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Interview with Marie Nadal-Sharma, Founder of Them You and Me

By Paul Johnson on Jan 05, 2016 in Accommodation, Asia, Europe, Food and Drink, France, Going Out, Hotels, India, Interviews, Italy, Japan, Resorts, Restaurants, Sri Lanka, Travel Miscellany, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe

Marie Nadal-Sharma is the Founder and Director of Them You and Me Ltd., and is constantly looking for travel inspirations and for new destinations, while offering the best luxury travel experiences and hidden treasures to her clients. What is it that you do exactly? There are two sides to the business. My team and I

Interview with Alexander Coles, Owner of Bespoke Yacht Charter

By Paul Johnson on Oct 11, 2015 in Accommodation, Asia, Celebrities, Croatia, Cruises & Boat Travel, Eastern Europe, Europe, France, Going Out, Hotels, India, Interviews, Italy, Regions, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe

Alexander is the Owner and Senior Yacht Charter Broker at Bespoke Yacht Charter, a company he founded in 2014 after 13 years’ experience arranging luxury yacht charters in the south of France, throughout the Mediterranean and worldwide. More than half of his bookings are repeat clients or referrals from existing clients that include ultra high

Interview with Lucy Fox, PR leader at RMG PR & Events

By Paul Johnson on Jul 27, 2015 in Accommodation, Africa, Bulgaria, Eastern Europe, Europe, Hotels, Interviews, Italy, Morocco, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe

Lucy Fox is a travel and lifestyle PR working for luxury agency RMG PR & Events. She started her career running a first class travel business and has worked alongside many industry figureheads. As joint founder of Fox Rendall International, she was awarded the worldwide Hyatt Hotels account responsible for managing the UK press function.

Interview with George Gorrow, Creative Director of BASK Gili Meno

By Paul Johnson on Apr 21, 2015 in Accommodation, Alaska, Asia, Austria, Celebrities, Europe, Featured, France, Going Out, Indonesia, Interviews, Mexico, North America, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, USA, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe

George Gorrow was born in Australia and raised on the Northern Beaches. He’s one of four brothers and a loving creative and entrepreneur. He was heavily into the surf and skate scene from a young age, so followed that path for a while. His best friend was the number one surfer in the world at

Interview with Larry Klimczyk, Executive Director of International Vacation Home Exchange

By Paul Johnson on Feb 18, 2015 in Africa, Celebrities, Interviews, Mexico, Morocco, North America, Regions, South Africa, Travel Miscellany, USA, Washington

A travel junkie, Larry Klimczyk got the bug early in life when joining an international courier company; this is back in the day when people actually traveled overseas to deliver important business documents! Born in Seattle, he has worked in about 35 countries around the globe and visited nearly 70. Today his passion is in

Interview with Tim Bewer, Founder and Director of Isan Explorer

By Paul Johnson on Feb 12, 2015 in Accommodation, Africa, Asia, Bed & Breakfasts, Celebrities, Central African Republic, Cruises & Boat Travel, Food and Drink, Interviews, Middle East, Rail Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel, Syria, Thailand, Travel Miscellany

Originally from Wisconsin in the USA, Tim has lived full-time in Khon Kaen, Thailand since 2007. After a short stint as a legislative assistant, he gave up the 9-5 to become a travel writer-photographer and has since written or co-written over two dozen guidebooks for Lonely Planet and other publishers covering destinations as diverse as

Interview with Francesca Long, Web Editor of Easyvoyage UK

By Paul Johnson on Jan 14, 2015 in Accommodation, Caribbean, Celebrities, Cuba, Europe, Food and Drink, France, Going Out, Hotels, Interviews, Italy, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe

Originally from the UK but recently expatriated to the French capital, I am slowly relearning the Parisian way of life (having done a brief six-month stint here two years ago). I’ve been lucky enough to get a flavour for life all over the place, most recently in Havana, and jumped at the chance to return

Interview with Samantha Chalker, Editor of inBali

By Paul Johnson on Dec 02, 2014 in Asia, Central America, Food and Drink, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Interviews, Regions, Taiwan, Travel Miscellany

Samantha Chalker is a freelance travel writer and marketer. She has been travelling for the better half of a decade, in between failed attempts at office jobs and a home loan. She is often told she’s curious, and sometimes told she’s vegan – apparently it seems that’s a personality trait these days. What is it

Interview with Kat Judge, Owner and Head Chef of AliKats Mountain Holidays

By Paul Johnson on Aug 01, 2014 in Accommodation, Canada, Celebrities, Denmark, Europe, Food and Drink, France, Going Out, Hotels, Interviews, Italy, Jordan, Middle East, North America, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, Turkey, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe

Kat Judge, along with her husband Al, runs the chalet company AliKats Mountain Holidays based in Morzine, France. They offer truly exceptional catered Alpine chalet holidays to their guests. Ever since Al and Kat met at a fancy dress party in Stoke Newington in 2006, they talked about moving from London to the Alps to

Interview with Rana Florida, CEO of the Creative Class Group

By Paul Johnson on Jul 08, 2014 in Accommodation, Air Travel, Celebrities, Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Interviews, Italy, Middle East, Regions, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Arab Emirates, Western Europe

Rana Florida is the CEO of the Creative Class Group, managing new business development, marketing, consulting, research and global operations. The firm’s clients include BMW, Converse, Starwood, IBM, Philips, and Zappos to name just a few. Rana has appeared as a guest on The Today Show and MSNBC and was featured on the front business

Interview with Matthew Savage, Sales Director at Smart Aviation

By Paul Johnson on Jul 08, 2014 in Accommodation, Asia, Europe, Food and Drink, France, Hotels, Interviews, Nepal, New York, North America, Regions, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, USA, Western Europe

I’ve been in the aviation industry for 25 years in charter sales roles, working for two major airlines and another large broker prior to Smart Aviation. I spend my time running the Smart Aviation charter broking team, as well as personally arranging private jet flights for my clients. My clients can be the rich and

Interview with Ben De-Kalo, CEO and Founder of Worthy

By Paul Johnson on Jun 28, 2014 in Africa, Celebrities, Florida, Food and Drink, Interviews, Morocco, New York, North America, Regions, Travel Miscellany, USA

Ben De-Kalo is the CEO and founder of Worthy, the premier marketplace for pre-owned luxury. Worthy is already becoming quite popular as the need for a fast and secure online marketplace is surely felt. Whether someone wants to sell their Rolex and use the funds for a holiday, or wants money for an unwanted diamond

Interview with Richard Zaher, CEO of Paramount Business Jets

By Paul Johnson on May 08, 2014 in Africa, Air Travel, Business Travel, Europe, Florida, France, Interviews, Kenya, New York, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA, Virginia, Western Europe

Richard Zaher grew up in Virginia and attended Herndon High School. Shortly after graduation he attended Embry Riddle Aeronautical University to become a commercial pilot. Throughout the years of flying and studying at ERAU he began to realize that he was more interested in the business aspects of private aviation. He ended up graduating with

Interview with Mariek Anselme, Co-Founder of A.M.A. Selections

By Paul Johnson on Apr 12, 2014 in Accommodation, California, Europe, Food and Drink, France, Georgia, Interviews, North America, Regions, Travel Miscellany, USA, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe

Mariek Anselme is the Co-Founder of A.M.A Selections, the new premier luxury vacation rental agency on the French Riviera. Mariek currently resides in the South of France near Cannes. Although half French and half American by birth, Mariek grew up moving quite often and has lived in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Paris, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Interview with Magali Déchelette, Founder and CEO of Family Twist

By Paul Johnson on Mar 18, 2014 in Asia, Europe, Family Travel, Food and Drink, France, Going Out, Indonesia, Interviews, Regions, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

Magali started her career as a management consultant, which gave her the opportunity to work abroad, especially in London and China. In both countries, she became aware through talking to various people about how difficult it is for families to travel to Paris, her home city. This gave her the idea to found Family Twist,

Interview with Alvaro Rey, Area General Manager of InterContinental in London

By Paul Johnson on Jan 27, 2014 in Colombia, Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Interviews, Regions, Restaurants, South America, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe

Alvaro began his career at InterContinental Medellin in his native country of Colombia in 1984 and has remained with the company ever since. During this time he has held prestigious positions across North and South America, Middle East, Australia and Europe. What is it that you do exactly? I have been General Manager of the

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