Tagged: travel

From the moment we contacted with Lindsay on Twitter, we understood each other perfectly. Maybe its that ne’er-do-well spirit we share; we, too, like to hit the bars for beers and watch the sun rise. We didn’t want to miss our chance to ask her a couple of questions and find out more about her, her trip around the world and her blog.

Who is Lindsay Hogg and what is The Traveller?

Painting, photography, technology and travel seem to be my calls in life, with an expertise in the art of drinking, specifically beer and wine.

I can’t seem to keep myself out of trouble and my clumsy experiences have become heightened since I started traveling. Friends have encouraged me to write a book on the situations I get myself into. I could publish a whole chapter or two just on falling down and I’m not over exaggerating.

Instead, I decided to create The Traveller World Guide. It isn’t your typical travel site. From how to make friends traveling to tips on dealing with douchebags it has an aray of colourful articles. Although The Traveller is quite humourus and entertaining, it still contains a variety of informative and researched travel tips, guides and world news.

The main writers on The Traveller are myself and Mike Argyle aka Margyle. Mike now heads ‘in the news’ where he shares his amusing take on the latest world and travel news and rambles about some other topics as well.

Where have you been so far and which experiences you’ve liked the most?

I have been all over south America, Australia, Asia and New Zealand. I enjoy variety in my travels, I like to ‘mix it up’. From Tokyo, one of my favorite cities on earth to outdoor adventures along the coast of New Zealand to the cultural experiences found in Peru or Laos.

Being on the road, you must have shared really good stories on the blog, which ones would you recommend?

In my ‘On the Road’ column you can read an array of stories about me and my humorous ability to find misfortune all over the world. I would recommend anything in that column, it ranges from being arrested in Lima to falling in mud on a tour of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Plus I’m currently editing the rest of my stories from South East Asia! So stay tuned because I share some ‘top secret’ personal aspects of my travels through Asia (yes, I have emotions!) AND at the end of my travels I will dish out the ‘juicy’ gossip I have been withholding from readers for far too long.

Last week the Trourist team had the opportunity to go to Barcelona to present the company at the Re’09 event, organized by Infonomía. But apart from presenting trourist and working as part of the staff, we also had time to learn from the keynotes and the activities organized. I would like to highlight the following topics:

- Africa: Unfortunately, Africa is often out of this type of events. But it didn’t happen at the Re’09. Antonella Broglia talked to us about the opportunities for investors at this country. Her vision was reaffirmed by  Xumo Nounjio, an artist and entrepreneur from Camerun. He said “In Africa there is no need for rice; all we need are firms which respect our identity”.

- Abilities:  Eric Villalón let us know about the development of personal abilities from his own experience. I made it mine one of the ideas he talked about: “We all have abilities to do big things; we’ll only need hard work and perseverance to achieve them”.

- Emotions: Xesco Espar showed us emotions aren’t static and can be controlled. “Don’t be afraid of falling down; just try not to be long time down there”.

- Trends: Economical, technological, educational and social trends also came up during the two days.