Ismo, tell us something about your early years in Finland and how you became interested in travel. I was born on Sunday 3rd September 1944 and the cease-fire of the Continuation War between Finland and Soviet Union started next morning and led to the final peace. I...
Michela, you are Italian who has spent quite some time in Germany and you are now based in Australia. How has living in these different countries changed you as a person and how could you compare the experience in each of these places? I lived in Germany as an expat...
For those well-versed in the traveller community, Sascha needs no introduction. One of our highest ranking travellers, whose knowledge of Africa is second to none and who has even formed his own club - which we thoroughly recommend - the author of Traveling: 30 Years...
Karin, you hold the world record for dives in most countries in the world. Tell us a little about the background to your interest in diving, how you got the idea to try diving 'everywhere' and where you still feel you would like to dive. It was on a rough patch of the...
Merja, you are one of the highest ranking female travellers on our website. Tell us something about yourself and why you are fascinated by travel. I’m Merja, 55 years old from Finland. I’m interested in all kinds of art and seeing it while travelling takes me more...
Wee Cheng, you are probably Singapore's biggest traveller. Does that mean you are famous in your home country? I was interviewed by Singapore’s main English newspaper in 2009, as the “most travelled Singaporean”, after being proclaimed as such by a publication known...
Dmitry tell us something about your own background and how your interest in travelling began. When I was 16, I read books of Jack Kerouac, listened to records of Janis Joplin and was involved in the Russian hippie community. I dreamed about travelling. I read a book...
Jeff, tell us about your childhood - and when did your interest in the world and travel develop? I was born in San Francisco, California in 1955, the son of Lawrence Shea from Brooklyn (of Irish and Hungarian descent) and Marie (nee Kambic) (of Slovenian...
Boris, tell us something about yourself and how you set out to see all the countries is the world. Ah, what an impossible question to start with! So, I am from the Netherlands, and my travel career started when my parents put me in a travel cradle and took me...
Samer, you were hit by the travel bug at a young age. How would you describe the symptoms of this 'bug'? That’s right, I was ‘infected’ at just 3 years old when I began traveling to and from Jordan and Syria to visit family. As soon as I realized that my...
Michael, you are a professional photographer. How does this influence the way you see the world? Travelling as a photographer allows me to see some of the most beautiful spots and connect with some of the most beautiful people on the planet. I make an effort to...
You seem to be a very avid traveller - do you have a 'normal' life as well, or are you a full-time traveller? Since 2013 I have been renting out my house in the UK to fund my travels, so apart from a few weeks back home each year to give my friends the...