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Chilling At The Ice Hotel Sweden Where? The Ice Hotel, Sweden When? April 2016 Exactly? Situated 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, in the Swedish uplands lies the original Ice Hotel in Kiruna. Every year the architects use 30,000 cubic metres of snice (snow and ice), plus 1000 tonnes of ice, made into gigantic ice blocks to create the iconic structure. Come summer the hotel then melts
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The Style Traveller featured in The London Evening Standard I’m very excited to announce I’ve had my latest work published in The London Evening Standard, all about the beautiful Caribbean destination of Anguilla. To see the full article please click on this link.
My Year as a Veuve Clicquot Brand Ambassador How to be a champagne ambassador? This week The Style Traveller is celebrating one year in the role of ambassador for luxury LVMH champagne brand, Veuve Cliquot. It’s also the anniversary of the launch of the newest edition to the Veuve family, Vueve Clicquot Rich. So what does being a champagne ambassador actually entail? I hear you say. As well as quaffing copious
Paris Fashion Week – The Style Traveller Guide Paris Fashion Week is now in full swing. The Style Traveller’s favourite fashion week of the international calendar has been every bit as exciting and packed with high-octane glitz and glamour, as expected. For the fourth and final stage of fashion month, The Style Traveller joins Vestiaire Collective in the fashion capital city of Paris. Discover the shows, the places and the
WIN! VIP OPENING PARTY TICKETS FOR OCEAN CLUB, MARBELLA Here at The Style Traveller HQ we have another exciting competition for you! You can be the lucky winner of Two VIP Tickets to the grand opening party of Ocean Club Marbella, worth over €400. The prize includes VIP tickets for two people, open bar and delicious canapes on the night. Plus a line up of DJ’s and acts, to be
London Fashion Week Street Style As the final part of The Style Traveller London Fashion Week run down, I managed to find a bit of time in between the shows to do some street style shots. There were quite a few trends which really resonated with the Fashion Editors and show goers. The weather was cold in London this season, so there was lots of faux fur, shearling and textured
London Fashion Week Round Up Welcome to The Style Traveller London Fashion Week Round Up. This month is one of the busiest times of year at the Style Traveller HQ. It’s international collections season and this week, the world of fashion descended upon my favourite city, London, for 5 days of unadulterated creativity and design. It’s a hugely exciting and inspirational time of year. Keep scrolling to see the shows,
The Style Traveller London Fashion Week Bar & Restaurant Guide Where? London Fashion Week, Brewer St, Soho. It’s the start of London Fashion Week, where the world’s fashion editors, celebs, models and beautiful people, descend upon the big smoke to purvey, pout, selfie and strut their stuff in all manner of creative creations and sartorial styles. So where do the hip crowd hang out in between the shows? Above: Nopi Restaurant
Love Can Take You Round The World… This year we have been fortunate enough to have Valentine’s Day fall over the weekend, so embrace this romantic time of the year and whisk your other half away on a luxury escape. Dine at world renowned restaurants and check into some of the best hotels for a sumptuous end to your night. Treat that someone special to an extraordinary and special valentine’s
Jumby Bay Valentine’s Day His & Her’s Swimwear Shoot What to wear on the beach at Jumby Bay As the final post of The Style Traveller’s epic Caribbean Island Hop, I’d like to share a fun Valentine’s special fashion shoot with you. Adrian is normally the man behind the camera, but as so many of you have been asking to see men’s beach fashion lately, I managed to persuade him to
Caribbean – Jumby Bay, Private Island, Dream Destination Where? The last stop on The Style Traveller Caribbean Island Hop is to the spectacular Jumby Bay Private Island, a Rosewood Resort off the coast of Antigua. When? Winter 2015-16. Best time to go? The Caribbean peak season runs from mid-December to mid-April. Picture above: Me standing on the jetty wearing Melissa Odabash cornflower blue shirt dress. Below: The crystalline waters and powder white beach at
WIN! A Dream Holiday & Capsule Wardrobe with TheStyleTraveller.com, Thomas Cook and Monsoon/Accessorize! I’m very excited to announce that I’ve been asked to be one of the new Brand Ambassadors for Thomas Cook UK’s #BeachHolidayReady Campaign, aimed at getting you all looking gorgeous and ‘beach ready’ for your next holiday. As part of the campaign in association with The Style Traveller, we’re giving away a fantastic, all-inclusive, dream holiday for
The Ultimate Spa Treatment For Jet Lagged Style Travellers The Name? Two hour Siamese Serenity treatment Where? The Thai Square Spa in Covent Garden, London Good morning Style Travellers. As most of you out there will know, as wonderful as jet setting around the globe is, it does come with one rather negative factor. Jet Lag. If like me, you’ve been lulled into this zombie zone on more than one occasion, you
St Barths – Street Style Saint Barth’s is without doubt one of the most fashionable islands in the Caribbean, especially when it comes to luxury fashion. For a tiny island it certainly has an impressive array of designer shops, including Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Chanel, to name a few. So it comes as no surprise that the jet set tourists and a-list islanders alike are well dressed, chic and elegant sartorialists
2015 The Style Traveller Travel Round 1 year, 25 destinations, 3 blog awards and 12 magazine features about the blog. It’s been an amazing year at the TheStyleTraveller.com HQ. Here’s my end of year travel round up… The Places – 1) Meribel, The Alps 2) India 3) Huntsham Court, Devon 4) Iceland 5) Paris 6) Veuve Clicquot Chateau, Reims 7) Barcelona part 1 8) Chicago 9) Gran Canaria 10) Chewton Glen, New
St Barth’s – Restaurants, Beach Bars and Partying St Barth’s is often referred to as the gastronomic epicentre of the Caribbean. And with it’s ‘Billionaire’s playground’ credentials, there’s a lot to live up to in the partying stakes too. The social scene in St Barth’s revolves predominantly around beach life. Think chic, daytime al fresco dining, at trendy beach bars and restaurants. In the evening, world class restaurants with exceptional French
St Barth’s – Le Guanahani Boutique Hotel Where? St Barth’s is widely renowned as one of the chicest islands in the Caribbean, it’s also known as ‘The Billionaire’s Playground’. Situated in the French West Indies near St Marten, this beautiful, hip haven is famed for its white sand beaches, expensive designer shopping and exceptional gastronomy. Oh and also for it’s happening party scene! I think I’m going to like it here!
Happy Christmas From The Style Traveller – The Perfect Xmas Outfit What to wear for Xmas and New Year’s Eve? Well The Style Traveller answer is… Red lace outfit and bling shoes of course! It’s been a fantastic year here at The Style Traveller HQ and I wanted to wish you all a very Merry Xmas. And so in traditional Style Traveller fashion, I thought I’d share with you my
Jewels of the Caribbean – The Style Traveller / CARAT* London Shoot Where? The Caribbean. Exactly? Jumby Bay, A Rosewood Property and The Viceroy, Anguilla. Why? For a photo shoot and collaboration with jewellery brand CARAT* London. I love jewels and fine jewellery, especially accessorising my outfit with a bit of bling every now and then. But when it comes to travelling abroad, it can be a worry wearing and carrying expensive
Anguilla – Style Guide, Activities and Eating As part of my Anguillian adventure I found the time (between sunbathing and relaxing of course) to indulge in some of the island’s best activities and culinary offerings. The great thing about Anguilla is that nature, beautiful beaches and wildlife play such a huge part of every day life, that many of the best restaurants are outdoors, on the beach or you need
