• Guests’ Corner: Tales of Travel and Trade, Mihaela

    9 January 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 Mihaela, travel blogger at Tales of Travel and Trade. With over 15 years’ worth of diverse, hospitality industry experience, Mihaela – a Romanian based in the Middle East (currently, the UAE) – is no stranger to travel… For her, travel is about the adrenaline of the unknown, the excitement of seeing new places and the joys of meeting new people, who hail from different backgrounds, races and cultures. Above all else though,…

  • Guests’ Corner: Solo World Wanderer, Karen Lynn

    2 January 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 Karen Lynn, travel consultant and blogger at Solo World Wanderer. Karen Lynn’s passion for travel was sparked from a very young age. Even as a child, she would tear apart the Sunday newspaper, searching for the travel section, which she would then gleefully devour. At 15 (and without the internet), Karen researched, planned and booked her first overseas trip to Paris and Madrid for herself and her family to enjoy. The following…