Lama Visits: Tcherassi Hotel

I am elated to announce the new feature LAMA VISITS where Christine, founder of LAMA blog and designs, extends her Visual Vacations and takes us through her favorite retreats in South America. Hurray! Let's give her a warm welcome and thank her for giving us vivid inspiration to get out and explore. Her first guided tour is through fashion designer Silvia Tcherassi's eponymous hotel, a 250-year-old Colonial mansion in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia that has been lovingly restored into a relaxing escape complete with private terraces, azure pools and  Vera Restaurant, the hotel's eatery with vertical gardens, stone walls and headed by Mario Batali protege Daniel Castaño. Ready to book your ticket?

Blog Find: Miles to Style

Dogs + style? Two of my favorite subjects. Luckily, Ms. Christine, creator of the swoon-worthy LAMA blog/designs (trust me—you'll never want to visit South America more than when you read her archives), feels the same way! So, she created Miles to Style, a chic blog dedicated to her dapper miki and to all things dog. With features like Icons & Dogs and Miles & Me, she'll have you and your pooch looking posh in no time. You can also find her at Dog Milk.

NEWS: Being the kindred loves-dogs-and-style-and-South America spirits that we are, I'm happy to announce that Christine will soon grace us with her savvy eye right here on Monkey in LA. Stay tuned!