Category: Travel recommendations for fashionistas
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How do you actually drink a Porn Star Martini?
The Porn Star Martini is a vanilla and passion fruit flavoured cocktail creation that has been at the top of the World’s Top 100 Cocktails list for years. It tastes, as the older among you will remember, exactly like Cujamarasplit, the Langnese ice-cream flavour from the 1980s. The Porn Star Martini was supposedly invented in…
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Armani / Silos Milan – is it worth a visit?
The Armani / Silos is a fashion art space in Milan dedicated to the Armani style. It is actually a former grain silo that now houses one of the most beautiful fashion exhibitions on three floors. Giorgio Armani had a monument built here during his lifetime that beautifully showcases his more than 40 years of…
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Burano in autumn – 3 tips for Instagrammers and all other travellers to Venice
Burano. An island of colour at the north-eastern tip of Venice, characterised by the brightly painted facades of the fishermen’s houses, which can be found not just a few metres along the shore, but all over the (admittedly quite small) island. Vibrant shades of red, yellow, green and blue as far as the eye can…
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When in Paris: Amor & Psyche by Antonio CANOVA at the Louvre (and when to visit to beat the crowds)
Wednesday afternoons around 5 p.m. are the best time for a stroll through the Louvre, as admission is reduced from 6 p.m. and many visitors wait until then. Those who don’t wait are rewarded with a very short queue and little crowding in the museum rooms. You should definitely see the Mona Lisa (La Joconde,…
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Two Fats’ Grand Dessert at the Two Fat Ladies at the buttery restaurant in Glasgow
So here you can see one fat lady at the buttery enjoying the Two Fats’ Grand Dessert – too good to share but then again seriously too much to manage on your own. Every dessert on the menu in a full size portion. Worth skipping the starter for! Plus it’s served by a waiter in…
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Merida Santiago Boutique hotel – where comfort meets style
If there is one spot on the Yucatan peninsula where you should go just to stay at a hotel it’s Merida and the hotel is the Merida Santiago Boutique hotel. Once arrived at this gem of a boutique hotel with only seven rooms you will never want to leave. The attention to luxurious but not over-the-top…
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3 stylish shopping tips for fashionistas who visit the Medina in Tunis
If there is only one thing you buy in the Tunis Medina, make it a pair of babouches. The super soft leather slippers are comfy, stylish and super hip. There is a huge range of leather qualities, colours and soles and – depending on your wallet – there is the right pair for everyone in…