A Brazilian friend I met backpacking in Australia posted this on FB yesterday and I absolutely fell in love. I think rather than adding in the travel memorabilia like they’ve done here, I’m just going to create the city and country names out of images and find some great vintage frames. All I need to do now is figure out which cities I’m going to feature…
Graffiti or art? Taken in Riga, Latvia when I was exploring my father’s hometown, this was one of the first times I really stopped to think about this. Who painted this confusing equation on the wall? What does it mean to them?
In this first instalment of Links I Love, I’ve got some music, my dream hotel, something to keep you warm and some design from one of my favourite bloggers.
The Backpack Sessions – fabulous Spanish man and YouTube singer Alex Serra is travelling the world, guitar in hand.
Icebreaker – my absolute favourite base layer. I credit these products for my survival of two nights in the Bolivian salt flats.
Design Love Fest – the blog I read religiously. Bri’s DIY projects and desktop designs are creative with a clean design. Both of my laptops currently feature one of her wallpapers.
Juvet Hotel – this is what I imagine peace to look like. Set in the Norwegian wilderness, this luxury hotel is definitely on my must-see list!
Paris is the city of lights and of love, but I’m going to give it one more title – the city of detail. Ornate detail finds its way into the everyday – in architecture, displays, signs and even food.
Macarons and desserts at infamous Ladurée
Flowers at Bastille Sunday Market
Pont des Arts and Pont Alexandre III
Mega department store, Galeries Lafayette
Chalk signs at Bastille Sunday Market
I have to hand it to the government of Finland – they’ve found a way to make their new passport both secure and fun at the same time. Each page of the passport has a small moose on the lower right corner, essentially turning the passport into a flip book. Check it out in the video below.
I’d love to see a Canadian version of this – the winning goal in a hockey game perhaps?
I saw this on F*** Yeah, Typography (this awesome Tumblr with all sorts or great typography. that i love.) and it got me thinking about how our personalities adapt based on the situations we’re in.
For those of you I’ve met on the road, I’m probably a little more outgoing than for those of you who know me from other aspects of my life. Maybe it’s because I’ve done quite a bit of solo travelling, so I’ve had to make friends along the way? Bit of a fight or flight type scenario?
Walking around Toronto’s Kensington Market yesterday, we stopped in an awesome local shop called Good Egg. Though primarily a cookbook store, they did have a super cute travel section featuring some BEAUTIFUL guidebooks/travel related books.
Here are three of my favourite snaps – and books – from yesterday’s visit.
Though it’s technically my third time visiting the city of light, this is the first time I’ve felt like I’m truly experiencing the culture of the city. Maybe it’s because I’ve seen all of the major touristy sights and this time can just be, or maybe it’s because we’re renting an apartment as opposed to hostelling, but one day in and I’m already noticing a difference.
Today’s pic is a little collage of some of the great stuff I saw today: our super cute airbnb apartment in Le Marais, a local resto we passed while exploring the city (that to me is exactly what a restaurant in Paris should look like) and part of a window display from an adorable shop where I bought an equally adorable ring.
A bientot!
IKEA and Marriott have partnered to create a chain of (in true IKEA fashion) reasonably-priced yet stylish hotels they’re calling Moxy. The first is set to launch in Milan.
Designs were released yesterday – what do you think?
ROAM IS WHERE THE HEART IS 