Tobias Sweijen and Katarina Bagherian are the founders of Swaphouse, a free home-swapping platform helping people travel more affordably by exchanging homes with others around the world. Tobias is a product manager with a background in digital products, growth and user experience, while Katarina is a product, UX and customer insights leader who helps founders and teams build products people truly need. Together, they started Swaphouse after … [Read more...]
Harry Mitsidis, Founder of NomadMania
Harry Mitsidis is the founder of NomadMania, one of the world's leading communities for serious and "out of the box" travelers. Born in London and raised in Athens, he completed visits to all 193 UN-recognized countries by age 36 and has since visited all of them again, one of four people known to have visited every country twice. He created NomadMania to help travelers track, verify and share their journeys while promoting deeper exploration … [Read more...]
Craig Pavlus, CEO and Founder of Pavlus Travel
Craig Pavlus is the CEO and founder of Pavlus Travel & Cruise and one of the most recognized figures in U.S. luxury travel. He began his career at Trans World Airlines (TWA) as a ticket and gate agent, rising to President of TWA Getaway Vacations and later Senior Vice President of Marketing. That front-to-back industry experience — from customer service to executive strategy — shaped the way Pavlus Travel has operated for 32 years. Q. You … [Read more...]
Nina Karnikowski, Australian Travel Writer, Author and Creative Mentor
Nina Karnikowski is an Australian travel writer, author and creative mentor exploring the intersection of travel, culture, ecology and mindful living. She is the author of The Mindful Traveller, Go Lightly, Make a Living Living and The Writer Within, and leads retreats and workshops focused on conscious storytelling and creativity. Her work has appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald, Condé Nast Traveller, TIME and The Australian Financial … [Read more...]
Annea Lockwood, Composer and Sound Artist
Annea Lockwood is an Aotearoa New Zealand-born composer and sound artist known for turning natural environments into immersive sound art. In her “Sound Map” projects, where she captures the sound of rivers, including the Danube, she records everything from flowing water to everyday human activity, revealing the river as a constantly shifting and living soundscape. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and taught at Vassar … [Read more...]
Sébastien Thépénier, French Oenologist and Winemaker
Sébastien Thépénier is a French oenologist and the winemaker behind Vin de Tahiti in Rangiroa, an atoll in French Polynesia. Originally from Burgundy of France, he moved to Tahiti in 2002 to oversee Domaine Dominique Auroy, a pioneering vineyard and wine estate on coral soil in the Pacific. He has since played a central role in developing and refining its unique tropical winemaking. Q. You are originally an oenologist from France. What drew … [Read more...]
Ryan Biddulph, Blogging From Paradise
Ryan Biddulph is a travel blogger and digital nomad who began his journey in 2008 after leaving a security guard job. He founded his blogging platform Blogging From Paradise to share insights on blogging, mindset and location-independent living. Over the years, he has been living nomadically, moving from country to country and helping others grow their blogs. Q. You started blogging in 2008. The early to late 2000s were the “golden years” of … [Read more...]
Mei Zhang, Founder of WildChina
Mei Zhang is the founder of WildChina, an experiential travel company that creates immersive journeys across China, developed in collaboration with local communities. She is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of California, Berkeley, researching how the Tea Horse Trail can be reimagined as a contemporary hiking route connecting cultures and landscapes. Q1. When you first chose the name WildChina, how do you personally define “wild” in … [Read more...]
Ronni Abergel, Co-Founder of The Human Library
Ronni Abergel is a Danish social entrepreneur and co-founder of the The Human Library Organization. He is the driving force behind the Human Library concept launched in 2000, where people serve as “living books” to challenge stereotypes through open dialogue. The library was first started in Copenhagen and has since spread to more than 85 countries across six continents. Q. When I hear the name “The Human Library”, It literally reminds me of … [Read more...]
Aaron Linsdau, American Polar Explorer
Aaron Linsdau is an American polar explorer. He is best known for completing a solo expedition from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole - the second American to complete the journey. His other expeditions include a winter trek across the Greenland Tundra and three ski expeditions across Yellowstone National Park. He also crossed the Greenland Ice Cap in 2023, leading an unsupported and unsupplied team expedition. In addition, he has climbed Denali … [Read more...]
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