, as you may know I’ve been on a bit of a health kick of late,

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Michelin Star Cookery School – A Foodie’s Dream Weekend Break

Michelin Star Cookery School – A Foodie’s Dream Weekend Break Where? Le Saint James Bouliac, Bordeaux, France Why? I love fine dining and I’m very lucky to have eaten in some of the best restaurants in the world, but cooking for myself is not my forte. So when the lovely guys at the Michelin Starred cookery school at Le St James, asked me to join them for a gastronomic weekend of

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Portmeirion Festival No. 6 – The Style Traveller Guide

Portmeirion Festival No. 6 – The Style Traveller Guide Where? Festival No. 6, Portmeirion, Wales, voted the UK’s best small festival. Exactly? We stayed in the Lotus Bell Tents in the Boutique Camping Area When? Sept 2015 I love festivals. Big, small, boutique, in a field, a forrest or a beach, you name it, I’m there. But with a new breed of bespoke festivals popping up all over the globe, it’s becoming increasingly difficult

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The Style Traveller London Fashion Week Wardrobe with Sweaty Betty

The Style Traveller London Fashion Week Wardrobe with Sweaty Betty Where? London Fashion Week. Why? Twice a year all the world’s major fashion players descend upon London for an intense week of catwalk shows, celebrity filled events and glittering parties. It’s a wonderful whirlwind of a week, full of glamour, glitz, models, celebs and new season collections. It’s not all champagne and stilettos though, I travel all over London for over

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Marrakech – After Dark – The Best Restaurants and Bars

Marrakech – After Dark – The Best Restaurants and Bars The Style Traveller’s Top 5 restaurants in Marrakech As the last post from my epic trip to Marrakech, I thought I’d share with you some of my favourite bars and restaurants in the city. There’s a huge range of choice, varying in price and style, sit with the locals and enjoy the street food in the main square of Djema El

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Marrakech – Palais Namaskar – the most beautiful hotel in Morocco

Marrakech – Palais Namaskar the most beautiful hotel in the Morocco Over the years in my career both as a fashion editor and as a travel blogger, you can imagine I’ve come across some pretty spectacular hotels, aesthetically beautiful in design, visionary architecture, immaculate service. But every now and again a really special hotel comes along and completely raises the bar for the rest of the competition. This hotel is Palais Namaskar

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Marrakech – Dar Lain – A Palace Of Your Own

Marrakech – Dar Lain – A palace of your own Where? Marrakech When? Sept 2015 Exactly? Dar Lain, part of the Hideaways Club of exclusive, international, luxury properties. From the facade the impressive Dar Lain (Dar means grand house in arabic) looks more like a fortress or a citadel, but on the inside it’s altogether more homely and furnished in a luxury, elegant Moorish style. This spectacular, palatial property was my

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Marrakech – Riad Round Up

Marrakech – Riad Round Up Where? Marrakech, Morocco When? Sept 2015 Why? With Marrakech being one of the chicest winter holiday destinations of the moment, I decided to spend a few days exploring the ancient walled city. I Stayed at? On this particular trip I stayed at Riad Wow and Riad Adore. Riads are traditional Moroccan houses or palaces with an interior courtyard or garden, commonly found in Marrakech. There

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