It's all about Smythson of Bond Street!

The Holiday Travel season really kicks off at the end of June and the beginning of July.  Whether your touring with family, friends, lovers, colleagues, or just your Bestie, you need to make sure to have all the right travel accesories for your summer holiday.  Of course, organization, style, and functionality were traits that received close attention when considering these items.

Below, find a brief description about "must have" items when venturing out on holiday wherever it may take you.  All items below just happen to be my pick, but do link through, the Smythson of Bond Street Online Shop meets the needs of most on many leather good and stationery.

First off, your handbag wouldn't be complete without the following items from

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This essential travel wallet keeps you organized and offers an air of sophistication, traveler longevity, and just plain, "I'm SO very!"  The Marshall Travel Wallet also does what it says on the box, keeps boarding passes, tickets, airline membership cards, as well as your passport, and multiple currencies organized to key organizational status. 

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While you are at it don't forget to order stationary too, it's always nice to send letters on beautiful paper while traveling abroad.  For Summer 2010 I can recommend the "Life is Beautiful" ready-to-write note cards.



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Furthermore, what's travel without keeping at least a diary of lists or places of note with references and tips for friends who may travel where you are now in the future.  Karen Hartley gave me my first Smythson Diary for Christmas 2007. I still have it and from time to time read through the random notes taken throughout that year.  Like with all things Smythson, detail is taken to the next level, and diaries are available imprinted for most cities.  Featured below, Smythson's L.A. Notes Travel Diary.

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shopping for your pets

I'm really all about my dog. His name is Louis and of course he needs to be kitted out in all the latest fashions just as I do. Funnily enough, most people know this about me and therefore they give me tips from time to time. In the Summer of 2009, I walked in my office to find my good friend and business colleague, Karen Hartley had left this now infamous picture of Paris Hilton on my desk ripped out from her Grazia Magazine. I immediately had to have it and although Paris was shopping on Robertson in Los Angeles I couldn't find it anywhere around that area when doing initial searches and then found it at www.puppychicboutique.com They shipped immediately and bed was delivered to my New York address within a matter of days for pick up when I arrived in August for our Summer holiday. The service and friendliness from most online pet boutiques and stores is unrivaled by any other industry that I've been in contact with as of yet....and we all know that I have no boundaries when it comes to shopping and or "hunting" as I sometimes like to call it!
The Chewy Vuitton bed is great because not only is it UBER-FAB, its also easy to carry and clean(for those ocd peops like me!)

I have so many pet ideas to cover that I don't think they can fit into one blog, so we may have to revisit. However, I do not want to leave out the newest and most friendly pet boutique in Prague to date. They carry such brands as Bellomania, Louis Dog, Fab Dog, PetFlys, Kwigy Bo, Gino the Dog, Black Hunter, and of course Puppia. The owner, Tanja Labat, is there on most days and is very knowledgeable about all of the stores offerings. She dealt with me in the most amazing of manners and I'm a demanding dog accessory maniac so when she didn't have the tiffany blue collar by Bellomania in Louis' size she immediately told me that she could have it for me by tomorrow. She followed through and therefore the store will constantly be mentioned to friends and other fellow shoppers. Don't miss out on Baron Brewski & Friends when visiting Prague and if you live here you should be making at least bi-weekly visits at Vlašská 15 in Prague 1.