In the city of canals comes a hotel that stands out even among the infamous Canal Houses and artist stop-ins.
Here’s why Volkshotel does Amsterdam justice in the spirit of its reputation as a culture and design destination, AND as the party stop-in of The Netherlands….
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Anatomy of Good Tea: The Tea Chest’s PLŪKT Peace & Pleasure
PLUKT (available from The Tea Chest) – Inventing alternative green and caffeine-free black teas.
Here’s why you should add their Nordic Black Tea to your Tea Chest…
Travel Europe: How to Unlock the City with ‘I Amsterdam’
Unlock Amsterdam with one card that lets you travel for free, dine for a steal, and see the city attractions at a much-needed discount. This is why the I Amsterdam Card is the best Eurotrip Travel Hack…
Travel Europe (Review): 25Hours Hotel Bikini Berlin
Chart a path across Europe with one hotel brand bringing funk to over 10 destinations – Case in Point: 25Hours Hotel Bikini Berlin – The best of new & old world Berlin perfectly encapsulated here…
Top 5 Stylish Safe Stays in The Cape: A 2022 Hotel Guide
Here’s why these Cape hotel picks rank in the hospitality Top 5, for one of Africa’s finest travel destinations…
Welcome to the 2022 Stylish Safe Stay Shortlist!
5 Hotel Tips Leading to Traveller Bookings & Better Reviews
Find out how some travellers make hotel booking decisions, what triggers wanderlust, and how hospitality can improve to get even better reviews and heaps of bookings…
Stylish Safe Stay: Latitude Aparthotel
Get your dose of sunshine from the Rooftop or balconies, at Latitude Hotel – the stylish Cape Aparthotel perfect for picturesque vistas, Co-Working, Sundowners, parking and even Promenading…
Stylish Safe Stay: Pearl Bay Villa, by Beach House Collection
Find out more about how the ocean villa that Beach House Collection offers up to you, is a masterful travel temptation complete with cinematic cosy style, lesser-travelled coastal vistas, and a unique opportunity to sate your wanderlust with luxury African hospitality…
Travel Essentials: The Dire State of The Hotel Coffee Station
Some Travel Essentials aren’t the ones you pack, but the ones you arrive to.
Read on as I plead my case for refreshing the hotel Tea & Coffee Station…
Anatomy of Good Tea: Spilling Teabag Recommendations
Quality isn’t all in loose leaf teas.
Find out how to make the most of your teabags, tea brand recommendations, and what it takes to brew the perfect cuppa now…
Anatomy of Good Tea: How to Brew a Decent Loose Leaf & Tea Bag Cuppa
The construction of the perfect cup of tea is not much of a secret.
From water temperature to tea flavor types and instruments, here’s the tea on how I, and even Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, like our Afternoon Tea brewed…
Culinary Quest: GINJA Restaurant
Is GINJA Restaurant your next reasonable stop-in at the Waterfront – for food, vino, or even views?
Check out why any hungry foodie, travelling hoard, couple, or family, should choose to dine at this Newmark Hotels restaurant in the Cape…
Money-Saving Travel Essentials: 12 Random Traveller Tips & Smart Hacks
From flight pricing to motion sickness, on-the-go photoshoots, to airport and city navigation hacks, this is the ultimate traveller tip list for your 2022 trips.
Drop a comment if you have any questions beyond these budget-friendly hacks…
Travel Essentials: Cosy for Cottagecore
There’s so many ways to re-style knitwear to suit the weather and an aesthetic mood.
Check out how I planned my looks for Cottagecore life at Boschendal Farm – my recent travel staycation stop…
Decadent Threads: Restyling Quality like ERRE
Getting ambitious with styling as I play with ERRE designs.
Discover ways to rework your existing wardrobe items, and why this fashion house deserves all the praise…
Coffee Culture: The Beloved Brew, Hacks & Cocktail Twists
I’m a tea lover, but I’m appreciating the virtues of Coffee today.
Check out some amazing coffee hacks, coffee cocktail twists, and more on Cape Town’s beloved brews and South Africa’s coffee culture…
Decadent Threads: Mohair Sweaters for the Winter
It’s Sweater Weather season, and I’m contemplating my fashion needs – from knits to haute couture.
Here’s more about the fresh ERRE winter collection that’s bringing design substance to the spacious practical knit…
Travel Essentials: White Sneakers & PUMA Styling for Comfort
Sneakers are a travel favourite for many, and the reasons why a white pair can be beneficial, are plenty!
Find out which PUMA takkies I favour for travel comfort, style, hygiene, and going the distance…
Wanderlust: How my New York Times Subscription Kept the Blues at Bay
From missing travel to self-discovery, fortifying mental health and keeping informed on Covid-19 news globally, this is how and why the New York Times became another lifeline for my life in the pandemic’s lockdown….
Decadent Threads: Ritzy PINK Comforts
I’m thinking on the long weekend ahead, and styling that’s going to keep me chic and comfortable.
Here are my travel and style musings on ritzy pink comforts by elite South African fashion designer favourites of mine…
Travel Essentials: The ERRE BOW Fit and Flare Dress
I may be going through a Fashion Existential Crisis, but ERRE is bringing vibrant new life to this fashion blogger’s wardrobe, starting with a dress EVERY fashion lover is better for having even seen…
Travel Essentials: Savvy Cards, Budget Hacks, and Souvenirs
Tackling public transport system questions for travellers, where the discounts are, which souvenirs last, travel essential budget hacks, and so much more…
Travel Essentials: Lounging in ERRE Resortwear
ERRE is a fashion house that defined my 2020 style. Now, we take a look at their Resortwear – perfect for lounging about in, as seen in my latest Stylish Safe Stay travels.
Stylish Safe Stay: The Park Inn by Radisson, Cape Town (Foreshore)
ParkInn by Radisson has the kind of staycation offer that’s no-pressure romance, rest, and relaxation.
Check out this Stylish Safe Stay for a steal…