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Our interviews focus on the travel, entertainment and lifestyle industry,
with people who are making valuable contributions in their particular fields.


Matt Ruby, New York City Stand-up Comedian

November 10, 2021 by Teh Chin Liang5 Comments

Q. In your article  “What I’ve Learned From 10 Years of Doing Standup Comedy”,  you mentioned the reason you began stand-up comedy was to tell the truth and being funny was the best way to deliver it. Tell us about your love for comedy and your journey into stand-up comedy? My therapist once asked me if I do standup comedy because my mom was funny. I replied, “No, I don’t think so. My mom wasn’t really that funny. In fact, come to think of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: Art, Asia, Boston, Canada, Culture, Drinking, England, Festival, France, Israel, Journey, Mountain Climbing, Music, New York City, Photography, Technology, Thailand, Trekking

Ryan Vasquez, Broadway, Movie and TV Actor and Singer

November 4, 2021 by Teh Chin Liang2 Comments

Q. I took a listen to your latest single “Pray” -  a powerful spiritual song and also your performance of “She Used to Be Mine" at Broadway Sessions. You have a remarkable vocal gift. Tell us about your singing journey and who are your biggest influences? Growing up, I was always listening to different styles of music, but I was especially fond of musical theater albums as I got more and more into theater. Billy Porter’s album was on repeat in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: America, Art, Film, History, Journey, London, Music, Wildlife

A harsh but beautiful wildlife haven at the bottom of the world – Interview with Vicki Foster, Government Officer of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands

October 4, 2021 by Teh Chin Liang2 Comments

My mobile phone buzzed with an email alert, jolting me out of my reverie. It was from Vicki Foster. “As I am writing this, I am looking out of my window across the bay to 2,000-meter mountains rising to snowy peaks. There is a male elephant seal trumpeting his arrival to the beach with his massive nose." Interviewing Vicki was like sitting down in from of a TV and flipping the channel to National Geographic Network. She shared her story with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Antarctica, Art, Beach, Cell Phone, Christmas, Cruising, Drinking, England, Fashion, Film, Fishing, Georgia, History, Interview, Mountain Climbing, Museum, National Geographic, Paradise, Resort

Discover the ultimate indulgence of hanging 1,200 feet off a cliff in the Sacred Valley, Peru – Interview with Natalia Rodriguez, General Manager of Natura Vive

September 25, 2021 by Teh Chin Liang1 Comment

A ray of sun broke through the clouds and the morning mist, illuminating the valley in sparkly golden gold. The surrounding mountains cast a long shadow over a vast expanse of farmland cut by a river meandering through the valley. This is the Sacred Valley of the Incas, a lush green valley lies in the heart of Urubamba Province, Peru – about 35 miles from Cusco, the gateway to Machu Picchu. Up on the edge of a mountain cliff, three transparent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: Art, Bridges, Coffee, Colombia, Culinary travel, Ecuador, Interview, Journey, Machu Picchu, Mountain Climbing, Peru, Road Trip, Rock climbing, Walking tour, Whitewater Rafting, Wine Tasting

Horror Talk with Rich Ragsdale – Director, Composer, Producer and Writer

September 19, 2021 by Teh Chin LiangLeave a Comment

“Ghost House” is one of the best horror movies I have seen in a long time. The horror elements are so original and raw  - the jump scare, the atmosphere, the soundtrack etc, everything is done completely right. The movie does not throw in excessive unnecessary special effects or follow the Hollywood’s formulaic scare tactics. It hit me in a way that most horror flicks hadn’t. I remember when the movie was over, I immediately pulled out my phone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: Art, Asia, Bangkok Thailand, Cambodia, Culture, England, Film, Food and Wine, Hollywood, Hungary, Interview, Journey, Markets, Monks, Music, Romantic, South Carolina, South East Asia, Street Food, Tennessee

Tom Waller: Producer, Director and Writer

September 3, 2021 by Teh Chin Liang2 Comments

In 2018, a group of young Thai football players and their coach found themselves stranded in the flooded Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand. The rescue mission that involved countless divers, military personnel and volunteers from many countries took over 2 weeks to safely pull every one of them out of the cave. The incident once sent a shock wave reverberating around the world. A year later, this nail-biting rescue event was made into a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: Art, Bangkok Thailand, Beach, Caves, Cell Phone, Culture, Festival, Film, Gun, iPhone, Ireland, Paris, Thailand, Volunteer, Wildlife

The Utopia in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean – Interview with Shirley Squibb, Deputy Head of the Tourism Department of Tristan da Cunha

September 3, 2021 by Teh Chin LiangLeave a Comment

Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Shirley Squibb to get an insider's glimpse of life in Tristan da Cunha, a South Atlantic Ocean island that is completely isolated from the outside world. Surrounded by rough seas and untouched wilderness, coupled with unpredictable weather conditions, Tristan was founded by a Portuguese admiral named Admiral Tristao da Cunha in 1506.  Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is the main village in Tristan where all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Art, Beach, Christmas, Coffee, Drinking, Edinburgh, Farming, Fishing, Food and Wine, Interview, Journey, Museum, Sailing, Seafood, Shopping Mall, Village, Volcano, Walking tour, Wildlife

Meet the Brummy who turned his love for his hometown into a walking tour – Rob Ankcorn, the co-founder of Real Birmingham Free Walking Tour

August 16, 2021 by Teh Chin LiangLeave a Comment

It was a grey chilly Saturday morning in February 2016. Most people would have been sleeping in or still tucked under a warm blanket with a hot chocolate by their side. Rob and Ruby, on the other hand, woke up earlier than usual and made their way to the main square in Birmingham. They had a mission that brought a surge of adrenaline rush in them. While waiting nervously for the crowd to congregate, bystanders were curious what they were up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: America, Architecture, Art, Britain, Chocolate, Colombia, Culture, England, Garden, History, Interview, Italy, Shopping Mall, South America, Spain, Walking tour

Guðrið Højgaard, CEO Visit Faroe Islands

July 8, 2021 by Teh Chin LiangLeave a Comment

Q1. Tell us a little bit about yourself? I was born and raised in the Faroe Islands but have been living in 5 different countries for 20 years. I moved back to the Faroe Islands in 2012 to take the lead at Visit Faroe Islands. Prior to that, I was Marketing Director for Visit Stockholm and Marketing Manager for Visit Denmark. Q2. What has living abroad taught you? One thing that I learned all these years is that hard work will not go … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Art, Bridges, Culinary travel, Culture, Denmark, Fishing, Food and Wine, Lifestyle, Seafood, Walking tour, Wildlife

Living in the Archipelago That Whale Sharks Call Home – Interview with Founder of the Mafia Island Tourism Association, Peter Byrne

June 1, 2021 by Teh Chin Liang1 Comment

Out in the middle of the Indian ocean, the water is shimmering in deep emerald green. A traditional dhow rocks gently against the lapping ripples. Next to the boat, a group of divers are flipping their fins in excitement and snorkeling alongside with a whale shark, the biggest fish in the ocean and a species now classified as endangered. This is not a typical scene on any tropical island. This experience – and all its other attractions in one … [Read more...]

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  • Mark Jason Williams, Award-Winning Playwright, Essayist and Travel Writer
  • Matt Ruby, New York City Stand-up Comedian
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  • The Vawter Family – Vawters on the Water
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  • Tony Wheeler: Founder of Lonely Planet
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