Sri Lanka Sight Seeing Golden Temple Caves entrance at the foot of the hill, Dambulla Sightseeing – what to see and do in Sri Lanka The route? There are several options of tours you can take. To get a real taste of this incredible country the minimum I would recommend you stay is about 10 days, to make sure you’ve ticked off all the key places of interest. The easiest
Sri Lanka Sleeping and Hotels Amaya Lake Hotel, Dambulla Where I stayed in Sri Lanka Columbo On arrival into Columbo the chances are you’ll be in need of sleep after a long haul flight. The best hotel in Columbo, which is soon to undergo renovation is The Taj Samudra. Facing the Galle Face Green which used to be a race course during the Raj period, with lovely views over the ocean,
Where? Istanbul, Turkey Exactly? House Hotel Nisantasi Why? Press trip with Transitions Eyewear to test the new day to night opticals. Companions? Marcus from thechicgeek.co.uk, Basma from ES Magazine, Mikey from Sunday Times Style, David from The Times and 40 other international journalists. Me (left) and Basma (ES Magazine) on a night out in Istanbul What to Wear When You’re There – Istanbul Istanbul is Turkey’s second
360 East bar and restaurant Istanbul is famed for its night life, If anyone recommends a bar or restaurant to you the chances are its a rooftop venue with amazing views over the city or a sunset spot by the Bosphoros River. The other chic evening alterative is Bebek. This is Istanbul’s trendy party area, filled with bars and restaurants. Here is The Style Travellers choice of the best
Istanbul Shopping and Sightseeing The courtyard at The Blue Mosque Shopping – Istanbul The Grand Bazaar With over 60 streets housing 5000 shops, Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world. Famed for traditional Turkish carpets, glass ware and crafts, it’s also well known for its counterfeit hand bags and luxury goods. The choice and range is impressive, but obviously I’m not condoning that sort of
Copenhagen Street Style and Packing Show at Copenhagen Fashion Week Where? Copenhagen, Denmark Exactly? The Kong Arthur Hotel and Skt Petri Hotel When? AW 2012 Why? Copenhagen Fashion Week Companions? The Fashion Posse – Hayley Betts, Will Woodhams, Theo, Georgie, Jodie & Eric. (Sounds like an Enid Blyton cast!) What I packed? Clockwise from left to right: Silk shirt – Zara, Black vest – T by Alexander Wang, I-pad – Apple, I-pad case – Clare Vivier, Phone
Copenhagen Eating, Drinking and After Dark Getting Slaughtered in Meat Packing If you want to party with Copenhagen’s hipster crowd, head to Meat Packing aka Vesterbro in the South West of the city. Once the city’s red light district, don’t think of Meat Packing in the upmarket New York sort of way, Copenhagen’s version is much edgier. Best time to arrive is around 10pm, pitch your spot amongst the throngs
Copenhagen Shopping, Sightseeing and Sleeping Copenhagen – Shopping Norrebro There are two main shopping areas in Copenhagen, the main city centre, filled with high street and designer stores, which is easy enough to find and navigate yourself. And to the North East of the city is the up and coming area of Norrebro, similar to London’s Shoreditch. This area has recently under gone gentrification and with the additions of the Acne Archive
Central London W1 What to Wear When You’re There Photographers at London Fashion Week Me at London Fashion Week Where? London Exactly? Central, W1, Zone 1 When? October 2012 Why? London Fashion Week and it’s the city I live in! How? As Central London is such a huge section i’ve split it into five parts, What to Wear When You’re There & Street Style below, Eating, Shopping, After Dark and The Map. Enjoy London! What
Central London W1 Eating and Restaurants The deceptive entrance to Soho’s restaurant of the moment, La Bodega Negra Central London – Where to Eat – Day There are literally thousands of places to eat and drink in central London. It was a very tricky task dwindling the choice down to just a few restaurants. So bearing this in mind here is TheStyleTraveller’s choice of the best London fashion hotspots to
