Interview With Travel Blogger Charlie Jean Marchant

It is our second post of this serie where we publish an interview with popular travel blogger. Last week Elena Prokopets gave us an interview. If you are a travel blogger and have what to say our readers then we can organise an interview with you. Just get in touch with us. Give us your full name please. Charlie Jean Marchant   Do you have a preferred name or a nickname you like? My friends just called me Chaz.   What nationality are you? I’m British.   Which country do you use as your base? Currently Costa Rica, as I’ve been house sitting there very regularly over the past 6 months. My base changes all the time though. I previously lived in Taiwan and that was my base for travel in South East Asia. Of course, home in the UK is always my base for European travel.       Which country would you like to live? I’d really like to live in Sweden or one of the Scandanavian countries. I like the beautiful landscapes, the friendly locals, and the delicious cafe culture of places like Stockholm.   What is your favorite way of travelling? Slow travel is by far my favourite way to travel. I really dislike rushing through places and having to plan ahead to make sure I can pack as many of the sights as possible. I like to stay in one place a long time, have lazy days in cafes, discover the places where locals like to eat and if I’m house sitting then shop in the local farmer’s markets and cook the foods I...

Interview With Travel Blogger Elena Prokopets

Give us your full name please. Elena Prokopets   Do you have a preferred name or a nick name you like? Nope. Simply, Elena is fine.   What nationality are you? Ukrainian   Which country do you use as your base? Currently, I’m an expat in France and spend most of my time in Besancon, unless I’m not traveling.   Which country would you like to live? Frankly, I just don’t know! I’m extremely fond of the French lifestyle and food (and wine of course!), however I don’t think I’ll stay in France for the rest of my life. I think I really need to see more of the world and live in a few more countries before I can answer that question : )   What is your favorite way of travelling? With a suitcase that can fit on board (even for 1+ trips), slowly eating my way around the country. I’d say I’m more of a budget traveler, though I will definitely splurge for adventurous activities and food.   What is your take on travelling and sustainability? I always learn of the local customs first before traveling to a certain destination, especially a remote one. Absolutely socially acceptable things in the Western world, may offend people of the East and South. Besides, dressing appropriately especially for women is important if you would like to make friends with the local and avoid unnecessary attention. I always buy local food and products, opting for street markets instead of supermarket chains to support local manufactures.   When was the first time you travelled alone and where to? When I was...

Leading Indian Travel Bloggers & What Make Them Tick

Following the success of our previous two travel bloggers roundups, we have just put a new travel bloggers roundup together. This time, focusing the spotlight on leading Indian travel bloggers. The bloggers featured in this roundup are creme dela creme of travel blogging in Indian, most or them are authoritative in the segment of the travel industry they blog about. We like to thank each and every one of them for finding the time to help up compile this roundup. 13 Prominent Travel Bloggers on What They Love Most about Travel Blogging Find Out What Top Travel Bloggers Love About Their Job – Part 2  But we received comments from Indian travel bloggers who would like to be included into our roundup too. Since there were few such offers, we decided to create another post but this time only about Indian travel bloggers. When I started working on the post I thought that it would be difficult to get enough of responses because there are not many popular travel bloggers from India. To be honest I was very surprised with the result and we received much more answers than expected. The question I asked was “What Do You Like The Most Being A Travel Blogger”. Here are our roundup participants: Siddhartha Joshi Mariellen Ward Arti S Puru Ekta Anuradha Goyal Anuradha Shankar Mridula Dwivedi Lakshmi Sharath Arun Bhat Ruchika Vyas Shrinidhi Hande Bhushavali   Tanu Anand   Siddhartha Joshi   www.siddharthajoshi.com To me the best thing about being a travel blogger is bringing out stories of people and places to my readers. I love tales – traveling allows me to...

Tel Aviv – A Middle Eastern Metropolis that Never Stops

When you choose to take a trip to Tel Aviv, you will find that you have made the best of all possible holiday choices. Forget what you may have heard about this sunny location in the past because it is now one of the top vacation spots in the world. Offering white sand beaches, casinos, boutiques, exotic markets, tasty restaurants, entertaining nightlife and history filled sightseeing; Tel Aviv has more than earned the name of “the city that never stops.” There is an energy vibrating just the below surface in this city that promises fun of the highest caliber. If you are into learning about a new culture, there is the atmospheric Old Jaffa where you can stroll at your leisure through alleyways of cobblestone stopping along the way to visit cafes and colorful, imaginative shops. Don’t forget about the many remarkable museums and leafy, green parks. In addition, you are only a hop, skip and a jump from a day trip to the Holy Lands. Sugar Sand Beaches One very special thing about the city of Tel Aviv is that you can be in the city one minute and strolling right onto one of the whitest beaches you have ever seen anywhere during the next minute. This is a city that you will agree has been blessed by Mother Nature when you first set eyes on those shimmering beaches with sugar white sand and crystal water. Your mornings can be spent shopping in the many chic boutiques of the city as well as sightseeing. Take a break for lunch in one of the delectable cafés and then head...