Up, up, and away was the first title that came to mind when writing this post and I don't really anything could be more apt. When looking over the itinerary for my Kenya and Tanzania trip this Summer then number one things that popped out at me was the opportunity to take a hot air balloon ride at sunrise over the Masai Mara. Advertised as, "Ballooning over the plains of the Masai Mara" it really was a moment I will never forget even if we did have to wake up at 4am to get there in time. Sitting tipped at a 90 degree angled wednged in next to my brother awaiting takeoff reminded me so much of our childhood car rides, though we get along much better now. Seeing the balloons light up in the pre-dawn and the animals scatter as we took off was beautiful. We ...
Style Icon: Meghan Markle
(source) After a whirlwind trip to Morocco and Barcelona I am now back in London and it felt only fitting that I celebrated my return home with today's Style Icon feature. Having featured Princess Diana and Princess Kate it was only time until I featured the latest royal of the United Kingdom. The wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry was the second month I moved here and in the last few months her style has only gotten better and better. I have note featured a Style Icon here on Sparkles and Shoes since April but I wanted to make sure I reinstated this great series with Style Icon Meghan Markle as my latest feature.I love how the new Duchess of Sussex described her style, "I gravitate towards a neutral palette and really timeless pieces, but I like to try to mix in something ...
Banksy in Amsterdam
In case you missed it the famed street artists Banksy made more headlines than he usually does after one of his most famous paintings, Girl with Red Balloon, sold for a record £860,000 (more than $1.1 million) at a Sotheby's auction and then began to self-destruct when it was shredded by the frame. Sotheby's, the auction house, claimed no knowledge of it which makes sense because Banksy himself - via Instagram with the caption "The urge to destroy is also a creative urge" Picasso - took credit for it later that day and you can watch his video here. Well at the end of August I had a chance to see a great deal of Banksy originals and at no time during my visit to the Laugh Now Exhibit at the Moco Museum did any of the art change form. Located across from the ...
Primary Colors in Casablanca
Happy Friday everyone! I had a great post planned for today featuring a Fall look - or as my British coworker constantly remind me, Autumn, but sometimes you need to mix things up last minute. The combination of getting some really great photos at the Hassan II Mosque Mosque combined with one night of Internet you get a special surprise. Earlier this week I was in Casablanca, the largest city in Morocco, and this mosque was one of the most beautiful and different religious places I have ever had the chance to visit. It will definitely be getting it’s own post, including some gorgeous photos of the inside, but for now, take a look at what I wore when the weather was 90 degrees (31 Celcius) but shoulder and knees had to be covered:Dress | Navy Uniqlo Bra ...
