The Royal Mansour in Marrakech is one of the most spell-binding places I have ever been to. If you ever find yourself in the beautiful pink city of Marrakech, this is a must visit spot. Even if you don’t spend the night, stop by for a lunch or spa. There are some pictures of the spa below, which don’t do this absolute white fairy-tale any kind of justice, so do see it for yourself. But I have also done a full post…
LOCATION Kaat Benahid, Marrakech 40000, Morocco OPENING HOURS 9am – 7pm, to 6pm winter (the opening hours listed on the official website are not accurate) PRICE Dh20 TIP Go early in the morning, and aim to get there for opening, before the scorching sun comes up and the Madrasa fills up with other visitors. Ben Youssef Madersa was an Islamic college, and is now a museum fully open to the public. I’ve visited before on my last trip to Morocco, and…
While in Marrakech we had the pleasure of spending time at La Sultana hotel. The rooms are arranged around three courtyards, in a classic Moroccan riad style. Here are some pictures of each and a recap of things to do while you are here. THE WHITE RIAD The white riad is absolutely stunning, with marble and stonework carvings framing the courtyard – a definite must visit. Top: H&M | Trousers: Zara | Hat: Asos | Shoes: Zara The pink riad This is…
Rose red On our last day at the Movenpick in Marrakech, the hotel prepared a beautiful surprise for us – they filled one of their pools with thousands of red rose petals to make our stay even more memorable. Dress: Vesper247 | Shoes: Maison Martin Margiela for H&M Form 42 was a guest of Movenpick Marrakech. All views are my own.…
STAY Greeting from Marrakech. Since my visit at the end of April, I have been working hard on editing these pictures. So without further ado, I’m going to dive straight into the first experience which was our stay at the Movenpick hotel. The hotel is located in the Hivernage district of the contemporary Marrkech, between the walls of the old city and the Menara Airport. This is a popular hotel spot, away from the intensity and crows of the medina, next to the olive gardens…
My wanderlust journey started a three years back right here at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, and Mariko and I did our very first shoot here. So it seemed pretty fitting that so many years (and shoots) down the line I came back right here with Mariko to shoot another. This time I am accompanied with rose gold Wanderlust bracelet by Wanderlust and Co to mark the milestone. Over the last 6 months I have taken many small steps to build…
City of London, or just City, or the Square Mile, is London’s financial district. I used to work here for a few years and since then it has always felt like home. It is one of London’s most historic corners, full of little cobble-stoned streets, church yards and buildings with a rich history. I like it for the same reason most people don’t: it’s completely dead over the weekend. No people, no cafes, nothing is open. I’m not a big…
TAKE A RIDE Hop into a taxi and take a ride from Gare du Nord to Avenue George V, where the Four Seasons George V hotel is located. Get your bearings and get to know all of Paris up close from passenger window of your cab. smell the flowers Or at least try to. These unfortunately don’t have a smell, but they make up for it in all their snap-happy insta-worthyness. The George V has some of the most amazing flower displays I have…
Porto Here are some pictures from our weekend getaway to Porto, Portugal. We spent the weekend walking the windy cobble-stoned streets, taking in the amazing views from the other side of the river and looking at the beautiful patterned blue azulejo tiles. Top: All Saints | Jeans: H&M | Jacket: All Saints | Shoes: Ugg | Backpack: MCM…
Hello again, after a brief work-load related break of a couple weeks I’m finally back, to bitch at you about the weather. That’s how we British people say hello, avoid that awkward silence in the elevator, and any actual conversation about our real lives and feelings. The intricacies of British small-talk aside, the weather has been a treat (that’s sarcasm, it doesn’t translate well when typed, but I’m low on actual witty banter today, so bear with me). In February…
It was our last night in paris and the last night in this charming little Parisian apartment in Ternes. While here I discovered that May had never had figs before. And since we were about to call it a night and start packing up for London, there was only one way to fix this – the Ternes market, full of the freshest produce you have ever seen. Top: Zara | Jeans: H&M | Pendant: Shaun Leane | Bracelet: Shaun Leane…
There is literally nothing worse than winter blues. Actually scratch that, coming home to cold, dark and wet to discover your boiler has kicked the bucket and you now have to invent self-heating solutions. From scratch. Very attractive wooly socks, hot water bottles in bed, several gallons of hot tea and showering out of your favorite scrambled egg pan that you boiled on the stove… So I’ve got the scandi vibes to compensate. Power of the mind, or something…
Our next adventure with with May took us to the Place de la Concorde. At 7am we were there, watching the sunrise and (unfortunately) male joggers in some far too tight and far too see-through lycra. Turns out in continental Europe they don’t way shorts over the top. Having seen arguably far too many sights all before 9 am, we off up the road to the Trocadero to watch the first of the tourists come for the best views of…
Next stop on our whirlwind tour of Paris with May was Palais de Justice de Paris an the stunning stayed glass windows of Sainte-Chapelle. Top: Helmut Lang | Jeans: H&M…
