• Guests’ Corner: I’m Aniela

    As part of the next instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner, I chatted to Aniela: The Travel Teller, a keen travel and fashion blogger. Proudly Mexican by birth and a Communicologist by profession – in her free time, Aniela is also a passionate travel teller and inspired travel and fashion blogger. Her self-titled travel blog, I’m Aniela, offers wonderful insights into joint passions: travel and fashion. It looks at Aniela’s extraordinary travels, inspiring both English and Spanish readers alike. Her blog was created to share her unique and personal anecdotes, particularly of time spent living in another country, and…

  • Guests’ Corner: Adventures with Ashley

    As part of the next instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner, I chatted to Ashley Barlow, talented travel blogger and inspirational runner for hope. Ashley Barlow, who hails from Virginia, USA, is not just an inspirational blogger (although she is certainly that, too). Rather, she’s a woman of incredible strength, agility and determination… In addition to being a wonderful travel blogger, Ashley is also a dedicated distance runner, triathlete, hiker, cyclist and nature-loving explorer. Through time, Ashley’s passion for running has also helped to spur a love for new places, nature and photography – and in 2015, after…

  • Guests’ Corner: Mommy Gearest

    As part of the next instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner (previously a local South African travel interview section on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust), I chatted to Andrea Traynor, lifestyle travel blogger at Mommy Gearest. Her day job may lie in communications, but, in her free time, Andrea Traynor is one hugely talented and inspired lifestyle travel blogger. And, on a more personal level, when she’s not focused on work or dedicating time to her award-winning parenting site, Mommy Gearest, Andrea is also a loving, devoted wife and mother of two. But that’s not all, for Andrea is also a…

  • Guests’ Corner: PlanetPilgrims

    As part of the next instalment in Guests’ Corner – a local and international travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust – I chatted to Jessy Lipperts, travel designer and blogger at PlanetPilgrims. Originally from The Netherlands, Jessy Lipperts – founder of the inspirational PlanetPilgrims and a motivated travel designer, who loves helping travellers discover their next personalised itinerary – moved to South Africa in 2003… after which time she promptly fell in love with this new country! So, instead of returning to The Netherlands once her five-month project was up, Jessy decided to stay and call SA home. This move…

  • Guests’ Corner: Lorinda’s World

    As part of the next instalment in Guests’ Corner – a local and international travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust – I chatted to Lorinda Voges, South African travel and lifestyle blogger and the pioneering founder of PR agency, 4Elements Media. Lorinda Voges is a woman who requires little introduction… Not only is she the proud founder of the highly rated, South African-based PR agency, 4Elements Media, but she is also an immediately recognisable, talented travel and lifestyle blogger. In fact, Lorinda is many things… She is a female entrepreneur in the PR and media industry, a connected and…

  • Guests’ Corner: HappyShell Travel Reviews

    As part of the next instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner (previously a local South African travel interview section on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust), I chatted to Ofri Daniel, a keen travel blogger and nature girl of note. For as long as she can remember, Ofri Daniel has adored travelling. She is – and always was – the nature girl in her family. Despite studying and working in the Economics field, it soon became clear that an office cubicle was not best suited to Ofri’s life mission and she eventually resigned, entering into Education instead. While she enjoyed this…

  • Guests’ Corner: I without Borders

    As part of the next instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner (previously a local South African travel interview section on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust), I chatted to Asmae Idrissi, a passionate travel blogger and engaging student. In between her exciting studies – which include studying towards her Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering in France and pursuing a double degree from the Chiang Mai University, Thailand – Asmae Idrissi, a vivacious, young Moroccan lady, runs her beautiful travel blog, I without Borders. Aside from her studies and blogging, Asmae is fiercely passionate about travelling, exploring new and unknown places and broadening…

  • Guests’ Corner: Emily Luxton Travels

    As part of the next instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner (previously a local South African travel interview section on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust), I chatted to Emily Luxton, an award-winning travel blogger and freelance writer. Emily Luxton, a top UK-based travel blogger and writer, might have grown up in a small seaside town on the south coast of England – but that hasn’t stopped her from fulfilling the kind of big travel dreams most of us can only fantasise about… In early 2014, she quit her job to travel full-time – and she has never looked back since. Her…

  • Guests’ Corner: Mike Treks

    As part of the next instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner (previously a local South African travel interview section on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust), I chatted to Michael Gregory, travel blogger at Mike Treks. Keen traveller Michael Gregory – a travel blogger based in London – has a passion for helping people to break free from the traditional nine-to-five job and enjoy a life full of travel. When he’s not exploring the world – his favourite destinations are Europe, the US and Southeast Asia – Michael runs his entertaining and insightful travel blog, Mike Treks, even as he works in…

  • Guests’ Corner SPECIAL: Wild Wonderful World

    As part of this instalment in Guests’ Corner, I chatted to Wild Wonderful World, led by Michelle and Grant, both passionate travelling conservationists, inspiring change from the ground up in Africa. You might have heard the expression, ‘Not all superheroes wear capes,’ – and when I think of Michelle Campbell and Grant Pengilly – enthusiastic wildlife conservationists who hail from South Africa – that certainly springs to my mind. You see, since November 2017, Michelle and Grant have been travelling around Africa, inspiring change, fighting wildlife injustice and educating communities. All while documenting and photographing their journey, experiences and encounters…