Have you booked a summer holiday yet? a quick 5 day get away? Now you'll want somewhere with beautiful beaches but more to do than just sunbathe. Somewhere with adventure and culture and covetable crafts. If so I have just the destination for you, for I have just returned from the only place I immediatley want to return back to- Mexico.

A delicious paradox of a paradise just like the salt lining your margarita, danger and pleasure seem to sinfully harmonise in this culture-rich country. I steered clear of Cancun ( beside Le Blanc Spa) and headed to the spiritual magnet of Tulum, to the Papaya Playa Project a pop up hotel from the Design Hotel Group. Raw in every sense of the word including food and materials, this cast-a-way life was one for the daydreamers so I headed up to the Coqui Coqui Perfumery in Valladolid. A luxuriously spanish colonial style hideaway where fragrances such as tobacco and orange blossom were combined to poetic effect.

Talking of Poetry, in nearby Guatemala a small group of women have been traditionally weaving a range of Poetry Bracelets featuring lines from young brit poet Greta Bellamacina's debut book Kaleidocope. In an exclusive, fairtrade and charitable collaboration with MYFLASHTRASH.COM the limited edition poetry bracelets with empowering lines ('A Runaway of Glory' is a personal favourite) will be sold at various festivals this summer. Just as illustrators have come back into the fashion spotlight, this marks what we hope will be a fashionable poetry revival. So bring a little bit of South American poetic passion to your wrist this summer, you may not be in Mexico but hey, the Margarita you're holding will be just as delicious!

Got exciting plans for this Jubilee weekend? We'll be flag waving and sipping on tea of course. So here's another Jubilee treat to get you ready for the weekend. Luxury leather brand Smythson have gone all patriotic with their colour palettes with a collection of iPad sleeves, stationary, passport holders and purses. The only accessory we're missing is that bejewelled crown.

From left: Turquoise travel wallet, Union Jack bunting motif cards, Ruby travel wallet, Turquoise folding iPad case.

Josie Sampson

Photographer: Aaron Tilley Still Life Stylist: Michelle Hillier

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee is more than just an extra long weekend (although we're not complaining); it's an excuse to celebrate all things British. From The Beatles to a good cup of tea, we've got a lot to be proud of. It's easy to overlook our Queen as an icon of British style but with her twinsets and pearls paired with flamboyant hats, it's all there.

Getting into the spirit are British designers Bionda Castana who've restyled their Ella heels with a patriotic twist. As part of the Snap it Up collection, these shoes feature alongside seven other pairs handpicked from their SS12 releases. Co-creator and quintessential London girl Natalia Barbieri will be spending the Jubilee weekend "with a tiara close by". We asked the designer which shoe the Queen should slip on for the celebrations and her favourite fashion moment from Her Majesty.

"I would love to see the Queen in our leopard print pump Molly to compliment her bold print dresses" Barbieri says. "And this phot of the Queen from 1959 is one I came across a while ago - I love this outfit and accessories. The dress and lace is very of the moment and her sunglasses are very cool."

Josie Sampson