interiors, entertaining, travel
Today is a special day: not only is it my half birthday, but more importantly, the much anticipated Gal Meets Glam Collection launched today! I met GMG Collection‘s founder and designer, Julia Engel, in San Francisco a few years back, and was instantly impressed with her elegance, kindness, and business savvy. We’ve kept in touch…
I’m honored to be featured on the homepage of MyDomaine.com today, sharing the top 5 places we visited on our world tour of over 60 countries! Because it is incredibly hard to pick favorites, in this post I’m awarding more specific superlatives to many of the destinations we’ve explored over the past year: from the…
For our last stop in Southern Africa, we circled back to Thornybush Private Reserve on the western border of Kruger National Park in South Africa. Royal Malewane’s lodge initially caught my eye for it’s elegant colonial style decor, and their team of expert trackers and rangers impressed David. The owner, Liz Biden, personally designed each…
Now, you cannot visit Zambia without stopping by Victoria Falls, so after Chief’s Camp we retraced our steps via bush plane, boat, and car to Livingstone, Zambia to visit the falls. While Royal Chundu was a bit far from the falls to make the trip during our short stay, we couldn’t have been closer to…
After two nights at Baines Camp we hopped aboard our second bush plane for a short fifteen minute flight to Sanctuary Retreat’s Chiefs Camp. Our pilot let us choose whether we wanted to fly higher above the clouds in smooth air, or fly low below the clouds with a chance of turbulence – and animal…
From Zambia, we turned South West to Botswana. Our journey would take us by road, boat, and bush plane to get to the famous Okavango Delta, and our first stop: Sanctuary Retreats’ Baines Camp. From Royal Chundu, we were picked up by Bush Tracks, the local team that coordinates safari transfers between Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe,…
From Kruger we flew to Livingstone, Zambia and were picked up at the airport for an hour’s journey west along the Zambezi River to reach Royal Chundu, a stunning riverside lodge deep in the Zambian countryside. After an exciting time in the bush at Sabi Sabi (and several days of 5am wake up calls), we…
A new “What I Wore on Instagram” post has been long overdue – so here it is! For the last two months I’ve had a few favorite accessories on heavy rotation that compliment a variety of outfits (primarily dresses). Since many of my items are from last season or were purchased abroad I did my…
Safari is the word for “journey” in Swahili, and David and I dreamt of donning fatigues and getting into the heart of the bush to encounter some of earth’s most spectacular creatures from the very earliest planning stages of our world tour. So, after two weeks in Cape Town and exploring the beauty of South…
There are few things that remind me that life is a journey, not a destination, more than train travel. David and I loved our trip aboard the Venice Simplon Orient Express so much, we’ve been looking for more opportunities to travel by train ever since. So, after stopping through Durban to visit a friend, we…
