The Style Traveller

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

Posts by Bonnie Rakhit

What to Pack for a Fitness & Spa Retreat

Where? The Sheraton Gran Canaria Salobre Golf and Spa Resort When? April 2015 Why? I was invited out to Gran Canaria to do a review of the island’s best spas by Gran Canaria Wellness With? I took my gorgeous sister Tuhina along with me, to enjoy a much needed relaxing weekend. Spa trips in chic destinations are always quite tricky to pack for. So I decided to do a fashion shoot

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4 Chic Spas in Gran Canaria

Me wearing a Mint Velvet feather jumpsuit on the Maspalomas sand dunes. 4 Chic Spas in Gran Canaria Where? We stayed at The Sheraton Gran Canaria Salobre Golf and Spa Resort When? April 2015 Why? I was invited out to Gran Canaria to do a review of the island’s best spas With? I invited my gorgeous sister, Tuhina along with me to enjoy a much needed relaxing spa weekend I must

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The UK’s best spa & a treasure hunt retreat with Pandora

Where? Chewton Glen Spa, New Forrest with Pandora Jewellery. Exactly? Listed as one of the ‘world’s best hotels’ by Conde Nast Traveller in 2014, this 5 star, luxury, spa hotel is a hidden oasis of tranquility, set in the beautiful Hampshire countryside.  TheStyleTraveller was incredibly lucky to be invited along to a retreat and launch with Danish jewellery brand, Pandora. Why? To celebrate the launch of the new Pandora Essence Collection. The concept

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A weekend adventure with Veuve Clicquot

Where? Hotel du Marc, the home and HQ of luxury champagne brand Veuve Clicquot When? March 2015 Why? I am very excited to report that I’ve just been taken on board by Veuve Clicquot as a brand ambassador (they couldn’t have picked a better match!). For my first task, I was invited out to Reims in the region of Champagne, to become ‘more well acquainted with the brand’ and to

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Butterfly Twists – The perfect packable travel shoe!

Where? Butterfly Twists launch breakfast at The Ham Yard Hotel, London Why? I was invited to the launch of the #AnytimeAnywhere campaign for British shoe brand Butterfly Twists, a foldable shoe range designed specifically for girls about town and travel obsessives like me. Once I saw them, I knew I needed to share the news with my fashion savvy, travel fanatic readers! The Ham Yard Hotel One of my biggest

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TheStyleTraveller guide to Reykjavik – Iceland

Northern Lights in Iceland Where? Reykjavik, Iceland Exactly?  Reykjavik Marina Hotel, Kex Hostel and 101 in the city of Reykjavik and the Ion Hotel in Nesjavellir for nature and design lovers. Why? I was very lucky to be invited to the Winter Lights Art Festival in the beautiful Nordic country of Iceland. When? Feb 2015 With? The Iceland tourist board at Visit Reykjavik Hanging out with fellow journos on the press

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Reykjavik – Fashion, Street Style & Shopping

  What to wear when you’re there? Reykjavik With a latitude just south of the arctic circle, temperatures in Iceland range from 10-15 °C in the summer and can plummet to – 30 °C in the north during the winter, so functionality and practicality are key to dressing if you don’t want to end up with frost bite. But just because it’s functional, it doesn’t mean you have to forgo style, we are

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And the London Fashion Weekend competition winner is….

The Style Traveller is giving away a pair of exclusive VIP tickets to the official Vodaphone London Fashion Weekend 2015 event, held at the magnificent Somerset House, home of the British Fashion Council. Filled with catwalk shows, pop-up shops, designer discounts, talks from industry experts, as well as beauty forums and pampering treatments, the bi-annual London Fashion Weekend event is THE go-to destination for anyone obsessed with fashion! The lines closed at

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Win VIP tickets to London Fashion Weekend with TheStyleTraveller.com

From the 26th Feb until 1st March, London’s magnificent Somerset House plays hosts to Britain’s biggest biannual consumer fashion showcase, London Fashion Weekend.   Fashion With a schedule packed full of catwalk shows, presentations and talks from industry insiders, designer shopping, pop ups and panel discussion, London Fashion Weekend is the go-to event of the season for style obsessed fashionistas. Beauty Beauty fans are in for a treat too. Indulge yourself in

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TheStyleTraveller on GlamourMagazine.co.uk

  Where? Please check out this weeks GlamourMagazine.co.uk Why? TheStyleTraveller.com monthly travel and fashion column for UK Glamour About? Ski and snowboarding style and fashion. featuring my latest trip to Meribel, France, all you need to know about where eat, drink, party, sleep and of course, what to wear when you’re there on the slopes of Meribel.