Travel Tales: Lisa Thomas, magazine journalist
Name: Lisa Thomas Age: 31 Occupation: Magazine journalist Favourite travel destination?: Europe. I love old-world, historical cities like Rome and Paris. Would also love to visit Barcelona, Athens, Istanbul and Budapest. I also love South East Asia for its chaos and charm, New York for its promise, and Japan for its peacefulness. Why?: I like [...]
Travel Tales: Elliott Miller, Sales & Marketing, COMO Hotels & Resorts
Name: Elliott Miller Age: 36 (feel like 30!) Occupation: Sales & Marketing Favourite travel destination?: Ooh that is very hard as been to so many amazing places but at the moment would have to be Bhutan. The cultural diversity, the landscape, the excursions available depending on how adventurous you feel, high mountain trekking, easy walks, [...]
Travel Tales: Toni Krasicki, Group Exercise Instructor and Writer
Name: Toni Krasicki Age: 42 Occupation: Group Exercise Instructor/Writer Favourite travel destination?: That’s a tough one. I don’t have a favourite destination, but I do have several places that are memorable because of the adventure, the people I met and/or travelled with. Tibet is incredible. It feels so close to the heavens, and very spiritual [...]
Travel Tales: Karina Scott, Owner, Beanstalk Books
Name: Karina Scott Age: 36 Occupation: Full time mother, part time lover of children books, and owner of www.beanstalkbooks.com.au Favourite travel destination?: These days it’s any location that’s warm and has a pool or beach so my kids can stay happy. In my old single life, it was New York. Walking around anywhere in that [...]
Travel Tales: Sarah Blinco
Name: Sarah Blinco Age: 31 Occupation: Journalist and PR consultant (www.sugoipr.com) Favourite travel destination?: Vancouver – I love so many places but there is something about this city that sits close to my heart. Even when it is rainy and foggy I still think it’s beautiful. From the snow-capped mountains, the amazing shopping, dogs being welcome [...]
Travel Tales: Jake Bujayer, LG Life Tastes Good Championship Finalist
Earlier this year, Jake Bujayer flew to Seoul in South Korea to compete in the LG Life Tastes Good Championship, a competition where amateur Chefs from all over the world go head-to-head over the burners. We asked Jake to spill the beans on his adventure … 1. What was your favourite thing about Seoul? I [...]
Travel Tales with a twist: Louise Southerden, Travel Writer, Editor and Photographer
It’s not every day that I get to profile one of Australia’s top travel journalists but today, my friends, is that day. I am very pleased to introduce you to Louise Southerden, ASTW Travel Writer of the Year in 2008 and 2009 and winner of Best Responsible Tourism Story in 2006, 2008 & 2009. She [...]
Travel Tales: Sarah Ayoub, Freelance Journalist, PhD Student & Blogger at www.wordsmithlane.com
Name: Sarah Ayoub Age: 24 Occupation: Freelance Journalist, PhD Student & Blogger at www.wordsmithlane.com Favourite travel destination?: I loved Paris, Switzlerland and Santorini but my all-time favourite place has to be Lebanon. My parents are Lebanese and I have been there twice in my 24 years. I am hoping to take my Anglo-Saxon man there [...]
Travel Tales: Denea Buckingham, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, GourmetRabbit Magazine
Name: Denéa Suzanne Buckingham Age: 23 Occupation: Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, GourmetRabbit Magazine Favourite travel destination?: City – Tokyo/Narita: the culture is so diverse, even among the different suburbs. There is something for everyone, every age, of every interest. You can go clubbing at all hours of the day and night, shoot the most realistic BB guns [...]
Travel Tales: Roberta Muir, Manager of Sydney Seafood School & Freelance food, beverage & travel writer
Name: Roberta Muir Age: 48 Occupation: Manager of Sydney Seafood School and Freelance food/beverage/travel writer Favourite travel destination?: Italy Why?: I love the food, the wine, the culture, the people. Worst experience?: I can’t think of one, every experience is an adventure, there’s always something good, funny or educational to come out of it. For example, [...]
