The Style Traveller

A fashion editor's guide to the worlds most stylish places

Posts by Bonnie Rakhit

Los Angeles – 48 Hour Style Guide

Los Angeles – 48 Hour Style Guide Where? Los Angeles When? May 2015 Why? For the 7th and final leg of The Style Traveller American Road Trip I returned to LA, the city of Angels, the place my whole amazing adventure started 3 weeks ago. On arrival after Coachella I stayed at the relaxing Marina Del Rey Hotel and to end the trip I stayed at the luxury Mondrian Hotel in

Continue reading…

Spectacular Santa Barbara – 24 hour style guide

Spectacular Santa Barbara – 24 hour style guide Where? Santa Barbara, California Exactly? We stayed at the legendary Four Seasons hotel, The Biltmore. When? May 2016 On the 6th leg of The Style Traveller classic, American road trip, we stopped off in the colourful, Spanish colonial city of Santa Barbara, which was one of my favourite places on the route. Santa Barbara is often described as the Californian Riviera owing to it’s

Continue reading…

24 Hour style guide to Big Sur, California

24 Hour style guide to Big Sur, California Where? Big Sur, California Exactly? We stayed at the luxurious, boutique hotel Ventana Inn and Spa. When? May 2016 Flanked by the Santa Lucia mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, on the 5th leg of The Style Traveller classic, American road trip, we discovered the magical, national conservation area of Big Sur. Comprised of 300 square miles of

Continue reading…

Big Sur – California Road Trip Fashion

Big Sur – California Road Trip Fashion Where? Big Sur, California Exactly? Ventana Inn and Spa Why? As the 5th stop on The Style Traveller grand American road trip, we made a two night stop off in magical Big Sur. Comprised mainly of wild national park and spectacular stretches of coastline, add to that it’s spiritual and beatnik routes, this was without doubt one of my favourite places on the

Continue reading…

Yosemite National Park – California Road Trip

Yosemite National Park – California Road Trip Where? Yosemite National Park Exactly? Tenaya Lodge Hotel and Spa Why? For the 4th leg of The Style Traveller California Road Trip, I’ve travelled to Tenaya Lodge Hotel and Spa in Yosemite. Celebrating 100 years of the National Park Service, this year is a fantastic time of visit one of America’s most spectacular national parks. From hiking, walking, kayaking, mountain climbing, taking the

Continue reading…

Sonoma – The Style Traveller California Road Trip

Sonoma – The Style Traveller California Road Trip Where? Sonoma. Exactly? The Farmhouse Inn, Forrestvillle. Why? On the third leg of The Style Traveller California Road Trip we made a stop off in Californian wine Country, Sonoma, at the luxury, boutique hotel, Farmhouse Inn. With a Michelin starred restaurant, farm to table spa, hot tubs in the suites and a deliciously relaxed atmosphere, it was a much needed retreat after

Continue reading…

San Francisco – The Style Traveller California Road Trip

San Francisco – The Style Traveller California Road Trip After my rather amazing trip to Palm Springs and Coachella Festival with Mercedes / Smart Car, I decided to stay on in California for an extra couple of weeks and embark upon a road trip adventure of very own. The Classic Californian Road Trip – Route 101 The route I planned; with a little help from my lovely friends at Visit California;

Continue reading…

The Style Traveller in The London Evening Standard

The Style Traveller in The London Evening Standard Where? Es Magazine in The London Evening Standard When? May 2016 Why? A few weeks ago as you’ll recall I had a very exciting ice-capade at the Ice Hotel, in Kiruna Sweden, with Volvo Cars. It was a weekend break to test drive the new Volvo XC90 on the ice planes of northern Sweden. We stayed two nights at the Ice Hotel,

Continue reading…