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Category: Reviews + Partnerships

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Preview: A Taste of Four Seasons Lisbon, Portugal

by Lola AkinmadeReviews + PartnershipsPosted on September 12, 2013June 30, 2017Comments are Disabled

I’m currently editing photos which will go on Four Seasons’ Taste blog as a photo essay focusing on the dish with more kitchen shots.

Product Review: Taking Tilley to the Balkans

by Lola AkinmadeReviews + PartnershipsPosted on September 4, 2013December 2, 20152 Comments

As a gift for being a speaker at TBEX Toronto, I received a travel dress from Tilley Endurables, a Canadian company that designs smart, functional, and elegant clothes for frequent travelers.

Nokia Lumia 920 Review: The Phone I’m Willing to Give a Second Chance

by Lola AkinmadeReviews + PartnershipsPosted on July 10, 2013December 1, 20158 Comments

So when Nokia Connects contacted me out of the blue to see if I’d be willing to test out the camera on their Nokia Lumia 920 with a focus on people and portraits, I was immediately game.

Gothenburg Files – Inside Håkan’s kitchen

by Lola AkinmadeReviews + PartnershipsPosted on October 15, 20123 Comments

I was here reviewing Thörnströms Kök, a highly respected Gothenburg culinary fixture run by Chef Håkan Thörnström. Curiosity led me right behind the scenes into his kitchen.

Gothenburg Files – Deconstructing tradition at Familjen

by Lola AkinmadeReviews + PartnershipsPosted on September 23, 20124 Comments

This deconstructed updated version gave me a brief insight into Familjen’s style of cooking…

Gothenburg Files – Dorsia The Queen of Boutiques

by Lola AkinmadeReviews + PartnershipsPosted on September 21, 2012May 5, 20172 Comments

It took Dorsia’s owner two months to decide if the hairdryers in each room should be white or silver.

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Two minutes in an ice-cold plunge bath, steadying my breathing, reminded me that in a fast-paced dizzying world, I already hold power in stillness.

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I close my eyes, a palm over my heart, focusing on my breaths under the expert guidance of Dr.
Rob Williams, PhD (known as ”The Breath
Doctor”) - @drrobwilliams 

Two minutes in an ice-cold plunge bath, steadying my breathing, reminded me that in a fast-paced dizzying world, I already hold power in stillness.

Read the rest of my thoughts and reflections from @synergyretreatshow over on my @substack - LINK IN PROFILE 

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Every October in Sweden, we celebrate the lives and contributions of Afro-Swedes historically and in the modern day all month long.

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On this end with ÅFRÖNỌ̀RDÍC and ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩, we have some exciting upcoming announcements which we are eager to share, and which will continue to take this visual celebration globally and regionally.

Learn more about  the History of Afro-Swedes here - https://www.varldskulturmuseerna.se/en/projects/afrika-pagar/the-history-of-afro-swedes/

Music by two iconic AfroSwedes - @seinabosey and @w.aterbaby 

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