
OUR JOURNAL
Welcome to our journal, a safe space where we share how we take on the world in our own unique way; from our travels, favourite eats and reads, anything goes.

Celebrating Community At Kruger Shalati
From the moment we embarked on our cross-continental partnership, the adventure has been exhilarating. Each year, Carla (Portugal) and I, Zydia (Johannesburg), come together to reconnect,...
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Weaving Forward Together With Style Icon, Yasmin Furmie
In our new 'Weaving Forward Together' series - a first of more to follow - we feature members of our Romaria community. Call them boundary-breakers, style-shakers, inspiration rain-makers. Joi...
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ROMARIA AND THE CITY - PORTO EDITION
Above image reference: Douro River Discover the enchanting allure of Porto, Portugal, with us as Romaria embarks on a journey of global expansion, weaving its South African roots into the fab...
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Women. Vulnerable. Fierce. Independent. Liberated. Layered.
In celebration of Women's Month in South Africa, we’ve partnered with one of SA’s most inspiring stylists, Andrea Chloe Welgemoed, to portray the juxtaposition of vulnerability versus s...
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Arrivederci (goodbye) Italy - WE LOVED YOU ❤️
Four years ago we made a pact. To start Romaria as a way to have fun, and ooooh boy, what a week we’ve had in glorious Italy. We've partnered with Club Med who hosted our yearly reunion at their ...
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Over at the Romaria Headquarters, we've spent the month of January brainstorming, goal setting and cooking up new ideas. We list the goodies and the baddies and we crunch down on each element to f...
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Going somewhere awesome this December? Do you have your holiday outfits sorted yet? Lucky for you, we've compiled a round-up of some of our favourite holiday looks by only some of our favourite S...
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PORTUGAL TRAVEL DIARY: FILLED WITH PORT, PASTÉIS DE NATA, PASTEL BUILDINGS & PATTERNS
We've been reunited in Portugal after Carla relocated from Johannesburg to Porto in November 2021. Lucky me had the privilege to enjoy all Portugal had to offer with a local as my tour guide. Her...
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