CHLOE Magazine Spring 2017 Vol 25 | Page 147

Naomi Davis started Love Taza in 2007 as a way to share glimpses of her newlywed life with her husband Josh in NYC . Since then , the wildly popular blog has become an online journal chronicling the no-filter-necessary lives of Naomi ( also known as Taza ), her husband and their three children , Samson , Eleanor and Conrad . The blog sounds off on everything from what not to miss around Central Park to best-ever homemade bread recipes , but if there ’ s one thing the Love Taza family does best , it ’ s travel and travel well . The Davis family found beach bliss with a side of historical panache just a two-hour pondhop from JFK on the pink sand shores of south Bermuda . On their Fairmont Southampton must-do list , Love Taza toured garrisons left from British rule and dined at Waterlot Inn , a dockside tavern with three centuries ’ worth of tales to tell . Samson , Eleanor and Conrad were never far from sand castles and the prospect of buried treasure at the hotel ’ s private beach , while the family ’ s customized itinerary included excursions that kept the wind in their sails . A pontoon picnic included feeding fish at a local shipwreck , and amateur spelunking at the crystal caves was a notable memory maker . At the Bermuda Aquarium , Museum and Zoo , the Love Taza kids got up close and personal with the underwater residents , petting sharks and nurturing an injured sea turtle . Complements of an active San Diego itinerary , the crew saddled up at Fairmont Grand Del Mar to learn the ins and outs of equestrian care .
The hotel offers private lessons and trail rides through scenic Los Peñasquitos Canyon , and although Conrad couldn ’ t reach the reins , he was happy to pet an albino beauty named Ghost .
After splashing around in the deckedout Mediterranean pools , the Love Taza team tried their hands at bocce on the hotel lawn and decorated saucer-sized cookies with a professional pastry chef . When it came time to relax , California ’ s blissful beaches provided the perfect backdrop with Del Mar ’ s 18th St . beach and set them up with essentials in the sun . Love Taza saw Victoria , BC by air , land and sea with an action-packed itinerary from the Fairmont Empress . A helijet ferried the family from Vancouver to Victoria for views you just can ’ t get from a 747 , and the whole family hit the ground pedaling on an I Spy bicycle tour .

FAMILY FUN with Love Taza

They explored world-class museums and heritage sites in Canada ’ s cycling capital , a visit to the Victoria Bug Zoo which was one of their favourite activities , then took to the high seas the next day on a luxury scarab boat . The Davis family ended their busy day by sharing memories over Prince and Princess Tea at the Empress ( tiara and Cinderella costume not included ). Journeying to the likes of Scottsdale , Bermuda , California , and Victoria with three small children in tow – that ’ s going to take a little bit of crazy and a whole lot of Love Taza .
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