We all know that the warmer months are perfect for travel, and the Darlings certainly have plans to pack our suitcases and get out and about shortly!
 
Travel is like everything else in life: you can do it thoughtlessly, you can do it thoughtfully, and you can do it in a Sophisticated way. How does a Sophisticate travel? You might have seen people who have the knack: they are the well-dressed folks who breeze through airports and terminals, effortlessly pulling a well-packed suitcase, their demeanour calm and cheerful. Queues do not worry these people, security guards and bus drivers alike smile at them, they are never harrassed or disheveled.
 
Yes, it does seem rather marvellous, but we swear it can be done. Of course things go wrong for everybody, everybody gets tired and a bit grumpy and a bit hot and bothered. There will always be the unexpected (especially when travelling with kiddies).

For the Sophisticated Traveller, however, it doesn't really show. The Sophisticated Traveller is ready for every eventuality (within reason), and they are charming and organised and consequently things are always that little bit easier than they might have been.
 
The Darlings do a fair bit of travel together and we have discovered that a combination of charm, attitude and preparation does indeed lead to a more Sophisticated travel experience. However, when we both travel independently of each other but with friends later in the year, we intend to put this theory to the test publicly, by setting ourselves the Darling Travel Challenge, and keeping a diary of every bit of it.

And yes, that includes anything that doesn’t go right as well as those travel successes! There is only one way to get things right, and that’s to give them a try then learn from the mistakes. Hopefully they will be of the amusing variety …

At the same time, of course, we will be bringing you some more traditional travellers’ tales in the form of the best (and if we are not so lucky, worst) of the shopping, tourism, fashion, food and beverage we encounter.

Now, before we go, we’re dying to get the benefit of your experiences! If you have any exciting travel tales, tips to share on packing, transport, things to do or avoid — please send them to us at thedarlingsisters@live.com. Let’s share our wisdom in the name of all being fantastic Sophisticated travelers.

Safe journeys,
Darla and Blossom