Tag Archive: Travel
20 Pictures of Paris Through My Eyes (PLUS 30% Off Designer Sunglasses from Soda & Sand)
As part of my trip to Paris, I paired up with Soda & Sand Eyewear to bring you a glimpse of Paris through my eyes. Soda & Sand is locally-based online luxury eyewear store with a huge variety of beautiful shades from brands like Jimmy Choo, Hugo Boss, Max Mara and more. They’re kindly giving […]
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My Guide To Paris For First Time Visitors
I’m a planner – especially when it comes to travelling to new destinations. I love researching the best restaurants, neighbourhoods and things to do before I visit as much as I love discovering hidden alleyways and local favourites once I’ve arrived. For my first visit to Paris, I wanted a good balance between well-known hotspots […]
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What to Pack for Paris
The city of love. The city of light. The city of impossibly fashionable women. Packing for Paris can be intimidating, especially when you have limited space for all your favourite clothes and especially if you have more destinations than Paris planned for your trip. With my packing list, which mixes up a capsule wardrobe of […]
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How To Survive A Long Layover
As South Africans, we’ve probably all experienced that torture of a looong layover at least once. Flying through Dubai, Abu Dabi or Doha (our gateways to the world) means that more often than not, you’re likely to spend a couple of hours wandering around like a zombie, spraying perfume all over yourself, spending a couple […]
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The Ultimate Guide to Reunion Island
Reunion Island is a French department in the Indian Ocean. It’s located just off the east coast of Africa, about 175km from Mauritius. What makes it different from a French settlement or colony, is that it’s currently run by the French government as a part of France. Everything from the zip code to the infrastructure […]
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The Ultimate Girl’s Guide to 10 Days in Iceland
Three girls, one car and over 3000 kilometers of open road. In March of 2017, I hit the Iceland Ring Road with two of my best girl friends for the road trip of a lifetime. Along the way, Camilla, Misha and I went inside one of Europe’s oldest glaciers, got misty-eyed at some of Iceland’s most […]
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Staying at Ekuthuleni Lodge: Family Safari Trip Near Johannesburg
I love nothing more than a little getaway with my family. And considering the fact that we’re spread across Cape Town, Johannesburg and Melbourne, this doesn’t happen very often. So when we all had the opportunity to spend a couple of days together recently, we wanted to make the most of it. We found the […]
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Top 10 Things To Do In Reunion Island
Reunion Island lies just off the east coast of Africa, not far from its famous resort mecca neighbour, Mauritius. A tropical climate, warm water and loads of action-packed activities make it the ideal holiday destination for South African travellers. If spending 10 days lying on the beach has always sounded boring to you, you’d better […]
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Reunion Island Hiking Guide
Reunion Island is the ultimate hiking destination for South African travellers. With no dangerous land animals, poisonous snakes or spiders (or even poisonous plants) you don’t have to worry about nasty encounters in the middle of nowhere. The weather is warm all year round, with temperatures around 26-28° Celsius even in the middle of winter. And as […]
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The Ultimate Girl’s Trip to Franschhoek
Getting out of town for a night with a bunch of girl friends and a good few bottles of wine is one of my favourite things to do. Sharing late-night conversations and indulging in life’s sweetest treats with your best girls is just pure magic. For me, a day of wine tasting, chocolate eating, high […]
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