Posts Tagged "summer trends"

I love tanning, both the process as well as the results, so I know many things about it, including advantages and disadvantages. However the other days I was wondering how and when this dark skin color actually became so fashionable. And so I found out that although today is a trend almost all over the world, tanning has its origins in Western Europe. It seems that the 20th-century’s trendsetter, Coco Chanel has not just released women from corsets and garbed them into Little Black Dresses, but she also made sunbathing fashionable. Before 1920, having a tanned skin was not at all the trend that it is today. On the contrary, the process was always associated with people from lower classes who used to spend time working outside. Furthermore, during the Victorian...

As a blogger, it’s impossible not to notice that Tumblr’s presence has become more and more pronounced on the web and continues to grow despite all the controversy. Besides, Tumblr blogs are some of the most interesting, fashionable and creative themed blogs out there, especially when it comes to categories such as design, travel, fashion, architecture, luxury or style. Launched in 2007, the micro blogging platform has managed to host over 58.9 million blogs, featuring a couple of strategic properties that make it different from others. Mainly oriented towards short-form publishing, Tumblr shows an amazing level of engagement and a very good relationship between users, drawing an excellent community. The truth is that Tumblr blogs are hot and it’s easy to...

With summer in full swing, travel is currently the hobby of the moment, so I assume that both Flipboard as well as Google Currents are welcomed for any traveler who wants to stay updated with the latest news and to maintain an efficient presence on his social networks, simply by using a smartphone or a tablet. Flipboard After gaining its popularity among iOS users, Flipboard has finally made its way over to Android. Designed to bring together content from your all social networks, as well as other topics that interest you, the magazine-like news reader seems to be as useful as it looks. So, if you want to use one single app instead of 10, Flipboard may be an excellent choice. You just have to download the app, which is available for free in both App Store and...

This summer, European River Cruises are in high demand especially among experienced tourists in search of new perspectives of exploring Europe’s charming destinations. Tired of never-ending roads and tarnished flights, more and more travelers to Europe choose to explore the place by sailing over its mighty waterways, where practically all the continent’s turbulent history took place long time ago. Rivers such as Rhine, Danube, Seine, Rhone, Douro, Moselle or the Po are offering various itineraries, suitable for any traveler whether the purpose of the trip is cultural or just leisure. Furthermore, with the rise of the demand have come the offers, many lines doubling their capacity in the last few years. Already dreaming about it? Here are a few things you...

With all the travel writing filling my days lately, I just feel like taking a break before it gets too late, so let’s talk about fashion. Mmm, fashion used to be one of my greatest passions, before deciding to quit my job for the love of travel and writing, a love that cost me a lot, considering the many things I had to give up on. Anyway, any fashionista out there knows that there’s a long time since a year doesn’t have four seasons anymore, it only has two: Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter. Moreover, when a Hollywood star wakes up in the wrong place grabbing her boyfriend’s jeans instead of her dress, the accident turns into a launch of a trend. Now, I don’t know who messed up things this time, and I have no idea if it happened in the faraway Hollywood,...

Very well placed in the heart of Portugal’s most famous destination – Algarve, Faro is the southernmost city of the Portuguese mainland and an ideal point of starting your summer holiday in the country of fado music, colonial towns, wonderful beaches and Cristiano Ronaldo. Not extremely popular among tourists visiting Europe, Faro is a beautiful city with something for everyone, from art and history for culture enthusiasts, beaches and amazing sites for explorers as well as an exciting nightlife suiting anyone’s taste. Faro’s privileged location in the heart of the Ria Formosa Natural Park, offers you the opportunity to enrich your experience by exploring this amazing nature paradise of sand dunes, islands, lagoons, unbelievably clear waters, Roman...

In an age of technology and artificial stuffs, when all of us are surrounded by computers and other forms of artificial intelligence, the simplicity and the naturalness of a picnic could almost seem harshly or inadequate, which by the way, is wrong and sad. Picnics are a truly delight and a welcoming change in the way we use to spend our time today, especially for those of us living in a bustling city, where a Starbucks coffee and a fast-food launch seem relaxing or even entertaining. Where are those times when picnics were the most popular manner of spending the long warm days of summer? Well, I think it’s time for us to go back and contemplate a bit about the simple things that made us happy once, so easily and so definitely. And picnics are absolutely one of...