What is Summer?
What is an #IdealSummer?
Is summer a feeling?
An Emotion
A scent?
An outfit ?
Summer is different to many people. Ask anyone what summer is and summer will mean something else to them!
For me the #IdealSummer is a destination. A place where you go and find yourself! A place where you go to create memories. Create a feeling of euphoria that will stick in your mind and more importantly your heart for the rest of your life. For me summer doesn’t mean a beach, it doesn’t mean endless hours tanning. Summer means an exploration of the soul. Late nights exploring. Days of feasting on what life has to offer.
Spending over 180 hours on planes , travelling over 172840 km’s with, I think it’s fair to say I chase the destination. When asked where my top summer destinations where, I really had to think about it. So many places pull at my heart strings, so many places have given me magical memories, but here are my five that trump all my destinations. SO FAR… I still have a passport that needs filling!!
NEW YORK
LONDON
ITALY
BARCELONA
CAPE TOWN
Why those places? WHY NOT? They are my ultimate!
New York.It just feels right! Uptown, Downtown. Like I said summer for me doesn’t have to be a beach. Summer can be a city! New York, a city that will suck you in, chew you up, spit you out and you will have you running back for more! The energy the city has , is what will make your summer in the city unforgettable, high rise buildings, fast pace energy, enough restaurants that you will never have to visit the same place twice for 15 years! The Highline, Brooklyn, Time Sqaure, Central Park. Get out the centre, stay downtown. Don’t plan, just wander. The City grit will have your skin feeling greasy but your soul alive. Keep it fresh with Vichy Purete Thermale fresh cleansing gel!
Barcelona. The Best of both! A magical city. A city that rejuvenates the soul. A city that enthrals your mind and soul. Architecture renowned the world over, colours that will keep your eyes wondering. A culture that will make you question your own home town. The sun always shines in Barcelona, from beach to the city, Sun Screen is your best friend. Sun Screen Sun Screen. Use Vichy Hydrating Tan Optimiser from when you wake up until you go to sleep, the city has co much offer that you don’t want to think about your skin all day.
London: Call me crazy, maybe it’s the fact that I go to London more times a year then I can count on my fingers, but I LOVE that city! It’s a city that makes you feel at home from the minute you land, a feeling of ease. Maybe its all the south African that live there. Maybe it’s the amalgamation of cultures that roam the streets, making everyone fit in and stand out at the same time. Summer in London is unbelievable. The late sunsets. Strawberries and cream while you watch a grand slam match at Wimbeldon. Pimms and Lemonade at a corner café as the world passes you by. A pint at your local. Theatre to make anyone feel cultured. The mix of old and modern. A history that shaped the world as we know it. : You never know who you are going to bump into in London, or where the day or night might take you, use Vichy Eau Thermale, Vichy Thermale Spa water spray to keep your skin looking fresh and clean.
Italy: The home of pizza and pasta. The history of Rome, The fashion of Milan, the rolling hills of Tuscany, the romance of Venice and the sun as its sets into the bluest of blue waters on the Amalfi coast. Let’s admit it, I think we are all a bit jealous of every Italian we have ever met. If not, then go to Italy. It will make you want to be Italian as you taste your way through the beautiful country. Walking the cobbled streets under the Tuscan sun and shopping the most glamorous of designers. Italy will steal your heart. Use Vichy NEW IDÉAL SOLEIL OIL SPF 20 to keep your skin moisturised and looking as glowing and gorgeous as every Italian, they only leather you want in Italy is shoes not skin.
Cape Town: Need I say more? Its Cape Town, one of the most beautiful places in the world. Paradise on our doorstep. It has anything and everything for the ideal summer destination. Days on the beach will leave your skin golden, but a bit of Vichy Tan optimizing hydrating face gel fluid will keep you looking glamorous from Camps Bay to cocktails at Caprice.
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