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Saturday, 24 September 2016

Gypset guide to Porto Cervo - September Rolex Swan cup

Just a short September break for Rolex Swan Cup Costa Smeralda.


With no ambition to win for our Gypset team, it's all about sailing and drinking champagne.





More than 100 teams from all over the world take part in the Regatta and are the only people found in Porto Cervo at this time of the year, when the season is over.

Gypset team suggestions how to spend a long September weekend in Costa Smeralda.

Where to sleep:

Unless you sleep on the boat (which is usually the case), the second best choice would be

Hotel Cala di Volpe

Hotel Cala di Volpe view in September 
Hotel Romazzino 

Hotel Romazzino Porto Cervo
Hotel Pitrizza
Hotel Pitrizza Porto Cervo


Where to eat:

Gianni Pedrinelli - the most famous restaurant on the island has been around for decades! An absolute must! Although you won't find it as busy as during high season, the food is still delicious.
Restaurane Gianni Perdinelli Porto Cervo
Clipper - busy, busy even at the low season. Don't forget to order traditional spaghetti alla bottarga, Sardinia speciality
Clipper Restaurant Porto Cervo
Aruana Churrascaria - Romantic Brazilian meat buffet
Auana Churrascaria restaurant Porto Cervo

Where to lunch:


Cala Di volpe

Where to sail overnight:

Cavallo island near Bonifacio Corsica - the hidden Mediterranean gem 

Cavallo island

Cavallo isaland by night

Where to eat in Cavallo:

Hotel des pêches 
Hotel des Peches Cavallo

Where to shopping: 

Porto Cervo

Where to dance:

Unfortunately both Sottovento and Billionaire are closed in September, but there are plenty of parties on boats

Friday, 9 September 2016

Gypset guide to Mykonos

What do you think of when someone says 'Mykonos'..

White cubic houses with rhododendron flowers, stairs going to wooden blue coloured doors, narrow streets forming a labyrinth, toy churches and windmills.. You don't think of high-end beach clubs that beat St Tropez and Ibiza or Trevis Kalanick with his security guards descending from his yacht. But that's what you have to think of now. Within the last couple of years with a help of social media Mykonos became Mecca for jet-setters and following them wannabes. It has traditionally been it-place-to-be especially throughout July, but today the season starts early May and finishes late September.. St Tropez and Sardinia have it in their dreams..  

Every year new hotels open their doors, new beach clubs emerge and new night joints pop up. 


Here is our Gypset vision of Mykonos:


Where to stay: 

    Santa Marina Resort Mykonos
  • Santa Marina Resort - the best ever hotel in Mykonos. Nice crowd guaranteed, the only con is that your villa can be located quite far from the beach
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    Mykonos Blu Hotel
Mykonos Blu Hotel Mykonos

  • Mykonos Blu Hotel Mykonos
    Mykonos Blu Hotel
     - the best compromise quality/price wise, ideally located in Psarou it has its own beach just a stone's throw from Nammos, don't expect too much from standard rooms, but you don't come to Mykonos to stay in the hotel, do you?



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    Cavo Tagoo Mykonos
  • Cavo Tagoo - nice and lively hotel close to the town, perfect for singles who wants to go to different beach each day as there is no beach in the hotel. Great for a chilled drink at sunset
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    Myconian Ambassador Hotel
  • Myconian Ambassador - Pros: part of Relais and Chateaux group, you can get a big suite with a pool for the price of the standard room in other Myconian luxury hotels, Cons: doesn't have a beach
  • Private villa - the island offers a wide range of private villas from traditional to ultra modern

Le Lapin Blanc monokini Santa Marina Resort Mykonos
www.le-lapin-blanc.com
  • Boat - not really a great option as the island is too windy 
Where to drink: 
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Astra Mykonos
Astra Mykonos 
  • Astra - best after dinner lounge located just next to Louis Vuitton, make sure to get a table
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    Bonbonniere Mykonos
Bonbonniere lounge Mykonos

  • Bonbonniere - cross the road from Astra and yo can sit and smoke Shisha in this London pop up
  • Belveder Hotel Mykonos
  • Belveder - a bar in Belveder Hotel is perfect for pre gaming

Cavo Tagoo Mykonos
  • Cavo Tagoo - the best bar besides the beaches for the sunset

Where to lunch:
Spilia Mykonos Restaurant

  • Spilia - total must! Octopus and sea urchins to die for
    Nammos Restaurant Mykonos
  • Nammos Restaurant Mykonos
    Crochet Monokini by Le Lapin Blanc
    Nammos
    - go for the second sitting only. You come here not for food, but for the party. Be sure to come with a big group, so you can get a good table to dance on after boozy lunch


Panormos Beach Restaurant Mykonos
  • Panormos - new venture on the island, which came out very successful. You get the atmosphere of Les Palmiers or Club 55 in the restaurant with a trendy music, the beach with generous sized beds and a view as you just landed with your spaceship on the Moon.
Jackie O beach club Mykonos
  • Jackie O beach - new beach club and restaurant with great ambiance and delicious food
  • Scorpios beach Mykonos
  • Sunset at Scorpios Beach Mykonos
    Crochet top by Le Lapin Blanc
    Scorpios 
    - also new adding to Mykonos sunset beaches. Best sunset party on the island on Sundays as well as Tuesdays and Thursdays
  • Alemagou beach Mykonos
  • Sunset at Alemagou Beach Mykonos
    Alemagou - 
    they manage to bring best DJs for sunset parties on Fridays
  • Rakkan Beach Mykonos
  • Rakkan - contemporary beach with Asian cuisine and a cool vibe
Where to tan:
  • Solymar
Principaute de Mykonos Panormos 

  • Panormos
Where to party at the sunset:

  • Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday - Scorpios
  • Friday - Alemagou 
Where to dine:

Katrin Restaurant Mykonos
  • Katrin - best authentic food in town!
    Ling Ling Mykonos
  • Ling Ling - Hakkasan new venture on the island following success of Nobu, the place to see and to be seen


  • Matsuhisa Mykonos - well known Nobu project in Mykonos is still very popular among the tourists


  • Buddha bar - amazing restaurant with the best view in Santa Marina Resort Hotel


  • Sea satin - if you feel like Greek bouzouki it is the place. Dance on tables and smash plates till late
  • Interni - don't be surprised when you find out your friends were there at the same time as you were. Ling Ling neighbour's lively bar and big dining area makes it easy to miss someone. The place to see and be seen
  • Remezzo Mykonos
    Remezzo -
    located next to the old port and Cavo Tagoo this restaurant offers you great sea views and delicious food
Koursaros restaurant Mykonos
Koursaros
- nice restaurant if you can't get a reservation in all above
Where to dance: 

Mykonos is about late lunches, sunsets, super late dinners and not about night clubs. But if you still feel like going out here are the places:

  • Moni - this small indoor venue has already been successful for few years, don't expect too much in terms of music or tables. Almost the only option to go out and see people you know.
  • Cavo paradiso - great old place but worth going only when there is a good DJ
  • Void - ex Space, two floor club with VIP upstairs , worth going for the visiting DJs
Where to shop:


Mykonos pompom sandals and Ibiza tote by Le Lapin Blanc
Mykonos pompom sandals
Fuchsia python hat in Mykonos

  • Iliana Bassiana - Myconian high-end brand now opened its second shop in Ibiza
  • Line Piu - multibrand
  • Enni di Monaco - multibrand
  • Makris - multibrand
  • Rarity gallery - if you feel like contemporary art 

Where to kite:
  • Ftelia beach 
  • Korfos beach



Monday, 23 May 2016

Gypset Cote d'Azur weekend

Two days South of France trip:

It's just a blink of ab eye before London social season starts, Cannes FF is finished - Palme d'Or found its owner for 2016, Chelsea flower show has already opened its doors.. Right after bank holiday weekend all jet-setters will be back to London from Monaco GP and Ibiza openings, and after Roland Garros London will become the place to be!

Gypset made a short trip to South of France in between the Festival and Monaco GP💅🏽

Here are Gypset recommendations:

Best chilled lunch: 

  • La Mère Germain in Villefranche-sur-mer 

La Mere Germain in Villefranche sur Mer

Lazy lunch + beach: 

  • Plage de Passable in Saint Jean Cap Ferrat
Plage de Passable in Saint Jean Cap Ferrat

Social Dinner - to see and be seen: 

  • Cipriani in Monaco
Cipriani Monaco


After hours pop in:

  • Twigga in Monaco
Twigga Monte Carlo

Gypset SOF attire:

Wednesday, 17 February 2016

Gypset Guide to Tulum

We all know that Tulum is small town on Mexico's Caribbean Coast south of Cancun and that its known for its 13th century archeological site, Cenotes and Coba ruins nearby.

We also know that every January BPM takes place in Playa del Carmen and a lot of people chose to stay in Tulum. What we don't know is what attracts them to this small village, far from developed Cancun. In last 15 years Tulum has transformed into a hippie paradise, model hangout and party goes Mecca.


Riding a bike in Tulum


Best time to go:
the best time to go is from Christmas throughout BPM. Our recommendation would be to spend NYE in St Barth, Miami or Trancoso and fly to Tulum from the 3rd until the 14th. You gonna catch both crowds - New Yorkers who come for  New Years and pre BPM International party crowd. Staying over BMP you are risking mixing with party goes whose usual habitat is Playa del Carmen.

Where to stay:

Be Tulum - simply the best to stay or hang out

Smile - Be Tulum hotel 

Ana Y Jose - luxury boutique hotel with nice SPA

Ahau - great beach and rooms, a place to be seen
Ahau Tulum


Sanara - luxury hotel with an amazing restaurant Coconut

Nomad - new luxury hotel next to be Tulum. Stay there is you want to party

Casa Malca - ex Pablo Escobar's house transformed to the hotel. We promise you best afterparties

private villa - best choice if you are with a nice group

Where to tan:

Be Tulum
Tulum beach

Ahau

Papaya Playa
Papaya Playa


Casa Malca 

Hotel Casa Malca beach

Zebra ( Mulberry project) - nice beach with good music

Zebra beach - Pompom hat by Le Lapin Blanc

Papaya Playa

Where to eat:

Gitano 

  • Dark and delicious, dinner and late drink
  • beware of Mosquitos!!

Gitano Tulum

Casa Banana

  • our favourite hangout, meat is a must!
  • you will know at least 2 tables at the restaurant

Casa banana Tulum

Casa Jaguar

  •  dinner and late drinks, dance
  • a bit overpriced but worth a visit

Casa Jaguar Tulum

Posada Margherita

simply go for pizza

Hartwood 

  • they take dinner reservations in person after 3pm on the day of dinner
  • during high season you have to queue up way before 3pm



Where to drink:

Casa Jaguar
Gitano

Where to socialise:

Be Tulum

Where to party:

Papaya Playa - almost every day during Christmas season someone throw a party in Papaya Playa with great DJs playing (mostly in Casa Palapa)

Chilling in Casa Palapa Papaya Playa Tulum

Maceo Plex in Papaya Playa Tulum

Casa Malca - many big parties and of course afterparties

villa parties

Parties not to miss in January (pre BPM):

Sacbe - Jungle party with a good line up - be sure to get a bracelet in advance, can be a headache

Day Zero - the best party of the season in the jungle, with sickest line up and perfect production (collaboration with Cirque du Soliel)

Day Zero 2016 BPM TULUM Cirque du Soleil

Wearing tribal overall, Herve Leger top and antique necklace by Le Lapin Blanc at Day Zero 2016 Tulum

What to wear:

  • Sandals

 Mykonos sandals by Le Lapin Blanc
Phi Phi tribal sandals by Le Lapin Blanc


  • tribal bag

Phuket tribal clutch with pompoms by Le Lapin Blanc
Sanara tribal bag with tassels
Ibiza tassel beach tote
Ibiza beach tote with tassels


  • Pompom Hat



Mustique pompom hat
Total look: by Le lapin blanc
Tulum Gypset boho look in pompom sandals


What to visit:


  • Tulum ruins






  • Cenotes
  • Coba
  • Chitchen Itza
  • Sian Kian Biosphere