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Istanbul – The Beautiful City Part 2

Good Morning !

As promised, I am adding a second post with more photos of Istanbul for you to see.  This city is by far one of my favourite destinations and I have explained the reasons why in my previous post here .

The friendliness, quality service, honesty, amazing prices, one of a kind products and beautiful landscapes was what got us hooked.
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A Feel Good, Look Good Minimalist Wardrobe

 

 

About a month ago I had an interesting conversation.

It was fashion revolution week and I was looking for new reading/listening material that would inspire me for future blog posts.  I happened to find a lot of books that talked about the high cost of fashion, fast fashion and what really goes on behind the scenes. My brother who is living a minimalist lifestyle, which includes his limited wardrobe (do I really need 10 t-shirts when I can only wear 2?).  After all, we know that very creative entrepreneurs, hum hum, Mark Zuckerberg and the late Steve Jobs kept wearing the same basic outfit (basic t-shirt or turtleneck with jeans).  During our conversation, my brother mentioned that he had read that the fashion industry was one of the most polluted industries.

YIKES !

Being that I like to think that I am very eco-conscious, I recycle like crazy, try to eat clean food, try to shop more locally, I donate to Greenpeace efforts and support other environmentally friendly ways of living, this notion was nevertheless a little shocking.

I thought okay, how can someone that loves fashion adapt it’s closet to a more minimalist way of living without losing it’s colorful style?

In other words: « How can I apply this perspective to fashion without losing the fashion??? »

It may sound contradictory yet I had an Ah ha! moment that finds a way to combine both in a simple way.

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Traveling to Tunisia: Tozeur, the Mountain Oasis & Chebika

One of the things that Kais was very adament in showing me was the South of Tunisia, more specifically a part of their desert.  My only part was “yes” or “no” when he would ask me: “would you like to visit this or this?”  However, I kept having this feeling that maybe it would not be a great idea going knowing that I was pregnant.  After all, 38-40 degrees weather, honestly, this girl from the northern part of Canada was not great in handling very hot destinations….especially pregnant.  However, in the end I gave in to my curiosity and we drove 6 hours South of Sousse to the city of Tozeur.

What is interesting about Tunisia is you have different landscapes, while the North is colder and the East Coast borders the Sea, the South is where the desert lies.

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