It is not always easy to balance agendas, especially when it comes to women with intense activity; empowered women who live their daily lives with intensity. However, there are appointments that are not open to third parties: meetings between mothers and daughters who seek to share their free time traveling.
And there are more and more. For a few days, perhaps a weekend, they strengthen their emotional bond and turn the trip into an enriching experience.
The choice of the city as a destination by two lovers of beauty and art is an almost natural act. Between exquisitely decorated palaces, streets and squares bustling with activity, the Royal Mansour hotel distills the essence and most authentic experience of the Moroccan lifestyle.
Staying in this establishment in Marrakech is an immersion into the country’s culture; an experience in which every detail counts, from its exquisite decoration to its refinement. And in this intimate atmosphere, which encourages confidences between mother and daughter, the establishment offers artistic workshops that allow its guests to bring out their talent and explore the power of artistic expression as a form of self-exploration.
Traveling on a Nile cruise can become a complicit and exciting experience aboard the Sanctuary Sun Boat III, a ship with capacity for only 32 guests, which evokes the classic elegance, refinement and glamor of the 20s and 30s of the century. past. Ideal for mothers and daughters with an adventurous spirit, it offers the opportunity to discover the land of the pharaohs from a different perspective and with all the luxury of comforts.
A busy life requires a break to reset and reconnect. At Six Senses Ibiza, the idyllic resort located at the northern end of the island, time passes slowly. Its extensive proposal of treatments and programs, music, art, sustainable fashion, and gastronomy take care of the well-being of its guests.
The experiences are inspired by the natural energies and spirit that has made Pitiusa Island famous. To top it off, RoseBar, the pioneering longevity club, has launched Young Forever, a seven-day experimental program by Dr. Mark Hyma, which marks a milestone in the search for longevity and well-being.
At home, that’s how guests feel at Monsieur Didot, a tiny establishment in the vibrant Kolonaki district. Its name could be misleading, but this design hotel that looks like a family home is run by Natalia and Margarita, two sisters who give the accommodation an unusual warmth. Its luxury exudes a bohemian charm, ideal for relaxing after a day full of complicity after discovering Athens beyond conventional tourist places.
Faced with the dilemma of a getaway to nature or an exotic destination in Southeast Asia, the answer is: and why stick with just one of the two? There are virgin corners such as the island of Moyo, in the Flores Sea, where flora and fauna take on a special role.
Recovering childhood memories of nights camping under the stars in the paradisiacal setting of the Amanwana Resort, a glamping site with all the comforts, is a way to reconnect past and present. You can’t miss bathing in its limestone pools, snorkeling or cycling along trails in complete freedom.
“The important thing is not the destination, but the path”, this popular expression, which some attribute to the American philosopher and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, acquires all its meaning on a road trip through the Highlands – from Galasgow to Fort Williams. And a route is a time for confidences and silences, for laughter and contemplation, but also for pauses.
Queen Victoria spent a week at Inverlochy Castle, on a trip to Balmoral, and wrote in her diaries: “I never saw a more beautiful or more romantic place.” Today, converted into a picturesque hotel, with Ben Nevis as a backdrop, it has become a luxurious accommodation in which to rest and regain strength.
Disconnecting, relaxing and having fun with wine as the protagonist in the lands of Priorat, one of the Catalan wine regions par excellence, is an attractive alternative for a trip between mother and daughter. Tastings, yoga or picnics among vineyards, bicycle outings, a helicopter tour, observation of the night sky…
Where? At the Gran Hotel Mas d’en Bruno, a Relais
With a feminine image, glamorous in its spirit and daring in its approach, this is the Fauchon L’Hôtel Paris, awarded as the best luxury hotel in the world for women by SHe Travel Club – the only independent seal that rates and certifies accommodations based on criteria that matters to women.
Given such credentials, choosing the Fauchon as a base of operations for a girls’ trip to the French capital seems like a good idea. Located on the Place de la Madeleine in the capital’s eighth arrondissement, this member of Leading Hotels of The World is a domain for “discerning hedonists” with attractive décor dotted with contemporary French art.
