Tips for Travelling Overseas Right Now
As I prepare for a year of travel (currently doing a happy dance) in 2022, I have had to get my head around what I need to do before I even step onto an aircraft and beyond. Yes it is more complex, but it certainly WILL NOT stop me hopping that Qantas flight to London […]
Dreaming of Skiing….in NZ?
“Life is like skiing; the goal is not to get to the bottom of the hill. It’s to have a bunch of good runs before the sun sets” Seth Godin Winter has arrived, Mother Nature is delivering the goods on cue and the Kiwis have invited us to a private “quarantine free” snow party! Only […]
Destination Spotlight: Varanasi India!
Our guest blogger, Shona Sarquis (Born with Wanderlust) is back. This time around the destination spotlight is on Varanasi India and her experiences there! “Benaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than the legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together” Mark Twain A visit to India provides […]
Diva Destination Spotlight: Jaipur!
India is a ‘go-to’ destination at Travelling Divas: we love this country with a passion. Just because we can’t go there right now doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the tales of a fellow, passionate ‘India’ traveller. Our guest blogger, Shona Sarquis (Born with Wanderlust), shares her personal experience exploring Jaipur and why she loves it. […]
ISLAND TEMPTATIONS…
ISLAND TEMPTATIONS Pop Quiz: When you think of island destinations to add to your Diva bucket list, what springs to mind? Capri. Santorini. Maldives (*sigh). Maui. Fiji? [Remember them?] Or dishy New Zealand (think about a Girls’ Getaway to Queenstown), Bali and Boracay, Mauritius and Mykonos, Sicily and Seychelles? Whichever way you cut it, that’s a […]
Fashionably Italian…
Given everything that’s going on in the world at the moment, no one would begrudge you not remembering what the great fashion houses of the world showcased at Milan Fashion Week for their Autumn/Winter 20-21 collections. In fact, no-one would begrudge you not remembering February’s Fashion Week at all. It’s a fair guess, however, that […]
Who knew 3 little words would mean so much…’when can we’…
Last week during a moment of co-vid induced boredom, I fed the words ‘when can we’ into Dr Google (apologies to all doctors – I know this infuriates you but it is what people call it) and guess what the biggest response in the drop down suggestions were? ‘When can we travel’ followed by ‘when […]
Diva Dreaming: Eating in Italy
While we’re grounded, all we can do is fill our minds with dreamy Travelling Diva moments. In this edition of ‘Diva Dreaming’ we delve into the divine world of Italian food. Delish and totally irresistible! Generalisation Warning: this article contains a few stereotypes and generalisations that are intended purely to add colour and texture to […]
5 Ways to be a gorgeous, sustainable Diva
Any diva worth her salt knows there’s a difference between making an impact and leaving one, particularly when it comes to travel. A Travelling Diva’s high-heeled entrance at a divine Big Apple rooftop soiree with all the gorgeous people is altogether different to the tippy-toe go-lightly experience of eco-sensitive whale watching encounters in Iceland, or […]
Canada: the perfect winter wonderland!
Celine Dion. Shania Twain. Alanis Morissette. Linda Evangelista. What do these legendary ladies have in common? Yes, yes, they’re all divas of the highest order. But what else? That’s right…they’re all Canadian. Clever you. Now, Close your eyes. Think of Canada. In winter. What do you see? A pair of rugged-up Ryans—Gosling and Reynolds—with mittened […]
