Books, Stories and the Luxury of Time
Why Reading Retreats Feel So Right, Right Now. For many women, luxury looks a little different these days. Time to linger over breakfast. Space for an afternoon nap. The freedom to follow a whim rather than a timetable. Alongside the adventures, the bucket-list journeys and the packed itineraries, there is a growing appreciation for travel […]
The Art of Doing Nothing aka Permission to Leave the Building…
Because sometimes the wisest thing you can do is step away before life forces you to. There’s a strange kind of applause in our world for women who do everything — the ones who stretch themselves between businesses, families, friendships, inboxes that multiply overnight, and calendars that forget how to breathe. We’re celebrated for […]
Greece: Where Wine Is a Conversation With The Past
There’s a moment, somewhere between the hush of the Aegean and the clink of glasses, when Greece feels eternal. The light is softer here — more gold than white — wrapping ruins, vines, and laughter in a kind of forgiving glow. Beneath that light lies one of civilisation’s oldest love stories: the story of wine. […]
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. […]
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 […]