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Peace @ St Paul’s

By: The Madam-Editor 06/08/2019

The view of St Paul is incredible, the view from St Paul is equally incredible. This remains my favourite building in London, and possibly the world depending on the day, the seasons and the mood I wake up in. Three buildings hold the spot of the best in the world: The Eiffel Tower, St Paul’s…

Stay: The Ampersand Hotel | A Sweet Spot

By: The Madam-Editor 06/08/2019

Londonhotels, Stay, The Ampersand Hotel, Travel

I inherited my dad’s bohemian nature for travelling and staying in hotels. I love staying in hotels, not airbnb or hostels, but hotels with room service and really good breakfasts- airbnb makes me feel like I am crashing on someone else’s turf so can never feel at home, and I have heard the horror stories…

San Gimignano x Helmut Newton

By: The Madam-Editor 01/08/201912/09/2019

TravelArt, Exhibition, fashion, Helmut Newton, Italy, Photographer, Summer, Travel

San Gimignano is a small town in Italy, a medieval walled town surrounded by an outer newer town. Like all small towns and medieval villages it is utterly charming and old and cobbly and uphill and so, perfect. It is also not the place you expect to see a Helmut Newton exhibition, but that’s the…

Amsterdam | A Short Stay

By: The Madam-Editor 12/04/201901/08/2019

The ItinerariesAmsterdam, Europe, Travel

Getting There: Easyjet from Gatwick | BA from LHR | Ryanair from Stansted- 1h 30m flight time max. Currency: Euro Culture: happy go lucky, used to be a stag haven but there is more to Amsterdam than cheap beer and the red light district. Local transport: Tram and trains are very reliable. Bicycles are everywhere…

CHRISTCHURCH | WE PRAY FOR YOU

By: The Madam-Editor 19/03/201901/08/2019

life etc.Christchurch, New Zealand

It was 3am on the 15th of March and I couldn’t sleep. I’d just wrapped up a call with a colleague in Sydney some two hours before and I was hoping to get much needed rest but my insomnia had other plans. My phone ping’d with an alert- there’d been a shooting in a mosque…

The Amazigh | We Travel That We May Know

By: The Madam-Editor 10/03/201901/08/2019

life etc.Africa, Amazigh, journey, life, Morocco, Travel

We journey out of our comfort zones that we may learn about the wider world. The world is big and vast and in so many respects small and intimate. When we travel there is a need to be connected; not just physically or digitally, but in a way where we learn the history of the…

Good Grief Charlie Brown | We Are The Lucky Ones

By: The Madam-Editor 26/02/201903/11/2019

life etc., London, XO

Sometimes I don’t think we know how good we had it growing up; the more I remember those days, the more I long for days when things were uncomplicated- who doesn’t? Days when the most important thing to decide upon was what the eat for dinner or whether I would be allowed to have ice…

Amsterdam | Europe’s Cool Cousin

By: The Madam-Editor 15/02/201908/04/2019

TravelAmsterdam, Europe, Travel, wanderlust

Amsterdam is coolness, its just that simple. Coolness. Wander around with Van Gogh on your mind, let the blooms of tulips in the spring enchant you, a visual feat of architecture, weed? Yes. The Red Light District? Sure. But those are mere parts in a city filled with personality and the best pancakes I’ve ever…

Africa Is Not A Prop | We Can All Do Better

By: The Madam-Editor 12/02/201908/04/2019

life etc.Africa, Africans, colonialism, fashion, The West

There is a conversation buzzing around, a larger conversation that ought to be had but keeps circling the periphery, it is one about the ethics of being a tourist anywhere, but especially in Africa. A propriety that is expected from travellers; how to behave when travelling outside of your norm. There is an expectation on…