Today’s guest Rhiannon Taylor is one of Australia’s most sought-after travel photographers. With a keen sense of style and an eye for design, she’s been a go-to editorial photographer for glossy magazines for almost a decade contributing to titles such as Condé Nast Traveler, Gourmet Traveller, Time, Vogue Living and Architectural Digest.

Meanwhile, her wildly successful blog, In Bed With, beautifully curates the most unique hotels from around the world.

If you’ve ever scrolled through Pinterest and found yourself in a daze of dreamy hotel suites in exotic locations – you’ve probably come across Rhiannon Taylor.

Name any extravagant form of accommodation and she’s probably stayed there - African safari lodges, fairy tale palaces in India, Greek villas, Italian villages and ranches in Texan cowboy country. Then add Hong Kong high-rises, overwater bungalows in the Maldives and luxury tented camps set in the Australian outback. She’s certainly seen her fair share of canopied beds, French freestanding bathtubs, infinity pools and buffet breakfasts.

Just wait until you hear her pick for the most romantic hotel on the planet!

CULTURE GUIDE

The Darjeeling Limited (film) by Wes Anderson

Murder on the Orient Express (book) by Agatha Christie

The Great Railway Bazaar (book) by Paul Theroux

DESTINATION INSPIRATION

Melbourne

Chin Chin, Melbourne

Supernormal, Melbourne

Pt. Leo Estate, Mornington Peninsula

Jackalope Hotel, Morington Peninsula

The Ghan

Coober Pedy, South Australia

Aman-i-Khás, Rajasthan 

Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan

Taj lake Palace, Udaipur

The Kimberley

Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef

Gibb River Road, Western Australia

Hotel Esencia, Yucatán 

Cenotes, Yucatán

Tulum, Yucatán

Coqui Coqui Perfumerìa, Merida

Istanbul, Turkey

Bodrum, Turkey

Roscioli, Rome

Austin, Texas

Lord Howe Island, Australia

Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Lake Como

Finca Cortesin, Casares

Restaurante Sarmiento, Casares

I thoroughly recommend visiting Rhiannon's blog In Bed With for a dose of escapism or keep up with the latest in boutique hotels on Instagram at @inbedwith.me

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See you next week for another episode of The Escape Artist!

Xx Edwina

(Music by the talented Giselle Rosselli) 

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