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    Guests’ Corner: Betsi’s World

    12 June 2018 - By 

    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 Betsi Hill, travel blogger, creative editor and Florida-based freelance writer at Betsi’s World. With years of experience amassed both together and individually, husband-and-wife duo, Betsi and Jim Hill, are a writing and travelling force to be reckoned with… Using their combined passion for and knowledge of travel, food, wine and boating, and above all, their joint expertise (Betsi worked in various sectors of the service industry, and now frequently appears as a…

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    Guests’ Corner SPECIAL: Our Travelling Family

    9 June 2018 - By 

    As part of this special instalment in Guests’ Corner, a local and international travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust, I chatted to Our Travelling Family, a close-knit family of travellers, volunteering their way around our world! The Binedell family is a passionate and vivacious volunteering family, currently travelling their way around the world. Karen and Warren (both originally from South Africa) are bringing up their three children – Sebastian, Aiden and Ella – with a sense of purpose, appreciation for the world around us – and above all, with heartfelt respect for the people and creatures who call it home. Their…

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    Guests’ Corner: Stephanie Marthinus

    6 June 2018 - By 

    As part of the next instalment in Guests’ Corner, a local and international travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust, I chatted to Stephanie Marthinus, South African travel blogger (and passionate small town promoter). Despite working a busy 9-to-5 as a Digital Marketing and Communications Officer (for an IT Law Firm) and juggling a part-time role as a PR and Marketing Coordinator for a bespoke fabric store, through her blog and social media feeds, the talented and passionate Stephanie Marthinus has fast become one of the Western Cape’s best tourism promoters around… With her fiance and equally eager travel partner, Courtney…

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    Guests’ Corner: Monique van der Walt

    30 May 2018 - By 

    As part of the next instalment in Guests’ Corner, a local and international travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust, I chatted to Monique van der Walt, a social media tourism promoter and traveller of note. Monique van der Walt’s passion runs deep and in a most inspirational manner, she has applied it to devoting herself to a life of social media tourism, PR and photography, three empowering aspects, which not only show the beautiful side of South Africa – but that also allow her to follow the only mentor she wants to guide her in this life: God. Over the…

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    Guests’ Corner: Local Adventurer

    24 May 2018 - By 

    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 Esther JuLee and Jacob Fu, who, together run the amazing travel blog, Local Adventurer. Esther JuLee and Jacob Fu are a married travelling couple, originally from Atlanta. Aside from their amazing, visual blog, Local Adventurer, which they run together – this inspirational couple has one travel goal: to explore at least one new city every year! It’s a goal most of us can only dream of achieving but city by city (with…

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    Guests’ Corner: Dominique in the City

    16 May 2018 - By 

    As part of the next instalment in Guests’ Corner, a local and international travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust, I chatted to Dominique Heusdens, SA travel blogger and photographer at Dominique in the City. Having grown up in a minute, diamond mining town in Namibia, for Dominique Heusdens, her love of travel began at a tender age (like so many of us), as her family frequently travelled to Cape Town to stock up on goodies and necessities alike… She has fond memories of braaiing under the stars, and of endless roads flanked by changing, yet always beautiful, South African landscapes. While…

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    Guests’ Corner: Lost With Purpose

    9 May 2018 - By 

    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 Alex Reynolds, travel blogger and photographer at Lost with Purpose – and full-time backpacker of note! Having grown up in the East Coast of the United States, with a trifecta of cultures (she’s half Filipino, half English) and some rich travel experiences to boot, from a young age, Alex Reynold’s love of travel was all but guaranteed – and that’s all before she quit her desk job, sold off all but her…

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    Guests’ Corner SPECIAL: With Dog She Travels

    4 May 2018 - By 

    As part of this special instalment in Guests’ Corner, a local and international travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust, I chatted to Erin Maxson, passionate blogger and dog lover of note. Erin Maxson and her adorable, brave rescue dog, Rory, are an inspirational travelling human-dog duo. Together, the pair travel the U.S. (soon in an Airstream trailer!), enjoying all the sights and sounds open to them. Every day, they hike, play, swim, nap and more side by side. Adventures aside, Erin and Rory also have an With Dog She Travels page, which tells a poetic, visual tale of the unshakable…

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    Guests’ Corner: Just Janet

    2 May 2018 - By 

    As part of the next instalment in Guests’ Corner, a local and international travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust, I chatted to Janet Rowsell, SA food and wine blogger at Just Janet. Janet Rowsell, a passionate foodie and wine blogger at Just Janet, might tell you that she is just your average Joe (read: Janet), but her incredible blog, Just Janet – which is filled with top-class food and wine posts – tells a different story. A former high school teacher-turned-full-time blogger, Janet considers herself to be an unofficial South African wine ambassador and is particularly passionate about South Africa’s wondrous…

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    Guests’ Corner: WEARENICO

    24 April 2018 - By 

    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 Nicola Armstrong, travel blogger at WEARENICO. In 2016, Nicola – a graphic designer who hails from the UK – quit her day job to travel full-time through South America… Spurned on by her love of travel, photography and design, Nicola set off on her next journey. Which involved her relocating to China to teach English. In addition to her beautifully curated travel, food and lifestyle blog, WEARENICO, since her move to China, Nico…