joanna from a cup of jo, and her husband alex came to turks and caicos for a romantic weekend. they took great pictures and relaxed on their first time in the caribbean. read about her get away to parrot cay here.
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book obsession
one of the best feelings ever, when you’re reading a book you like so much you can’t stop, but don’t want to finish either – i am reading one of those right now!
i must’ve been indian in another life, because i just can’t get enough of indian books. my favourites? the white tiger by aravind ariga, passion india by javier moro, shantaram by gregory david roberts, and i can’t get my eyes of unaccustomed earth by jhumpa lahiri.
check out kimia’s blog for a great experience in india – i’m kind of jealous!
image via somewhere north, author unknown
travel & packing to provo
i have to confess i hate packing, having to decide what to wear in advance, for each occasion, for my mood on that day…argh! and i always wait to last minute for inspiration…
i found this dvf film on a house in the hills, i wish it was that easy for me!
i am now counting the days to my next visitors and yesterday, whilst giving them tips on what to wear, i realized packing for provo is the easiest thing.
here are my tips of what to bring –
- shorts & tops for during the day, and/or beachwear, whatever weather we have i always wear this.
- flipflops, i can’t live without my havaianas, every day.
- thin trousers to wear at night, trousers is perfect to prevent mosquitoes and sand flies, although its too hot for jeans.
- a couple of nice tops to wear for dinner outs.
- sunscreen, with high SPF, the sun can get pretty hot, lipbalm and aftersun.
- insect repellent, we use it all the time.
- sunglasses and a hat.
- shampoo, shower gel, and all your beauty products…you might find them here, but they are way too expensive.
- bikini / swimming suit / swimming shorts and beach towel.
- a book, kindle, ipad, magazines, you’ll have plenty of time to relax.
- camera, and you might want to bring a disposable water camera too.
can you think of anything else? the island is very informal so there is no need to bring lots of high heels, make up, accessories and clothes for different occasions.
day trip to north & middle caicos
last week my dear friends simone and christian invited me to join them for a day trip to north and middle caicos. it felt kind of exciting to leave provo for a day and go island hoping!
north caicos is the only island we can go to by ferry, and through north caicos there is a causeway to get to middle caicos.
so we got the ferry at 9.30 ($20 each way) and in 30 min were arriving to north caicos. we rented a car and made our first stop for a drink at the pelican beach hotel. it feels somewhat different here, more relaxed than provo, there is more vegetation and the people we meet are so friendly and helpful. they have a govenrment farm, which we were hoping to visit and buy some local veggies, but unfortunately it was closed.
the plan was to drive to daniel’s cafe, in middle caicos, for lunch, but (un)luckily enough our car had a flat tire, so we found this great local spot for lunch – frank’s cafe, it turned out to be a great home cooked lunch with the freshest cracked conch!
we ended our day trip relaxing in mudjin harbor before heading back home to provo.
blogshop mondays / sunshine souvenirs
Hi, my name is Shoko. I write a blog called sho & tell, and I’m very happy to be making an appearance on My Sea Story this week. Thanks so much for having me, Joana!
As I wrote this blog post Saturday night, snow was falling in New York City. A freak October snowstorm, needless to say, is a bit of a peculiar backdrop for writing a post about sun and surf, and it got me thinking – since not all of Joana’s readers are lucky enough to live in the tropics, what are some ways those of us who are in for a long, cold winter can add a little bit of summer to the days ahead?
Here, a few cheerful pops of sunshine to help make life happy when skies are gray.
Clockwise from top left: Hello Sunshine mug from OhLeander Shop, $25; Rise pillow from CB2, $24.95; Cece suede ballet flats from J. Crew, $128; Warm olive cashmere and silk scarf by Chan Luu, $195; “Endless Summer” by the Beach Boys, $24.99; Deborah Lippmann nail lacquer in “Yellow Brick Road,” $16; Yellow pleated skirt from Romwe, $44.99; “Here Comes the Sun” print from MursBlanc, $25.
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