Indulge in a French countryside wellness retreat, where hidden powers can come in bunches. There comes a time in our lives where wellness is more than just a focus on constant physical exercise and healthy eating; it becomes a lifestyle, a mode of action or a system to function with. On the days where you…
Surfer’s Salutation
For Laura Brown, it’s yoga on the shores of the surfers’ Playgrounds in Mentawai Islands, Indonesia As I love exploring new Asanas, I am also one to wander around and opt for new things I haven’t yet tried. Yoga brings Zen and calm in my hectic everyday life. And so, my travel destination needs to…
Paradise Found
A little over fifty years ago Sumba was the land of humble warriors, where the blood that was shed during yearly Pasolas and the sacrifices made to honour ancestors seeped into the ground to incite a better harvest. On this indigenous island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, on the southern stretch of Indonesia,…
Chef Chat
Model, TV personality – and he can cook too. Lucky Laura Brown chats to chef paul Frangie. As a front-runner for the healthy eating concept Paul Frangie is the chef to watch, for all the right reasons. Laura Brown interviews local chefs for Good Taste Images: Paul Frangie
Scandinavia meets South Africa
Kathryn Hawkes’ Meadows home is instantly welcoming. Family photos and black and white prints sit in distressed wooden frames, while soft, coloured wooden blocks house African words and sayings. Modern Scandinavia meets South African bush in this home in the heart of Dubai. Interview by Laura Brown for Good Taste
Night at the Museum
Hotels with world-class art collections that let you skip the gallery. Behind an unassuming doorway in the heart of the bustling Marrakesh medina, El Fenn is an art-filled boutique hotel centred round a lush sun-bathed courtyard. Gracing the jewel- coloured walls is an impressive collection of works by the likes of Bridget Riley, Fred Pollock…
Linda. Nieuws
Als één van de Linda. Wereldwijven schreef ik mee over het leven in het buitenland op de nieuwsblog. Via Linda.Nieuws voegde ik als correspondent in Dubai mijn lokale nieuws toe aan het wereldnieuws. Hieronder een greep uit mijn nieuws: Schoolmoeders, kleed je aan! De Arabische Kus Lokale bevolking minder stress op werk dan thuis…
Beyond Bali
Bali has long been an attraction for the boho-chic crowd, the backpackers with their surfboards in tow, and the art lovers with their paintbrushes and easels propped up on the beach. Its white sandy shores, with perfect waves lapping the shoreline, and those layered UNESCO rice fields have adorned many an Instagram account, yet the…