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Croatia Rovinj Eating and Drinking Kantinon by the sea Most of Rovinj’s culinary activity centres around the old town. Food served here is traditional. Local specialties includes grilled fish, bean stews and wild asparagus, which was in season for our trip. Truffles also feature on menu’s when in season. Don’t leave Croatia without trying one of its many agro-tourism restaurants. Here is TheStyleTraveller’s pick of the best bars and restaurants
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Cannizaro House Wimbledon Where? Wimbledon, London Exactly? Cannizaro House Why? The Cannizaro House Slumber Party to celebrate the opening of the new conservatory. When? May 2013 Companions? My friend Lucy and various members of press and travel bloggers. We were all invited to sample a night at the beautiful 300 year old estate on the edge of Wimbledon Common. Best time to go? The house has stunning grounds and the new conservatory serves afternoon tea all
What to Wear When You’re There Ancient Greek Sandals Special The Column Dress – A sleek black maxi dress worn with metallic flats epitomises chic summer dressing Bonnie & Akiko Take on Ancient Greek Sandals! This is a fashion special StyleTraveller blog post as modelled by myself and my beautiful fellow Style Traveller, Akiko. This blog post was sponsored by Harvey Nichols. The Challenge? When Harvey Nichols asked me to
Las Vegas What to Wear When You’re There and Street Style Where? Las Vegas Exactly? State of Nevada, USA Reason for trip? 4 night trip for my best friend Lian’s hen weekend/bachelorette party. The hens? Lian (the bride to be), Zoe, Sharon and yours truly. When? March 2013 Climate? Hot Hot Hot! We went at the tale end of winter and temperatures soared to 30 degrees celsius. Our plan to wear PVC superhero costumes was quickly ditched!
Las Vegas 5 Things to do in Vegas No you haven’t suddenly skipped to the Venice section, this is the opulent entrance to The Venetian ‘What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas’ or so the old adage goes. And there it will stay too! However here is TheStyleTraveller’s edit of the 5 must visit (day and night) attractions when in Sin City for the weekend…. The View of Las Vegas at
Las Vegas Sleeping and Hotels Where to stay in Las Vegas Thanks to the Wynn for images in this section The best place to stay in Las Vegas is on the Strip. This is where all the action happens and for tourists you’re not really likely to leave this area, apart from for heli-tours, grand canyon trips and the neon boneyard. The Wynn and Encore resort is without a doubt
Sri Lanka View from the Golden Temple, Dambulla Where? Sri Lanka – An Island in the Indian Ocean, off the Southern coast of India, formerly known as Ceylon. Exactly? Columbo (the capital), Dambulla (for the temples), Sigiriya (for the rock fortress), Kandy (tooth temple and world heritage sight), Nuwara Eliya (the hill stations and tea plantations) and Galle and Kalutara (for the beach). Reason for trip? Annual family trip to Asia (normally we
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
Central London W1 Shopping Dover Street Market London Shopping Renowned as one of the world’s fashion capitals, London boasts a plethora of shopping experiences. The choice is endless from high street to high end, vintage boutiques, street markets, flagship luxury department stores to obscure pop up shops. There are just too many options to write about each one so, if you are only in London for a long weekend this is
Central London W1 After Dark and Sleeping If you can’t find the door you’re not coming in! ECC – The Experimental Cocktail Club Central London W1 – Where to Party – Bars and Clubs There are thousands of bars and clubs in central London, to get full listings check out Time Out London. But as you may not have time, here is an edit of my favourite London party places
Santorini Greek Islands Where? Santorini, Greece Exactly? The Grace in Imerovigli and Mystique in Oia When? August 2012 Why? Greek summer holiday Santorini – What to wear when you’re there Me wearing 2nd Day blue dress Packing Style in Santorini is chic and minimal, just like the architecture of this stunning Cycladic Island. What to pack? Flat sandals are a must! The streets and
