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In this inspiring episode I sit down with Dr. C. L. Max Nikias, renowned academic, engineer, author, and former President of the University of Southern California (USC).

Born in Cyprus, Dr. Nikias' story is one of resilience, determination, and the transformative power of education. From humble beginnings on a small Mediterranean island to leading one of the world's most prestigious universities, his journey embodies the belief that our circumstances do not define our destiny.

During this fascinating conversation, Dr. Nikias reflects on his childhood in Cyprus, the values instilled in him by his family, and the experiences that shaped his character and ambitions. He shares the challenges and opportunities that accompanied his move to the United States, where he pursued higher education and built an extraordinary academic career.

As an internationally recognized expert in engineering and innovation, Dr. Nikias rose through the academic ranks to become the 11th President of USC, overseeing a period of unprecedented growth, academic excellence, and global impact. Yet behind the impressive titles and achievements lies a deeply personal story of perseverance, vision, and gratitude.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Growing up in Cyprus and the lessons learned from his early years
• The immigrant experience and adapting to a new country
• The role of education in transforming lives
• Leadership, vision, and building a legacy
• The importance of innovation and lifelong learning
• The values that guided him throughout his remarkable career
• His reflections on success, purpose, and giving back
• His love for Greek history and philosophy and his favorite town in the world

Dr. Nikias also shares insights from his memoir, American Trojan, a powerful account of his journey from Cyprus to the highest levels of academia and leadership in the United States.

This episode is a testament to the power of dreams, hard work, and the courage to embrace new horizons.

About Dr. Max NikiasDr. C. L. Max Nikias was born in Cyprus and went on to become a distinguished engineer, professor, university leader, and the 11th President of the University of Southern California. Recognized internationally for his contributions to engineering, education, and leadership, he has inspired generations of students and professionals around the world.

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In this inspiring episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I welcome Patricia Elias, an international human rights lawyer, women's rights advocate, humanitarian, and global campaigner for peace.

Born in Lebanon and working on the international stage, Patricia has dedicated her life to advancing human rights, gender equality, and the meaningful participation of women in decision-making. Her remarkable journey has taken her from legal advocacy to the halls of the United Nations, where she has worked tirelessly to ensure that women's voices are heard where it matters most.

During our conversation, Patricia shares the personal experiences that shaped her mission, the challenges she has faced along the way, and the lessons she has learned from working across cultures, countries, and communities. We explore the importance of courage, resilience, leadership, and the power of using your voice to create lasting change.

A major focus of our discussion is Patricia's global campaign "No Peace Without Women," a movement calling for women to be fully represented in peace negotiations and decision-making processes. Despite decades of international commitments, women remain significantly underrepresented in peace talks worldwide, even though research consistently shows that peace agreements are more sustainable when women are involved. Patricia's campaign aims to transform these commitments into action and ensure that women have a seat at every table where the future of nations is decided.

We also discuss:

• Patricia's journey from Lebanon to international advocacy
• Human rights and humanitarian work around the world
• Why women's leadership is essential for lasting peace
• The importance of dialogue, empathy, and inclusion
• The role each of us can play in creating a better future
• Her vision for the next generation of leaders

This is a conversation about purpose, hope, courage, and the belief that one person truly can make a difference.

Support the Global CampaignPatricia invites listeners to join the international movement "No Peace Without Women" by signing the petition and helping amplify the message that sustainable peace requires women's leadership and participation. The campaign seeks to gather global support and deliver its call to the United Nations.

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Connect with Patricia EliasPatricia Elias is an international lawyer, former UN Women Senior Advisor, women's rights advocate, and founder of the "No Peace Without Women" campaign. She continues to work globally to advance peace, human rights, and gender equality.

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What happens when a Swiss-born business man who become a bus driver living in the Canadian Rockies decides it's never too late to follow a dream?

In this inspiring episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I speak with Marcel Heim, a man whose life journey proves that reinvention has no age limit.

Born in Switzerland and now living in Cochrane, Alberta, Marcel spent much of his professional life working in export, technology, project leadership, and business development before making the life-changing decision to move to Canada with his wife Irene. What followed was a journey filled with uncertainty, perseverance, culture shock, and ultimately the creation of a new life in one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Today, Marcel still drives a public transit bus through the spectacular Bow Valley between Canmore, Banff, and Lake Louise, where he quietly observes the people who board his bus every day. Their stories, struggles, humour, and humanity became the inspiration for something entirely unexpected.

At the age of 66, Marcel is releasing his debut country/Americana album, The Water Never Asked My Name, a collection of twelve songs inspired by real people, real roads, and the quiet moments most of us never notice. Using AI-assisted music production, Marcel transformed years of observations, memories, lyrics, and melodies into a finished album, proving that technology can become a powerful creative tool when guided by authentic human experience.

In this conversation we discuss:

• Growing up in Switzerland and his early life journey

• Meeting the love of his life, Irene

• The bold decision to leave Switzerland for Canada

• The challenges of immigration and starting over from scratch

• Life in the Canadian Rockies

• Why he became a bus driver after a successful professional career

• The fascinating people who inspired his songs

• How artificial intelligence helped him achieve a lifelong dream

• Why creativity, curiosity, and reinvention do not have an expiry date

• The stories behind songs such as Swiss Boy in the Rockies, Five Minutes and a Heater, and The Water Never Asked My Name

This episode is a beautiful reminder that dreams don't retire when we do. Sometimes they are simply waiting for the right moment to emerge.

As Marcel says through his music, the most meaningful stories are often found in ordinary people living ordinary lives.

Listen now and discover how one man turned a lifetime of observations into music, proving that it is never too late to create something extraordinary.

About Marcel Heim

Marcel Heim was born in Switzerland and now lives in Cochrane, Alberta, with his wife Irene. After careers in export, information technology, leadership, and business development, he found inspiration in the everyday lives of passengers travelling through the Canadian Rockies. His debut album, The Water Never Asked My Name, will be released on July 3, 2026.

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In this deeply moving and inspiring episode, I sit down with my dear friend Stephanie Molina y Vedia, a woman whose life story is nothing short of extraordinary.

A mother of four, a global citizen, and the only female football agent in Switzerland, Stephanie’s journey is one of courage, reinvention, and unwavering determination.

From dominating the male-driven world of commodities trading as the “Cobalt Queen” to disrupting the football industry with her own agency, Stephanie has continuously redefined what is possible, both personally and professionally.

But behind her success lies a moment that changed everything.

The moment that changed her life:

At the birth of her fourth child, Stephanie heard the words no mother ever wants to hear:

“You have eight minutes… the mother and the child have eight minutes.”

Her daughter Abigail was born prematurely at 27 weeks, and what followed were months of uncertainty, fear, and resilience. Against all odds, both survived, but the experience left a permanent imprint.

Those eight minutes became a turning point.

A moment that brought absolute clarity about what truly matters: connection, love, time, and the courage to live fully.

Before this life-changing event, Stephanie built an impressive career in the commodities world, working with Glencore International AG, managing high-level deals and projects exceeding 50 million USD. Known as the “Queen of Cobalt”, she thrived in a highly competitive, male-dominated environment.

But after her daughter’s birth, everything shifted.

She stepped away, reassessed her life, and chose a completely new path, one that would offer freedom, purpose, and deeper human connection.

Reinventing herself in the world of Football

Stephanie entered yet another male-dominated industry: professional football.

With courage and vision, she founded Asmantra Sports, a boutique, female-led football agency that brings a human, relationship-driven approach to sports management.

Today, she stands as the only female football agent in Switzerland and a true industry disruptor, working across Europe and South America.

Her work, however, goes beyond representing players. Stephanie is now also developing a course designed specifically for parents of young football talents, guiding them on how to support, nurture, and navigate their children’s potential in a demanding and often complex industry.

Her success is not built on following the rules, but on redefining them.

In our conversation, Stephanie shares:

• How adversity can become your greatest turning point
• What it takes to succeed in male-dominated industries
• The power of emotional intelligence in business
• Why connection is the true currency of success
• How motherhood shaped her leadership and purpose
• The courage it takes to reinvent yourself, again and again

Her story is a masterclass in resilience, self-leadership, and fearless decision-making.

Born in Houston to Argentine and American parents, Stephanie grew up in an international environment and has lived and worked across the world, including Russia, Hungary, Spain, and Switzerland.

Fluent in five languages, she has a natural ability to connect across cultures, a skill that has been instrumental in her success.

Her life has been shaped by travel, diversity, and a deep understanding of people.

Beyond her professional achievements, Stephanie is a devoted mother of four and a passionate advocate for female entrepreneurship.

She is a woman who lives with intensity, authenticity, and purpose, whether she is negotiating deals, supporting athletes, or hiking in the mountains.

Her philosophy is simple yet powerful:

Be fearless. Be honest. And never forget who you are.

Stephanie’s journey reminds us that life does not always go according to plan but sometimes, the most difficult moments lead us exactly where we are meant to be.

That reinvention is always possible.

And that true success is not just about what we achieve but. about how deeply we live, love, and connect.

If you have ever felt the need to start again, to pivot, or to step into a new version of yourself, this episode will speak directly to your heart.

Because sometimes… it only takes one moment to change everything.

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In this powerful episode, I sit down with Marcia Martin, a true pioneer in the world of personal transformation.

For over five decades, Marcia has been at the forefront of leadership, communication, and human potential, helping shape an entire industry. This conversation is not just about success, it is about truth, authenticity, and what it really means to step into your power.

Marcia Martin is not just part of the human potential movement, she helped create it.

She played a key role in transforming a small seminar into the globally recognised Erhard Seminars Training, later known as Landmark Forum. Its founder, Werner Erhard, described her as “the woman who put est on the map.”

Her influence extends to major transformational platforms and leaders, including programs like Lifespring, The Hoffman Process, and the early emergence of Tony Robbins.

What we explore:

In our conversation, Marcia shares her profound perspective on transformation, not as something we fix, but something we unlock.

We talk about:

1. Authentic power and true leadership
2. The role of communication in creating impact
3. How to build cultures that inspire change
4. Why transformation begins within

Her work blends strategic clarity with deep emotional and spiritual insight, creating lasting and meaningful change.

As CEO of Marcia Martin Productions, Marcia has trained over 350,000 people worldwide and coached leaders across four continents.

Her clients include global brands such as Warner Bros., Capital One, Hard Rock International, Chase Bank, InterContinental Hotels Group, Danone and Evian.

She is widely recognised as one of the most effective leadership and communication trainers in the world.

Marcia’s journey is deeply personal. Her bestselling memoir, Sex, Power, and Transformation, reflects her path of reclaiming her voice and redefining power on her own terms.

Her teaching is not about surface-level motivation, it is about presence, truth, and real transformation.

This episode is a reminder that leadership is not about authority, it is about authenticity.

When we access our inner power, we don’t just change ourselves, we influence everything around us.

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In this powerful and deeply inspiring episode, I sit down with Jill Douka, a woman who truly embodies leadership, transformation, and global impact.

Ranked among the top 4% of coaches worldwide as a Master Certified Coach (MCC) by the International Coaching Federation, Jill is not only a coach, but a force of change. Through her work, she has empowered thousands of individuals across Europe, the USA, and Asia to step into their full potential.

This conversation goes beyond titles and achievements. It is about purpose, resilience, and what it really means to lead, both in life and in business.

Jill is the Academic Director and founder of the Global Academy of Coaching, where she has trained leaders in more than 30 countries.

An International Bestselling Author, her book Create Love has touched lives worldwide, alongside her other impactful works including How to Create Your Life, Suddenly Now, Woman Now, and The 10X Plan.

Her journey is as dynamic as it is inspiring. With Greek-Canadian roots and a truly global presence, Jill has built a reputation as one of Europe’s most celebrated coaches. She was among the first Europeans to speak at TEDx events in both Asia and Europe within the same year, a testament to her international influence.

In our conversation, Jill shares her unique perspective on transformation, leadership, and navigating change in a fast-moving world.

We dive into:

What it takes to become a top 4% coach globally

How to lead with clarity, confidence and compassion

The power of unlocking your inner energy and strengths

Why personal transformation is the foundation of professional success

The evolving role of women in leadership and entrepreneurship

How coaching can truly change lives

Jill’s approach blends strategic thinking with deep emotional intelligence, making her work both powerful and deeply human.

Jill’s academic and professional journey reflects her commitment to growth and excellence.

She holds an MBA from ALBA and is a graduate of the International Coach Academy. Her studies also include Human Resources at Cornell University and a Master’s Degree in Cultural Management and Political Science from Université Paris Dauphine.

Adding another dimension to her profile, Jill also explored her artistic side through Contemporary Dance and Choreography at the Merce Cunningham Foundation in New York, a beautiful reflection of her creativity and multidimensional personality.

Jill is not only a leader in her field, but also a passionate mentor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.

She is a contributor to the Forbes Coaches Council, a frequent guest on television and radio, and has been featured in international publications such as The Times of India and Madame Figaro.

She is also actively involved in leading coaching and mentoring organisations across Europe, continuously shaping the future of the industry.

Beyond her impressive career, Jill is a proud mother to her daughter Joy, who plays a central role in her life. She is also a passionate athlete, training daily through swimming, cycling, and running, embodying the values of discipline, resilience, and balance that she teaches.

Jill truly lives what she speaks.

This episode is a reminder that leadership is not about titles, it is about impact.

It is about showing up with authenticity, courage, and a willingness to grow.

Jill Douka’s journey is proof that when you combine purpose with action, and vision with heart, you can create a life and a legacy, that inspires others across the world.

To learn more about Jill’s work, speaking engagements, and coaching programs, explore her Global Academy of Coaching and discover her bestselling books.

If you are ready to step into your next level, in life, business, or leadership, this conversation will leave you inspired, energised, and ready to take action.

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What happens when life suddenly becomes… quiet?

In this heartfelt and uplifting episode, I sit down with Monica, who shares how a simple hobby turned into a powerful lifeline during one of life’s biggest transitions, the empty-nester phase.

After spending 25 years as a devoted stay-at-home mother, Monica found herself facing a silence she wasn’t quite prepared for when her last child moved out. What followed is a beautiful story of reinvention, creativity, connection, and unexpected adventure. Her answer? Puzzles...

But not just any puzzles…

Monica shares how puzzling became her sanctuary, a perfect blend of calm, creativity, and mental stimulation that supported her emotional wellbeing during a time of change.

What started as a personal coping tool soon evolved into something much bigger.

She reinvented herself as a “Puzzle Imagineer”, bringing puzzles to life through creative reels and storytelling. What could have remained a quiet pastime transformed into a vibrant expression of creativity and joy.

And then… things got even more exciting.

Monica and her husband Rae now travel the world, even bringing over 200 puzzles onboard Royal Caribbean cruises, where they host social puzzling sessions that connect people from all walks of life.

Strangers become friends…

moments turn into memories…

and puzzles become a universal language.

Themes we explore:

Navigating the emotional shift of becoming an empty nester

Finding purpose and joy in unexpected places

Creativity as a tool for healing and mental wellbeing

Learning new skills later in life (even when you’re “not tech-savvy”)

The importance of keeping the brain active, especially with family history of dementia

Building community and connection through shared passions

Love, partnership and rediscovery after 40 years of marriage

From Hobby to Global Community

Monica shares how what began as sending puzzle photos to her children (who eventually said “enough!” 😄) turned into a thriving Instagram presence and a global community of puzzle lovers.

From visiting puzzle brands and shops around the world to connecting with like-minded enthusiasts, her journey has expanded far beyond anything she could have imagined.

Even in a small condo, with puzzles stored under beds and in closets, she creates full-scale productions, moving furniture, setting up lights, and bringing her creative vision to life.

Because when passion meets purpose… magic happens.

One of the most touching aspects of this episode is Monica’s relationship with her husband Rae. Now retired, he joins her in puzzling, creating content, and dreaming up new ideas. Together, they walk, explore, laugh, and reconnect in a way that many couples long for.

It’s a beautiful reminder that it’s never too late to rediscover joy together.

This episode is a powerful reminder that life doesn’t slow down when one chapter ends, it simply invites you to begin a new one.

With curiosity, creativity, and openness, even the quietest moments can turn into the most meaningful adventures.

And sometimes… all it takes is a puzzle piece.

Monica’s journey is far from over.

With new collaborations, travels, and creative ideas already on the horizon, one thing is certain, there is so much more to come.

And we can’t wait to see where the next piece fits.

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In this deliciously inspiring episode, I sit down with my wonderful friend Christiana Sykopetritis Kyriakides, restaurant explorer, cooking addict, culinary influencer, food traveller, and the creative force behind the popular Instagram account @mychicdish.

Christiana’s journey into the world of food began at just 17 years old when she moved to London to study. Suddenly, she was exposed to an incredible variety of ingredients, flavours, and culinary influences that were not easily available back home. The sheer abundance and diversity of products opened her eyes, and her palate, to a whole new world. What started as curiosity quickly became passion.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. How living in London expanded her culinary horizons
2. The moment she realised cooking was more than just a hobby
3. How she carefully plans her food-focused travel experiences
4. Finding simple yet exceptional restaurants around the world
5. The art of food photography and storytelling
6. Building a loyal following on Instagram through authenticity and joy

Christiana is not just about fine dining or trendy spots. She has a gift for discovering the best but also the beautifully simple restaurants, places where flavour, heart, and tradition matter more than pretension. Every trip she takes is thoughtfully researched, ensuring she shares meaningful culinary experiences with her community.

Through her lens and her recipes, she brings food to life. Her photography captures not only dishes but atmosphere, culture, and emotion. And through her recipe explanations on @mychicdish, she makes cooking approachable, inspiring her followers to try, taste, and experiment.

We also dive into the beauty of Cypriot culinary traditions, the flavours, rituals, and family memories that define the island’s cuisine. We speak about the importance of preserving the Mediterranean diet, celebrated worldwide for its balance, simplicity, and health benefits. In a fast-paced world, keeping these traditions alive is both cultural preservation and an act of wellbeing.

Christiana’s love for food and travel is contagious. She shares generously, joyfully, and without ego. Her passion reminds us that cooking is not just about nourishment, it is about connection, creativity, culture, and celebration.

About Christiana Sykopetritis KyriakidesChristiana is a culinary influencer, food traveller, restaurant explorer, and food photographer who shares recipes and global food discoveries on Instagram through her account @mychicdish. Her mission is simple: to celebrate flavour, honour tradition, and inspire others to cook, explore, and savour life.

Listen nowBecause sometimes the most memorable journeys are the ones that begin in the kitchen, and lead us around the world.

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In this powerful and deeply inspiring episode, I sit down with the extraordinary Carla Sridevi Cohen, bestselling author, award-winning business strategist, leadership coach, speaker, and healer whose life journey is a testament to resilience, reinvention, and the transformative power of healing. She is the author of the newly published book "Radiant Revolution - The Rise of Feminin Wisdom & The Future of Leadership

Carla’s story begins in the fast-paced world of Hollywood public relations, where she built a successful career working with high-profile clients and navigating an industry driven by pressure, performance, and constant demand. But the very success she had worked so hard to achieve came at a cost.

The relentless stress eventually took a serious toll on her health, leaving her physically and emotionally depleted. For two years she faced significant illness, a turning point that became the catalyst for a profound personal awakening and healing journey.

Determined to reclaim her wellbeing and purpose, Carla began exploring a wide range of holistic and transformational modalities. What began as a search for healing evolved into a life mission: helping others clear emotional blocks, reconnect with their inner power, and create success without sacrificing their health or authenticity.

Today, Carla Sridevi Cohen is recognised internationally as a pioneer in emotional and energetic intelligence for women leaders. With over 30 years of experience, she has guided entrepreneurs and professionals worldwide to break through limiting patterns, gain clarity, and create extraordinary results in both business and life.

Certified in more than 20 transformational modalities, Carla seamlessly blends emotional mastery with practical business strategy. Her clients often experience profound shifts, from enhanced confidence and leadership presence to attracting aligned opportunities and significantly increasing their income and impact.

Her own life has been shaped by remarkable experiences, from walking on fire to undertaking sacred journeys such as climbing Mount Kailash, each step reinforcing her belief that women are far more powerful than they have been led to believe.

In this episode, we explore:

1. Her journey from Hollywood success to health crisis and transformation
2. The hidden cost of stress and burnout
3. Emotional and energetic intelligence in leadership
4. How women can clear inner blocks to achieve success with alignment
5. Reinvention, resilience, and rising without apology
6. Creating prosperity and purpose on your own terms
7. Why healing and success must go hand in hand

Carla’s message is both empowering and deeply practical: when women clear what dims their brilliance, they naturally step into greater visibility, confidence, and financial freedom.

About Carla Sridevi CohenCarla Sridevi Cohen is a bestselling author, award-winning business strategist, leadership coach, speaker, and healer dedicated to helping women step fully into their power and purpose. Her work integrates emotional mastery, energetic intelligence, and strategic business insight to support women in creating meaningful success and authentic leadership.

Listen nowA conversation about burnout, breakthrough, and the journey back to your true power, because sometimes the most memorable journeys are the ones that bring us home to ourselves.

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In this thought-provoking and insightful episode, I sit down with Oz Karahan, political activist, journalist, and founder and leader of the Union of Cypriots, a movement dedicated to the reunification of Cyprus and the promotion of a shared Cypriot identity.

Oz Karahan has long been a passionate voice for peace, dialogue, and cooperation on the island. Through his activism and journalism, he has worked tirelessly to challenge division and encourage a future built on unity, equality, and mutual respect between all Cypriots.

He is also a parliamentary candidate for the Green Party in the upcoming elections in Cyprus this May, bringing his vision for environmental responsibility, social justice, and political reform into the national conversation.

In our conversation, we explore:

1. His personal journey into political activism and journalism
2. The founding and mission of the Union of Cypriots
3. His vision for a reunited Cyprus
4. The importance of civic engagement and political awareness
5. Environmental and social priorities for the future of the island
6. The challenges and hopes surrounding the upcoming elections
7. Why dialogue, cooperation, and understanding remain essential

Oz speaks candidly about the realities of political life, the complexities of identity in Cyprus, and his commitment to building bridges across communities. His perspective offers listeners a deeper understanding of the island beyond headlines and politics, revealing the human stories and aspirations behind the public discourse.

This episode is an invitation to listen, reflect, and consider how active citizenship, open conversation, and courage can shape a better future.

About Oz KarahanOz Karahan is a Turkish Cypriot political activist, journalist, and founder and leader of the Union of Cypriots. Known for his advocacy for reunification, social justice, and environmental responsibility, he continues to work toward a more united and sustainable future for Cyprus. He is currently a parliamentary candidate for the Green Party in the upcoming national elections.

Listen nowA conversation about identity, responsibility, and the courage to stand for what you believe in, because every meaningful journey also includes the journey toward a better society.

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In this deeply meaningful and soul-stirring episode, I am joined by the extraordinary Dr. Edward Tick, psychotherapist, healer, author, and international pilgrimage guide whose life’s work bridges psychology, spirituality, and sacred travel.

Dr. Tick has spent decades helping individuals heal emotional and spiritual wounds through therapeutic work, sacred journeys, and immersion in ancient landscapes rich with meaning. His unique approach combines psychotherapy with myth, ritual, and the healing power of place.

A pivotal moment in his own journey began in 1984, when he travelled to Greece on his honeymoon. That journey sparked a lifelong connection to the sacred energy of Greece, particularly its ancient temples, mythological sites, and healing traditions. From that moment, Greece became not just a destination, but a spiritual home and foundation for his work.

Over the years, Dr. Tick has led transformative healing pilgrimages to Greece and Vietnam, guiding participants through experiences designed to foster deep personal insight, emotional healing, and reconnection with purpose. These journeys are not traditional tours; they are immersive pathways into myth, memory, and meaning.

He is the author of several influential books exploring the intersection of psychology, spirituality, and sacred travel, including Passage to Poros and works that examine the profound healing power of immersing oneself in sacred places and ancient wisdom traditions.

In this conversation, we explore:

1. How travel can become a path to healing and transformation
2. The therapeutic power of sacred landscapes
3. Why Greece continues to be a global centre for spiritual renewal
4. The role of pilgrimage in modern life
5. Healing journeys for veterans and individuals seeking deeper purpose
6. How myth, ritual, and storytelling help us understand our own life journeys

Dr. Tick’s insights are thoughtful, profound, and deeply inspiring. This episode invites us to reconsider travel not simply as movement across the world, but as a journey into ourselves.

If you have ever felt called to visit places with ancient soul and meaning, or if you believe that travel can heal, transform, and awaken, this conversation will resonate deeply.

About Dr. Edward TickPsychotherapist, healer, international pilgrimage guide, and author, Dr. Edward Tick has devoted his life to helping people find healing through sacred travel, storytelling, and spiritual exploration. His work continues to guide individuals from around the world on journeys of renewal in Greece, Vietnam, and beyond.

Listen, reflect, and journey with usBecause sometimes the most memorable journeys are not only across the world —

but into the soul.

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In this insightful and high-level episode of Most Memorable Journeys, Elisabeth speaks with Natalia Kardash, one of Cyprus’ most influential connectors in business, media, and international relations.

For over 26 years, Natalia has called Cyprus home, building an extraordinary personal business network of more than 6,000 people, enabling her to bridge international executives with Cypriot opportunities. Her career is a masterclass in publishing, communications, PR, and strategic networking, always focused on turning ideas into successful ventures.

Natalia is the Founder of the SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS Leaders’ Club, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of VESTNIK KIPRA Expert Platform and SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS Magazine, a Member of the Corporate Advisory Board at the University of Cyprus, an Honorary Fellow of CIM Cyprus Business School, and the visionary force behind flagship events such as BEST LEGAL Conference, BEST INVEST Congress, and the Health & Beauty Forum.

In this conversation, we explore:

• How Natalia connects global business leaders with Cyprus
• The power of trusted networks and relationship capital
• Working with expat communities and fostering cross-sector collaboration
• Her special regional focus on Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan
• Why genuine connection is the foundation of sustainable business growth

Remarkably, Natalia has been personally connected to every President of the Republic of Cyprus, underscoring her deep-rooted influence and credibility.

This episode is about leadership, vision, and the rare ability to connect the right people at the right time, creating value far beyond borders.

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In this inspiring and adventure-filled episode, Elisabeth sits down with Kay Honig, a man whose life has been shaped by curiosity, courage, and an unshakeable passion for travel.

Kay began his professional journey in Holland, working in a flower import–export company. It was during this time that he discovered the beauty and magic of Central America, a discovery that changed his life forever. After falling in love with both the region and a Mexican woman, Kay moved to Mexico and started working as a tour guide, where he and Elisabeth share many laughs and memories about the unpredictable, colourful world of guiding tourists.

But Kay didn’t stop there. After moving to Germany and leaving his corporate job, he felt called back to Mexico to create something better something built on trust, quality, and genuine care. That vision became Kay Tours Mexico, a private luxury tour company in Cancun that he built from the ground up. What started as a one-man operation has grown into one of the leading tour companies in the Riviera Maya, powered by exceptional service, smart automation, and a team culture centred on integrity and excellence.

In this episode, Kay shares:

✨ How a corporate career in Germany pushed him toward entrepreneurship abroad

✨ His journey from tour guide to founder of a successful luxury travel brand

✨ The gaps he saw in local tourism and how Kay Tours Mexico raised the standard

✨ Practical insights on building trust-driven service businesses

✨ Red flags travellers should look for when booking tours

✨ How to avoid common scams and ensure safe, memorable travel experiences

✨ The importance of bilingual, knowledgeable guides and personalized attention

✨ Stories from the early days, including shared tour-guiding adventures with Elisabeth

Kay’s story is a powerful reminder that passion, courage, and a commitment to excellence can turn a simple idea into a thriving international business. For travellers, entrepreneurs, and dreamers alike, this conversation is filled with wisdom, humour, and unforgettable journeys.

Learn more about Kay here:

🌐 Website: http://www.kay.tours

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In this uplifting and adventure-packed episode, Elisabeth sits down with Joy Owens, a woman whose life has been shaped by faith, curiosity, and a deep love for exploring the world.

Joy shares her extraordinary childhood as a missionary kid, moving from the U.S. to Zambia at age 13, where she grew up surrounded by community, culture, and the wide-open beauty of Africa. Her passion for people and education took her across continents, working as a teacher in Germany, Portugal, and Honduras, before an unexpected twist of fate and a love story brought her to Taiwan, where she met her husband.

From there, Joy’s path led to Alaska, where teaching proved far more challenging than expected. Feeling burnt out and ready for a new purpose, she and her husband prayed for guidance… and found it in the form of a bold leap: buying Butler Travel and stepping fully into a new season of growth, service, and discovery.

In this inspiring conversation, Joy shares:

✨ Growing up in Zambia as a missionary kid

✨ Teaching around the world and how each country shaped her

✨ Meeting her husband in Taiwan and starting their shared journey

✨ The unexpected challenges of teaching in Alaska

✨ How prayer and faith led them to purchase Butler Travel

✨ Her adventures across 60+ countries

✨ A family cycling trip through Austria and Hungary

✨ The hilarious story of planning a road trip through all of Central & South America… but only making it to Panama!

Joy’s story is a reminder that life unfolds beautifully when we follow our curiosity, trust our calling, and stay open to new beginnings.

🎧 Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite platform.

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In this powerful and profoundly human episode, Elisabeth welcomes Rand Timmerman, Marine Corps veteran, attorney, author, and living testament to resilience. Rand shares his extraordinary life journey, beginning with his decision to enlist in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, following a family tradition of service. He speaks openly about his years as a Mustang Lieutenant, his work in military legal roles, and the difficult transition home.

Rand courageously reflects on overcoming PTSD and alcoholism, and how sobriety transformed the course of his life, allowing him to build a successful decades-long career as a self-employed attorney.

One of the most inspiring chapters of Rand’s story is his unforgettable adventure hiking more than 1,800 miles of the Appalachian Trail at age 72, side-by-side with his brother. Rand paints a vivid picture of the funny, humbling, and deeply meaningful moments along the trail, a journey that became both physical challenge and spiritual renewal.

In this episode, Elisabeth and Rand explore:

✨ Why he chose to enlist & the legacy of service in his family

✨ Life as a combat Marine in Vietnam and the emotional aftermath

✨ Healing from trauma through recovery, purpose, and discipline

✨ The life lessons found on the Appalachian Trail

✨ Sibling bonds, trail humor & encounters with fellow adventurers

✨ The inspiration behind his book A Spiritual Passage

Rand’s courage, honesty, and spirit remind us that it’s never too late to reinvent yourself, face your shadows, and set out on a new journey — even one stretching across mountains.

📘 Rand’s book, A Spiritual Passage, is available on Amazon.

🔗 Learn more about his work at randtimmerman.com.

🎧 Tune in on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite platform.

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In this deeply moving and thought-provoking episode, Elisabeth speaks with Despo Pavlou, author of the powerful debut novel "My Kind of Normal."

Born in South Africa to Greek Cypriot parents who immigrated there in the 1960s, Despo grew up between two worlds, steeped in tradition yet surrounded by the vibrant diversity of South African life. Her cross-cultural upbringing and her lifelong journey between Cyprus and South Africa gave her a unique perspective on identity, belonging, and the courage to be yourself.

For more than 30 years, Despo ran her own businesses, but it was during a challenging period in her life that she turned to writing, a creative outlet that became both healing and liberating. My Kind of Normal tells the story of Irene, a woman born into a conservative Greek-Cypriot family, who struggles to reconcile her true identity with societal expectations. It’s a story of love, denial, courage, and ultimately, self-acceptance.

In this candid conversation, Elisabeth and Despo discuss:

✨ The immigrant experience and what it means to grow up between cultures

✨ How writing became a form of therapy and self-discovery

✨ The challenges of breaking free from traditional roles and expectations

✨ The taboo of homosexuality in conservative communities and why Cyprus still needs a major upgrade in terms of acceptance, empathy, and education

✨ How personal courage can inspire others to live their truth without shame

Despo’s story is one of resilience and authenticity, a reminder that “normal” is different for everyone, and that love, in all its forms, deserves understanding and respect.

As Despo beautifully puts it:

“We need to stop hiding behind fear and tradition. We are all human and love should never be a taboo.”

This episode is a heartfelt exploration of courage, compassion, and what it truly means to live authentically.

🎧 Tune in to this unforgettable conversation available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms.

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In this fascinating episode, Elisabeth speaks with Jo Katsaras, a world-renowned Costume Designer whose visionary work has graced some of Hollywood’s beloved films and series.

Born in Cyprus, Jo moved to South Africa at the age of five — a cultural fusion that would later define her unique artistic style. Growing up in vibrant 1970s Johannesburg, Jo’s creative journey began early. She spent her childhood summers in Cyprus, cutting fabric scraps from her aunt’s sewing projects to make dresses for her dolls. By the time she was a teenager, she was already cutting patterns around her friends, driven by an instinctive flair for design.

After studying at the National School of Arts in Johannesburg, Jo briefly considered architecture but decided instead to explore the world, a decision that ultimately shaped her creative destiny. At her father’s insistence, she pursued a qualification in fashion, completing a three-year diploma in just one year thanks to her extraordinary talent.

Jo’s career began in the fashion industry as a Senior Designer, but her passion for storytelling through clothing soon drew her to the world of film. Her debut as a Costume Designer came with the South African box office hit There’s a Zulu on My Stoep (Yankee Zulu internationally), and from there, her rise was nothing short of meteoric.

She went on to design for acclaimed international productions including:

🎬 Mary & Martha (with Hilary Swank)

🎬 Half of a Yellow Sun (with Chiwetel Ejiofor & Thandie Newton)

🎬 Country of My Skull (with Samuel L. Jackson & Juliette Binoche)

🎬 Racing Stripes

🎬 Mr. Bones

🎬 Tarzan and the Lost City

🎬 The Young Black Stallion for Disney IMAX

But it was her collaboration with Oscar®-winning director Anthony Minghella on the HBO/BBC pilot of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency that brought her Emmy® recognition and international acclaim. Jo’s costumes for the show — vivid, expressive, and rich in cultural symbolism — earned her an Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Costumes at the 61st Emmy Awards and an invitation to exhibit her work at the FIDM Museum in Los Angeles.

Since then, Jo has continued to bring her creative genius to global productions, including HBO’s The Leftovers and AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead.

Her accolades include a Costume Designers Guild of America nomination, and in 2010 she was named Madame Figaro “Woman of the Year” in her native Cyprus.

Jo’s story is one of passion, persistence, and imagination — a tale of how creativity, courage, and cross-cultural experience can shape a remarkable life.

As Jo says,

“To work on films is to enter a world of fantasy. I love the idea that one can distil an entire character into their costume — and the results are preserved forever on celluloid.”

Tune in to hear how this Cypriot-born creative powerhouse turned fabric, colour, and vision into cinematic magic.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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In this episode of Most Memorable Journeys, Elisabeth sits down with Andrew Herr, founder of FlyKitt, a cutting-edge wellness brand helping travellers, athletes, and business professionals beat jet lag, fight travel fatigue, and stay at peak performance, wherever they go.

Andrew’s story is one of brilliance and boldness. With a background in human performance science, health physics, and national security, he once led elite programmes for Navy SEALs and fighter pilots. But his mission didn’t stop there, he wanted to bring the same performance-boosting insights to everyday travellers. That vision became FlyKitt, now used by thousands to stay healthy and energised on the road and in the skies.

But this episode isn’t all science and supplements. Andrew also shares incredible tales from his personal travels. including a Trans-Siberian Railway adventure, and life-changing journeys through Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. His unique view of travel merges resilience, curiosity, and innovation, reminding us how movement can both heal and inspire.

Whether you’re a frequent flyer, a curious wanderer, or just someone who wants to feel better while travelling, this conversation will spark ideas and offer practical wisdom to elevate your own journey.

🧳 What We Talk About: How Andrew helped elite military units optimise health and focus * Why most travellers suffer unnecessarily and how FlyKitt changes that * The science of jet lag, inflammation, and circadian disruption * Why you don’t have to choose between travel and wellbeing * Andrew’s most memorable adventures, from dusty train cabins in Russia to global treks of transformation * What The Trans-Siberian Railway* taught him about slowing down * Why he believes health is the ultimate passport

🧠 About Andrew Herr:Andrew Herr is the founder & CEO of FlyKitt, a travel performance company helping travellers stay sharp, healthy, and energised—backed by military-level science. He previously advised the U.S. Department of Defense on human performance, and is now redefining how we think about wellness on the move.

🔗 Website: flykitt.com

📸 Instagram: @flykitt

📍 Based: Washington, D.C. & Global

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In this soul-stirring episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I talk to author and storyteller Barbara Caver, whose path from South Carolina to Cuba took her far beyond geography and deep into the heart of identity, belonging, and self-discovery.

Barbara, a seasoned television and film professional turned memoirist, opens up about what it means to explore a homeland she had never seen but always carried within. Her book A Little Piece of Cuba chronicles a powerful personal pilgrimage, full of laughter, longing, color, and clarity, where she uncovers her Cuban roots and reclaims a part of herself that had long been tucked away.

Together, Elisabeth and Barbara dive into:

• The emotional layers of traveling "home" for the first time
• How Cuba reshaped Barbara’s understanding of family, culture, and womanhood
• The process of writing a memoir that blends adventure, humor, and heritage
• Why travel can be the most transformative form of healing
• And the joy of finding pieces of ourselves in the most unexpected places

This conversation will resonate with anyone who has ever felt like they’re straddling two worlds or longing for a deeper connection to where they come from.

📝 About Barbara Caver:

Barbara Caver is the author of A Little Piece of Cuba: A Journey to Become Cubana-Americana. A former film and TV production executive, Barbara turned to writing to explore identity and belonging through storytelling. She writes the Substack Tiny Escapes with Barb and continues to travel, write, and inspire.

📖 Learn more about Barbara: barbaracaverauthor.com

📚 Order the book: A Little Piece of Cuba (She Writes Press, 2024)

📬 Read her stories: Tiny Escapes on Substack

💬 Memorable Quote:

"I thought I was going to Cuba to find my mother’s story but I ended up finding my own." – Barbara Caver

🎧 Listen now – and prepare to be transported.

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In this powerful and deeply moving episode, I am joined by Chad Scott, a therapist-turned-explorer and the author of Beyond the Darkness, a memoir that blends the rawness of grief, the depth of human emotion, and the transformative power of travel.

After a life-altering liver transplant and navigating profound loss and illness, Chad did something unexpected, he set off on a global journey, visiting sites often linked to dark tourism, from former war zones to disaster-stricken regions. But instead of sinking into despair, Chad found meaning, connection, and healing in the world’s most somber places.

Together, Elisabeth and Chad explore:

•⁠ ⁠How pain and purpose can coexist

•⁠ ⁠Why we need to talk about dark tourism, not just for curiosity, but for catharsis

•⁠ ⁠How storytelling, travel, and human resilience intersect

•⁠ ⁠What it means to be fully alive, even after walking through death’s shadow

This episode is for anyone who has faced adversity and is looking for light at the end of the tunnel or perhaps, within the tunnel itself.

🌍 From therapist to explorer, Chad’s message is clear: "Healing is found not in avoiding the darkness, but in walking through it and sharing the story."

📝 Mentioned in this episode:

•⁠ ⁠Chad’s book: Beyond the Darkness

•⁠ ⁠His journey through illness, transplant, and spiritual awakening

•⁠ ⁠The surprising emotional lessons learned at sites of tragedy and historical trauma

📚 Learn more about Chad Scott and his work at: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Darkness-Transformative-Journeys-Through/dp/1917523009

🎧 Tune in, feel inspired, and remember sometimes the most meaningful journeys are the ones we never planned.

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In this deeply empowering episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I’m joined by Mikaela Messiou, entrepreneur, author, female empowerment coach, and founder of the Awaken the Goddess Within coaching program. Mikaela is on a mission to help women transform their wellness, finances, and home life through consciousness, practical strategies, and inner alignment.

We dive into her inspiring story, from her academic excellence in the UK and Strasbourg, to co-founding Damaris Health & Wellness Center in Cyprus, to writing her bestselling series “The Goddess In You,” which includes The Goddess In You: A Bible of Financial Freedom and The Goddess Workbook: Nurture the Goddess In You. Mikaela's journey is marked by grace, resilience, creativity, and purpose.

In This Episode, We Explore: “Awaken the Goddess Within” Coaching Program * A transformative 3-month coaching experience helping ambitious women achieve holistic wellness, financial freedom, and domestic bliss, with limited spots for a personalized journey. * Book Series: “The Goddess In You” * Discover how her books serve as daily companions and actionable guides, focusing on inner power, finance, and life-balance. * Entrepreneurial & Academic Background * Mikaela graduated First Class Honours in Business and French at the University of Reading, continued studies at the École de Commerce de Strasbourg, and earned a Master’s in Human Resource Management from Oxford. * Damaris Health & Wellness Center * As Co‑Founder & CEO, she brings holistic health—mind, body, spirit—under one roof in Cyprus, dedicated to excellence, self-care, and radiant well-being. * Her Philosophy: Domestic Bliss Reimagined * Learn how she defines a peaceful, joyful home life—not as a static ideal, but as a dynamic, empowered state of being cultivated through balance, intention, and wellness. * Author, Mother, Visionary* * Mikaela lives in Cyprus with her husband Andreas and their twin children. She balances life as an author, coach, mother, and innovator—continuously dreaming up new ways to support women in thriving.

About Mikaela Messiou: Entrepreneur & Visionary Leader * Serving for over 16 years in leadership roles, she brings passion, precision, and heart to her ventures in wellness and empowerment. * Author & Female Empowerment Coach * Author of the Goddess In You book series and workbook, Mikaela created Awaken the Goddess Within to personally guide women toward transformation. * Creator of Holistic Wellness Approaches * Her work spans health, finance, coaching, and community, anchored in the belief that women can live with both purpose and peace. * Educator & Wellness Advocate* * Trained in business, wellness, and emotional intelligence, she’s committed to helping women step into their full roles as changemakers in health, home, and business.

Episode Highlights: The origin story of the Awaken the Goddess Within coaching program * Behind the scenes of The Goddess In You book series * Her wellness-centered entrepreneurial approach at Damaris* * Why financial freedom is a pillar of true empowerment * Personal reflections on “domestic bliss” and everyday joy

Where to Connect & Learn More: Coaching Program: “Awaken the Goddess Within” — Transform wellness, wealth & home life in 90 days. * Book Series: * The Goddess In You: A Bible of Financial Freedom * The Goddess Workbook: Nurture the Goddess In You * Damaris Health & Wellness Center: CEO & Co‑founder, delivering holistic wellness services in Nicosia. * Social Media & Website:* Instagram @mikaelamessiou, professional profiles, and more.

Perfect For Listeners Who:* Want to blend inner healing with financial success and joyful living * Seek practical tools and inspiration for women-centered transformation * Believe in holistic empowerment—mind, body, emotions, home * Are ready to awaken their inner power and build a life by design

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In this episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I speak with Phil Treagus Evans — author of Human First Marketing and CEO of Giraffe Social Media, a global agency built on creativity, authenticity, and connection.

Phil is not only a business leader but also a storyteller at heart. With his forward-thinking approach to marketing, he challenges the old ways of chasing algorithms and instead emphasizes putting people first. His book Human First Marketing has become a guide for entrepreneurs and brands who want to lead with empathy, authenticity, and purpose.

We also talk about the freedom he has built into his life and business, running a successful company that allows him to work from anywhere in the world. Alongside him on this journey is his wife, Leah Marie, a gifted photographer specializing in wedding photography, who shares his adventurous and creative spirit.

This conversation dives deep into:

• 📖 The inspiration behind Human First Marketing
• 💡 Why brands must focus on authenticity and people-first values in the digital era
• 🌍 How Phil built Giraffe Social Media into a flexible, globally connected agency
• 👫 The creative partnership he shares with his wife Leah Marie and their freedom-driven lifestyle
• 🔑 Lessons on leadership, entrepreneurship, and building a business that aligns with your values

Phil’s journey is a reminder that marketing — and life — works best when it’s human at its core.

🌟 About Phil Treagus Evans:Phil Treagus Evans is the CEO of Giraffe Social Media and author of Human First Marketing. An entrepreneur with a passion for authentic communication, Phil has helped brands worldwide build meaningful online presence by focusing on people, not just metrics. Alongside his wife, photographer Leah Marie, Phil embraces a flexible lifestyle where business, creativity, and freedom intertwine.

📚 Learn More About Phil:

🔗 Giraffe Social Media: https://www.giraffesocialmedia.co.uk

📖 Book: Human First Marketing (available now)

📸 Leah Marie Photography: https://www.leahmariephotography.com

🎧 Tune in for an inspiring conversation about business, creativity, and living life on your own terms.

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In this heartfelt and illuminating episode, I reconnect with two of the three authors behind The Magical Journey of John and Adele — Darius and Marija, whom I had the pleasure of meeting in Cyprus. Though I haven’t yet met Mary from Ireland, her presence in this powerful trio is deeply felt in the spirit of the book and their unique collaboration. Together, they write under the collective pen name Ancius M. Murray.

The three met in Paris during their studies at the prestigious French Government School for Public Administration — Darius as a physicist, Marija as a lawyer, and Mary as a creative writer. What began as a friendship rooted in cultural exchange eventually blossomed into a beautiful creative journey — one that would take twelve years and culminate in a novel unlike any other.

The Magical Journey of John and Adele is more than just a story. It’s a gentle blend of mystery, magical realism, and self-help — a relationship toolkit disguised as fiction. In this episode, we explore:

• How the book came to life over four years of collaboration
• The inspiration behind the characters of John and Adele, a couple at a crossroads
• The fable-like structure that makes it both soothing and transformational
• How fiction can help heal relationships and encourage self-reflection
• The importance of friendship, loyalty, and second chances in love and life

This story is especially refreshing because it centers around a couple who are not in the first flush of youth, offering wisdom and tools for those navigating long-term relationships. It’s relaxing, uplifting, and carries a gentle magic that encourages us all to dare to dream again.

💫 Whether you're in a relationship or reflecting on one, this book — and this episode — offers insights for the heart and soul.

👉 Learn more about the authors and their work at: https://anciusmmurray.co.uk

📚 Get the Book:The Magical Journey of John and Adele – Available now via https://anciusmmurray.co.uk

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In this episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I sit down with the extraordinary Helen Argyrou, a clinical psychologist, sacred sound therapist, speaker, author, and global thought leader based in Limassol, Cyprus, whose roots trace back to Africa.

Helen brings a unique fusion of science and spirituality into everything she does, whether it’s through drumming therapy, Enneagram coaching, or her pioneering work in neuroscience-based entrainment and flow states. We dive deep into the healing power of rhythm, the neuroplastic magic of sound, and how sacred drumming can realign and reawaken the self.

💡 In this episode, we explore: The mystical science of sacred sound therapy and its role in psychological and energetic healing * How drumming impacts brainwave frequencies, helping to entrain the mind and nervous system * Helen’s transformative project One HEARTBEAT Cyprus, uniting Greek and Turkish Cypriot youth through rhythm * Her global leadership platform Women of Truth – Yinalithea, curating stages for 170+ speakers across 5 international events * The 13-part Copper Thread series, an upcoming sound healing collaboration with world musicians * What it means to be a neuroscience FlowMojo™ researcher and why rhythm is key to mental and emotional resilience * Insights from her bestselling book The Biggest Lies Women Believe and the Women of Truth * Her mission to redefine feminine leadership and elevate the "XtraVisionaries" of our time * Helen's deep belief in heart-based thought leadership* as the antidote to the challenges of modern life

From working with children through entrainment therapy to organizing global health think tanks and art festivals, Helen’s work is a symphony of compassion, creativity, and conscious impact.

🌍 About Helen Argyrou:

Helen holds a Master’s in Clinical Psychology and is an accredited GESY practitioner, Enneagram coach, mentor, speaker, and sound therapist. She’s also the founder of Women of Truth, an award-winning global leadership platform, and the creator of DrumInspire, a therapeutic movement that’s inspired transformation in over 13 countries.

She is an ambassador for organizations such as Female Wave of Change, G100, My Body My Body, and the Strong Institute, and she continues to pioneer integrative healing modalities in both the personal and collective spheres.

💫 Her motto: “When down becomes up, grace emerges.”

📚 Learn More & Connect:

🔗 Website: www.helenaha.com

📖 Book: The Biggest Lies Women Believe and the Women of Truth

🎶 Project: The Copper Thread – Sound activations launching May 2025

🎧 Meditation & Music: Coming soon

🎧 Tune in for a conversation that will awaken your senses, uplift your spirit, and inspire you to tap into the healing rhythm of your own heart.

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In this powerful and insightful episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I sit down with Dr. Stavros Nicolaou, a pioneering leader in Africa’s pharmaceutical sector and Group Senior Executive of Strategic Trade Development at Aspen Pharmacare, one of South Africa’s most globalized companies.

Dr. Nicolaou shares the remarkable journey of his 30+ year career in the healthcare industry, from being a key player in the introduction of Africa’s first generic ARVs, a move that helped save hundreds of thousands of lives, to spearheading initiatives in vaccine manufacturing, health security, and regional development across the continent.

🧠 In this episode, we discuss: The importance of local vaccine manufacturing in Africa post-COVID-19 * The critical role of regulatory reform to enable equitable access to medicines * The challenges and opportunities of pharmaceutical innovation in emerging markets * Why building predictable demand pipelines is vital for manufacturing resilience * How Aspen is tackling workforce development and upskilling across Africa * Dr. Nicolaou’s reflections on leadership, public-private partnerships, and impact-driven change * His experience serving in numerous high-level national and international boards*, including B4SA, PHARMISA, BRICS Business Council, and more

We also explore his Greek-Cypriot heritage and deep commitment to health equality and empowerment on the African continent, as well as the recognitions and honors he has received, including an honorary doctorate and the prestigious Order of the Lion of St. Mark from Patriarch Theodoros II.

Dr. Nicolaou's story is one of resilience, vision, and action. He reminds us that true health security is about more than infrastructure, it’s about people, policy, innovation, and partnerships with purpose.

Guest Bio:

Dr. Stavros Nicolaou is the Group Senior Executive at Aspen Pharmacare, responsible for Strategic Trade Development, and formerly CEO of Aspen’s Export Business. He is a globally recognized figure in public health, pharmaceutical development, and business leadership. With decades of service on national advisory boards, health taskforces, and global partnerships—including for GAVI, IFC, WHO, and B4SA—his influence spans from the lab to the boardroom to the policy arena.

🌍 Connect with Dr. Nicolaou

🔗 Aspen Pharmacare

🔗 Learn more about Africa’s vaccine efforts via IFC

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In this inspiring episode, I sit down with Demetris Skourides, the Chief Scientist for Research, Innovation, and Technology of the Republic of Cyprus, a visionary leader who is reshaping the country’s future and putting Cyprus on the global map of science, innovation, and AI.

We explore his journey from a global career at Oracle and AWS to becoming the architect of Cyprus’s Vision 2035, where he now leads groundbreaking initiatives in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and space research. Demetris shares how he has built international bridges through AI diplomacy and partnerships with nations like the UAE, Japan, and Israel, proving that even a small country can have a big voice in global innovation.

You’ll hear how he:

✨ Repositioned Cyprus as a strategic innovation hub between Europe, the Middlle East, and Asia

✨ Launched CSPARK, the country’s first space research and innovation centre, in collaboration with NASA and COSPAR

✨ Advocates for human-centric AI, ensuring technology serves people and not the other way around

✨ Champions inclusive leadership, empowering women in science, technology, and entrepreneurship

✨ Operates at what many call “unicorn speed” to turn vision into measurable national transformation

Recognised as one of the Top 100 Global Power Leaders and honoured with the CYDIA Impact Award, Demetris embodies servant leadership with ethos, heart, and an unshakable commitment to building a better future for Cyprus and the world.

Join us for a conversation that goes beyond science and technology, it’s about vision, leadership, and the power of innovation to transform societies. 🌍🚀

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In this heartwarming and inspiring episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I sit down with the multi-talented Laura-Stefania Efthimiou—accountant by profession, biophilic designer by passion, and the creative force behind Design With Moss.

Laura shares her extraordinary story, from growing up in post-communist Romania after the loss of her father, to watching her mother courageously move to Cyprus to support the family. Her journey of strength, resilience, and reinvention takes us through marriage, relocation to Ireland, life in London, and ultimately finding a new beginning back in Cyprus—where her artistic soul truly came to life.

🌿 In This Episode, We Explore:✨ How Laura turned a hobby into a thriving moss design brand

👩‍👦 The bond she shares with her son, her biggest cheerleader and “moss ambassador”

🎨 Her background in fine arts and accounting—and how both fuel her creativity and business

🌱 The healing power of nature and the science behind biophilic design

🌍 Her international life experience—from Romania to Ireland, London, and Cyprus

🧘‍♀️ How her Moss Workshops create meaningful, mindful moments for families and individuals

📺 Her pivotal live TV appearance that gave her the courage to go all-in on her creative dream

💚 Why moss art is more than decor—it’s a return to calm, connection, and creative flow

🧠 For Listeners Who Are: Passionate about nature, mindfulness, and creativity * Curious about turning a side hustle into a soulful business * Looking for motherhood inspiration and balancing art with life * Interested in how biophilic design enhances well-being * Searching for purpose after life transitions, breakups, or relocations * Eager to explore creative entrepreneurship* and design as a form of healing

✨ About Laura-Stefania Efthimiou:Founder of Design With Moss, Laura-Stefania is a Romanian-born artist and accountant who now calls Cyprus home. With a Master's in Accounting and a deep love for art and nature, she fuses her talents to craft serene moss installations and lead therapeutic moss workshops across the island. Her mission? To inspire calm, connection, and creativity through the natural beauty of moss.

https://www.designwithmoss.com/

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In this episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I’m joined by the extraordinary Viola Edward, a transcultural psychotherapist, award-winning mentor, conscious business consultant, and an unstoppable force for global empowerment.

From escaping war-torn Lebanon at the age of 13 to becoming a leading voice in emotional resilience, conscious leadership, and breathwork, Viola's story is one of profound transformation and boundless compassion. Her journey is not just about survival, it’s about turning hardship into healing, and purpose into power.

Viola is the co-founder and CEO of GRIT Academy, honorary president of Charity on Wheels – Fashion for a Cause, co-creator of BQ – Breath Intelligence, and the visionary behind the GRIT Method and Direction by Emotions. She is also the president of Global Mentoring Network, where she uplifts women, leaders, and changemakers through mentorship, education, and emotional empowerment. She is also a Creative Women Board Member.

🌟 In This Episode, Viola Shares:🌍 Her incredible migration story from Lebanon to Venezuela and how it shaped her values

💡 The life lessons that fueled her mission to help others heal, rise, and thrive

🌀 The power of conscious breathing and how breathwork transformed her life

👥 Why mentorship and emotional intelligence are vital tools for future leadership

💼 Her work in holistic business consultancy and creating inclusive corporate cultures

🧠 Why she believes emotional efficiency and healing modalities belong in every workplace

📖 The passion behind authoring and co-authoring over 20 books on wellness and leadership

❤️ Her philosophy: “Love, belief in humanity, and being action-oriented”

🌱 Perfect For Listeners Who: Are navigating personal or professional transformation * Believe in the power of mentorship, breath, and grit * Want to lead with heart, soul, and emotional intelligence * Are looking for ways to fuse healing with leadership* * Are inspired by stories of global impact, resilience, and conscious entrepreneurship

✨ About Viola Edward:An Iraqi born, Lebanese-childhood, Venezuela-raised, living in Cyprus changemaker, Viola Edward is a global speaker, serial entrepreneur, and soulful leader whose life mission is to serve humanity with love, breath, and purpose. She integrates breathwork, psychotherapy, and business strategy to help individuals and organizations evolve into their highest potential—sustainably and systemically.

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In this deeply moving and multifaceted episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I’m joined by Andreas Athinodorou—a man who bridges the world of high-level international finance and heartfelt community leadership.

As the Founder and CEO of ATG Funds, Andreas brings over 30 years of international experience in corporate finance, global asset management, and investment structuring. But beyond the spreadsheets and boardrooms lies a soul deeply connected to Cyprus, its people, and its history.

We talk about the story of the Kyrenia Nautical Club, originally based in Kyrenia until the Turkish invasion of 1974 forced its exile. In 1982, it was re-established in Limassol, where Andreas, an accountant with a spiritual heart, is helping shape its next chapter.

Andreas shares the incredible initiatives of the club, including the annual 25-mile kayaking event from the Mari Naval Base to Limassol, honoring the fallen heroes of the Mari tragedy in 2011. With over 100 paddlers—young and old—this event represents far more than sport; it’s a powerful expression of remembrance, resilience, and unity.

🌊 In This Episode, We Explore:🧭 Andreas’s journey from finance to philanthropy

🏦 His international career in corporate finance and fund management

🇨🇾 The historical legacy of the Kyrenia Nautical Club and its exile

🚣 The club’s mission to empower youth through rowing, kayaking, and values

🔥 The annual tribute to the Mari Naval Base heroes and the meaning behind it

🌱 Plans for expanding accessibility, especially for paddlers in wheelchairs

🌍 How the club fosters inclusion, courage, and connection—within Cyprus and beyond

💡 Why sport is not just an activity, but a vehicle for freedom and collective memory

✨ About Andreas Athinodorou:A seasoned financial professional and the CEO of ATG Funds, Andreas Athinodorou is also a passionate advocate for social responsibility, historical remembrance, and youth empowerment. With deep roots in Cyprus and a spiritual outlook on life, Andreas brings clarity, compassion, and conviction to every endeavor—whether he's advising clients or mentoring young athletes at sea.

📌 Perfect for Listeners Who: Are inspired by stories of resilience, community, and historical remembrance * Want to understand how finance and philanthropy can co-exist meaningfully * Believe in the power of sports to unite, heal, and inspire future generations * Are curious about Cyprus’s rich history and its ongoing quest for justice and peace*

To find out more about the Kyrenia Nautical Club visit their Facebook page at facebook.com/canoenok or Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/kyrenia_canoe_n_kayak_team/

You can read more about NOK’s work and how to contribute here: NOK Brochure 2025

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In this forward-thinking episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I talk to the brilliant and multifaceted Andrew Coudounaris—a South African-born entrepreneur, innovator, and Co-Founder of Onyx Radio and Onyx Media Tech. Now based in Cyprus, Andrew brings a global perspective, a passion for media technology, and an unwavering drive to create meaningful, immersive experiences through sound and screen.

We talk about his inspiring journey—from growing up in South Africa to building a home and business in Cyprus, and how his cultural background has influenced his entrepreneurial path. Andrew shares insights into the founding of Onyx Media Tech in 2012 and how it quickly evolved into a global player in the media innovation space.

With divisions like Onyx-Glass, Onyx Screen Media, and the cutting-edge Onyx Radio, Andrew and his team are not just imagining the future—they're building it. Whether it's reshaping how we interact with retail environments, rethinking digital signage, or redefining music streaming, Andrew is leading a movement rooted in passion, creativity, and technology.

🎧 In This Episode, We Talk About:🌍 Andrew’s journey from South Africa to Cyprus, and what home means to him today

💡 The story behind Onyx Media Tech and its explosive global growth

📻 How Onyx Radio is creating personalized, curated sound experiences

🖥️ The power of interactive media and digital signage in today’s world

🚀 The role of R&D and innovation in staying ahead in a fast-moving industry

🎶 Why music, technology, and storytelling are more connected than ever

💬 The importance of resilience, reinvention, and staying curious as a modern entrepreneur

✨ About Andrew Coudounaris:Andrew Coudounaris is a tech visionary and entrepreneur with a passion for pushing boundaries. As Co-Founder of Onyx Radio and Onyx Media Tech, he has played a key role in delivering next-generation solutions to some of the world’s biggest brands. Known for his global mindset, creative approach, and ability to stay ahead of trends, Andrew’s work spans continents and industries, inspiring others to think bigger and bolder.

📌 Perfect for Listeners Who: Love stories of innovation, entrepreneurship, and global transitions * Are curious about the intersection of technology, music, and media* * Want a behind-the-scenes look at building cutting-edge companies * Are ready to be inspired by someone who lives boldly and creates fearlessly

🎧 Tune in and discover how Andrew Coudounaris is turning technology into art—and dreams into immersive digital realities.

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In this inspiring episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I talk to the remarkable Larisa Miller, a powerhouse entrepreneur, global strategist, and visionary leader who is reshaping the way we do business across the world.

Born on a farm in Hershey County, Pennsylvania, Larisa’s journey from rural beginnings to global boardrooms is nothing short of extraordinary. We explore her deep Hungarian roots, and how Budapest remains her soul’s recharge station, offering not just beauty, but a profound connection to heritage, strength, and self-renewal.

Now the Founder and CEO of Phoenix Global and AIR, Larisa shares the philosophies and driving forces behind her bold leadership. Her ability to disrupt traditional business models, craft long-term strategies, and empower the next generation of entrepreneurs has made her one of the most sought-after voices in modern leadership.

We talk about her multi-continent impact, working across the USA, UAE, and beyond and how she balances innovation with sustainability. Larisa also opens up about empowering women, developing a disruptive mindset, and making strategic investments that go far beyond capital—supporting vision, transformation, and legacy.

🎧 In This Episode, We Talk About:🌿 Larisa’s Hungarian heritage and why Budapest is her soul’s sanctuary

🚜 Growing up on a Pennsylvania farm and how her rural roots shaped her leadership style

🌍 Leading with vision as CEO of Phoenix Global & AIR, across global markets

💡 The importance of purpose-driven disruption in business

🎤 Her work as a speaker and author, inspiring change across sectors and continents

💪 Empowering women and future leaders through action, not just words

📈 How she redefines investment to align with transformation and global progress

🔥 The mindset shift needed to lead with courage, compassion, and clarity in uncertain times

✨ About Larisa Miller:Larisa Miller is a globally respected entrepreneur, speaker, investor, and transformation strategist. As CEO of Phoenix Global and AIR, she leads organizations across borders with bold, future-ready solutions that prioritize innovation, sustainability, and long-term success. Her ability to inspire, disrupt, and deliver results has positioned her as a trusted advisor and thought leader across multiple industries.

📌 Perfect for Listeners Who:* Love stories of global leadership and courageous transformation * Want practical insights on disrupting the status quo and leading with purpose * Are passionate about women’s empowerment, entrepreneurship, and future-forward thinking * Seek inspiration to turn roots into wings—from humble beginnings to global influence

🎧 Tune in to hear how Larisa Miller combines heritage, heart, and high-impact leadership to shape the future—one empowered decision at a time.

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In this episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I’m joined by legendary Australian broadcaster George Donikian, a man whose voice has shaped newsrooms across three national TV networks and whose story is as rich as the cultures he proudly represents.

We dive into George’s Greek-Armenian roots, growing up in Sydney speaking Greek, Armenian, and Turkish before learning English at the age of seven. He reflects on his father’s journey from Athens to Australia, the early challenges of migration, and the deeply personal moment when his father, despite his reservations, drove with him to Queensland to support the start of his television career.

George shares candid memories of being encouraged to change his name in radio, navigating identity in Australian media, and the importance of staying true to your cultural heritage. We also share a mutual love for the Middle East, Armenia, and the deep beauty found in ancient cultures that are too often misunderstood.

From soccer dreams and shoulder injuries to breaking barriers in multicultural broadcasting, this conversation is rich with wisdom, resilience, and insight. George opens up about the importance of representation, the stories behind his television rise, and the power of vulnerability when carving a public path.

🎧 In This Episode, We Talk About:🧬 The impact of George’s Greek-Armenian heritage and his trilingual upbringing

🚘 A father’s quiet act of love—supporting George’s unlikely career in television

🎙️ His early radio days and being asked to anglicize his surname for ‘audience comfort’

📺 Breaking new ground with SBS World News, Nine Network, and Ten News

🌍 Why we both love the Middle East, Armenia, and the beauty of ancient cultures

🎤 What it takes to hold space as a public voice across decades of changing media

🗣️ The importance of authenticity, identity, and finding your voice in a noisy world

✨ About George Donikian:George Donikian is an Australian media icon with a career spanning radio, television, and public speaking. Born in Sydney to Greek-Armenian parents, George brought a global voice to Australian newsrooms through his work with SBS, the Nine Network, and Network Ten. Known for his gravitas, warmth, and multicultural insight, George has also worked as a documentary host, MC, speaker, and media trainer—empowering others to find their voice in the modern media landscape.

📌 Connect with George Donikian:Website: donikianmedia.com.au

LinkedIn: George Donikian

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In this episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I talk with the brave and inspiring Tsvety Roo, a digital nomad, solo traveler, and soul searcher who’s turned the world into both her home and her teacher.

Once thriving in a high-powered career at a New York City agency, Tsvety made a radical shift: she gave it all up to embrace minimalism and nomadic living. With nothing but a backpack and an open heart, she has spent the past two years journeying through 22 countries and 37 destinations, redefining what it means to belong and what it means to be truly connected.

✨ In this episode, we talk about:

• The rising epidemic of loneliness in a hyperconnected world

• How solo travel can lead to deeper connection with others and with yourself

• The powerful moment she chose to walk away from a “secure” life that no longer felt

fulfilling

• The challenges and beauty of living without a permanent home

• The freedom that comes when you realize you always have a choice

• Lessons learned from meaningful connections with strangers across the globe

Tsvety shares her powerful personal transformation, from feeling stuck and isolated to creating a life of purpose, freedom, and authentic connection. Her journey is a reminder that sometimes, the scariest steps we take are the ones that lead us back to ourselves.

🌍 Whether you’re dreaming of solo travel or seeking a life of more meaning and less ‘stuff,’ this conversation will stir your spirit and challenge your comfort zone.

📌 Connect with Tsvety Roo

Instagram and Website

https://www.instagram.com/tsvetyroo?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

https://www.tsvetyroo.com/💬 “We think we have no choice—but freedom often begins with one brave decision.” – Tsvety Roo

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In this deeply moving episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I speak with a remarkable woman whose life story reads like a journey from suppression to soulful awakening.

Born and raised in Czechoslovakia, behind the borders of the Western world, her early years were shaped by the restrictions of life before the Velvet Revolution. But it was in the aftermath of political transformation that another, more personal revolution began—one of intuition, healing, and empowerment.

✨ In this episode, we explore:

• What life was like behind the Iron Curtain

• How she discovered she was born intuitive and deeply empathetic

• The synchronistic events that led her to manifest a life by the sea in Cyprus

• Her journey through heartbreak, loss, and the healing power of inner work

• Why emotional trauma lives in the body—and how it affects our health and

relationships

• How she now helps women heal through somatic therapy, quantum energy work,

and NLP

Her story is not just about healing—it’s about remembering who you truly are and reclaiming your power after pain. Through the wisdom of her own experience, she now guides other women to live emotionally healthy, embodied, and fulfilled lives.

🌀 Whether you’re navigating emotional pain, seeking your purpose, or simply love stories of resilience and transformation, this episode will touch your heart and awaken your soul.

💫 Her Work

Specializing in mind-body healing, she empowers women to release stored trauma, awaken their intuition, and live with clarity, joy, and connection.

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In this vibrant and heartwarming episode of Most Memorable Journeys, I talk with the charismatic and passionate Tonia Buxton—British TV presenter, restaurateur, author, and proud ambassador of Greek Cypriot culture.

We dive into a rich conversation about life, family, Cyprus, and how Tonia followed her passion to become a global voice for Cypriot food and heritage. From the vibrant dishes of My Greek Kitchen to the stories of how it all happened Tonia shares how her love for history, health, and culture has shaped her journey.

✨ We also talk about:

• The deep connection between food and identity

• Tonia’s inspiring views on healthy aging

• What it’s like raising strong, creative children—including supporting her daughter

Antigoni’s dreams

• How she blends tradition with modern wellness

• Her experiences on Discovery Channel Travel & Living, Good Morning Britain,

This Morning, and Sunday Brunch

Tonia’s energy is contagious and her stories are filled with flavour—both literally and figuratively. This episode is a celebration of heritage, passion, and purpose.

🎧 Tune in to hear about:

• The bravery of Achilles and the wisdom of Socrates (yes, we go there!)

• What drives a woman to represent her roots with such flair

• How to live fully and fabulously—at any age

💫 Whether you’re a foodie, history lover, or just in need of some serious inspiration, this one’s for you.

🔗 Connect with Tonia Buxton

Website | Instagram | Books

https://www.toniabuxton.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/toniabuxton

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Tonia-Buxton/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3ATonia%2BBuxton

📚 Tonia is the author of five books on food, health, and holistic living, and her shows have aired in over 30 countries. Her story is proof that when you mix passion with purpose, magic happens.

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In this inspiring episode, I talk with Elly Symons — a passionate Greek-Australian cultural heritage advocate and leading voice in the international campaign to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.

Elly is the Vice President of the Australian Parthenon Committee and co-founder of the Acropolis Research Group. With deep roots in Ithaca and Agros, Cyprus, she splits her time between Australia, Cyprus, and Athens — often residing in the shadow of the Acropolis.

We dive into:

🇬🇷 The story of Greek and Cypriot emigration to Australia

👰 The fascinating (and sometimes heartbreaking) history of young brides sent abroad without knowing their husbands

🏛 Her mission to reunite the Parthenon Marbles with their rightful home

🗣 Her coined term “unified monument argument” and why the marbles and the temple belong together

👩‍👧‍👦 How motherhood and volunteering shaped her journey into advocacy

🌍 Her role as moderator and presenter at the Cyprus Diaspora Forum

This episode is a heartfelt journey into cultural identity, belonging, and the power of standing up for what you believe in — even across continents and generations.

🎧 Tune in to be inspired by Elly’s remarkable story of heritage, healing, and hope.

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In this exciting episode, we sit down with Dr. Vasilis Papavasiliou, an esteemed academic and tourism scholar with a passion for culture, identity, and the evolution of tourism. As the Head of the Hospitality & Tourism Field and a Senior Lecturer, Dr. Papavasiliou’s work focuses on how individuals and communities engage with tourism and hospitality. His research dives deep into the fascinating areas of cultural anthropology, authenticity, and destination development, particularly in the context of Cyprus. He also shares all the information about his recent TEDxTalk and how tour guides have a social aspect and interaction and play a pivotal role as ambassadors.

In this episode, Dr. Papavasiliou shares insights from his PhD research, which explores the collective memory and narrative construction of tourism destinations, specifically in the context of Cyprus’ divided history. He also reflects on his work in cultural anthropology and the impact of history education on tourism, alongside his fascinating experiences as both an academic and a tour guide.

Not only is Dr. Papavasiliou an influential educator, but he is also an inspiring ambassador for Cyprus, promoting the island’s rich heritage globally. We delve into his role as the King of the Limassol Carnival 2025, the intersections of tourism, identity, and culture, and how he blends entertainment and education through his engaging social media presence.

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In this episode, we explore the life of Dr. John LaCasse, a man whose journey spans from the heights of wealth and business success to the depths of metaphysical exploration. Born with an innate fascination for adventure and the unknown, John spent 25 years as a successful yacht broker, forming relationships with powerful figures like George Shultz, Gene Hackman, Jacques Cousteau, and even notorious crime figures like Meyer Lansky. But despite the wealth, the fast cars, and the glamorous lifestyle, something profound shifted in John’s life—he began asking, “Why am I living this life?”

This question led to a series of bold decisions, personal loss, and a deep search for meaning, ultimately culminating in a Ph.D. and a new calling as an academic and storyteller. John LaCasse shares his incredible story of reinvention, including his fearless approach to life, a transformative encounter with Native American leadership, and how his personal journey evolved into a cosmic narrative.

As a former faculty member at the prestigious Forbes School of Business, John seamlessly blends his academic expertise with his metaphysical discoveries. He is the author of the critically acclaimed series, including Deals Danger Destiny, Floppy Feathers, The Hunters, and The Game. His work combines science, history, spirituality, and metaphysics, creating a captivating and thought-provoking journey that challenges the boundaries of faith, science, and the universe.

Join us as we discuss the unique intersection of John’s life in business, academia, and cosmic exploration, diving deep into themes of faith, humanity’s place in the universe, and the profound storytelling that emerged from his quest to find divine connection.

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In this episode, we sit down with Pat Labez, a dynamic and multifaceted individual who has embraced life’s many transitions, from a young realtor to a passionate advocate for seniors and mental health. Born in the Philippines, raised in Hawaii, and having lived from coast to coast in the U.S., Pat’s journey has been anything but conventional, but it’s a testament to the power of reinvention and purpose.

Pat is the founder of Third Act Encore Publishing and curator of the book Third Act Encore, where I had the honor of contributing a chapter. This book is a creative celebration of the later years in life, offering inspiration and empowerment for seniors. Through her work, Pat has also pioneered creative programs that provide enrichment for the senior community, combining her deep compassion for others with her love for the arts.

She’s a lifelong advocate for seniors and mental health, co-founding the International Mental Health Foundation, a non-profit that brings awareness to mental health and disabilities through the arts. Her advocacy is rooted in her personal experiences, which led her to pivot from a career in real estate to working in long-term care services.

Pat’s journey is expansive—starting as a realtor at the age of 22 in Hawaii, she eventually became a director for several non-profit organizations, including Elder Care Alliance and American Red Cross. She has volunteered for AARP, Alzheimer’s Association, Council on Aging, Hospice, and many others, always putting seniors and mental health at the forefront of her efforts.

In her late 60s, Pat returned to the creative arts and entertainment world, where she became an actor, producer, and international bestselling author. Her career highlights include roles in shows like Blue Bloods and New Amsterdam, and she is known for her work in feature films such as Baby Ruby and Howard.

Now a Seniors Real Estate Specialist in New Jersey, Pat continues her journey of reinvention. Her story is a shining example of embracing the third act of life with joy, purpose, and passion.

Join us as we discuss how Pat’s diverse career, advocacy, and creative pursuits have shaped her life, and how we can all live fully and authentically in our later years.

Her favorite quotes are: “Life is a gift that keeps on giving” - Voltaire

“Don’t die with the music still in you” - Wayne Dyer

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In this episode, we dive into the fascinating journey of Andreas Christodoulides, the visionary founder of Zela Aviation and Zela Jet.

Andreas was born and raised in Cyprus and has spent the majority of his life living in the UK. He now resides in Greece with his family, his company currently has offices in Cyprus, Greece and the UK.

Andreas’ passion for aviation started at a very young age. From the moment he could remember, he was fascinated by planes and flying. As a boy, he dreamt of becoming a pilot, but his parents didn’t share that dream. Despite their reservations, Andreas’ passion for aviation never wavered. In fact, he took matters into his own hands by writing to airlines, asking for stickers and memorabilia, and immersing himself in everything related to the skies.

As he grew older, this childhood fascination blossomed into a career that would change the course of his life. In 2006, Andreas founded Zela Aviation, a company that has become a leader in the air charter and aircraft leasing sectors. Over the years, his entrepreneurial spirit and love for aviation expanded the company’s services to include private jet and helicopter charters, aircraft management, and consultancy.

In 2021, Andreas launched Zela Jet, a private jet and helicopter service, targeting the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East markets. With a fleet ranging from light jets to heavy aircraft, Zela Jet also offers luxury helicopter charters, sightseeing flights, and yacht services.

But Andreas’ passion for aviation extends beyond business. In 2023, he purchased two historic aircraft—a BAC 1-11 and a Boeing 727— from the old Hellinikon Airport to preserve aviation history and heritage. His vision of displaying these planes as cultural landmarks highlights his commitment to the aviation industry and the history that shaped it.

Join us as we explore Andreas’ journey from a young aviation dreamer to a successful entrepreneur and cultural preservator. This episode is a testament to following your passion and creating your own path, no matter where it begins.

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In this episode, we’re joined by Angela Betancourt, a seasoned global communications expert and storyteller with a rich and diverse career. Angela has spent her life embracing bold moves, whether it was helping rebuild economies in post-Ebola Sierra Leone, promoting sustainable tourism in Central America, or even joining the U.S. Air Force Reserves in her late 30s. With over 30 countries under her belt and experiences across multiple continents, Angela has always found herself chasing the next adventure, embracing the unknown, and connecting deeply with people from all walks of life.

Through her incredible journey, Angela has learned that the most powerful stories are the messy, life-changing ones—stories that connect us across cultures, languages, and distances. In this conversation, Angela shares reflections on her boldest decisions, the highs and lows of her career, and the lessons she’s learned along the way.

Tune in as we swap stories and reflect on what it means to step outside of our comfort zones and embrace change. Angela’s experiences are sure to inspire a little wanderlust in your heart and ignite a desire to live fearlessly and authentically.

https://groupbetancourt.com/about-us/

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In this inspiring episode, we are joined by Hélène Alexi Ioannides, a globally recognized Systemic Therapist, Leadership & Authenticity Coach, and Sound Healer. Known for her heart-centered yet fierce approach to transformation, Hélène has helped countless individuals reconnect with their truth and reclaim their personal power.

With a diverse international background, Hélène has lived in multiple countries, including Italy, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, and the UK. She shares how her experiences in these places have shaped her life and career, with Italy standing out as her favorite country—a place that has deeply influenced her both personally and professionally.

Through her powerful methodology, the Authentic Empowerment Blueprint (AEB), Hélène empowers women to break free from generational patterns, embody their truth, and step into their full potential. Her approach integrates emotional intelligence, body-mind integration, and spiritual depth, fostering profound and lasting change.

As the founder of Empowered New You and host of the Health Pod podcast, Hélène has impacted thousands through her online programs, workshops, and retreats. She was recently awarded Best Health Coach & Wellness Influencer of the Year in the Middle East, a recognition of her transformative work.

Join us as we dive into Hélène’s journey of rising from emotional struggle to radical self-acceptance, her mission to help people embrace their truth with confidence, and her insights on creating authentic leadership and empowerment in our lives.

https://www.instagram.com/iamhelenealexiioannides/

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Dayna Reggero has been a guest before on Most Memorable Journeys. She is a big supporter of community and has introduced me to Paula. She is joining the episode for support and more insights.

In this episode, we dive into the transformative journey of Paula Swepson-Avery, a woman whose career shift from manufacturing to community-driven leadership has had a profound impact on her hometown of West Marion, North Carolina.

After spending decades working for Broyhill Furniture and rising through the ranks, Paula faced layoffs that ultimately nudged her into a new professional direction. In 2016, she became involved with the West Marion Community Forum, a group focused on improving local life through collaboration and community engagement. From co-chair to executive director, Paula has helped spearhead initiatives that address critical issues like public transportation, affordable housing, youth empowerment, and food security.

Under her leadership, the Forum has created a free public transportation system for the area, organized youth programs, and provided hundreds of meals to those in need. Paula shares her personal growth from a manager to a leader, learning the importance of flexibility, collaboration, and empowering others along the way.

This episode explores Paula’s inspiring story, leadership insights, and the power of community action. Tune in for a look at how one individual can spark change and build stronger, more connected communities.

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Rosamaria is the author of the book SOS Podcasts. In the book she

tells her unique story of being a woman, wife, and mother living abroad. A self described “big pain,” hypochondriac, and perfectionist, she details her quirks and how they were exacerbated during her time in both Italy and Germany, and how she turned to podcasts to feel less alone and more connected. In a refreshingly original, funny, assertive, and honest voice she lays it all out – from her tendency toward hyper protective parenting and Catholic guilt to her opinions on air conditioning, military wives, German food, and turning the big 4-0.

Apart from being a writer Rosamaria Mancini is also a professor, and public relations and media manager based in Germany. She has worked for numerous news organizations including the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times where she wrote feature stories. She also spent a few years working in communications for the Vatican where she had the opportunity to accompany the Pope to the Holy Land. She recently earned her PhD in creative writing. She works for Fairtrade International and teaches communications at the Brussels School of Governance and UMGC Europe.

She lives in the tri-border area between Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium with her husband and two children.

https://www.amazon.com/SOS-Podcasts-Rosamaria-Mancini/dp/1738423166

https://rosamariamancini.com/

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Reaching 200 podcast episodes is no small feat—and I wanted to mark the occasion with something truly special.

When I mentioned this to a friend, she said, “Why don’t you be the guest for once, instead of the host?”

I loved the idea immediately. But then came the next question: Who would host it?

And then it hit me—who better than my brilliant young friend Emilia Papadopoulos?

An award-winning television and radio journalist, Emilia was a Senior Broadcast Journalist at the BBC and a News Correspondent for BBC News, BBC London News, and BBC World.

Recording the episode with her was an absolute joy. She was fantastic—gracious, curious, and full of charm. And not only did she get my most memorable journey out of me… she got the whole story!

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I haven't done an episode on my own for a while but my recent trip to Kenya and Tanzania deserves to be shared with my audience.

In this episode I am taking you on a captivating adventure through East Africa—Kenya and Tanzania. From the friendly people and stunning landscapes to the mesmerizing wildlife, every aspect of this journey was nothing short of magical.

I am sharing my experience of traveling through East Africa with Gate 1’s organized tour, where I was not only introduced to the rich cultural heritage of the Maasai people and the fascinating wildlife of the Serengeti but also embraced the Hakuna Matata philosophy—no worries, everything is perfect.

What to Expect in This Episode:

• The Joyful Spirit of East Africa: Reflecting on the laid-back, worry-free atmosphere of Kenya and Tanzania, and how the people’s kindness and warmth truly captured her heart.
• Captivating Landscapes and Wildlife: From the plains of the Serengeti to the stunning Masai Mara, I dive into the breathtaking natural beauty of East Africa and the incredible wildlife sightings.
• Amazing Guides and Experiences: Hear about the exceptional service and expertise of the Jeep driver-guides, Marcus and Harlekin, who made every game drive a memorable experience. I also want to share how the Gate 1 tour group dynamic made the trip even more special.
• Lodging and Amenities: Talking about my stay in some of the best accommodations, including the luxurious tents and lodges at Lion Hill Nakuru, Fig Tree Camp Masai Mara, Embalakai Serengeti, Mountain Lodge in Ngorongoro, and The Ole Tukai in Amboseli—highlighting the cleanest washrooms in the jungle and the outstanding staff that made every stay unforgettable.
• The Unforgettable Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride: The highlight of the trip was the unforgettable sunrise hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti. Recountin the breathtaking views, the peacefulness of the flight, and the champagne breakfast that followed—truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
• A Return to Africa: I was deeply moved by the beauty and culture of East Africa, and I am reflecting on how there is still so much more to explore, and I am already planning her next trip back.

Key Takeaways:

• East Africa offers a unique, stress-free atmosphere with friendly people and stunning wildlife.
• The Hakuna Matata mindset embodies the ease and perfection of the experience.
• Exceptional lodges and clean facilities in the middle of the wild provide a comfortable and welcoming environment.
• A hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti is a must-do experience when visiting East Africa.

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Gate 1 Travel (tour company)
• Lion Hill Lodge (Lake Nakuru)
• Fig Tree Camp (Masai Mara)
• Embalakai Camp (Serengeti)
• Mountain Lodge (Ngorongoro)
• The Ole Tukai Lodge (Amboseli)
• Adventures Aloft Serengeti Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Safari & Champagne Breakfast

Join me on this unforgettable journey through East Africa, and hear how a once-in-a-lifetime safari experience can leave you with lasting memories and a desire to return.

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Great banter about the fashion industry, Paris fashion week, how to travel in style on a private jet and homophobia in Cyprus. A conversation straight from the heart reminding Anna Vissi that she needs to wear Michalis' scarf and Lady Gaga that she needs to have one of Michalis' scarfs.

Michalis Pantelidis (Nicosia, 1993) is a Cypriot Textiles Designer. He graduated from the University of the West of England in Bristol. During his studies, he interned at the atelier of Iris Van Herpen and Ronald Van Der Kemp in Amsterdam, where he gained experience in couture. He also worked with Dutch artists "Dutch Igloo", where he experimented with photography, digital editing, and intricate handwork. In 2021, he launched his own brand which combines his love for textiles, photography, and art. His first project is called “The land of Decomposition” which explores alternative ways of understanding the idea of value by turning trash into colorful and joyful scarves.

https://michalispantelidis.com/

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Morgan is a nurse practitioner who loves to travel, write, and capture moments through photography, she is committed to assisting individuals in achieving balance in their lives through coaching and consulting.

Her personalized lifestyle and wellness coaching approach is designed to empower you to adopt a growth centered and fulfilling life through experience and creativity. What makes her business unique is how she can tie travel and creativity into your transformation through her blog, travel consultations, inspiring photo gallery, and handmade gifts.

She is also an award winning travel photographer. Her recent photography in Africa has been nominated for another award once more. She believes that every human should go on Safari in Africa once in their lifetime.

She thoroughly enjoys helping people through challenges, overcome fears, and become their best selves.

https://www.wanderlustinc.org/

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Andrew Serra is the author of several books, including The Dead Florentines, La Petite Parisienne, and Zuccotti Park. In 2018, he published Finding John, a memoir of his experience as a firefighter responding to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He has been featured on FOX-5 NY Good Day Wake Up, NY1 News Around the Boroughs, and Z100 Elvis Duran and the Morning Show. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

He is a retired New York City fire captain and since retiring from the Fire Department, him and his wife spend 2-3 months per year living in Italy. Him and his wife have long considered traveling as a gateway to understanding and seeing the world in a different light.

After many years of living with the effects of 9/11, he wrote and published a memoir about his experiences. The writing process was therapeutic and helped him move forward.

The newest book is a historical novel about a terrible factory fire in 1911 where 146 (mostly young immigrant women) were killed. Many of the survivors went on to fight for changes to fire safety laws that still exist today.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B087KYTT7C

https://www.andrewserra.com/

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Yaren Fadiloglulari is a Turkish Cypriot freelance writer for travel publications and a content writer for travel and education companies. She has participated in the Rotary Friendship Exchange program and spent a month in the US when she was a teenager. Trying to keep the conversation with this beautiful young woman as unpolitical as possible. She recently joined the Cyprus Travel Writers and Journalists Society and I wanted to find out more about this interesting writer.

A Cyprus native, she has written for travel publications like The Independent, Euronews, and Time Out. I’m also a B2B & B2C content writer for travel and education companies, including Preply, Hotelbeds, Business 2 Community, and more.

Becoming a freelance writer wasn’t always the plan, but looking back, it all makes sense. She loves getting out of my comfort zone — She lived abroad for nine years, learned two languages from scratch (third one in progress!), backpacked in Latin America, and taught herself the basics of SEO. A mix of all these experiences helped her land her first gig — writing SEO blog posts about languages, culture, and living abroad for a publication.

Fast forward to today, she has worked with over 20 clients, collaborated with content marketing teams, and successfully pitched her ideas to large publications. Besides travel and education, she has also written about workplace dynamics, team building, employee engagement, and L&D.

https://yarenwrites.com/

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Born in Athens, Greece as an Air Force brat, Teri M Brown came into this world with an imagination full of stories to tell. She now calls the North Carolina coast home, and the peaceful nature of the sea has been a great source of inspiration for her creativity.

Not letting 2020 get the best of her, Teri chose to go on an adventure that changed her outlook on life. She and her husband, Bruce, rode a tandem bicycle across the United States from Astoria, Oregon to Washington DC, successfully raising money for Toys for Tots. She learned she is stronger than she realized and capable of anything she sets her mind to.

Teri is a wife, mother, grandmother, and author who loves word games, reading, bumming on the beach, taking photos, singing in the shower, hunting for bargains, ballroom dancing, playing bridge, and mentoring others.

https://www.terimbrown.com/bio.html

https://www.amazon.com/10-Little-Rules-Double-Butted-Adventure/dp/B0DR33PLQR/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w...

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Jorge Salas-Guevara is the President and Founder of New Paths Expeditions (NPE); his journey began at a very young age when he had the fortune to spend his summers in the rugged beauty of Patagonia, where he embraced the role of a mountain and trekking guide. Such experiences ignited a lifelong commitment to adventure and exploration. These early ventures laid the groundwork for a unique career in travel, drawing the attention of premier travel brands in the U.S. and affording him the honor of learning from some of the world’s most venerated expedition leaders.

Jorge’s professional path has been diverse and enriched by a variety of roles within one of the travel industry’s largest conglomerates. From guiding, product development, and managing crises to training field staff and ensuring the safety of travel operations, developing new US travel brands, advising new and old local travel services, supervising the safety of planes and ships, and even designing and building expedition travel vessels. His contributions have been instrumental in enhancing travel experiences worldwide. His leadership skills were further recognized through his executive roles, including his tenure as CEO of one of the conglomerate’s brands. Yet, it was his vision for a more intimate and insightful approach to travel that led to the founding of NPE, aiming to offer small-group expeditions that provide higher quantities and quality of content, and delve into the heart of nature and culture.

With a solid educational background in Business Administration, focusing on travel operations, marketing, and finance at Cornell, Jorge has built NPE on the principle that attention to detail is paramount in creating unforgettable travel experiences. His hands-on approach in the field and continuous engagement with guests and destinations underscore his belief in the transformative power of travel.

In addition to his leadership at NPE, Jorge Salas-Guevara is deeply commitment to conservation and community support. As the founder and president of two conservation organizations, he has been devoted to providing clean water to remote Amazon communities and helping wildlife conservation efforts in Africa and Asia. These initiatives are a testament to the holistic approach to travel at NPE—every expedition not only promises discovery and adventure but also contributes positively to the well-being of our planet and its inhabitants.

Jorge’s contributions extend beyond business leadership to include wildlife and travel photography, where his work has been recognized and featured by notable institutions and publications, including Smithsonian, Wildlife Conservation Society, Nature Conservancy, among many others. This creative outlet not only reflects his appreciation for the natural world but also enhances the expeditions led by NPE, offering guests unique insights and memorable moments captured through his lens and lectures.

When not exploring new destinations or leading expeditions, Jorge enjoys spending quality time with his daughter Josefina, exploring his passions for photography, writing, and cooking.

Jorge’s leadership at NPE is not just about guiding tours; it’s about fostering a community of travelers eager to explore, learn, and connect with the world’s most breathtaking landscapes and cultures. His story is one of dedication, expertise, and a sincere love for adventure that continues to inspire both the team at NPE and the guests who embark on journeys with us.

https://npexpeditions.com/meet-our-team/

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California Girl Pam was always spontaneous, but then a 3 month trip overseas turns into an epic journey as she backpacked around the world SOLO for 3 years. Her sarcasm and optimism got her into and out of trouble through Africa, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand in the 1990's.

Follow her adventures as she fumbles her way into EVERYTHING. Sarcastic and optimistic at all the wrong moments, she will keep you laughing as she learns things that you probably already know. She sidesteps dangerous situations from wacky weirdos to wild animals, from mother nature to social awkwardness. She gets caught in cultural awakenings at the most inopportune of times. She explores the globe as she explores new sides of herself with extreme sports, mind altering intoxicants, quirky fun friendships, and even in romance. Pam knows nothing when it comes to world politics, religions, science, ancient ruins, even conspiracy theories, the paranormal, and yep, UFO's. Pam is open to all cultures- the good, the bad, and the ugly. And most importantly the wonderful, the mysterious, and the magical. Does she learn about herself? Does she learn about the world? Does Pam learn ANYTHING at all? Come adventuring with her...

Pre-internet days, Pam would sign her letters home as an homage to Indiana Jones and it stuck. For 25 years she's been told to write about her adventures, and it's finally here. Her debut book is a Comedy Travel Memoir called "When in ROAM" about all of her hilarious and dangerous mishaps.

She married her high school sweetheart after years apart, and they are parents to loving twins and a puppy.

https://a.co/d/i0cXIEk

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Maddi Bourgerie is the Director of Communications and Travel Expert Spokesperson at RVshare. Since joining the company three years ago, Bourgerie has been dedicated to raising awareness for the brand and RV travel as a whole managing the company's publicity and brand initiatives. She is dedicated to the company’s mission to help travelers feel invigorated by the magic of an RV adventure. As an active RVer herself, Bourgerie has rented many unique models from the site. She has RVed on the East and West Coast checking off National Parks and music festivals from her bucket list. Prior to RVshare, Maddi spent seven years working in the vacation rental industry. Her career has been dedicated to sharing her passion for travel.

https://rvshare.com/

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Adam Stuart and his family recently returned home from a year of travel with a family of 6. He quit my dream job and left corporate America to do something crazy. They made stops in 18 countries. Now they are back in the US trying to acclimate to modern American life but also trying to bring the lessons they learned into their lives! In this episode he shares the story and talks about how we can live out our dreams with a bit of planning, risk, and luck! It's definitely an adventure of a lifetime.

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Aisha is a resilient Mongolian artist, engineer, and entrepreneur with a remarkable life journey. It all started as an orphan in Russia, but she refused to let her circumstances define her. Instead, she embarked on a thrilling adventure, traveling the world and gaining an engineering degree in Norway.

Together with co-founding a successful property management company in Portugal, Lisbon White Rose LLC, she transformed spaces into captivating havens, including a boutique hotel with uniquely designed rooms.

Her insatiable curiosity and language fluency allowed her to explore over 70 countries, broadening her horizons. Settling in Miami, she dove into her artistic dreams, organizing art events and immersing herself in the blockchain and crypto world, even initiating NFThursdays.

Fuelled by her trailblazing spirit, she went on to organize captivating festivals and achieved an incredible milestone in 2023 – becoming one of the first artists to send her artwork to space, engraved in gold.

Currently based in New York, Manhattan, she is passionately bridging the gap between the real and digital worlds, inspiring others to embrace the transformative power of their dreams. Join her on this exhilarating journey!

https://aisha.today/

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Sarah Casewit is an expert travel consultant, business advisor, entrepreneur, and creator of transformative experiences. With over 15 years in the luxury travel industry, Sarah is an experienced entrepreneur, trusted business consultant, and travel expert specializing in transformative travel and bespoke experiences. Her career began in Buenos Aires, Argentina, playing a key role at a luxury tour operator and an award-winning venture. Later, Sarah co-founded a pioneering travel company for several years, trailblazing a pathway for female business owners and women in travel. Most recently, Sarah held an executive position at a leading travel tech firm in California and worked hand-in-hand with a hospitality maverick.

Born in Morocco and fluent in Arabic, French, Spanish, and English, Sarah’s global upbringing allows her to craft authentic, culturally immersive travel experiences. With a deep understanding of diverse cultures, she designs luxury travel that goes beyond traditional tourism to create meaningful, life-changing journeys.

Recognized by Forbes as an “Impressive Travel Business Owner,” Sarah has been featured in top media outlets like CNN, Departures, and Vogue. Known for her meticulous attention to detail and passion for excellence, Sarah continues to redefine experiential travel, helping clients connect deeply with destinations and create unforgettable memories.

https://www.sarahcasewit.com/

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Bert terHart left Victoria, BC, on October 27, 2019, with the goal of emulating solo navigators who travelled half a century or more ago—without electronic charts, or GPS. Thus, he passed the five great southern capes going east using only a sextant, paper charts, pencil and log tables—a feat previously accomplished by eight single-handing sailors in the past, but none of them starting from North America.

He’s faced extreme weather, dwindling supplies and unexpected repairs that have extended his trip from six to nine months — and yet, he’s been dubbed “the safest person on the planet.”

Why? Because he’s traveling alone — and hasn’t seen another person since January, in Port Stanley in the Falklands, and before that on Nov. 6 in San Francisco — and floating far from civilization, the British Columbia resident presumably has no risk of contracting or transmitting the coronavirus disease, news of which emerged months into his journey.

There’s lots more in this fascinating episode, definitely worth listening to.

https://bertterhart.com/

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He calls himself a fairly normal guy from Pittsburgh that strayed a long way from home. He has been a mentor of tech founders for 30 years, and a father of kids for 11. The similarities are remarkable.

His day job has been to help create over 1,100 jobs while founding, financing, building and exiting three digital media companies. Prior to that, he was a Venture Principal at Capital Express, hosted MoneyHunt on PBS (pre- SharkTank), led over 1,500 people across 14 miles of open sea on kayak, and trekked 1,100 miles through the deserts of Saudi, Jordan and Syria… and A Line in the Sand ended up an Amazon Bestseller in the Middle East.

After a bit of a pandemic reset, Ihe is now actively investing and directly managing teams in digital media, entertainment, and consumer products. And painting watercolors with his daughter or playing rugby with his son.

Oh, and sometimes friends have to interpret for his special type of English. That’s it, up to now.

https://www.amazon.com/Line-Sand-Novel-Miles-Spencer/dp/1917185820

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Valentinos started an online Greek tutoring business while he was studying in the UK and has been running it for many years.

However, he comes from a bee-keeping family. Since 1983, they have been working professionally in the bee-keeping sector. Over all these years, thanks to their hard work and a love of bees, they have managed to build strong relationships with their customers, founded on trust. They take a responsible approach to the entire process of making honey from the hive to consumers, meaning they can ensure the high quality and authenticity of our honey.

Today, their company is one of the leading honey producers in Cyprus. In 2020 they opened a new, modern honey bottling centre. It is located near the village of Melini in Larnaca district. The new honey farm can also host several events like wedding parties and baptisms. It has two rooms where honey is processed and bottled, a video screening room where visitors can watch videos about our history and a reception area and tasting room. Their honey farm produces bee cosmetics, honey products and the famous Cyprus Honey “Oros Machaira”. Over recent years, the quality of their honey has been recognised, winning us international awards.

https://orosmaxaira.com/en/

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Thales Panagides graduated with an MBA in Entrepreneurship in 1998. He spent weeks searching for a job in the financial district of New York City and realized Wall Street wasn’t the right fit for a Cypriot who spent most of his summers on the beach. Uncertain about his future and how to leverage his business degree, he decided to visit his cousin in Brazil who just launched an Internet company. The plan was to spend a couple of weeks, but he ended up staying for ten fruitful years. Thales was offered a stake in his cousin’s technology company called Inova Tecnologias. Highlights included attracting venture capital and launching a B2B website selling high fashion Brazilian bikinis around the world. The bikini website drew media attention and was mentioned in publications such as the Wall Street Journal and Inc Magazine. He moved to Cyprus with his wife and two daughters in 2008 and launched a second ecommerce website focusing on gym wear. Today Inova Technologias employs 20 people and Thales continues to be one of the leading independent distributors of Brazilian bikinis and fitness wear in the world. Thales enjoys open water swimming, cycling and running. He’s also the author of 'Odessey to the Heart', an inspirational philosophical story of a man's journey to spiritual enlightenment who priorities meaning and not profit maximisation.

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Life is a journey and we all have our stories. Sharing those stories helps others be brave enough to break their own silences. Let's be kind to ourselves, each other and make this world a better place.

He has a desire for self development, mental health awareness and a budding passion to learn more about himself and others in order to make himself a better human being and in extension, help others be better human beings.

I met Rick during a Master Coach Training in Dubai and was fascinated by his stories about living in #Baghdad, #Afghanistan and countries in the Gulf. He was born in Canada and currently he is stationed in #Bahrain but who knows where he will be going next. We share the love for the Middle East and Gulf States because of their beautiful hospitality, their colors and their history.

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At just 21 years old, historian and author Schmidt has established himself as a dedicated truth-seeker. Since penning his 8-part educational series "History Bites" at age 12, Schmidt has made it his mission to inspire young minds and uncover the stories that shaped America.

With a number of exclusive interviews with household names such as Bob Shapiro, Megyn Kelly, Mike Tyson, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., O.J. Simpson, Donald Trump and many others, what lead him to his latest interview subject is a fascinating story.

His latest work, "Legal Gladiator," is the only biography of Alan Dershowitz, America's most controversial attorney.

Alan gave author Solomon Schmidt unprecedented access to his personal and professional life, and in Legal Gladiator, Solomon takes readers inside Alan’s most high-profile cases, including the notorious Trump trial.

He accompanies tours to England and Scotland and his biggest wish is to interview JK Rowling.

Solomon's website: https://www.solomonschmidt.com/about-5

History Bites: https://historybites.com/whos-solomon/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAbyHftBkYK8VW6zClFKQWA

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When Cole Sjoholm was asked, "Would you go?" his answer transformed his life in ways he never imagined. In 2023, he embarked on an extraordinary journey, setting foot on all seven continents in just one year—solo. From the vibrant cities of Europe to the icy expanses of Antarctica, and from the sun-drenched landscapes of Australia to the bustling streets of the Far East, Cole completed 71 flights, covered 110,246 miles, and spent 167 nights exploring the world. This wasn't just about ticking items off a bucket list; it was about discovering a new way of living and filling his bucket with unforgettable experiences.

Discover the incredible story behind Cole's epic adventure and the profound lessons he learned along the way. His journey isn't just a travelogue—it's a testament to the transformative power of stepping out of your comfort zone and embracing the unknown.

Join Cole Sjoholm, mortgage lender, travel blogger, photographer, and public speaker, as he shares his remarkable experiences and insights. Dive into his story at http://www.mortgageguytravelstheworld.com and get inspired to start your own adventure today!

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I met Costa at the Cyprus Diaspora Forum (Thank you Paul Lambis) and started following him on social media. I am fascinated by his zest for life and how he enjoys everything he does whether it’s traveling the world, exploring Cyprus or dancing Salsa with his wife Anna.

Costa was born in Melbourne, Australia, and moved to Cyprus as an adult. In Australia, he studied psychology, psycho-neurosciences, politics and history at a bachelor level, followed by a master’s in international relations and law. He is the Director of CONSTANTi, a consultancy offering social and political analysis and advice, as well as conducting research and consulting in the fields of international relations, conflict, civil society, public diplomacy and project management. He worked as a European Project Office manager at the University of Nicosia for 2 years working on migrant integration and adult learning projects, and spent 14 years as policy and public diplomacy manager at the Australian High Commission. Costa is an advocate of the crucial and real power of civil society and social media, as well as being an active campaigner for human rights, gender equality, peace building and conflict resolution. He is a founding Board Member of the peace-building NGO Cyprus Academic Dialogue (CAD) Costa is also the Cyprus rapporteur for Freedom House and produces the Freedom in the World Report for the Republic of Cyprus, focusing on transparency and corruption matters, issues of democratic governance, freedom of speech, religious and minority rights, gender equality and other key markers for Cyprus.

https://constanti.org/

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Becky Lukovic is a 20 year veteran in the travel industry. She started On the Go Travel Company in Indiana in 2001 after an “aha” moment in Sorrento, Italy. Standing on a bridge overlooking the sparkling Bay of Naples, Becky realized planning independent and culture-centric travel was her passion. In the next 20 years, she would use that passion to design unique, custom adventures for her clients.

Becky developed an extensive book of luxury travel connections and became involved in the American Society of Travel Agents, held a position on the Mid-America Chapter board, and served on the national ASTA communications committee in the early 2000s.

In 2010, Becky rebranded her company as Bella Travel Planning, LLC. in Carmel, Indiana to reflect her passion for beautiful, engaging, life-changing travel. In the summer of 2015, she and her husband moved cross-country to beautiful Atlanta, Georgia to start a new adventure.

Becky designs adventures for her clients across seven continents ranging from private scuba dives in Costa Rica to tiger sanctuaries in India to the 2008 Summer Olympics in China to cruises at the bottom of the world – Antarctica. She is a specialist in Culinary travel, Wine tasting trips, Italy, France, South Africa, Adventure travel, Antarctica, Incentive trips and meetings, and girlfriend getaways.

Recently, Becky trekked in the mountains of Uganda to visit a family of Silverback Gorillas—what an adventure. She’s been on land in Antarctica photographing colonies on Penguins, and explored countless off-the-beaten path European Ski resorts and Christmas Villages. A well-crafted tasting menu with wine parings are her love language and she counts many hotel owners and general managers as personal friends. A quick google of her name will reveal how many times she’s been quoted for industry publications as well as being featured on the cover of Luxury Travel Advisor Magazine.

Her mantra is “travel, like fine wine, should be savored as an experience and not gulped down in a hurry.”

Becky is a former member of the Saveur Magazine Travel Advisory Board and is currently a member of The Vast adventure travel society and the Culinary Travel Community with Virtuoso. She holds many destination and resort specialist certifications and is a preferred advisor with Four Seasons, Relais & Chateaux, Belmond, Ritz Carlton, Luxury Collection, Blackberry Farms, and Mandarin Oriental just to name a few. With these partnerships, she can wow her travelers with upgrades, complimentary breakfasts, hotel credits, and special rates for your travels.

https://bellatravelplanning.com/

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Neil Laird is a multiple Emmy-nominated director of historical films for Discovery, BBC, PBS, History Channel, National Geographic, and many other networks. He has produced over 100 programs around the globe that feature crumbling Egyptian tombs, lost Mayan cities, and mysterious shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea.

He is a TV producer turned novelist and discusses his unique career journey and the creation of his comedic time travel novels like Prime Time Travelers. Neil shares how his background in the TV industry and his passion for ancient history and mythology inspired his writing. We dive into the challenges of transitioning from TV to writing, the differences between self-publishing and traditional publishing, and the critical role of marketing for authors. Neil also reflects on the power of storytelling, his awe-inspiring travels, and the balance between preserving historical sites and the passage of time.

He loves the world and especially the Middle East where he gets even more inspire to think and write

Don’t miss this insightful conversation packed with valuable takeaways for aspiring writers and storytellers.

https://www.neillaird.com/

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Elisa is a mother of 5 sons which she brought up mostly on her own and lived in Texas, Miami, Canada, France. She overcame extreme challenges and create a life that she loves.

In May 2016, she founded#happy2succeed, intending to bring awareness and wellbeing to body and mind. She inspires and and empowers women globally to discover their hidden power with a positive spiritual mindset method, to grow their Authentic Self, and powerfully fulfilled, to make an impact. Helping Women Globally with Kindness & Joy! #Body-Mind-Soul ELISA has served hundreds of individuals worldwide and created thousands of happy, empowered women.

Elisa’s advice is both inspiring and practical. She lavishes individuals with a combination of innovative personal solutions that spur miracle creation and profoundly personal advice that unlocks energy and sparks enthusiasm in dream lives. If you want to feel happy, experience inner peace, and infinite fulfillment on every day of your life, it is essential to determine what is your Life Purpose.

BUT first and foremost, you have to know YOURSELF. As Dr. Wayne W. Dyer said it so well: “Here you are in this intelligent system that has no beginning and no end, in which all of the galaxies move in harmony with each other. You must have shown up here for a reason!”

She truly believes that each one of us is born with a unique Life Purpose. To have a clear understanding of our life purpose is the ultimate way to guide you towards Happiness and Success. She likes to give the best tools and the most astonishing pieces of wisdom she’s learned in 30 years as a be-creative mother, as a parent with a dream, as an achiever with goal-set, and as a kind spiritual-being with love for a better and happier world.

https://elisacard.com/meet-elisa-card/

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Anna-Maria Athanasiou wrote her first books, The Waiting for Summer novels in secret, firstly because she never thought she’d finish them and secondly, it was a completely new territory for her. Throughout her life Anna-Maria had regularly created scenarios and stories in her head, thinking that one day she would finally put them down on paper. Eventually, in the September of 2011 she took the plunge and started to write down an idea that she'd been creating for almost ten years.

Waiting for Summer books one and two are the result of her small idea, and she finally had them published in September 2013 and June 2014. The love story and her characters, Sylvie and Nick, captured the hearts and enthusiasm of her readers, spurring Anna-Maria to carry on with her writing.

Anna-Maria has since been asked to collaborate with other authors on four charity anthologies and is an Inspirational Global Woman Nominee.

She lives in Cyprus and has two sons, a Golden Retriever and seven cats, and has penchant for cake, tea, whisky, wine and a healthy obsession with shoes. Anna-Maria loves the fantasy land of romantic fiction, and is passionate about bringing her stories and characters to life.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B00IZNBTAY

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Stefan was born and raised in Switzerland. He studied economics in Zurich and ended up in business journalism and wrote for Finanz und Wirtschaft, Berner Zeitung, Tages-Anzeiger and Handelszeitung.

He loves to travel and started globetrotting as a young child with his parents. He has always been fascinated by planes and airports and became the founder and editor of aeroTELEGRAPH, an online platform all about planes, flying, airports etc.

He is the author of the book “Fascination Airport - The most beautiful airports and their stories” which is available on Amazon.

https://www.aerotelegraph.com/author/stefan-eiselin/page/169

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Susan spent 16 years gaining extensive corporate and management experience at a senior level in Equity Sales, Research and Corporate Marketing in investment banks DLJ, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. Passionate about helping people reach their full potential, she has developed training courses, facilitated development workshops and mentored high potential individuals throughout her career. Between jobs, she travelled to France to learn French and fell in love with Carcassonne where she spent the money that she had saved to buy a studio flat in London on a house.

Today, she is an experienced and professionally qualified corporate and executive coach, award-winning speaker, best-selling author and transformational trainer.

She is passionate about creating sustainable peak performance and success for clients by helping them increase their confidence, energy and impact.

In addition to one-to-one executive coaching and VIP strategy days, she runs a High Performing Woman program for women in business, bespoke workshops/speeches, an annual De-Stress and Assess retreat, and a series of corporate career masterclasses for clients such as Barclays Bank, Expedia, Jefferies, JP Morgan, Man Grp, Deutsche Bank and InvescoPerpetual.

https://www.tedlondon.com/about.html

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Tracy lives in Johannesburg, South Africa. After realising that she didn’t need to compete with the world for acceptance and belonging – that it was something within her – she was inspired to help others to do the same.

In addition to her work as a transformational catalyst and speaker, she is an independent financial consultant, as well as an accomplished photographer, specialising in portraiture.

In her spare time, she love connecting with her daughters, family and friends, spending time in nature and enjoying international travel. She is passionate about people, intrigued with how we relate to ourselves and each other, and drawn to the ocean of possibilities within each one of us.

In her book “UNLOCKED” she talks about being trapped in a passionless marriage. So, we become liars. We become liars trapped behind scriptures and moral facades. We learn to hide ourselves behind our reputations, as long as we look good to society. We put others, and their aspirations, before our own. We are taught that if we make a promise before God, then that covenant is cast in stone, even if your feelings do not align. That if you were once out of integrity, you can never go back. Even if it means you become a blatant, perpetual liar.We learn that there is no point of return; and no turning forward either. We learn that where we make our bed, we sleep. We learn that there is no justification solid enough to even tempt squeezing our new, evolved, wiser self through the cracks of a promise once made. We are told that we are warm when we are cold; that there are many things to be happy about, when we feel sad. When we cry out that we are hungry – hungry for more – we’re told we should be grateful for the fill we already have. We are told how to feel. And we are told how not to feel. We are moulded into an expectation of uniformity; homogenised into a fictitious ideal of normality.So, we stay. And we pretend. We mask and we ache. With a smile. We laugh when all we really want to do is cry. We close our eyes and focus on the positive and turn away from the knowing – a constant gnawing groan from somewhere deep inside of us. We tell ourselves that we’re being silly – a hopeless reiteration of what we’ve been told is silly. We turn a deaf ear to the loud hungry pangs from our gut.

https://www.tracyloubser.com/why-tracy/

https://www.amazon.com/UNLOCKED-Journey-Inward-Utter-Truth/dp/B08JDXG3DL

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Agni Scott was born and raised in Cyprus and is a multilingual actress whose first language is Greek. She spent the first 18 years of her life on the sunny shores of the Mediterranean island before moving to the United States to pursue higher education.

Agni Scott is known for Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Persuasion (2022) and Spooks (2002) but we all fell in love with her in “Find me Falling”, the recent movie produced in Cyprus which is trending on Netflix.

Agni has an MFA in acting from Brandeis University and earned a BFA in acting from Florida International University in Miami.

She is married to Scott Handy and she is the mother of two children.

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Rania was born during the war in Beirut in 1975 . Her childhood education was in Beirut and she studied at the very prestigious AUB (American University of Beirut)

Her journey has taken her from Germany to the UK, to Saudi Arabia and the UAE and now, she lives with her beautiful family in Cyprus. She has learned to the importance of adaptability and continuous learning. She has a mind for business, values that were taught by her family as well as love for culture, art and island life.

Ranya is a seasoned businesswoman and educator with a diverse background in journalism, banking, advertising, and consultancy. She began her career as a journalist for the pan-Arab business magazine Al-Iqtisad wa Al-Aamal and later worked in the first E-banking department in Lebanon as a Customer Relationship Service Manager at Credit Libanais. She also gained experience in the advertising industry at Memac Ogilvy. Ranya founded Miza Advantage Consultancy in Lebanon and has taught at Zayed University in Dubai and Effat University in Saudi Arabia. She is a certified SAP ERP Associate and excels in business planning, strategy, CRM, and curriculum development. Ranya has been recognized for her excellence in teaching and is a founding board member of BPWESC, among other associations. Ranya likes to learn languages and is passionate about work-life balance, sports, art, fashion, business, travel, and music. Her motto is "empower herself to empower others."

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Kelly Groehler is a corporate communications executive in the U.S. and the creator, executive producer and host of The WTAF Show: Women. Travel. Art. Food. It’s the only women-first food & travel show out there – and a double entendre. Kelly created the show after seeing women are the travel,

food and art super consumers, yet 95% of food & travel shows are hosted by men. The stories they share on The WTAF Show are by women, about women, and told by women. Their episodes focus on the incredible creations by the top chefs and contemporary artists living and working in the places they visit. They share these stories via full episodes and shorts on their YouTube channel and Substack! And they have reels on IG, FB, Threads & TikTok.

https://thewtafshow.com/

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Petros Kkolas is a Digital Consultant in Engineering, working on mega projects in the UK and Greece. His expertise lies in Highways Engineering and the development of sustainable mobility solutions for the clients he serves. He is currently employed by ARUP, a global engineering consultancy with more than 19,000 employees and 94 offices in 34 countries. The company was founded by Sir Ove Arup, an Engineer, Philosopher, and Architect. The most significant project was the Sydney Opera House, where the principles of Total Design were applied.

In addition to his role at ARUP, Petros is also the Innovation Scout for the Midlands Region in the UK, responsible for promoting innovation activities in the region and engaging with start-up companies. Petros has also supported LGK Productions during the production of three documentaries with a primary focus on women. The three documentaries are:

1. Queens of Amathus - trailer link
2. Queens of the Commonwealth - trailer link
3. Queens of Cyprus. - trailer link

He is currently responsible for all PR and Media Liaison activities in the UK and Cyprus. In his free time, Petros practices creative writing and poetry. He is working towards the publication of his poetry collection in Greek by the end of the year.

Travel is another passion that fuels his creativity and broadens his perspective. Petros has travelled to 25 countries and aims to reach 30 countries by the end of the year. Among all the places he’s visited, New York and Rovaniemi in Finland hold a special place in his heart. The bustling city life of New York (documentary premiere) and the serene beauty of Rovaniemi (chasing the northern lights at -30 degrees) have left indelible impressions on him.

In all these endeavors, Petros strives to bring together his diverse experiences and interests to create, innovate, and inspire. Whether it’s through engineering solutions, documentaries, podcasts, or poetry, he is committed to making a positive impact.

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I met Stelana at the Diaspora Forum (once more thank you Paul Lambis) and instantly liked her. She is genuine and very authentic.

Stelana Kliris is a South African Cypriot writer/director/producer and the founder of Meraki Films which is a production company based in Cyprus and established by Stelana as a banner for both her own films and those of local filmmakers, women in particular. The mission is to tell authentic stories that can travel to an international audience.

Stelana has a long-standing reputation on the island for being a reliable, persistent and hard-working professional. She has taken on multiple roles in local productions, but is most at home when she is writing, directing or producing.

Before establishing Meraki Films, she wrote, produced and directed the first independent feature film in Cyprus after the crisis caused State cinema funding to be cut in collaboration with AMP Filmworks and producer Marios Piperides, and with the generous support of the Pouroulis Foundation. Despite the low budget, COMMITTED went on to be distributed in multiple territories and optioned for a Hollywood remake. She also produced the award-winning feature film PAUSE, the feature directorial debut of Tonia Mishiali, under long-time collaborator AB Seahorse Film Productions with producers Andros Achilleos and Tonia Mishiali. She recently completed FIND ME FALLING, her second feature as writer/director and is working on several new projects under the banner of Meraki Films.

Find Me Falling has been translated to over 30 languages and will stream across 190 countries and over 260 million Netflix accounts, premiering on July 19.

https://www.meraki-films.com/new-page

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Talking to Andrea about how life doesn’t always turn out the way we expected it. After studying psychology in the UK and coming back to Cyprus, she realised that things were complicated. For fun she joins an open recruiting day for flight attendants at Emirates Airlines and gets accepted. Even though her father wasn’t thrilled with the idea, she moves to Dubai and spends five years working for one of the world’s top airlines, allowing her to travel and explore cultures in over 70 countries.

On top of it all, she gets to have Brad Pitt as a passenger in first class…

Today she works as a Marketing Manager at Harneys Fiduciary, a company she had joined in Dubai after she decided to end her flying career. She also organizes women’s retreats and the best way to find out more is by following Andrea on Instagram @‌being.andreachara

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Talking about growing up in Lahore and Guyana, what it means to be a third culture kid. Her childhood was informed by the Islamic call to prayer and her education at the American School had her playing with kids from all over the world of every color, creed and religion.

When one grows up like this, is it any wonder that the world becomes enchanted? That other humans become enchanted? She is endlessly thrilled with meeting other people and getting to know who they are and what makes them tick. She finds that developing relationships and building respectful community, as well as joy-filled community is essential to her being happy. She is a podcaster, screenwriter, author and so much more.

Also talking about walking the Camino and her adventures in France, much growth and experience await.

https://bytesizedblessings.com/

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Nitsa Anastasiades was raised in UK, London. She holds an MSc in Creative Writing Fiction from Edinburgh. Her work has been commended by the Bridport Prize and Fish Publishing respectively. With her husband who is a school principal and her family she has worked and lived all over the world.

She is the author of several books and a great storyteller.

Hamster Rats & Other Stuff Going On … is her debut work, based on her experiences in 1980’s – 2000’s Britain.

OUR FOREIGN BORDERS, a collection of stories set in cities around the world, concerning themes of loneliness, alienation, the sexes, landscape, culture, prejudice and displacement, influenced by her travels and working in 11 different countries teaching English, is her second book.

She is now working on a novel - Sea With Salty Water - based on the Cypriot diaspora; her Greek Cypriot upbringing in 70’s Britain, juxtaposed with the 1974 coup in Cyprus.

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Kevin was born to an American father and a mother from El Salvador. His mother wanted him to be called Guillermo but his father decided to give the name of a basket player to the hospital administration. This is how the podcast starts. Kevin is witty and great fun with lots of stories to tell. When he received a scholarship from Georgetown Univesity, he decided to go to Lomé, Togo, where he stayed much longer than planned and discovered all of Africa, partly by moped.

Between 2010 and 2015 Kevin worked as the Associate Peace Corps Director of Peace Corps, Costa Rica where he built a project focused on improving the pedagogical practices of public school teachers in conjunction with the Ministry of Public Education of Costa Rica. A skilled Recruiter and mentor Kevin was responsible for the recruitment and retention of annual cycles of volunteers crucial for the projects’ success. During this tenure, Kevin and his team of more than 230 volunteers assisted the Ministry in rewriting the National Curriculum of English delivering pedagogical workshops to teachers around the country.

He lives in Cyprus with his family, loves to travel and is drawn to technology and music in his down time.

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She is a Marketing Expert, an Author, a Motivational Speaker, a Presenter, a Podcaster etc. but most of all a very authentic, well travelled, beautiful woman with a great sense of humour.

During her time in London, she worked on some of TV and film's most prestigious international productions and had an amazing time working on film awards season in London and Los Angeles, getting to coordinate the production of events like the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA Tea Party and Empire Film Awards for Sky was the personal highlight of my TV career.

However, she realised that family is more important than glamour and decided to move back to her hometown Limassol which she loves watching grow into a cosmopolitan city. She has since been involved in launching and promoting a handful of the Mediterranean's largest developments, while writing and podcasting to support causes close to her heart.

https://sophiaparaskeva.com/home-1

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A global collection of Balanced Travelers powers us. A shared ethos drives us: a commitment to wellness, sustainability, and eco-minded tourism. Our tight-knit guild is comprised of individuals who hold the planet dear and encourage mindful travel whose purpose extends beyond mere exploration.

It is not the start nor the finish, but the journey in between.

https://www.balancedtravel.com/

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Paola Savva is an award winning public figure and the founder of Sheinspires and She Cyprus Events and Seminars. Her why is to lift herself and others to fearless living and to empower them to find their inner strength and authentic self, living a meaningful life.

At the age of 17, she lost her dreams and everything that gave meaning to her life. This led her into a dark period of depression, which lasted for about 2 years. However, it was during this time that she underwent profound self-awareness, awakening, and empowerment. She learnt how to be unbroken and not allow outside circumstances to bring her back to such dark situations. - A frog brought her back to awareness. She can feel and recognise people suffering with depression and comfort them, as well as recognise the potential of people and use h time and love to make them find their path.

In 2013 when again she lost a career after 30 successful years and her retirement funds, losing a big part of who she was, she did not allow herself to go back to darkness. She chose Light! She made a promise to herself, to keep going, moving, acting, become unbroken, feeling happy no matter of the loss.

DO NOT ALLOW outside circumstances to affect you, and make you BROKEN. When you know who you are, you know your purpose and values then you become unbroken and you don't have to go back to darkness.

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I had been following him on TikTok and Instagram for a while and I met him at the Cyprus Diaspora Forum; thank you Paul Lambis for another useful and inspiring connection. Peter has a huge following on all his social media channels and says that consistency is key.

Peter Kypri was born in England and is now living in Cyprus and his alter ego Souvlakis has been making people laugh with his videos about Cypriot and Greek stereotypes.

As a stand up comedian he tours Australia, South Africa, the UK and all other places where there is a Cypriot and Greek Community.

He is a wonderful polite and very smart young man who turns into this crazy peasant Souvlakis with easy. His other ventures are his Youtube with Lagi Demetriou, the son of Stavros Flatley who performed on Britain;s Got Talent.

Peter’s dream is to fill a huge stadium in Cyprus in the summer when all the Cypriots from abroad are on the island on holidays and I will be sitting in the first row, supporting him.

https://cypriotsmurf.com/contact-book-me/

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Sarit is one of the people that I instantly liked and felt connected to. We met on social media and when she visited me in Cyprus and became a member of the Global Woman Club Cyprus, I knew that I had found a new friend who would inspire, motivate and support me.

Sarit Shavit Qwabe was born and raised in Israel, in the Negev desert town of Be’er Sheva. After meeting and marrying her South African husband, they relocated to Johannesburg where they now live with their two children. “Surrendering” is Sarit’s first book, written in English with a nod to her Hebrew mother tongue, and published as the family are poised to begin a new adventure in Cyprus....but that’s another story!

It won’t be her last.. I can’t wait to see what’s in store.

https://www.amazon.com/Surrendering-Learned-Letting-Transformation-Mindfulness-ebook/dp/B0CW3MVSR9

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I met Emilia at the Cyprus Diaspora Forum where she was an amazing emcee; thank you Paul Lambis for getting us together. I instantly fell in love with her beautiful, honest and down to earth personality. In this podcast she talks very openly about her struggle to get pregnant.

Emilia is an award-winning Television and Radio journalist and presenter. She is a Senior Broadcast Journalist at the BBC and a News Correspondent for BBC News, BBC London News and BBC World. She also reports on BBC Breakfast, the BBC One O'clock News, Outside Source, Radio 2, Radio 4, BBC World Service, BBC Radio 5Live and is a guest presenter on Inside Out London.

Before joining BBC London as a Sports Journalist and producer in 2009, Emilia was part of the Radio Wimbledon team and also covered The World Rally Championships. She's reported on the London 2012 Olympics & Paralympics, The London Marathon, Wimbledon, Queens, The ATP World Tour Finals, The Champions League, The Premier League, The NFL at Wembley, The Queen's Diamons Jubilee, The Epsom Derby and The BBC Sports Personality of The Year Awards. She also covered the Royal Family’s Christmas celebrations at Sandringham in 2016 & 2017 for BBC News and presented the BBC's Inside Chelsea FC, West Ham FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC Podcasts on iTunes.

In 2015, Emilia was commended by the judges of the CIRCOM Prix Awards as European Rising Star Journalist of the year.

https://emiliapapadopoulos.com/

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I met Sarah many years ago when she was doing TV here in Cyprus and she interviewed me on “The Money Show” on Sigma TV. I have been following her on social media for a long time, and I am fascinated about all the things she does.

Sarah Fenwick is a multi-talented artist living in Germany with roots in England and Cyprus. She is renowned for her soulful jazz vocals that have captivated audiences across Europe. In addition to her music career, Sarah is an accomplished painter and writer, known for her book Digital Marketing for Musicians and artworks that reflect musical themes. With a passion for creativity and a drive to explore the grooves between music, writing, and art, Sarah Fenwick continues to make her mark in the world of arts and entertainment.

https://www.sarahfenwick.com/

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Pauline is an award-winning self-development Senior Executive/expert, Business Coach , Neuroencoding Speciaist, coach

trainer, firewalker, mentor, and senior transformational trainer with over two and a half decades of experience at senior executive

strategic levels in local and multinational organizations. The founder of Swift Shift Coaching & consultancy Ltd, and the Success

Academy providing state of the art accredited life changing programs

Pauline has a wealth of experience spanning over two decades in both local and multinational organizations. Widely recognized

as an esteemed leader, Coach, Consultant, and trainer who has helped executives, senior managers and employees achieve

their career aspirations and personal growth through coaching, mentoring, NLP and training. With her extensive knowledge, she

has been instrumental in guiding organizations through structural changes, developing effective strategies, and fostering team

building, leadership and culture change.

She is an Accredited Master Coach, Master NLP, Leader, consultant, HR, transformational trainer and Neuroencoder.

Pauline's passion lies in elevating the self-development world and empowering both individuals and corporations to make a Swift

Shift from their current position to where they want to be, and beyond. Her highly experiential, practical approach creates a

professional yet fun self-transformation journey that sets her apart always.

Pauline holds a Bachelors & Master’s degree in Business Management from Notre Dame University as well as several coach

certifications,I, Master NLP Practitioner by the American Board of NLP, Time Line Therapy & Hypnotherapist Practitioner,

Accredited InternationalTrainer, Mentor Coach, Laughter Yoga Leader & Neuroencoding Specialist , Firewalker..

Pauline is a mentor at the Blessings Foundation for Women empowerment, Mentor at the Challenge to Change, Mentor Coach,

Member of the Women Leaders Council, Member of IWCLondon, Ex Vice President & member of Cyprus International Women

of Today -CIWOT, Founding member of the BPW English Speaking Club Cyprus, Board Member at the ICF Cyprus Chapter,

Member of the Life Winners Association

She is a senior expert at several top universities in the region.

https://swiftshiftcoach.com/

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Panayiotis Panayiotou, also known as Panikos, was born in 1979 to parents Anastasia and Mihalis Panayiotou. Panikos began this whole journey into production with the publication Amathus to Birmingham (2016) inspired by his own parents who are also refugees from the 1974 Turkish invasion. ‘A2B’ as this project is known, documented the stories of families who moved from Cyprus to Birmingham. During this project it became apparent that the female perspective needed more attention and he was inspired to search deeper into the stories of the strong females in the community. This then inspired him to create his 1st documentary Queens of Amathus, and in his own words ‘due to the sacrifices of the Queens of yesterday, is the reason we live the life we live today’. Panikos is now an established documentary maker currently working on a series of projects which include ‘The Queens of the Commonwealth’ a celebration of migrant women from various backgrounds and their journey to the UK. He is also currently working on the sequel of Queens of Amathus re living the journey of Cypriot women from Cyprus to the rest of the world.

Panikos also followed his father Lakis' dream and created Lakis Greek Kitchen where he shares, cares and supports people in need. LGK is a traditional Greek Taverna with a clay oven serving authentic Greek Cypriot cuisine. Annual pop up taverna and charitable organisation running a series of projects and fundraisers supporting the community.

https://lgk.org.uk/productions/

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I met Natasha at my Global Woman Club Director’s Training in Albania, she was a very established business women and gave an impressive presentation. Apart from being successful at everything she does, she has a great sense of humour and a beautiful worldview.

Natasha Waldron used to be a professional ballerina at The Royal Ballet Company. Reaching her 30s made her realise that she needed to leave the world of dance and prepare herself for the business world. Eventually she established UKG Lifestyle in 2007, initially as a concierge company. However, her focus was on providing excellent cleaning services. 18 months ago, she founded a training Academy which now offers accredited and recognised qualifications for her own staff as well as other external organisations. Along her new journey, the business has enjoyed steady growth and continued re-investment.

However, turning 50, she realised that there’s more to dream about than business and she handed over UKG Lifestyle to her staff. Her latest project is to a mature model and conquer the catwalk and I have no doubt that she is going to nail it.

https://www.tiktok.com/@natashawaldron5/video/7345474067450858784

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Talking about her home country Malta, her trip to Peru and walking the Camino. She is a wonderful lady with a beautiful personality. Thanks to her I learned to balance my Chakras and become even happier.

She is Catherine Galea, Empowerment Coach and Mindfulness Teacher in Cyprus. She shares 5 strategies to help people unlock their purpose and transform their life to the one they are meant to live. She helps people start loving their life now whilst becoming self aware and reclaiming happiness.

She lives with her daugher Sophia in Cyprus who is the co-author of the book “Welcome to the Rainbow Zoo”

https://www.catherinegalea.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Rainbow-Zoo-Place-Dreams-ebook/dp/B0B7YY8LQW

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Noémie Frischknecht was my guest on episode 93 in December 2022. She had just recently completed all her training for long haul and short haul flights with Swiss Airlines. She took a leap of faith and decided to become a flight attendant after being a lawyer for SWISS for a few years.

In the meantime, she has visited me in Cyprus, we swam in the sea together in January 2023, we hiked and talked. She has been crossing the globe and fills her layovers with adventures. I have never seen anyone with so much zest for adventure and sometimes get dizzy when I check her Instagram @‌articflyingfox. She also travels in her free time and talks about her recent trip to Saudi Arabia and snowboarding in Japan.

Her journey is a testament to the art of reinvention and the relentless pursuit of personal happiness. From law to operational aviation, she embodies the spirit of courage and resilience and has made it her mission to inspire and lead others to fearlessly follow their own heart and redefine their own path if they aren’t truly, fully happy where they are because if she can do it, you can, too. Fact.

https://theflyingfox.com/

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I met Sebastian because I had the opportunity to speak on the Swiss Radio about my life in Cyprus. The producer of Radio Show “The 5th Switzerland” is the lovely Pascale Folke who is Sebastians wife.

Every Swiss German knows Sebastian’s voice, he is the speaker in the Swiss National News and he also acted in a few movies including one of the famous “Tatort” episodes. When he reads new stories, he gives them life and adds emotion to the text. He also teaches individuals how to prepare presentations and trains them how they can inspire the audience.

Born to a Swiss father and a Peruvian mother, he grew up in multicultural surroundings that made him an openminded and empathetic person who understands that kindness and compassion go a long way.

https://www.sebastianarenas.com/

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Marie Cosgrove is a certified Resilience Expert, Award-Winning International Speaker, Accomplished Entrepreneur, and Author. I met her 4 years ago at a Global Woman Summit in London and was fascinated from the beginning by her story and her kindness.

As a single mom of four, she bought the company that fired her, bringing a unique perspective from her experience to small businesses and corporations.

Marie has worked with some of the most recognizable Fortune 500 companies, including FedEx and Sprint. She has been very supportive and helpful whenever I get in touch with her. She helped me get in touch with Les Brown and record a podcast episode with him, I will never forget that.

Marie's background of being born into poverty to a mentally disabled single mom and persevering through a turbulent childhood and abusive marriage; plus raising four children on her own while struggling to make it in the business world, taught her to not only survive but turn her experiences of adversity into advantage.

Marie shares lessons and actionable strategies to help you find your greater fortune.

https://mariecosgrove.com/

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Growing up as the son of a winemaker, Marcos was introduced to the wine world from a young age. He first completed his Bachelor and Masters degree in Chemistry at Imperial University London, and worked for a few years in the corporate world before realizing that he wanted to spend his future making wines. He went to the Provence and New Zealand to gain hands-on experience, and continued his journey to Adelaide in order to learn the scientific side of the discipline at Adelaide University, where he gained his Masters Degree in Enology. This life changing adventure was the starting point of an exciting life as a winemaker. Through his international exposure, Marcos acquired the knowledge of the latest practices in modern winemaking and his pioneering and inventive mind is constantly in search for improvement, from the smallest detail in the winery to experimenting with indigenous grape varieties. He simply loves every moment of the creation.

The history of the Zambartas family in wine goes back to the 1970’s, when Akis Zambartas, a then young man, went to France to study Chemistry in Lyon and then Enology in Montpellier. He returned to Cyprus as the first university educated enologist of the island and was set for a successful career at one of the major wineries of the island.

https://zambartaswineries.com/

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Treasure Hunter, Founder and Director of Julia Castelli Lifestyle Management, a luxury goods and services boutique firm based in London operating globally. Enterpreneur, public figure & TV personality, Public Speaker, Life and Business Coach, hypnotherapist & RTT therapist.

In 2010 I began working with numerous luxury brands, partnering in the organisation of small exclusive VIP events. This developed into the creation of additional VIP events, business development, targeted brand promotion to high net worth individuals, sales training and much more.

As things continue to grow, in June 2019, the JCLM eBoutique was launched, offering a unique curation of some of the world’s most exquisite jewellery and lifestyle items. With over 23 years of experience exploring all facets of luxury, she is one of the key players who Influence and shape the world of global luxury. A true Hurricane of Luxury, as some call her:). Others call her Queen of Diamonds. She is launching her very own podcast called “Show me Your Diamond”

https://juliacastelli.com/

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As one of the world’s most renowned motivational speakers, Les Brown is a dynamic personality and highly-sought-after resource in business and professional circles for Fortune 500 CEOs, small business owners, non-profit and community leaders from all sectors of society looking to expand opportunity. For three decades he has not only studied the science of achievement, he’s mastered it by interviewing hundreds of successful business leaders and collaborating with them in the boardroom translating theory into bottom-line results for his clients.

As a premier Keynote Speaker and leading authority on achievement for audiences as large as 80,000—Les Brown energizes people to meet the challenges of the world around them. He skillfully weaves his compelling life story into the fabric of our daily lives. The thread is forever strengthened, touting why you can’t afford to be complacent and to aim high, achieve and actively make an impact on the world.

Les Brown never tires of using his energies to transform the world, well-beyond the podium and public appearances, meshing traditional and social media to empower his audiences. Hundreds of thousands are watching him on YouTube and tens of thousands interact with him regularly on Facebook. He has a keen way of turning what he touches into gold. Over 20 years ago, he won a Chicago-area Emmy® for his unsurpassed fundraising pledge drive for the Public Broadcasting System. Followed by several bestselling books and hosting popular national talk shows on television and radio.

Addressing audiences from Denmark to Dubai, Canada to the Caribbean, Les Brown is invited back again and again for his powerful message and the ability to connect deeply with people from all walks of life. It isn’t just his great smile and his way with words that motivates people to take action like never before; when people face roadblocks or adversity it is the depth of his knowledge on achievement that creates lasting results.

Les Brown’s straight-from-the-heart, passion and high-energy, motivates audiences to step beyond their limitations and into their greatness in many ways. Over the past decade, Les has expanded his role from keynote speaker to Master Trainer, creating the kind of workshop learning experience that got him committed to personal-and-professional development many years earlier. His charisma, warmth and humor have transformed ordinary people into extraordinary achievers by using his own life, and his in-depth study of others’ challenges, to build an understanding of what works, what doesn’t work, and why.

Revered as an icon by his colleagues, Brown received the National Speakers Association coveted Council of Peers Award of Excellence (CPAE), and ultimately, its most prestigious Golden Gavel Award for achievement and leadership in communication. Toastmasters International also voted him one of the Top Five Outstanding Speakers. Worldwide. Legions of followers flock to stadiums and arenas to hear a man who never stops believing that with proper guidance and training you can achieve anything you desire in life.

A stumbling block in elementary school was when he was mistakenly declared, “Educable mentally retarded,” teachers did not recognize the true potential of little Les Brown. However, he used determination, persistence and belief in his ability to go beyond being a sanitation worker to unleash a course of amazing achievements including broadcast station manager, political commentator and multi-term state representative in Ohio.

Les Brown is committed to motivating and training today’s generation to be achievers and leaders as he introduces new audiences every day to It’s Not Over Until You Win, Up Thoughts for Down Times and Fight For Your Dream. Les Brown’s audio series,“Choosing Your Future,” remains his all-time bestseller for its acclaimed impact worldwide.

In business as in real life there are always going to be ups and downs. However, where there is a will, there is always a way to achieve amazing results for your organization when Les Brown fills the room with his high-impact, customized message and standing ovation performance! #lesbrown #motivationalspeaker #youhavegreatnesswithinyou

https://lesbrown.com/

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Dr. Fabrizio Mancini is a renowned health and lifestyle expert with over 30 years of experience as a wholistic health provider, author, and speaker. He has inspired audiences worldwide through his media appearances on shows like "Dr. Phil," "The Doctors,” “CNN News” and "FOX News," as well as “Univision”, “Telemundo” and “Televisa”. His engaging lectures have transformed audiences in most States and over 25 countries. Dr. Fab is an international best-selling author of books such as "The Power of Self-Healing" and "Chicken Soup for The Chiropractic Soul.” He is the host of his radio show with Hay House “Self-Healing with Dr. Fab”, his Podcast “The Fab Life” and his TV Series “Thriving in the New Normal”.

Dr. Fab became one of the youngest Presidents of a College or University at the age of 33, Parker University, and continues to serve as President Emeritus. He has received numerous awards and accolades for his contributions to the field of wellness and leadership and has been featured in many documentaries. For his contributions in the healthcare and education systems, the President of Mexico named the library of UNEVE University after him.

Dr. Fab’s passion for health and personal development has inspired and empowered millions worldwide to unlock their full potential. He also mentors over 100 CEOs and serves as a global consultant to companies that are making a positive impact on the world.

https://drfabmancini.com/

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Pien wrote a book as combination of her modelling (now since 44 years) with autobiographical short stories. Especially the change in her life since 27/4/1996, her devastating car-accident when she was 28 years old, gets attention. And her life before that date and after. Since more than 4 years her lifestyle changed a lot with functional medicine and nutritional therapy and gives her much more energy. Living with brain damage is her challenge which she meets with great courage and hope.

She was born in Breda, South of the Netherlands, close to Belgium border and she studied in Amsterdam.

Lots of travelling was done because she was following men in her life as she says so beautifully herself, especially with one of her men, a psychiatrist, she took longer trips to South Africa and Indonesia and later they saw Rome, Florence, Toscana and more times we went to Spain. And he had a holiday house in the Dordogne were they were twice a year.

Today she lives in Paphos, Cyprus and spends a lot of time helping people in need and cheering people up with her positive and happy attitude.

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Born in the USA, growing up in Switzerland, Venezuela and finally settling in the United Kingdom, Gregory was raised in 4 major global languages and continues to remain fluent in both spoken & written English, French, German & Spanish

In his first position at Marcus Wareing at the Savoy Grill, Gregory gained the necessary experience in cooking Michelin-starred quality food under the tutelage of acclaimed Kiwi Chef Josh Emett. As he was promoted through the ranks he gained considerable insight into the factors influencing the management of a multi-million-pound turnover restaurant.

Gregory went on to be sous chef as part of the opening brigade at the Gordon Ramsay group’s first venture in the USA, in New York’s London Hotel, where he worked until 2007.

Gregory left Gordon Ramsay Holdings to help grow his family’s boutique catering company, Sissi Fabulous Food Ltd from a small home-based private chef business to a large events catering firm. As the Head Chef, Gregory brought his culinary expertise to the development of new menus and to the execution of the dishes at the events. As company director he used his considerable business experience to market the company and continually improve the supply chain management. To this day Gregory has evolved his role in the company as the team grew to become Executive Chef and Operations Director. Major global corporate clients have included The Duchy of Cornwall, Louis Vuitton, HSBC, MINI (BMW).

Since 2012 Gregory has been regularly in demand as a Food & Beverage consultant by a number of global hotel and restaurant chains including Holiday Inn (IHG), Genting Casinos and East Coast Concepts.

Gregory has recently trained as a Diet & Nutritional Advisor and has consulted on vegan restaurant menu concepts. He has consulted in Germany, France, Switzerland and the UK.

https://gregorysj.com/

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Dick Wybrow was born in Canada, grew up in the US, and now lives in New Zealand (the past 10 years). In this episode, he shares what he knows about this beautiful country. On a personal note, he is a bestselling author on Amazon, writing humorous supernatural fiction.

He is also a former CNN producer, major market rock jock, and stand-up comedian. His radio and stage work has gifted him with the ability to entertain an audience.

Dick Wybrow is a thriller and humor author. Or, depending on how many cups of coffee he's had, a humor and thriller author.

https://www.dickwybrow.com/

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Samantha Wood is a British-Greek-Cypriot resident of Dubai for 23 years who wears a number of hats – a food writer, event organiser and communications consultant with nearly three decades of experience in the UK and the Middle East across a diverse range of industries including food & beverage, hospitality and tourism.

Samantha left the corporate PR world to set up her own business in 2011 – an impartial restaurant review website, http://FooDiva.net , which has won a steady stream of 12 awards. In 2021, she was honoured with the UAE Golden Visa, a ten-year renewable residency in the category of talented creative individuals – and also joined the UAE Restaurants Group as Board Advisor.

• Power 50 by Caterer Middle East 2020; 2019; and 2017
• Top 100 Dubai websites to follow – the highest ranked food website
• Ahlan Hot 100 influencer 2016 and 2015
• Best Food Blogger in the BBC Good Food Awards 2015
• ProChef Middle East Food Ambassador 2014
• Expat Star Awards 2013
• Gold in Expat Blog Awards UAE 2013 and 2012
• Runner-up Best Blog in Dubai, Ahlan 2011

Samantha curates ticketed and bespoke chef-led #ThreeChefsDinner and #DineAroundDubai experiences, whilst also organising events and B2B fam trips for industry trade, chefs and media. FooDiva has featured prolifically in local and international media including multiple segments on CNN’s travel programmes, France 5 TV and Dubai TV. Furthermore, she takes on freelance writing and broadcasting commissions, including a regular guest on Dubai Eye 103.8FM’s food programme. Samantha is a member of the global Guild of Food Writers, holds a WSET Level 2 wine and spirits qualification, and is a speaker and industry awards judge on her favourite subjects – food, restaurants, travel and communications. At the start of the pandemic, she launched a pro bono social media campaign, #UAERestaurantsUnite to support the F&B industry which has morphed into a long-term strategy championing the country’s homegrown dining scene.

With her advisory hat, Samantha provides strategic consultancy support in F&B (restaurant ventures, chef consultancy, guest chef activations, pop ups/ supper clubs, mystery shopper reports & menu writing) - and on a brand level (marketing communications, public relations, crisis communications, social media strategy, website & newsletter content, fam trips, event organisation & copywriting).

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I met Evelina because my daughter Natalie was volunteering at the Saffron Kitchen Project in Athens. Fascinated by the project, I happened to meet Evelina and want to share what this amazing person does to make the world a better place. You can support her by checking out the link at the end of these show notes and donating.

Evelina's six years in the food industry, working and training in restaurants and ultimately setting up her own catering company, helped her to recognise the importance of food and the joy it can bring to people. She spent the following five years working in humanitarian aid, running a warehouse in a refugee camp and setting up as well as managing an education and community centre. This helped refine her aptitude in working with vulnerable people and running teams of staff and volunteers. All of this experience has equipped her with the necessary skills to start Saffron Kitchen Project, whose goal is to provide both opportunity, and a sense of community, for refugees and vulnerable people.

Her favourite meal is pasta cooked by someone else (obviously by someone who can cook pasta).

https://www.saffronkitchenproject.org/

https://www.saffronkitchenproject.org/donation

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Born and raised amidst the natural wonders of the Galapagos Islands, Fernando Diez is a proud Ecuadorian who has dedicated his adult life to sharing the unique beauty and rare wildlife of this enchanting archipelago with adventurous travelers from every corner of the globe. Fernando is the proud son of the founders of Quasar Expeditions, a high-end expedition cruising company that pioneered small group travel in the Galapagos Islands 37 years ago. His parents dream? To show this precious eco system to the world, ensuring its preservation for future generations through responsible tourism. Beyond his role at Quasar Expeditions, Fernando is loving father of 3, a proud husband and a man of many passions. He is a skilled photographer, an avid scuba diver, a high-altitude climber and overall just a lover of nature and the outdoors. A natural story teller at heart, Fernando has an ability to bring the stories of this unique archipelago to life, connecting listeners with the magic of the place that possessed Charles Darwin's mind.

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I met Hebba Bakri a few years ago when I was visiting my dear friend Nihal in Cairo. I was immediately drawn to her fascinating personality.

For many years, Hebba was running the Longchamps Hotel in Zamalek/Cairo which she had inherited the from her German mother. As a well educated Egyptian, whose father had been a pillar of the Egyptian tourism industry, Hebba had worked at several of the finest hotels in Egypt, Bahrain etc, such as the Mena House, and later served Lufthansa, the German airline for many years. Well traveled and well versed in the tourism industry, Hebba speaks a number of languages, including English, German and French, fluently. She also insisted that her staff be multilingual. She certainly leans a bit towards a European attitude about most things, and her strong German ties reveal themselves in the cleanliness of the Hotel Longchamps. Today, her skills as a hotel manager and operator have also been rewarded with positions on various Egyptian Hotel Association committees.

Unfortunately, when we recorded this episode, Hebba announced, that after seventy years under two generations the time has come to say goodbye and retire gracefully while the Longchamps is recognized as the best small Boutique Hotel in Cairo . She remains a legend in the Egyptian tourism industry and will share her time between Germany and Egypt.

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Linda Attram was born in the UK of Caribbean heritage and is happily married to her loving Ghanian husband. She came from humble beginnings, a very shy girl who lacked confidence, self esteem and identity. Linda left school with little education but a burning desire to change, she chose to re-educate herself to university degree level which led to her former career in HR management and is now a successful entrepreneur.

For the past 24 years Linda Attram has been running successful property businesses including a multi-million pound property portfolio in London, Ghana and the Caribbean that includes, building development projects, property management and serviced accommodation. Linda is a devoted wife, mother of ‘Three Precious Diamonds’, a meticulous businesswoman, best selling author, public speaker, mentor and a 2nd Dan Black Belt in the martial art of Taekwondo. Linda incorporates the tenets of Taekwondo - courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self control and indomitable spirit in training and in her personal and business life. Linda is a Global Woman Club Regional Director - Accra, Ghana and leads, inspires and empowers a beautiful diverse group of global women to reach their business potential and goals. Linda was honoured with the prestigious Global Woman ‘Exceptional’ Award in 2020, Global Woman Club Best Director of the Year 2023, Inspirational Awards - Inspirational Mother of the Year 2023. Born in the UK of Caribbean heritage, Linda came from humble beginnings, a very shy girl who lacked confidence, self esteem and identity. She left school with very little education, but with a burning desire to change, she chose to re-educate herself to university degree level which led to a successful 18 year career in Human Resources Management together with over 20 years industry experience in property as an investor and developer. Linda’s Mission is to Inspire and Empower Women Globally to Be More and Achieve More. You can read Linda’s Story in the Amazon Best Selling Book that she Co-Authored: The Mind of Female Entrepreneurs, How to Think and Act to Succeed in Business.

You can follow Linda at: www.facebook.com/linda.attram http://www.instagram.com/inspiringmothersinbusiness www.linkedin.com/in/linda-attram

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Dr. Igor Cetojevic is a Health Teacher and a medical doctor and he is the greatly renowned holistic & energetic medicine specialist who helped Novak Djokovic become the world’s number one tennis player. He spent a year on tour with Djokovic until 2011, when he won Wimbledon for the first time and became world number one

He is a Medical Doctor and acupuncturist, qualified at the Medical University of Sarajevo in 1988. He then studied Chinese Traditional Medicine at The European Center for Peace and Development in Belgrade, Yugoslavia with advanced seminars and hospital experience in Beijing, China. He also holds a diploma from The Indian Institute of Magnetotherapy, New Delhi. He has done intensive research on how geopathic and other radiation affects people’s health and well being and what can be done to minimize its negative influence.

While on a lecture tour in South Africa in 2001, Dr.Igor was introduced to the QXCI biofeedback system. Sensing that this was a revolutionary tool he traveled to Budapest to meet its inventor, Prof. William Nelson. Applying his vast medical knowledge in conjunction with the QXCI and now the more advanced SCIO, has produced remarkable results for his patients. He is now one of the leading SCIO practitioners and trainers, offering presentations at the World QX Conference in Budapest and advanced seminars.

After attending many international conferences as well as chalking up countless hours of practice, Dr. Igor is now an Advanced International Instructor for Quantum Technologies and Managing Director of Quantum Medicum (Belgrade).

https://www.drigor.org/

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I met Niaz in Dubai where she lives with her family during our Master Coach training. We called her the Rumi girl because she is passionate about anything Rumi. She was born in Iran and is married to a man from Turkey, living in Dubai, how much more international can it get?

Niaz Hekmat is a trained and certified RSCI Master Life coach, a Relationship Coach, Master NLP Practitioner, Master Hypnotherapist,and Master Time Paradigm Technique Practitioner. She has 20+ years of research and study of various related sciences such as psychology, ancient philosophies and teachings, human motivation , quantum physics, and psychoneuroimmunology, and 1000+ hours of coaching .

Hekmat like many of us, worked in a high-stress job in a management position for years however a series of life-threatening health attacks, woke her up and finally pushed her to take control of her life. She structured her passion and years of research into the human psyche and happiness, and found her true self through a rebirth. Due to her personal interest in learning about human happiness, motivation and the sciences behind it, from a young age, and her own challenges in the corporate world, Hekmat realized her calling was to help others learn to live a happy purposeful life and realise their true innate powers.

Today she has combined her coaching skills with her years of research to reach out to the conscious and unconscious minds of others in her talks and seminars. She strives to train and educate others about their true potential and most importantly how to

Believe it

Access it, and

Own it.

She is also transferring her learnings through a book she is currently working on, her blog, workshops and retreats in Dubai. She is also working on a YouTube channel where she plans to make a Q&A session for her followers.

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Bilal Kola was born in an Albanian communist concentration camp, his early years were marked by hardship, but they also sparked a deep desire for success drawn from the pages of Western novels.

Motivated by his family’s legacy of resistance against oppression, he made a vow to study law and fight for justice whenever given the opportunity. When communism fell in 1991, his father met Lord Julian Emery (a friend of his Bilal’s grandfather) and with his help, the dream started to become reality. His journey took him from Albania to London, where he pursued law studies and specialized in international business law.

Completing a Ph.D. in Strategic Leadership further enhanced his understanding of leadership and shaped his career in both public and private sectors. As Dr. Bilal embarks on a new journey as a motivational speaker and life coach, his story remains an inspiration for those who truly belie­ve in lifelong learning and pursuing their passions.

https://bilalkola.com/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/12-Mindsets-Improve-Life-Radically-ebook/dp/B0CMG6BLKS

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Rebecca Thomas has over 20 years of recruitment, career coaching, transformational and intentional travel experience. She's emigrated twice, lived in three different countries and taken three career breaks. Travel has enriched her life, taught her a lot of what she knows and has helped her to live her best life. In 2022 leaving the corporate world behind her and becoming location independent she is ecstatic to marry her passion, profession and purpose.

She's an ocean loving, yoga practicing, story seeking, cocktail drinking, regenerative tourism advocate, who lives for tasty food and beautiful places all with the people she loves. She believes it’s all possible once we find balance!

Rebecca is a transformational coach who inspires, challenges and supports you to get the most out of your career break or sabbatical experience. She works with high performers who are craving something else and may even feel as though opportunities are passing them by. Supporting pre, during and post a sacred period of time off work, individuals return with the balance and clarity needed to be the best version of themselves.

https://feelgood-getaways.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccasianthomas/

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Mohamed Anwar Hadid is an American real estate developer. He is known for building luxury hotels and mansions, mainly in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles and the city of Beverly Hills, California as well as for being the father of Gigi and Bella Hadid,

Mohamed was born in a Palestinian Muslim family in 1948 in Nazareth to Anwar Mohamed Hadid and his wife Khairiah Hadid. From his mother's side, he claims descent from the 18th-century Arab ruler of northern Palestine Dahir al-Umar. His story is one of many refugees and in this podcast episode he talks about his life in the Middle East and North Africa before his family moved to Washington when he was 14 and went to school in the US without knowing much English. He studied at North Carolina State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He started his career restoring and reselling classic cars and when he visited his parents on the island of Rhodes, Greece, he opened the Aquarius Disco Club with two partners.

The rest is history.

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She was born in the ex Soviet Union and moved to the US as a teenager. In this episode we talk about how her journey began and what an amazing life she created for herself and her beautiful family. Yelena is a dedicated mom of 6 wonderful kids, a wife to an amazing, supportive husband and a local and international Healthy Beauty Expert. She answers all my questions about being married to an orthodox jew and how life is beautiful for them.

Initially she studied to become a psychologist but after graduating she realised that she only loved the concept of psychology, not the actual work. After a few detours, Yelena found her passion in the cosmetics industry and established her own company which she decided to call Aneley Cosmetic.

Aneley Cosmetics is made with pharmaceutical-grade minerals that are perfect for use immediately after skin treatments, such as facials, waxing, microdermabrasion. It is vegan, cruelty-free, PETA certified, Kosher for Passover, natural, organic, ethically sourced minerals, anti-inflammatory and breathable. It does not clog pores, and it’s perfect for sensitive, allergy-prone and problematic skin. the powder products are also approved for use on Shabbat for Jewish Orthodox women.

https://aneleycosmetics.com

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I don’t even remember how I found this amazing lady but once I started following here, I just got more and more impressed by her way of thinking and her traveling. She has a Masters degree in Education and also works as a nurse anaesthetist. She cycled through Australia, New Zealand and Morocco but her most memorable journey is definitely cycling from Switzerland to Thailand, 16’008 km in 7 months

In this podcast episodes she tells me that she started cycling because she couldn’t afford a car and then it became her ultimate passion. There are so many things that we don’t realize when someone travels by bike, crossing borders, police behaviour, sleeping near petrol stations in Iran because she felt save etc, etc.

cycling #thailand #traveling

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Talking to Francesca Pinoni about growing up in San Francisco, living in Cyprus, the importance of community, walking The Camino, how she opened the first “New Age” Shop in Limassol, Cyprus, how she co-founded, the Mind, Body and Spirit Exhibition in 2001 and bio resonance.

Born in San Francisco, CA, Francesca completing her BA in Theatre Arts from the University of California at Santa Cruz, lived and worked in London for several years, then met and married a lovely man from the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus. They moved there in 1981 where their son, Alex, was born. She owned and ran Splash!, gift shops full of pretty things until her second marriage to Dr. Igor Cetojevic, from the former Yugoslavia.

Francesca Pinoni is a qualified yoga teacher and has studied various natural healing modalities including Reiki (Usui & Karuka Master), magnetotherapy, and biofeedback/bioresonance and Puruvian Shamanism. Her hobbies include dancing, music (Frame drum & djembe), art ( painting, pastel & mosaics), poetry and traveling.

Besides collaborating with her husband Igor on "Your Health; It's a Question of Balance", Francesca has published a novel for young adults under the pen name, Chess Capino, called "To the Rhythm of the Moon"

Together, they moved to the U.S.A. and lived in Woodacre, CA between '97 and 2000 then returned to Cyprus. Francesca is active in amateur dramatics, designing costumes for Shakespeare productions at the ancient theatre at Curium and also at Dominican University in Marin County, CA, doing costumes and also writing plays which were preformed as part of their one-act play festival.

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Toolika is a Brand Ambassador of Uttar Pradesh

Ex- Indian Air Force Officer/ Mountaineer (Everest Climber)/

Motivational Speaker (TEDx, Toastmaster Keynote Speaker)/ Author/ Academician

Brand Ambassador SVEEP program of Election Commission of India, with Uttar Pradesh Govt/

Ambassador of India, Women Empowerment, World Leader Summit

Squadron Leader Toolika Rani is a multifaceted personality who has exhibited exemplary courage, determination and grit to prove her mark in several challenging fields. She has served in Indian Air Force for ten years and as Outdoor Training Instructor in Air Force Academy, Hyderabad, has trained hundreds of future officers in outdoor military training, including India’s first three female fighter pilots.

With 24 mountaineering and trekking expeditions in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Iran, Africa and Russia, she is the first woman from the state of Uttar Pradesh to climb Mt. Everest in 2012, and is the first Indian woman to climb Asia’s highest volcano Mt. Damavand in Iran.

A phenomenal speaker, she has delivered over 350 talks and interviews in India, USA, UK, Canada, Bulgaria, Italy and Malaysia, on forums such as TEDx, Toastmasters, Rotary International, Bayer Multinational Company, California Speakers Summit, ITC Infotech, Renault India Pvt Ltd, BHEL, Soliton Technologies Pvt Ltd Bangalore, Madras Management Association Chennai, educational institutions such as Lucknow University, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University Lucknow, Manipal University Jaipur, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara, Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, CCS University Meerut, Byju’s, and Schools and colleges all over India, and multinational Radio broadcast in 50 countries, Doordarshan, Gyanvani (Education FM of India under IGNOU), Akashvani, CMS global community Radio and various TV channels and govt events conducted by Central Bureau of Communication, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt of India, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Ministry of Higher Education.

She speaks on India’s G20 Presidency and the Role of Youth and Women in it’, Power of Mind, Visualisation, How to Overcome Fear of Failure, Success Mindset, Stress management, Bouncing Back, Importance of Emotions in Material Success, Mental Health, Human Unity, and Gender Equality, and a range of other topics related to youth, women, diversity and inclusion, leadership etc. She is presently the G-20 Brand Ambassador of Higher Education Department, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. She is also the Ambassador of India, Women Empowerment Committee, in World Leader Summit ecosystem, and was the Brand Ambassador, SVEEP program of Election Commission of India, with Uttar Pradesh govt, to generate voter awareness in 2022 elections.

Her short stories, poems and articles on gender issues, travel and adventure sports, Buddhism, Tibetan community, environment and humanity are regularly published. Her highly adventurous and inspiring book ‘Beyond That Wall: Redemption on Everest’ has been published in October 2021 from Delhi, has received Sahitya Shree Award, and was displayed in International Kolkata Book Fair in March 2022. A discussion session was organised on this book in Military Literature Festival, and Lucknow Literature Festival. Toolika was awarded the ‘Young Writer Award’ for her book BEYOND THAT WALL by Military Literature Festival, Lucknow. She has contributed a chapter in the book 'Humans of Nurture Life' and is the co-author of the book 'Reach for the Sky and the Stars'. A co-authored book titled ‘Healing and Growth’ has been published and launched globally on 01st Dec 2022 from USA, and has been at Amazon rank 01.

For her outstanding achievements, she has been felicitated with 18 awards including Rani Laxmi Bai Bravery Award from Uttar Pradesh govt., Proud Indian Parliament Award by Central Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, U.P. Women Leaders Award, Outstanding Global Woman Award, Global Excellence Award, Hindustan Times Award, Radio City Icon Awards, AspiringShe Power Award for Courage and Resilience, The Real Super Woman Award etc. An ardent supporter of gender justice, environmental preservation, human unity and harmony, she is an inspiring combination of human will, intellect, powerful oratory and dynamism.

She can be contacted at tulich83@gmail.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/sqn-ldr-toolika-rani or instagram @‌toolika_14 for:

• Delivering a Motivational Talk in live or recorded events
• Interview on Youtube channel, Podcast, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Book clubs, Lit Fests
• Writing an article, feature, story, chapter on her in book, magazine, blog, newspaper

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Internationally certified NLP Trainer, Personal Mindset Mentor & Coach, Timeline Therapist ™, Hypnotherapist, Speaker and Reiki Master. Founding member & secretary to BPW English speaking club. Sandra possesses considerable expertise and an array of methodologies, providing holistic assistance to individuals and businesses. She grew up in the UK, is originally from Portugal and now lives in Cyprus.

She has spent 30 years working in the corporate world, and this experience is a part of her life training which has prepared her for what she does today. She had the pleasure (most of the time) working with people from all over the world, gaining an understanding of “people” as well as developing skills in leadership and communication. While this was rewarding, it did not ignite her soul. Somewhere deep inside she knew she was supposed to be making a difference in peoples lives, she just didn’t know HOW.

The institution she was working for closed, and this was a major turning point her my life. She was now jobless and had no idea what was next. At the time she didn’t know that this was a blessing in disguise as it led her on the most incredible journey of becoming who she is today.

Faced with uncertainty, broken after her divorce, lacking confidence and direction. Not to mention the fears and limiting beliefs that kept her imprisoned within her own mind. The constant self-sabotaging thoughts, that always played over and over; you know the ones, “you’re not good enough, who do you think you are? you’re a failure, you’re not intelligent or smart, you’re not destined to be successful or abundant.”

Fast forward to the present day and ……………….HELL YES she is successful, HELL YES she is intelligent, HELL YES she is financially abundant, HELL YES she is abundant in health and love and so much more.

https://sandradasilva.net/

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Saskia is the producer and presenter of her own programme ‘SaskiaUnreserved’ for the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio 4, which has been recently named RIK Classic.

Saskia was born in Famagusta, Cyprus. Following the completion of her BMus(Hons) from the University of the Witwatersrand, she joined the National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa as a violinist where she played under conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Victor Yampolsky, Yehudi Menuhin, Enrique Batiz, Efrem Kurz and Carlo Franci. Her entrepreneurial spirit and love of travel led her to open a tour operating company with its own aircraft and a cargo department.

Due to continuing violence in South Africa, Saskia moved to Cyprus in 2000, and joined the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, where she developed her own daily, classical music programme, PM Classics. Saskia also worked as a music critic in Cyprus, and had her own column in major English-language newspapers such as the Cyprus Mail and Cyprus Weekly. Interviews over the years have included personalities such as Nelson Mandela, Placido Domingo, Grigory Sokolov, Mahan Esfahani and Norman Lebrecht amongst others.

Saskia furthered her qualifications by attaining an MBA from Aspen University, USA in 2011. She was awarded the accolade Cyprus Business Woman of the Year in 2010 for the launching of an online ticketing system and for initiating the children’s gardening programme “Green Fingers”, which to date, has been attended by over 8,500 children. She has been CEO of Apollon International Connections, which developed into a multi-faceted company dedicated to the organisation and promotion of international concerts and festivals, in prestigious venues such New York’s Carnegie Hall and London’s Cadogan Hall, as well as launching the Cyprus International Food Festival.

In 2018, the ‘no-holds-barred’ programme – ‘SaskiaUnreserved’ was launched on the newly formed Classic Channel of the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation. As producer and presenter, she interviews high profile achievers across a broad spectrum of subjects interspersed with a selection of classical music.

Saskia is passionate about gardening, basketball and travel, and takes every opportunity to do so with her fifteen-year-old daughter, Sandra.

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I met Chris (Christie, as we call him) about 40 years ago when he was doing an internship in a hotel in Limassol, Cyprus because he studied hospitality in the US. At the time when the tourism industry in Cyprus was booming, it seemed appropriate to study hotel management.

However, the Cypriot hospitality industry wasn’t his destiny, he ended up becoming a very successful banker, working for various Japanese banks and stayed in the US.

In April 2018, Chris left SMBC and joined, as a Senior Managing Partner, Kinisis Ventures Limited (KV), a business accelerator company that helps international start-ups expand in the U.S. market.

In addition to Columbia University, Chris is an adjunct professor for various colleges and universities including Fordham University, Baruch College, and Seton Hall University.

In his free time, Chris loves to tell jokes, mostly in Greek and sometimes in English.

https://www.youtube.com/@chrisdroussiotis

https://kinisisventures.com/

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This is an episode with a retired Captain with a wonderful sense of humor, lots of stories and a ton of useful information.

Marios Michael studied at the Oxford Air Training School and worked as a pilot for Air Anglia in the UK before he moved back home to Cyprus where he started working for the national Carrier Cyprus Airways in 1982. Who knows, maybe he flew me to Cyprus the first them when I came here to work.

At some point, he outgrew the airline because he wanted to fly more intercontinental and ended up spending 20 years flying for Emirates Airlines. Definitely a life journey that needs to be shared with others whose favorite smell is airplane kerosine.

Marios Michael is retired and still loves flying around the world, now as a passenger.

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Grete Brokiene was born and raised in Lithuania and spent a lot of time at Vilnius airport because her father worked there and she was looked after by him sometimes. When she was younger, people used to call her Paris Hilton of Lithuania because her father is a hotel owner.

She studied law but didn’t really like it much and decided to become a flight attendant with Wizz Air.

With over 8 years of experience in sale & marketing industry, after her kids were born she managed to turn my biggest passion & hobby - nutrition & wellness into succesful business. She is now working on improving women health through diet and lifestyle changes. She uses an integrative approach, which means addressing the physical, social, cognitive, behavioural, spiritual and energetic aspects of life while calling attention to femininity and self-love.

Known as Mrs Lithuania and a mother of two children, she offers "One month - for all life programme" for the women who wish to fall in love with themselves by working on their eating & lifestyle habits. It is based on individual needs, which states, that fundamental background on nutrition & understanding of nutritional needs does not purely consist of food, but is also a part of socio-cultural backgrounds, and therefore in order to achieve feeling and looking great, requires a deep, intuitive understanding of yourself.

https://www.gretebrokiene.com/

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Alexander Toufexis or Alexi as we lovingly call him is my son and he and his sister were on episode 11 where we were talking about all the traveling that we did together when they were kids. A lot has happened since and here he is again:

Alexander Toufexis grew up in Cyprus, where he attended an English school. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, which he received from the University of Zurich, with a minor in Chinese studies. This means that he is fluent in 3 languages and is on his way to acquire a 4th. He will facilitate this goal by attending a language course at Nankai university in China for a year. He loves to travel and has been to over 20 countries at only 25 years old. He is also very interested in history, politics and philosophy, and bringing about change in the world is something that he holds very dearly in his heart.

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When I read Lisa Morris' Bio, the words Travel Guru immediately caught my attention.

Lisa began her professional career in theater at age 5 and has worked in numerous positions within the entertainment industry including: performer, talent agent, casting director, investor, teacher, and development associate.

After personally touring for 14 years, Lisa realized there was a better way to handle travel and improve life for those out on the road. She actually "gets it" for what is needed out there. She combined her knowledge of travel and her show business expertise to create Road Concierge Inc.

Having worked in nearly every facet of the entertainment industry, Lisa has developed a network of invaluable relationships. Her established industry connections, exceptional work ethic, and keen business acumen have resulted in substantial savings for clients, and a higher quality of life for all the road warriors out there.She founded Road Concierge, a company that provides travel, concierge, and logistical support for road shows, films, television, and corporate clients. They professionally handle all travel needs at NO cost to productions, and have excellent relationships with travel industry vendors. They get the best rates and provide superior customer service.

https://www.roadconcierge.com/staff.html

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Sahara Rose De Vore is a Wellness Travel Coach and the Founder of The Travel Coach Network, a global community of travel coaches. Sahara went from broke college student to traveling to 84 countries solo to becoming the CEO of her travel businesses.

She believes that there is more to a travel career than just blogging and booking trips which led her to creating the world's first and only ICF accredited certification program for travel coaches. Sahara is a published author, global speaker, TEDx speaker, and has been in over 160+ media outlets for her travel and business expertise including Forbes, Travel Weekly, Conde Nast Traveler, and CNN Travel. Sahara was also named one of 2023’s Most Influential Women in Travel by TravelPulse.

Website: https://thetravelcoachnetwork.com/

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahara-rose-de-vore-4b8bb394/

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Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetravelcoachnetwork

Free Beginner's Guide to Travel Coaching: https://thetravelcoachnetwork.mykajabi.com/main-email-series-and-workbook

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Dr. Yasmine Saad is the two-time international best selling author and a top-rated, award-winning, NYC licensed clinical psychologist, with a globally-renowned reputation. I met her at the Global Woman Conference in New York and instantly loved her. She’s charismatic and very professional and she shares her knowledge in a caring way.

Her mission is to help people decode their thoughts and emotions so that they can live the life they want and be free of the negative chatter in their mind. She is the creator of the Inner Message Approach™, a unique process that introduces people to the wisdom hidden in their thoughts, desires and emotions so that they can find their way to their best selves. She has been changing the world of psychology for the past 15 years by teaching her UCU “You See You” method to psychologists so that they can help their clients get to the essence of who they are and reach their potential.

As a clinical psychologist and founder of Madison Park Psychological Services, an award-winning psychotherapy and assessment group practice, she has helped thousands of people transform their lives in one encounter by providing actionable steps to finding balance and wellbeing. Her group practice is dedicated to tailoring psychological services to multicultural clients using the most effective treatment options and a holistic care framework. Dr. Saad's team is formed by the top 5% psychologists nationally and their work has resulted in more than 200+ 5 star reviews online.

Dr. Saad enjoys introducing people to new, eye-opening perspectives and has been invited to speak at summits and conferences nationally and internationally. She has shared stages with leaders in the field of self development such as Bob Proctor, Dennis Waitley, Les Brown, Dr. Joe Vitali, and Dr. John Demartini. Her expertise has been featured in 100+ media outlets including ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, BBC, USA Today, New York Post, HuffPost, Newsweek, and Forbes.

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I met Sora Vernikoff online because she is a member of the Global Woman Club New York of which I was in charge for a while. I immediately noticed her sharp mind and her great sense of humour.

I so appreciated that she travelled to Cyprus to celebrate my Club’s 3rd anniversary last year and I so enjoyed seeing her again recently in the Big Apple. She is a retired English teacher from Brooklyn which an amazing world view and a lot of stories to tell because she has travelled all over the world.

Sora Vernikoff is also your Overthinker’s Coach at www.overthinkerscoach.com

She began her coaching career by healing herself of compulsive overeating, developing an easy to use eat and stop yourself, no-diet, weight-loss program and writing a Best Selling and Award-Winning Book titled Eat What You Want! Stop When You Want! A No-Diet, Weight-Loss “Management” Program. Sora then developed a sister mind “management” program that lets the unhappy thinker immediately zap negative and self-doubting thoughts and is presently writing a book on how to use the program.

You can learn more about Sora and her Positivity Program at www.overthinkerscoach

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She was born in California and moved to Australia at the age of 7 where she learned that children down under walk to school. She moved back to the US in her late teens and travels all over the place.

We met the first time here in Cyprus where she ended a cruise on the largest private residential yacht on earth called “The World” which she had boarded in Jeddah.

We met again not long ago in Los Angeles where she lives and works as a Holistic Health Practitioner. She is an energy medicine expert and has a unique framework, rooted in enzyme therapy, peptide bio-regulation and personalized frequency medicine, that ignites our body’s healing capacity so you can overcome chronic conditions, symptoms of imbalance and boost resilience to stress and disease.

We need other coaches, counselors, change makers and passionate leaders to unite in a movement, a paradigm shift away from sick-care and disease management, towards the science and proven methods that actually turn on the body’s healing and regeneration. Too many are suffering unnecessarily, falling through the gaps, and it's not good enough when there is science and proven strategies for a beautiful life instead.

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Last year I met Joy at the Global Woman Summit in London and we went on a tourist bus tour together; very recently I met her again at a conference in Los Angeles and every time this quiet lady fascinates me a little more. I knew that she was a certified yoga therapist and works as a guide to clearing intergenerational trauma. Then I found out this:

Joy Miyatake is an ocean-loving free diver, spearfisher, yoga therapist, and photographer. She combines her passions for the water and yoga to create a unique healing experience that she shares with people leading retreats all over the world. She has a photography studio in Gardena, California where she offers portrait as well as remote underwater photography.

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I met George Michaelides when I came to Cyprus over 40 years ago for the first time as a very young tour guide. He was a professional and I was in awe of all he knew. Today he is one of the legends of Cyprus tourism and it is always a pleasure to talk to him.

He was born in the occupied town of Famagusta and played volleyball with Paul Newman when the movie “Exodus” was made there at the beginning of the sixties. In this episode he also tells me which celebrities really were in Famagusta and which stories are a myth and yes, Fifty years ago a Famagusta hotel gave free board and lodging to four Swedes to entertain Unficyp soldiers. Neither the singers nor the audience had any idea what the future had in store. The Swedish pop group Abba’s official main web page opens with the words, “It began 50 years ago in Sweden”. Well, yes and no. It kind of, sort of, actually began in Cyprus.

After 14 years at the Cyprus Tourism Organization as Chief Tourist Officer (Head of Marketing and PR) and 16 years at the Louis Group as Senior General Manager Marketing George Chr. Michaelides has set up as of January 2007 his own consultancy company. A pioneer in the fields of conference and incentive travel as well as in marketing of cruises George Michaelides provides professional expertise in tourism marketing with emphasis on special interest tourism.

He is on the board of the Cyprus Travel Writers & Journalists Society

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I got very inspired by Nicos Chrysostomou when I recorded this episode with him. He is a charismatic speaker and to him life is an art.

As a young man he studied architecture in the US at Taliesin the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture in Phoenix Arizona and all his life's journey is embroidered with travelling and working all-over the place and he has countless stories to tell.

Today he is an independent university admission consultant with a proven track record of success. He take great pride in his work and is extremely passionate about what he does. His expertise lies in helping students navigate the complex and often overwhelming discovery of academic direction and the university application process, guiding them through every step of the way. With his years of experience and personalised approach, he has helped countless students gain admission to their dream schools, and he is always looking for new and innovative ways to improve his services and help even more students achieve their goals.

• Phone 99651571
• Address 8a Ypatias Str., Strovolos 2014, Cyprus
• Email nicos@steppingstones.edu.gr

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I came across Robert Simic by coincidence because I was looking for a life coaching institute and he kept appearing on my google feed. Of course we all know that there is no coincidence, it was absolutely meant to be because in all this vast self development business, I have never met anyone like Robert. His method is incomparable to any other and his teachings have changed hundreds of lives including mine.

Robert is the Founder of RSCI Coaching Institute and the Creator of the most transformational method on the planet, the RS Method. He is a charismatic presenter who engages you with his heart as you grapple with the content.

His life story is an inspiration, starting with humble beginnings. Robert Simic was born in Belgrade, Serbia – a politically challenged country. At the age of 22, he left Serbia looking for greener pastures.

He worked in Europe – from washing cars in Greek islands to night shifts in Germany, until he decided to move to South Africa and explore his options there.

He worked as an office manager and became an integral part of a successful company. In this process though, he traded his entrepreneurial attitude for certainty and a secure salary. The hope of a secure future was short-lived when he was unexpectedly retrenched.

However, what seemed to be his worst nightmare became the wake-up call that began his quest for true empowerment. Robert confesses to having spent much of his life chasing security and significance until he discovered the gifts that come with being a truly empowered human being.

Robert is deeply inspired to continue helping people break through their perceived barriers and achieve their dreams with the knowledge he shares in his coaching, workshops, and training.

https://robertsimiccoachinginstitute.com/

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Panos Almyrantis is an acclaimed professional in the tourism industry and has an outstanding academic background with several recognitions and a multi-year experience in the management of top hotels in Greece and abroad.

Committed to promoting authentic hospitality, Panos is also chairman of the organizing committee of the "Greek Hotel of the Year Awards", a position he has held since 2020.

Panos holds several distinctions in sales management, operations and hotel management in Greece and abroad. In 2014, he was named European Hotel Manager by EHMA. He is currently the President of the European Hotel Managers Association.

https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/greece/grand-hyatt-athens/athgh/maps-parking-transportation

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Scott Gurian calls being a journalist a vocation rather than a career. Journalism is rarely a 9 to 5 profession but he tries to go even further by focussing primarily on stories that get him and his audience out in the field and into the middle of the action, from trailing the Zapatista Indians across Mexico to interviewing rioters while choking on tear gas in Quebec, waking up at 4am to speak with tourists making a sunrise pilgrimage to Cambodia's Buddhist temples, or sleeping on a couch in a shelter with storm victims in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.

He is the host and producer of “Far from home”, an immersive, first-person, documentary-style travel and culture podcast that aims to take listeners outside their comfort zones and bring them along on unexpected adventures and chance encounters with interesting people around the world. On past episodes, he has driven 18,000 miles from the UK to Mongolia and back, visited Iran as an American tourist, wandered through abandoned buildings in Chernobyl, and participated in a hallucinogenic healing ceremony in Peru.

Before launching his podcast, he worked for nearly two decades as an interviewer, reporter, editor, and producer, covering everything from breaking news to features, investigations and documentaries, on topics ranging from politics to arts and culture.

https://scottgurian.com/

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I found Deborah Ives because of her huge Facebook group Solo In Style: Women Over 50 Travelling Solo & Loving It

She was married for almost 20 years and her ex and her took the most fabulous trips to far flung places. When she found herself unexpectedly divorced 9 years ago she decided that if she wanted to have the kinds of holidays that she enjoyed she would have to take a leap of faith and travel solo. As a women it can definitely be a bit tricky to get the best out of the experience, and certainly a little unnerving if you are at a ‘certain age’ when considering it for the first time. Everything from choosing where to go, where to stay, where to eat, how to best see the sights, through to avoiding being the single person that the boring couple takes pity on and insists on including in all their meals! She didn’t want to backpack or share a room and she didn’t want to be herded around in a group following a strict, inflexible itinerary, but she wants to be safe and have some fun. She remembers how scary it felt and how nervous she was when she took her first solo trip, but it ended up being the most fabulous experience, etched in her memory for ever more (which is good because she dropped her camera overboard as she took a ferry to a remote dive island losing her camera and all her wonderful photos) and from then on she was hooked!

https://deborahives.com/

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Matt Fiddes is one of the most respected Fitness and Martial Arts Experts in the world. Having been established for 20 years, Matt Fiddes has built a global Fitness Empire with over 700 schools in the UK and worldwide.

He is a 7th Degree Black Belt Master in Tae Kwon Do and holds Black Belts in Kickboxing and Kung Fu is now one of the most in-demand personal trainers thanks to front covers and interviews in newspapers and magazines worldwide. He has numerous celebrity clientele including actors, supermodels and singers. Undoubtedly Matt’s biggest client was superstar Michael Jackson. Introduced to Matt by his close friend Uri Geller, Matt was Michael’s personal UK bodyguard for over a decade before his tragic death in June 2009.

Matt Fiddes launched "MF Dance", which offers Street dance programmes for children and adults worldwide and MF Pilates, a refreshing mind-body workout, which promotes strength, weight loss, muscle tone and flexibility.

In October 2016 Matt become headline news across the globe when he provided his expert advice, as a bodyguard and self-defence consultant on the Kim Kardashian robbery in Paris which made worldwide news. Matt was interviewed by Piers Morgan for Good Morning Great Britain, Sky News, Inside Edition, USA Today and Good Morning America, to name but a few. Renowned for his business acumen, Matt has also featured as the cover star for Start Your Business and Business Leader Magazines.

https://www.mattfiddes.com/

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Melody is a social conscious leader, international key note speaker, author, multi media powerhouse and she is involved in many UNICEF projects.

She recently received a Presidential Service Achievement Award.

CORPORATE LEADERSHIP

Melody has over 20 yrs in working for Fortune 100 companies in building winning teams, Proffit & Happy Employees. Her leadership led to a string of personal successes. Melody has solid results in sales, business retention, scalability, authentic connectivity & service. Melody paired her own personal growth, self-development with professional knowledge. She is certified in Leadershift, Six Sigma (green belt) & more.

MEDIA

Melody Garcia became a “triple threat” in media space with a podcast on iHeart radio , iTunes, Spotify & Spreaker titled “ Life Unscripted”, a contributing Writer in a global magazine with Press Credentials & a TV show co-host. Her message in all media forms has access to millions of listeners, viewers. She is a multiple award winner & has interviewed iconic global influencers like Dr. Steve Maraboli, Trent Shelton, Kelly Wright, etc.

AUTHOR

Melody is a #1 International best

Selling Author, with her co-authored book titled " Women Who Influence" which has also been accepted in the Library of Congress

SPEAKER

Melody Garcia has shared platforms and stages as a keynote speaker or panel contributor with some of the world’s most influential change makers and motivational figures Mr. Les Brown, former First Lady Michelle Obama, Alex Cunningham of Cardiff Lexington, and more. Beyond inspiration, Melody’s powerful messages helps drive a transformational change.

HUMANITARIAN

UNICEF: Melody founded & leads the 14th Congressional Action team in the United States for Unicef, representing 190 countries for children advocacy, leading a strong team of volunteers.

One of Melody's biggest milestone was single-handedly creating a humanitarian focused benefit event titled "One Night, One Voice" that aided over 20,000 people.

LEGACY

Melody is about creating legacies & is a true modern day multi-talented “Renaissance Woman".

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I met this amazing young lady at the Global Woman Summit in London last year and was impressed by how grounded and inclusive she was. She is a trailblazer of women’s sport and has been part of the first all female team to officiate a Men’s European Final; she is paving the way for women who follow her and showing them that anything is possible.

She spends time with young women at schools and fuels their confidence with her wonderful positivity and shows them the way to becoming unstoppable. She has decided to become an entrepreneur in order to inspire women young girls, helping them in empowering themselves so that they can build up their own success.

She has spent more than 10 amazing years on Football pitches around the World as a Referee, achieving the Big Dreams of :

• Refereeing the Final of the Women’s World Cup in 2019

• Being selected for 2 Olympics (Rio and Tokyo) and 2 Women’s World Cup (France and Canada)

• Being part of the first ever female trio to referee a Men's European Final, the 2019 SuperCup in Istanbul

At the same time, she has dedicated more than 15 years in helping big companies CEOs and CFOs in improving their Cash Flow and in implementing tools allowing them to have a concrete control on their performance.

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I met Mary Ann for the first time here in Cyprus and was impressed by her charisma and confidence on stage but even more by her kindness and approachability off the stage. When I met her again recently at a Global Woman Conference in London, my impression of her was once more confirmed, she is an amazing human.

Mary Ann is the recipient of the 2018 Civic Pioneer Award, considered one of the highest recognitions given by Congress to a USA female citizen. She is a co-founder of The Memnosyne Institute with her husband, Joshua Raymond Frenk, which includes programs, FoodSourceDFW one of the leading initiatives fighting food waste in the nation (led by Rev. Dr. Todd Collier) feeding 5,000 families a day in Dallas alone and $55,077,154.00 of food saved to date.

She is also a published writer, internationally award-winning sculptor, human rights/environmental activist, social-responsible investor/conscious-capitalist and international speaker, including at the UN, White House, House of Lords, Parliament of World Religions to 3,000 people and for the 2020 Dallas Women’s March to 5,000. She led The Memnosyne Institute team in negotiating the first treaty/alliance in 300 years between Hopi and Navajo nations.

She is so much more than anything written above, find out and tune in to this episode.

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When I got locked up in a two week’s quarantine coming back from Argentina in March 2020 at the Aldiana Hotel in Cyprus and wasn’t allowed to leave my hotel room, I used to hear someone go outside in the morning and come back after a while. I found out that my room neighbour was Yuliya Oleksandrivna Yelistratova, a Ukrainian professional triathlete, European U23 champion of the year 2009, Number 1 in the ITU ranking (women's standing) of the year 2009 with by far the highest “total number of races” (6), several times national champion in various categories and member of the Ukrainian national team. She competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

At this point the Tokyo summer Olympics were not cancelled yet and Yulyia was allowed to go running and swimming in the morning and she had her bicycle on the balcony of the hotel. We started talking and she actually came to me for a hypnotherapy session after we were released.

I decided to get back in touch with Yuliya and find out how she and her family are doing and coping with this sad war situation. Tune in and find out.

https://olympics.com/en/athletes/yuliya-yelistratova https://www.instagram.com/yuliyayelistratova/?hl=en

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Heather grew up as an only child in New York City. When she was 16, she was encouraged by her stepmother to live with a host family in another country.  Heather chose France, and ended up living with a farm family in Normandy.  She was a shy teenager, but with the help of her French host mother and a family cow named Amazonie, she was pushed out of her comfort zone and into her self-confidence.  That experience eventually led to studying abroad during college, where she spent a year in Italy, France and England, and worked in Switzerland during the summer.  Throughout this time, Heather learned the value of immersing herself in different cultures and languages as opposed to being a passing tourist.

After high school, Heather earned her BA in International Relations at The George Washington University. She then spent more than 25 years working in the corporate world. In 2017 she decided to take a 3 to 6 months break and 6 years later she is still on the road. She realised that travelling the world is more fun than sitting at a desk and became a full time nomad.

https://heatherbegins.com/

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Palle Bo is a long-time radio producer from Denmark. With a background in advertising, he started in radio in 1985.

In his career, he has been a morning host, sales manager, station manager, and co-founder and still co-owner of 17 radio stations.

At the age of fifty, Palle Bo made a decision to change his life. As his daughters were grown up and moved out of the house, so did he.

He sold his house, his car and all his furniture and became a digital nomad, travelling full-time with a goal to visit every UN Nation in the world and every state in USA.

Currently, he is the founder, owner, and CEO in Radioguru; a production and consultant company where he develops radio campaigns, produces podcasts and sound design, runs courses and workshops for radio stations, and does lectures on radio advertising, podcasting, and creativity.

https://www.theradiovagabond.com/about-palle-bo/

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Dayna is so much more than what is written in the titl_e._ She is a film director, story teller, connector, dreamer and a healer. She loves what she is doing, and she is exactly where she wants to be.

She started travelling all around the USA as an All-American and Division 1 long distance runner. Dayna’s work started at 19, when she began appearing on television with animals to promote connection to nature.

By trade, Dayna Reggero is an environmentalist. Her work spans over two decades and ranges from filmmaking to beginning her career as a spokesperson. However, her most skilled work might come in the form of organizing conversations, or simply starting them.

Dayna has been interviewed by CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX networks and coordinated with Animal Planet, TLC, and the Food Network for features. Her efforts have been featured by the Jane Goodall Institute. Her work was selected by National Geographic as an Open Explorer Expedition and featured in the nationwide PBS series EcoSense for Living.

In 2022, Dayna joined Jane Fonda and Roishetta Ozane for special Fire Drill Friday climate action in DC.

https://daynareggero.com/bio/

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He is a Virgin Atlantic Long Haul Airline pilot with coming up 25 years experience in the aviation industry. He started out as a jet engineer and then became a fast jet pilot (Hawk, Tornado F3) and then 10 years flying the Boeing C17 as a training captain. The highlight of which was flying the Prime Minister David Cameron on his first flight to Afghanistan. Finally he landed his dream job as Virgin Atlantic pilot on the Airbus A330/A340.

One of his passions is to help people overcome their fear of flying and on his Tiktok account, where some of his posts have over 1 Million views, he explains why and how flying is the safest means of transportation. He is in the process of writing a book about how to overcome fear of flying.

https://stan.store/FlymanSimon

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I can't believe that I have actually uploaded 100 Episodes and that i am still having so much fun. I am really looking forward to the next 100 and I am also talking about which episodes had the most downloads so far.

I started my podcast during the pandemic because when I couldn't travel anymore, I felt like I was missing a limb and decided that if i can't travel, at least I can talk about it

I was a tour guide for 11 years in my twenties and I worked as a conference interpreter all over Europa for 17 years. I am the Regional Director of the Global Woman Cyprus and attend conferences all over the world, I am an international motivational speaker and definitely a travel addict.

I also made sure that my two beautiful children love to travel and as soon as they were big enough, I showed them the world.

I have had some really cool guests in some of my episodes, just check the list and listen.

I appreciate your loyalty and promise that I will keep entertaining you the best way I can. Happy listening!

Check out what else I do and support me if you can!

https://thesoulkit.com/

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I believe that the person who deserves most to be interviewed for this milestone episode is my husband Hector who puts up with all my crazy ideas and supports everything I do.

How much can one say about a whole life in 40 minutes? Well, we tried with Hector to talk about his most memorable journeys but also about the once we took together.

Hector was born in Famagusta, Cyprus and he lost his home in 1974 when Famagusta was turned into a ghost town as its Greek Cypriot inhabitants were forced to flee. The invasion happened during a trip to visit relatives in New York and after a year of schooling in the US, he came back and lived with his family in Limassol while going back and forth to Nicosia to study at The English School.

He then went back to study in New York and he holds a Bsc in Business and an MBA in International Finance both from St. Johns University in New York.

He is a joint Managing Director at Orphanides & Murat, a company that was established in Famagusta in 1934.

In this episode we talk about how we drove a Range Rover from England to Cyprus, how I broke the news to him in a hotel room in Toronto that i was pregnant with our first child and much more. Enjoy listening to this very personal story.

https://orphanidesandmurat.com/

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Born to parents who loved travelling; her father started working for Baron Charles Forte as a valet at the age of 16 and stayed loyal all his working life. The family spent time on many of the Trusthouse Forte properties or travelled around France in a small van. Becky worked as a model in her young years and unfortunately ended up in an abusive marriage

Today, Becky Mullins is the Director at We are FEP, a London based creative production agency in East London an in-house photo studio. She has many years of experience in the PR and media industry.

The company works with brands on all creative shoot content and event production beginning with concept through to producing high calibre outstanding experiences including runway shows, event production, product and brand launches, pop ups, and parties. They enable brands to create innovative, engaging content and memorable events. From small intimate experiences to large full scale productions.

https://wearefep.com/

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Kate is the founder of "Out of Office". She was born and raised in New Zealand, and we have been virtual friends on Facebook for a long time, following each other's travelling. We both have similar stories to tell because she also started off her journey as a tour guide when she moved from New Zealand to London and accompanied trips to Europe. I love her sense of adventure and her zest for life.

After two decades of wearing many hats within fast paced industries such as tourism, events, conferencing and hospitality, she began my entrepreneurial journey.

In search of the elusive work-life balance, with the aim to support her love of helping others in business as well as her love for exploring the world - she developed her very own 'life by design', in the form of a digital nomadic life, serving businesses while following summer around the globe.

https://www.nzoutofoffice.com/quick-links

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These 5 amazing ladies met each other because they are all members of the Global Woman Club, a women empowerment platform which aims to unite professional women around the world, regardless of their age, culture or race. To encourage them to stand in their power, invest in themselves and grow their skills and abilities by learning, and leadership development.

The idea was initiated by Maggie McLaren who lives in Scotland, a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who loves to read and write herself and has published some books herself. She got in touch with Sora Vernikoff, the author of the book: Eat what you want, stop when you want, Anna-Maria Athansiou, the author of SEVEN romantic novels, Anna Nicolaides, a barrister, philanthropist and avid reader and Rebecca Christodoulides, a nutrition and lifestyle coach and they all decided to create a virtual book club and meet regularly online to discuss the books they read. A beautiful friendship was created even though they only knew each other online.

In November 2022, they all got together in Limassol, Cyprus and the rest is history.

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Micaela Angela is an Inspirational Fashion Designer turned Emotional Intelligence Coach and she is the Regional Director of the Global Woman Club Los Angeles.

She was born in Florence (Italy) to an Italian father and a mother from the US, studied in San Francisco and eventually ended up in LA without leaving her roots in Italy. She is currently renovating her apartments in Florence in order to be able to enjoy the best of both world. Micaela loves "Club hopping" which means, attending Global Woman Club events all over the globe and networking with women and sharing positivity and inspiration.

She is an Award Winning Emotional Intelligence and Business Strategist, Coach, International Speaker, Author and Community Leader. She helps entrepreneurs maximize their monetization by showing them how their emotionality is directly correlated to their income potential and supports them in manage their emotions around #Money, #Success and being seen.

http://loveyourevolution.com/about-me/

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Harry Mitsidis achieved his aim of visiting every country in the world, as defined by the United Nations, by the age of 36, with his last country being Equatorial Guinea. In the meantime, he is 6 countries short to having visited every country in the world twice.

Harry Mitsidis was born in 1972 in London, U.K. to a Greek father and a South African mother. He took an early interest in aviation and film, but studied sociology in Greece and at the University of Oxford. After working as a lecturer in sociology and business in four countries, he decided that exploring the world was by far a better undertaking.

He is the founder of NomadMania which is one of the leading websites in the world of systematic travel. Its members include many of the generally recognized biggest travelers in the world. The project proposes a division of the world into 1301 regions based on a country’s size, population, cultural importance and cultural diversity, economic strength and international tourist arrivals.

https://harrymitsidis.com/

https://nomadmania.travel/

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During the pandemic many travel addicts like myself were suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms but as the saying goes, an addict will always find a way... In the fall of 2020 an app called Clubhouse was founded, a place where people could meet and talk in different virtual rooms.

Klaus Derendorf knew what his tribe was missing, he knew that an airport lounge is what we needed and he created a room called THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LOUNGE which is a very special place where people from all over the world meet and engage in stimulating conversations about travel, the world and humanity. No politics or pitching of any kind of product or service is allowed.

I used to wake up in the morning, open my app and start talking to people from all over the world imagining that I was in Los Angeles or Sydney or Hongkong and not in my PJs on my sofa in Limassol. We talked about culture and countries and so many stories were told and friendships were formed; after the pandemic people started meeting each other in person.

Of course Klaus Derendorf is so much more than the founder of a Clubhouse room. He has 20+ year track record in global media, tech & venture financing with high level professional relationships in banking, family offices and VC. He is an experienced company director, business developer & investor with strong EQ, technology, marketing, analytics and management skills as well as a forward thinking growth driver & team builder. He is passionate about discovering, supporting and building the next game changing platforms, services and products with incredible teams. People over product. ESG & sustainability metrics matter.

He has a trilingual multi-cultural background and education with extensive business experience in English, Spanish & German across the Americas, Europe, Australia and Asia.

He is a former award winning music producer and company founder with sales in excess of 20 Million units including six number 1 albums and singles. Producer on international talent TV shows X Factor, The Voice & Got Talent and he served on the Board of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Recording Academy (Grammys). Soccer and Formula 1 fan.

His latest venture is being Head of Web3 Operations at Creative House

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I always wanted to be a flight attendant and despite making most of my dreams come true, I never was. After the pandemic, when all airlines were desperately looking for staff, my best friend Ruth told me to apply but, hello, I am 62 years old. Even though I knew that I wasn't going to do it, I still did a little research, googled a little here and there and found this amazing young lady:

Noémie Frischknecht studied law, then passed the bar exam and worked in two previous legal jobs, before she started working at SWISS in January 2018. This was the time right before the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into effect. Noémie had been entrusted with the creation and implementation of a Data Protection Management System within SWISS, which included designing processes, training business units and giving legal advice to SWISS management.

Even though Noémie enjoyed her job, she knew, that life is short and that it is up to us to follow our dreams and create a life we love. Being a lawyer in Switzerland pays well and offers a comfortable lifestyle but her NLP trained mind also knows that the comfort zone is where our dreams go to die. She has a website called "Peak-performance - one heart at a time) where she helps people bring out the best in them, no matter at what point they are in life.

She took a leap of faith and decided to become a flight attendant because she wants to experience the whole spectrum of life and work with all sorts of different people and see the world even more. She followed the complete training of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), learnt that the main priority is safety; she learnt to ditch, firefight and improved her medical knowledge including the ability of performing CPR, which is expected from every Flight Attendant.

Now she is flying, she has completed all her training for long haul and short haul flights and whoever has the luck to be a passenger on a flight with Noémie is blessed because she is a very special person.

https://peak-performance.org/

https://www.instagram.com/arcticflyingfox/

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Inspiring conversation with these two beautiful people from Australia who decided to go "walk about" later in life. They are both on their second marriage and have 4 married adult children and 7 grandchildren - so far. Being active and healthy is a priority for them. Leanne is a walker and tries to do some Pilates and Yoga and Lyle is a swimmer and swims at least 1.5km most days.

Lyle and Leanne sold their motel business on 1st April 2019 (no it’s not a joke) in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Queensland, to embark on our dream life of beach, travel and wine. (You know what happened then!!)

Travelling is something they hope to do more of. Between them, they have been to over 40 different countries. They have some great stories to tell since they have been travelling together and they love Spain and their experience there; they love everything about wine.

Probably one of the most memorable week’s away that they will ever have is the week they spent in the Maldives and two of their favourite holidays have been to Queenstown NZ, sharing a five bedroom house overlooking the lake and snow capped mountains with their three children, partners and grandchildren. This was as close as you can get to the perfect holiday - family, fun, food, wine, and nature at its stunning best. Lyle skied like he had never stopped. Very impressive.

There is so much more to share about what they have done and where they have been – but what they are most excited about is sharing the next adventure stage of their life with us all and hope to make it fun and interesting.

They are very lucky to live in an amazing part of the world, Kings Beach at Caloundra. They have downsized into a small two bedroom, two bathroom apartment which rewards them with lovely ocean views from every window.

Please check their website https://www.beachtravelwine.com/

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I met Dr Olivier Seiler at an International travel insurance conference to which I accompany my husband Hector every year. In a restaurant in Athens he recited parts of the Odyssey in ancient Greek and I was impressed, not only by the ancient Greek but by his kindness.

For nearly 30 years, Olivier Seiler was the Chief Medial Doctor of REGA, which is a private, non-profit air rescue service that provides emergency medical assistance to people in Switzerland. Having a travel insurance is important because when the unexpected happens, it is good to receive the necessary care.

In this episode we talk with Olivier about how he decided to become a "flying doctor" and why he did this challenging but also very rewarding job for nearly 30 years. It is not an easy task to be confined to the space of an air ambulance jet even though it is equipped with every possible medical appliance. We also talk about the importance of good communication between doctors and respecting local customs and practices anywhere in the world.

https://www.rega.ch/en

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When I walked into a conference room at a hotel in Dubai recently, a very kind and beautiful blond lady smiled at me and said hello to me in Swiss German. I knew that I had seen her before, and we were debating about where this could have been until she told me that she used to be on a TV program called "Fenster zum Sonntag" which can be translated as "Window towards Sunday". It turned out that I had seen her but she had obviously had not seen me, because I had seen her on TV. She was a TV presenter for 10 years.

She was a rebel in her young years and travelled around the world as a singer of the band E-Rotic, and at some point she was nominated for the title of Miss Switzerland. As a young women she was attacked by someone with a knife and talks about he incident in this episode. She also talks about how she found more harmony in her life through God and how she ended up living with her family in Dubai because of her husband's job.

She is the President of the the Swiss Ladies Club of Dubai which was initiated in 2004 to organise meetings for all Swiss ladies resident in Dubai. It is a forum and platform to share experiences and mutual interests in an informal, constructive and positive way.

https://www.swissladiesdubai.com/

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On a recent flight from Dubai back to Cyprus on Emirates Airlines I watched the documentary "The Last Tourist" which points out that travel is at a tipping point. In the movie, various tourism expert reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world.

One of the cast members of the above documentary is Dr Rachel Dodds, who is the Director of Sustaining Tourism – a boutique consulting firm. She is also a full Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada where she joined the Ted Rogers School of Tourism & Hospitality Management in 2006. I was delighted when this busy lady decided to take the time to be on my podcast.

Having been trained to look at many different aspects of tourism, Rachel knows that sustainability means long term planning and management and that experience and understanding of diverse cultures and environments is a fundamental part of tourism. She also has seem many of the issues that lead to overtourism and perhaps undertourism and understands how to plan for them. Rachel has furthered her understanding of the industry through both her personal and work travels. She has now has traveled extensively to six continents and over 80 countries.

Rachel has written, co-authored and edited articles about sustainable tourism, tourist motivations, CSR, islands, tourism development and planning and urban sustainability. She has published a book about sustainable tourism policy (2005), planning and island sustainable tourism (2010) and overtourism in 2019.

Her latest publication is a children's book called: Are We There Yet?Traveling More Responsibly with Your Children

This book will help you make responsible and sustainable choices before, during and after your trip. It will also help you to navigate travelling with children and will give you tips and inspiration for how to raise resilient, responsible kids who will grow to love travel as much as you do!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61261282-are-we-there-yet

https://sustainabletourism.net/

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I met my soul sister Leila during my master coach training in Dubai and I felt very drawn to her from the very beginning. She is a beautiful soul and has a beautiful smile and that fact that we can converse in French made her even more attractive to me. She studied Microbiology in Algeria but due to political instability and unrest in her home country she moved to Abu Dhabi nearly 25 years ago and worked as a French teacher and head of Department at a private school before she educated herself in the Personal Development field In this episode, she talks about her first trip to France, her trip around the world on a ship as the wife of the captain and how Nelson Mandela was freed while they were in South Africa and how they got stuck in the Port of Constanza during the time that Nicolae Ceausescu was executed in Romania. She is also telling me her journey about how she decided to remove her hijab and that her love for God has not changed because of it and how she thoroughly enjoys the swimming in the sea.

She is a Master NLP Coach and Master Hypnotist and the co author of one the international bestselling books series "Magnetic Entrepreneur. A Personality that Attracts. She is also a certified Business Coach.

https://leilaatbi.com/

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Tatiana Stupak (piano) started learning the piano at age five, studying at the Special School of the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in St. Petersburg, and after that, for a further five years, continuing at the Conservatory itself. She is the winner of international music competitions including the Leipzig Bach competition. Tatiana is very well known in Cyprus, having played piano at more than 80 events in the last few years, both as a solo pianist and accompanying other musicians. Since 2018, she has played piano solos at The Big Choir Project concerts.

She has developed a second major interest since early 2019: mountaineering! Her goal is to climb the 7 highest mountains of 7 continents. Having had no previous climbing experience, she succeeded in reaching the summit of the highest mountain in Europe (Elbrus) and Africa (Kilimanjaro). Just recently she climbed Mount Damavand, the highest peak in Iran and Western Asia and the highest volcano in Asia

She plans next to climb the highest peak in South America, Mount Aconcagua in Argentina while playing music and she is attempting to get in the the Guiness Book of records; she loves adventures of all kinds. For example, in 2018, she took a hot-air balloon flight in Cappadocia; in the summer of 2019, she did her first sky-dive, at Kingsfield Airfield in Cyprus. She also took a trip to frozen Lake Baikal early in 2020, where she played the Russain Gusli instrument. And she leaned free diving in 2020 as well, and proved it, by being filmed playing a piano on the bed of the Mediterranean. She like to combine her musical talents with her adventures, whenever possible.

She arranges charity concerts for children and for the church, and brings famous musicians from Russia, for example from the Bolshoi Theatre. She opened the Tatiana Stupak School of Music in 2018, where students can enter for examinations set by the Royal Schools of Music and by Trinity College. Students may also take part in public concerts, to gain experience in performing before audiences. In 2018, Tatiana won awards on being chosen in competition, as Russian Cultural Woman of the Year in Cyprus.

In the summer of 2019, having organised fund-raising concerts on several occasions for the Institute of Neurology and Genetics, she was invited to play piano solos at a concert at the Presidential Palace, where President Anastasiades presented her with an award on behalf of the Institute.

She has been interviewed many times on Cyprus radio and TV channels. Early in 2020 she was interviewed on the subject of children and music, and the interview was shown on Smile TV; previously she appeared live on TV ONE’s charity show, DanSing for You, not as a pianist, but as a dancer. Most recently, she was interviewed by RIK1 TV, and the interview was broadcast in July 2020. Also during 2020, over a period of a few weeks, she made live broadcasts on the Internet, giving illustrated talks about ten classical music composers. Tatiana maintains two YouTube channels: one for herself, and another for her music school.

http://tatianastupak.com/biography (http://tatianastupak.com/biography) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPa-fpO17yX0y1aN51Yu_WA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPa-fpO17yX0y1aN51Yu_WA)

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Gil Antolin founded Luxury World Traveler as a way to share his passion for travel with the world. What started as a hobby by creating an Instagram account in 2013, has now become much more. Antolin visited Uganda, Africa ten years ago as part of a mission trip. While there his group spent time volunteering at an orphanage, help fund the school and take to the needs of the children. Antolin became overwhelmed with gratitude at the reaction of the students and had a life altering experience. From that day on he was convinced that whatever path he took would incorporate travel and create a positive impact on the world. Shortly thereafter, Luxury World Traveler was born and has gradually become one of the globe’s most trusted travel marketing companies, focused on the future and how we can impact the industry and the rest of the world positively, meaningfully, and sustainably. He has tapped into a unique market of over 5 million globetrotters worldwide who seek something more of their travels. More than just a social media platform, he aims to bring these extravagant opportunities to life by booking these experiences for his community of avid travelers via their travel booking agency.

It’s why he partners with over 400 luxury hospitality brands to showcase the most compelling destinations in the world. By harnessing ideas that appeal to discerning travelers, he creates maximum reach across all social media channels and helps his clients succeed by reaching the widest base of engaged consumers possible. To date, he has created over 10 billion social media impressions for our clients.

A sense of wanderlust. A desire to see more. A commitment to life as an adventure. The journey begins with Luxury World Traveler, a global travel community that celebrates the nomadic spirit with a rich combination of inspirational and aspirational experiences, photographs, and opportunities for luxury seekers all over the world.

https://www.luxwt.com/about-gilantolin (https://www.luxwt.com/about-gilantolin)

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Traveling without insurance is a gamble. Nobody knows that better than my friend Dick Atkins, owner of Dick Atkins, Esq. an attorney from Philadelphia who specializes in assisting companies and individuals on legal issues in foreign countries. He is an owner of International Recoveries, LLC and lectures at travel insurance conventions. He is on the Board of Directors for the United States Travel Insurance Association. Atkins has literally been bailing out North Americans and North American Corporations abroad since over 30 Years. He also represents foreign nationals on U.S. soil. U.S. Embassies, U.S. Insurance and other large corporate entities.

For those who remember the movie "Midnight Express" and how Billy Hayes, a young American got caught trying to smuggle 4 1/2 pounds of hashish out of Turkey in 1970. Thrown into a hellhole of a Turkish prison, he's tortured by sadistic guards, betrayed by corrupt lawyers and toyed with by capricious judges before he finally escapes. This movie is based on a real story.

Each year, on average, 1,000 Americans are arrested in foreign countries on drug charges. While many are quickly released, roughly 1, 600 are currently rotting away in foreign prisons, often in conditions similar to those endured by Hayes.

Prison conditions in much of the world are pretty horrible, acknowledged Dick Atkins, and the criminal justice systems in a lot of countries are just as bizarre as the one in the movie. It's important to remember that when you travel abroad, your rights as an American citizen don't come with you."

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I met Monica in a Facebook group of Swiss living abroad because I wanted to talk to someone who was born in my homeland but grew up in another country and so I asked in the group if someone would be interested in talking to me. Monica came forward, not only was she born in Switzerland but also in my hometown Lucerne but only until she three years old and I wanted to talk to her about a recent trip down memory lane with her family.

When I started doing a little research, which I always do before I speak to my guests, I discovered something amazing: Monica and her husband William are both survivors of the TANS Peru airliner that crashed in 2005 near Pucallpa, Peru. They were on their honeymoon. In the crash, over 40 people were killed while 57 survived, some of them ended up badly burnt. The plane crashed in Peru's northern jungle during a storm.

Definitely worth listening to.

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His Instagram handle is @aptraveler and we met on Clubhouse. He has explored 107 countries so far and loves the world. His Swiss roots come through when he talks about punctuality, correctness and being polite. As a cancer survivor, Andre has realised how precious our time on earth is and has decided to see it all and savour every moment. His stories are heartwarming and colourful. His pictures have won several photo competitions even though he just uses an Iphone 12.

Initially I thought he was a country counter but he is not, he enjoys every country with all his senses, find out and listen.

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I met Irene in a Facebook group of Swiss Women Abroad and loved her positive and joyful manner. In September 2018, my kids and I travelled to Canada and started a road trip from Calgary to Vancouver through Banff and Jasper National Park. On this occasion, we met with Irene for dinner and she gave us lots of great tips for our tour. When I asked Irene to be my podcast guest, she was a little hesitant and not so sure because she felt that her English may not be good enough or that she won't be interesting enough. Little does she know that she has so many amazing stories to tell, like that she visited Zurich airport with her parents at the age of 6 and ended up unexpectedly on flight. She tells stories about her life as an au pair girl in England or how she invited her husband for a dinner at the River Cafe in New York and sat next to Steve Martin. She talks about her work as a bus driver through the Canadian Parks and driving a school bus in the Canadian winter when the temperatures are way below zero. She also talks about her love for baking and that life is not meant to live in only one place.

She is amazingly entertaining and I so enjoyed recording this episode, It's definitely one that you must listen to. Check out her cakes and creations.

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I met James Hammond because he invited me to be his guest on his travel podcast "Winging it" where he talks to travel aficionados about anything to do with globetrotting. Originally from the UK, he is currently based in Vancouver, Canada but he has plans, big plans indeed. So far he has visited 50 countries and talks about his experiences and the different kind of travellers he has met. James has a great sense of humour and talks about things as they are. His stories are inspiring and will make you book your next trip.

Here are the answers to his quick fire favorite things

Quick fire favourite things Favourite beach? – Anywhere on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands Favourite coffee? – Tanna Coffee in Vanuatu Favourite city? – New York City, USA Favourite trek? – Poon Hill, Nepal Favourite country? – Japan Favourite party place? – Thailand Favourite landmark? – Temples in Bagan, Myanmar Favourite cuisine/food? – India Favourite activity? – Skydiving in Taupo, NZ Favourite country to live in? – Australia Favourite lake? – Lake Moraine, Alberta, Canada Which country is the best value for your money? – Bolivia

https://jameshammond.org/wingingitpodcast/

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Martina Kwan is an International Best Selling Author. Born in Hong Kong to a German mother and Chinese father, Martina Kwan was destined for a life that was different. She spent her childhood in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, but credits living in war torn Beirut, Lebanon between the ages of 8-10, as an experience that defined much of her fearlessness today. Her unique path in life has shaped her into a woman of drive and determination. After earning two Master of Science degrees, she worked in the male dominated finance and accounting fields in New York City with KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Wall Street’s Lehman Brothers. Eventually, she landed Senior Management roles with Ian Schrager properties, the Hudson Hotel and the Paramount Hotel. Ultimately, Martina's strong entrepreneurial spirit led her to leave the corporate world to open her own business, the award-winning furniture company, Neoteric Luxury Outdoor Collections. She had previously won Telly and Emmy awards with the first company she founded, So! Animation.​

Daring to be different is what drives Martina today...literally! Three years ago, at the age of 50, Martina knew it was time to take a car racing hobby she occasionally enjoyed to the next level. Proving that it’s never too late, she decided to become a race car driver.

Her marque of choice is Porsche, which she drives exclusively. She started going to racetracks in California in 2015 with the Porsche Owners Club and quickly picked up the right line around a track. She’s earned a first place with the Porsche Owners Club MS racing class in 2017 and a first in the Club’s M4 racing class as well as picking up the Most Improved Time Trial Driver Award. She holds track records and is a National Certified Porsche Club of America Driving Instructor. Martina’s goal is to inspire young women and girls to be themselves and Dare to be Different!

https://www.martinakwan.com/

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Did you know that Veronica Tan was an arms dealer? (only joking but in fact in her first job she worked for a company that was selling arms. Her first long distance flight ever was from Singapore to Athens (Greece) which is very near me and I hope that she'll visit me in Cyprus soon. Veronica co-founded Success Resources with her husband Richard Tan in 1992 and little did they know that their company would turn into the world's largest education seminar company. Annually they host and produce 500+ entrepreneurial events across 37 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, USA, Europe, Middle East, South America, and the UK. SR will empower 350,000+ entrepreneurs this year alone and have impacted 12 million people over its history. Success Resources has attracted internationally acclaimed speakers for its events, including Tony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki, Michael Porter, Tom Brady, Sara Blakely and former US President Bill Clinton.

Veronica's mission is to be a force in helping individuals, enterprises, and organizations to succeed. She believes in life-long learning and with Success Resources she works to establish this culture globally. She loves discovering new places and combining business and pleasure.

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Jennifer K. Hill is a successful entrepreneur, author, speaker, TV & Radio host, and thought leader. She has written two books, and has authored two popular white papers. In this episode, she shares many travel stories, covid adventures with us and how she moved to Lisbon. Hill built and sold her first company by the age of 38 to Marcum Search LLC (a subsidiary of Marcum LLP), where she became President of their California Division. She has hosted popular TV shows on Awake TV Network with Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Rollin McCraty, Dr. Dain Heer, Dr. Bruce Lipton, Dr. John Demartini and many other leaders from around the world.

Hill has also moderated events including a 2020 talk at UCI with Dean Bill Maurer, Professor Don Hoffman, and Dr. Deepak Chopra. She recently hosted the Global Coherence Initiative’s largest event of the year with over 600 people from around the world, which featured Gregg Braden, Howard Martin, and other noted thought leaders.

Hill has worked for years with renowned celebrity vocal coach, Arthur Samuel Joseph. She recently collaborated with Joseph to create the “Achieve, Reclaim and Command your Destiny” program.

When she is not hosting or speaking, Hill loves to give back and has built two schools in 3rd world countries.

She recently co-founded Om-Heals.com, an energy medicine marketplace platform to connect energy practitioners with users seeking to reconnect with their health and vitality.

https://www.vocalmasteryforleaders.com/ https://metabizics.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferkhill/ https://www.instagram.com/jenhillspeaker

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I love talking to Caroline and we zoom quite often, this time we recorded our conversation and turned it into a podcast episode. She gives great natural heath tips and makes every exchange valuable. Caroline is a trained Master Herbalist, Naturopath, Nutrition Consultant, Holistic and Behavioural Iridologist with over 25 years of experience in the natural health field. We are talking about how she grew up in Oman, how she ended up in a small village in Cyprus looking after a huge herb garden and creating her own little heaven on earth but also how she found the love of her life in Cyprus and travelled in a double cabin car over land from Cyprus via Turkey, Bulgaria etc back to the UK where she lives with her husband and three children and works now.

Caroline is well trained in seeing the connections between symptom manifestation, their physical, mental and emotional origins and the root cause of any dis-ease in the body. She works by unravelling the layers, bringing you back into symptom less health-filled balance.

She believes strongly, “Your health is your greatest wealth” and educates and guides her patients to achieve this.

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I am talking to Paul Lambis who is an award-winning screenwriter, author, playwright and director, born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Educated at the Johannesburg Art Foundation, he is based in Cyprus and is the Founder and CEO of Silver Thespian, an independent theatre and film production holding company. As an established and award-winning playwright in Cyprus, Lambis has written, produced and directed theatrical productions such as 74 and Melina: The Last Greek Goddess to widespread critical acclaim.

​In 2016, Lambis received the “Best International Screenplay” award from the Screenwriter’s Guild of Greece for his full-length feature 74 – based on his original theatrical production of the same title.

In 2018, his theatrical production Melina: The Last Greek Goddess received first prize at the United Solo Theatre Festival in New York and was awarded the “Best International Show” on Broadway. In 2019, his multiple award-winning screenplay 74 received first place for "Best Screenplay" at the 14th International Cyprus Film Festival. The screenplay is currently in development and planned to be filmed on location in Cyprus.

​Paul Lambis is also the host of #Culturescope - a lifestyle and entertainment web show, exclusive to Cyprus Mail. https://www.paullambis.com/

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Dimitris Pierides is 85, an absolutely charming gentleman of the old sort with a beautiful mind and a heart full of amazing stories. We talked about Art, cars, Cyprus and life, definitely worth listening to. He is the son of one of the most emblematic families of Cyprus, born in 1937, luckily in a house that mostly resembled a museum and belonged to his grandfather Dimitirs Pierides, who also bore the name of his own grandfather, a renowned scholar of the 19th century, who was one of Kapodistria’s partners and an antiquities collector. Their colonial home in Larnaka was filled with antiquities that on one hand made it hard for little Dimitris to play in the house, but on the other, prepared him to welcome his illustrious destiny. “Those were the years of innocence” he remembers. “Growing up in a big home, filled to the brim with ancient Cypriot artifacts collected by five generations of Pierides’, it was obviously not the ideal playground for my friends and I.

At the age of 18, Dimitris Pierides enrolled at the University of Lausanne where he studied Economics and Law. He soon became very popular and during the period between 1957 and 1960 he served as chairman of the Greek Students’ Union. According to him, those were wonderful years that formed the basis of his subsequent cosmopolitan spirit. “I studied in the heart of Europe, in an exquisitely civilized place. I frequently travelled by car to many of the neighboring countries, very often to Paris and London. I also travelled to Germany, as well as Belgium, the Netherlands and Austria. As for Italy, the European jewel, I have visited her dozens of times over the years” he adds with emphasis.

In the summer of 1974, the Turkish invasion changed everything. Dimitris Pierides emerged from the ashes, not unscathed though: “A huge part of my fortune (approximately 85%) was simply gone in just a single morning of August 1974. I was bluntly told then, that whatever I had created during my most productive years, no longer belonged to me” he remembers. But the great damage to Cyprus’ historical heritage had already started in the mid-60’s. According to him it was some years before the invasion, in 1964 to be precise, when Turkish-Cypriots isolated themselves in their villages and systematic large-scale illegal excavations took place, making antiquity smuggling a thriving activity. “I managed then and for a period of 10 years, to prevent the smuggling of over 600 unique ancient Cypriot artifacts, by buying them”. From then on, “things went from bad to worse”.

https://www.visitcyprus.com/index.php/en/discovercyprus/culture/museums-galleries/111-pierides-museum-bank-of-cyprus-cultural-foundation

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I met Tatiana because of the Global Woman Club when she joined a speakers campaign and then realised that she also lives in Cyprus and here is what she says about herself: “The more you give the more comes back to you”. I know it sounds a bit cliché, but it is absolutely true. I give the following metaphor/analogy when I teach children about giving back: “ Imagine you have a big cup full of goodies: Good health, a lot of toys and clothes, cleverness, good at sports, pretty face, a lot of friends… and God gives more and more. Your cup now overflows and it spills out. What can you do? You can only give some to someone else whose cup is not full, so that you can keep the extra that God is giving you.” This is such a nice vivid picture and is the way I learned to act. If you have extra time, go help people, if you have extra clothes give some. If you have a good appearance, give a compliment. As an adult, I joined different NGO’s and offer my time as much as I can. This is how I feel I show my gratitude to God for always filling my cup with goodies!

My passion and my purpose in life is to help people (and lately ladies) achieve their goals. I believe we are all born with enormous inner strength. Through my skills as an NLP and RTT Practitioner and as a hypnotherapist, I can help my clients find this inner strength and create the life they dream!

What I have come to realize through the years, while moving from different skills and industries, is that you should never feel stuck at where you started. Myself being an example: I started with a Business Administration Degree, then moved on and combined it with Interior Design. I then got educated on creating programs and educating children to empower them with important Life Skills. Then I moved on to be a certified NLP practitioner, and last but not least I became a certified RTT® Practitioner and Certified Hypnotherapist. My absolute conviction is that it is never too late to help people at any age, be what they always wanted to be. This is what gave me the drive to go onto these last two skills.

I know now, that your results are linked to an imprint and to the beliefs that were created inside your subconscious mind from past experiences and to your present constant thoughts. The good news is that we can create or re-create your present status by changing that imprint, the beliefs and your thoughts. My personal experience due to my personal results are what drove me to this path of getting to know my deeper self.

I am married to a wonderful husband and I have two great sons, and all three of them are my best supporters. I could not have made it through all these stages of my life without their true belief in me. Of course, my great belief in God and the continuous gratitude I feel for my great life, helped me surpass different challenges, and finally reaching the place I am now, a place I always belonged. And this is to help people.

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I met Sami at the Global Woman Summit in London and he is one of the most approachable and kind people I have ever met. He immediately agreed to do this interview and I so enjoyed talking about life and the world and listening to Sami singing :) Sami Zeidan is an award-winning journalist who for more than a decade, has anchored, reported and executive produced with some of the biggest names in television: CNN, CNBC, NBC and Al Jazeera.

Prior to joining Al Jazeera English, Sami presented a number of shows broadcast on CNBC Arabia, CNBC Europe and CNBC Asia. He also presented and wrote news shows with CNN International (USA).

Over the years Sami has reported from many a seat of power including the United Nations, the White House and The European Commission, as well as from conflict zones ranging from the Korean Peninsula to the different hotspots in the Middle East, including live war correspondence.

Sami Zeidan has years of experience in training, teaching, and practicing journalism. - Sami has trained anchors, reporters, and producers at Al Jazeera, CNBC, and NBC. - Sami has presented, reported, and produced with the biggest names in television including Al Jazeera, CNN, CNBC, and NBC affiliates. - His assignments have taken him from the White House to the UN, and through war zones from Gaza to Syria. - Sami has taught at the 1st School of Journalism in the world, the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA, established in 1908.

Check out Sami Zeidan's podcast "Essential Middle East"https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/essential-middle-east-2

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Ajay Goyal is a global entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and writer. He is the founder and owner of Europe's first five star yoga themed sustainable resort hotel Zening Resorts and he invested millions of Euros in Cyprus during the financial crises in 2013. Unfortunately he came across some unethical people and had to deal with many bureaucratic obstacles as a foreign investor. Even though he had to give up his Zening dream in Cyprus, he talks very highly of the island and is a Cypriot Citizen now. In this interview he talks about how he grew up in India in a very academic family and how he decided to expand his horizon in Russia where he ended up being in front of the tanks on the Red Square in Moscow in 1991. Ajay Goyal founded the Norasco Group in Cyprus in 1993 with branches in Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Singapore and India . He is the founder of over than 20 ventures. He is presently founder and CEO of AGV ( Ajay Goyal Ventures, a Norasco company), an E learning, E commerce, Travel, Reg Tech and Health Tech incubator investing in European startups. Goyal is author of book Uncovering Russia. Goyal was Publisher and Editor in Chief of The Russia Journal newspaper published from Moscow , Russia and Washington DC, United States group from 1998 until 2005.

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I met Jay Noland on Clubhouse and liked the sound of everything he said but I also liked the sound of his voice. He grew up on a hog farm in Kentucky with his grandparents. The wealth his grandparents had was not in their bank account, but in the lessons and values they instilled in him… INSTILLED in him as was the determination to succeed. He was naturally gifted in sports and mostly as a baseball player. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in 1988. During his career, he also played with the Colorado Rockies and Seattle Mariners. He won 2 Minor League Championships in 1991 and 1992 with San Diego Padres. He was the back to back Stolen Base League Champion in 1991 and 1992 as well. He signed his Major League Contract (ML Invite) with Seattle Mariners in 1995. He retired from baseball due to a career ending injury in 1995.

Jay Noland started his entrepreneurial career in November 1995. He has since built multiple multi-million dollar companies. His main focus is on Confidence Training. He believes "a strong person can do anything." He believes in experiencing life all-out, all the time, and he believes in anyone who is willing to take steps to believe in themselves.

He says true success is mastering the 6 pillars of life. The 6 pillars are emotional, mental, physical, social, financial, and spiritual.

Check out Jay's annotated version of Wallace D. Wattles "The Science of getting rich"

https://www.amazon.com/Science-Getting-Rich-Annotated-Universal-ebook/dp/B0B1TCC4F3

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Savvas Perdios was born and raised in Nicosia and has been the Deputy Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Cyprus since January 2019. He studied Accounting and Finance at Warwick University (2002-2004) and International Hospitality Management (BA, 2004-2008) at the École hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland In this podcast episode we talk about how lucky Savvas considers himself because he can practice his hobby for a living. He is a hospitality expert through and through and has started summer jobs at a very young age in hotel departments like kitchen, maintenance, service, banqueting, housekeeping and guest relations. Between 2008 and 2010 after completing his studies, Mr Perdios worked for internationally-known companies like Design Hotels in Mykonos and Kempinski Hotels in Switzerland. Savvas Perdios has lots of wonderful plans and ideas for Cyprus and wants to show the world how much more than sun and beach this island has to offer and I couldn't agree with him more. Listen to the episode and come and visit us.

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Doug is Global Goodwill Ambassador for Dublin, Ireland which was awarded for his inspirational work giving back to the community where he did talks and mindset training and then gave all the money to charity. At the time when we recorded this interview, Doug was nominated for the “Global man of the year award” with Global Woman’s Magazine over the last year for doing thousands of hours of Mental Wellness work for free to help people during the pandemic. In the meantime he has won the award.

He also runs a radio show called Inspirational People, Inspirational Stories on 103.2 Dublin City FM which again he does to give back to the community. He has had a super mix of NY Times bestsellers, heroes, sports stars and up and coming authors giving them a platform to promote their services and tell their story. The show goes out to over 2 million people every week.

Doug has just finished writing a book to help and inspire people to better lives which is due to be published with an American publisher and has testimonies from 3 NY Times bestsellers, a film star, a Guinness book of records holder and a multimillionaire TV Celebrity businessman.

Previously Doug spent 21 years in the investment world as an Investment head for some of the largest fund managers in the world. He was recognised in the national press for growing an Asset Management business from $50m pa sales to $1.75Bn pa sales in 6 years. Since then stress and health issues led to a near death experience and then him changing his career into becoming a master teacher healer, a coach, business consultant and international speaker, having spoken on some of the largest stages in the world.

He has coached and consulted with Hollywood stars, NY Times bestsellers, large corporations like Dell, Facebook, Salesforce, Bank of Ireland, Oeey Asset Management, Davy, Ocuco, and many more.

He also played hockey at national league top division level in the U.K. and Belgium captaining and coaching international level players

https://dougdgordon.com/

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I loved going down memory lane with Angelos Loizou and talk about tourism in the eighties and how things have changed. Angelos is a Chartered Accountant Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He has retired from PWC in Cyprus from the position of COO and member of the Management Board. During his 30-year career with PwC he has served in a number of positions and was in charge for the development of various services of the firm including Corporate Legal and Secretarial, Local Compliance and Hospitality and Leisure Services. His role in Operations included interalia IT and Property management and has traveled extensively. He is a member and past Chairman of the board of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) and a Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Cyprus, having wide experience on various financial consultancy matters.

He has served as the Chairman of the Board of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (2014-2018) during which period tourism has increased by 63%.

He has assisted the District of Pafos as the Project Manager, in their successful bidding endeavors as the European Capital of Culture for 2017.

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Rita Jammet was born in Saudi Arabia to parents of Iraqi origin, she went to boarding school in Lebanon and Switzerland, married André Jammet, a French man and ended up living in New York. She has led an exotic and charmed life as the co-owner of the acclaimed La Caravelle restaurant for 20 years, as the proprietor of La Caravelle Champagnes / Wines, and as the mother of three accomplished sons (one of whom is the cofounder of Sweet Green). Rita has been an inspiration and role model for women in hospitality for decades. It’s frankly no surprise she’s now known as the Chief Bubble Officer of her company, and if New York were to have an ambassador of hospitality, it would be her. She talked to me about her childhood in Saudi and Lebanon, about moving to Switzerland and her honeymoon to the US. She is a very charismatic lady who you would want to listen to forever.

Rita is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier NY. She was awarded the Order of Agricultural Merit by France's Ministry of Agriculture and Food. She is also a board member of the New York State Restaurant Association, Manhattan Chapter. Her many charitable involvements include: Mount Sinai Hospital, French American Aid for Children, Les Dames d’Escoffier, the Comité Colbert, Spoons Across America, AIWF Days of Taste* New York, and the Food Council of City Harvest.

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A few weeks ago, I was invited by the POAXIA – Greek Federation of Police Officers to spend three days in Crete on the occasion of the 11th Congress of CESP (Comité European des Syndicats de Police). I was honored with an award for my services as an interpreter and administrator for 17 years. In 2003 I started doing occasional interpreting at the Limassol Police station and one day someone asked me if I would be interested in accompanying delegations of police officers to conferences and translating for them. I said yes even though I had no idea if my Greek would be good enough for the job but I also know that some opportunities only come once and we have to grab them before the door closes.

17 years and over 100 trips later, I can look back at so many most memorable journeys, from meeting statesmen, presidents, and ministers to river rafting from Montenegro into Bosnia, running through airports with people who didn't like to run, being more or less left on my own to run the association for a year and giving interviews to radio stations while I was attending my coaching training. The highlight was attending a congress organized by the NYPD (New York Police Department) in Las Vegas and find out how things are done in a big way.

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I met Edna by pure coincidence on Facebook and when she contacted me, I was fascinated by her story. She was born in Zurich, Switzerland to a mom who was born in Argentina to parents from Ukraine and a dad whose parents had fled Nazi Germany to Israel. She met her South African husband on a dating site which she was following while she was studying in Jerusalem and they finally met up in Australia. Are you dizzy yet? Edna Schur has started her career with Naturopathy, Nutrogenomics, then with Traditional Chinese Medicine. After studying in Israel, Australia and Switzerland, she has developed an interest in Genetic Mutation such as MTHFR, COMT etc. together with her interests in psychosomatics and therefore epigenetics, she got to know about Functional Medicine and studied it in 2018. She is a natural or functional Medicine Practitioner

I loved her openness about her IVF story and how she traveled to South Africa and the Czech Republic to "make/create" her babies. She is a beautiful conversation partner with a wonderful sense of humour. Listen in.

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txtThroughout her life, Giselle Rufer has experienced spectacular highs and devastating lows, shed tears that would overflow a river, laughed so hard it would make the angels smile, and felt unbelievable pride—as a daughter, as a woman, a wife, a mother, and an entrepreneur. That is the wonder of life and living it to its fullest glory is the gift we can all create. She says that she was born a dreamer and in fact, she has made all her dreams come true, starting from studying in Lausanne and Berne while bringing up her children and ending up being the first women in Switzerland to receive an engineering degree.

She launched the children's watch brand Flik Flak for the Swatch group and later on worked as a marketing manager for OMEGA in a very male dominated watch industry.

In 1994, at the age of 50, she quit her job, enrolled in a six-month university course on entrepreneurship, learned how to write a business plan and went to banks in search of a loan, but no one wanted to lend her money when she presented her ideas to launch her brand Delance, a watch made for women by women. Refusing to admit defeat, she cashed her pension plan, borrowed money from friends, and amassed enough capital to introduce her first collection of 50 watches in 1995. The collection, with an instantly recognizable signature diamond shape, finely crafted, jewel-like but ruthlessly reliable in the best Swiss tradition, sold like hot cakes. The next edition ran to 500 pieces.

Delance makes watches to order and tailors them to celebrate specific occasions. Buyers can customize them by choosing the color and material, or having their birth stones and personal symbols encrusted in the case.

She beautifully tells her story in the book "Butterfly in a storm" and has been a featured speaker at many conferences. She enjoys to share her experience with all those who dream of creating their own business or achieving a dream.

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Farah Shammas is the Managing Director of the St Raphael Resort and Marina in Limassol, Cyprus an award winning 5Stars resort which was created by her renowned grandfather Shukri Hanna Shammas who was featured in who is who before Google, when we had books. She is also an award winning motivational speaker and author. That alone sounds impressive but she is so much more than that. She is a passionate mother to her three children and a huge advocate for veganism. She is the author of the book, "40 delicious vegan recipes: Cook book and guide" and she recently launched a children's book called "Theo the Pig" for which she did the art work herself. Her "Cook Vegan" Facebook group has over 6000 members. Last but not least, she is an amazing human who contributes as much as she possible can and treats everyone with kindness, respect und responsibility. She is a very supportive member of the Global Woman Club Cyprus and I am proud to call her my friend. https://www.straphael.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/cookvegan https://www.amazon.com/40-Delicious-Vegan-Recipes-Guide/dp/B08ZBJFMFS Theo the Pig https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09Z6MBV2M/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_api_i_HG6GTKE1QV91P35Q5PP2 https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09Z6MBV2M/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_api_i_ZN2DAXZF4KZGKZMBZCY4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Z6MBV2M/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_api_i_YBNWWWXD0QP17DA3TST6

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I met Zoran when I was looking for a job after my first child was born and we worked together here in Cyprus for two years. He had moved to Cyprus from the then called Yugoslavia to escape a looming war which broke up the country. He was and still is one of the most charismatic people I have ever met and you will hear in this episode that with his boyish but so convincing charm he actually convinced a beautiful lady who is now his wife with just one phone call that she is the one. Today he is a leading international master coach, notable author, sought after speaker, visionary and a passionate activist of the evolution of human consciousness. As a TNM Coaching Academy trainer and mentor, he brings 20 years of coaching and mentoring experience and helps people tap into their highest potential. He has been coaching hundreds of people all over the world but mainly in China, being the visionary he is, he recognised the potential. He lives with his family in Ibiza and guess where he is planing to live in the future? You will have to listen to the episode to find out. https://zorantodorovic.space/ https://tnmcoaching.com/

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When you are born in India to parents from Algeria and you study in France and the US and you meet your Austrian husband at the Turkish Residence in Teheran, you have lots of most memorable journeys to talk about. Amel Derragui is a business and marketing coach, speaker and podcast host at Tandem Nomads. After a career in advertising, she quit her job to join her husband abroad and launched her first business consulting corporate companies while living on the move. Six years later, as she saw a critical need to support other expat spouses and global nomads in finding their own source of fulfillment and financial independence, she launched Tandem Nomads. Through her podcast show, online courses, workshops and coaching services she helps global entrepreneurs start or grow a successful portable business that is aligned with their lifestyle. Amel often speaks for various international organizations such as the IMF and World Bank to provide guidance on how to use entrepreneurship as a solution to dual career challenges and how to make a business truly portable. Her work on the topic of entrepreneurship and women empowerment is featured in various media such as Forbes Magazine and Global Living Magazine. https://tandemnomads.com/

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Constantinos Yiorkadjis has been the Mayor of Nicosia since December 2011 and is on his second term. Nicosia is the capital of the Republic of Cyprus, and it is the last divided capital in the world. The scars of the past conflict are brutally evident and come in the form of an UN-patrolled buffer zone. Roads end at barrels and barbed wire and buildings with bullet holes decay slowly. It has been 48 years since the invasion of the Turkish Army in 1974 and since the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots have been apart when Turkey invaded and occupied one-third of the island. Mayor Yiorkadjis is the son of Polycarpos Yiorkadjis who was a Minister of Interior and Fotini Papadopoulou, a descendant of the Leventis family and foundation which supports educational, cultural, artistic, and philanthropic causes in Cyprus, Greece and elsewhere. His stepfather was Tassos Papadopoulos who served as the 5th President of the Republic of Cyprus. Constantinos Yiorkadjis studied at the University of Boston and before he moved back to Cyprus worked in Greece and Romania. He lives with his family in Nicosia.

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Christina talks about many of her travel memories all over the world with friends and later on with her family. She is an amazing organiser whether it's for a family trip to Greece, a huge conference in Cyprus or bringing the President of Rotary International, Ian Riseley to Beirut during her year as the first female District Governor of District 2452 and arranging that the conference is held under the patronage and participation of the President of the Lebanese Republic General Michel Aoun. She is a very dedicated Rotarian ever since she was a young woman, following in the footsteps of her father. She is the founder and President of the first Rotaract Club in Limassol (Amathusia) and a charter member of the Rotary Club Limassol Berengaria Cosmopolitan.

Most of all, she is a wonderful travel companion, a friend and when I am at my wit's end, I call Christina. Our kids have grown up together and attended the same school, we have shared many meals which we cooked together and many inspiring and supportive conversations over coffee. I look forward to new adventures and to another interview in 10 years.

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End of March 1982 I arrived in Cyprus for the first time, and I have been talking in the first episodes of this podcast about how I had no idea where I was going. I very much enjoyed my 6 summers as a holiday Rep and I so appreciated the life here. However, my personal life wasn't working out, and so I left in 1988, not planning to ever come back but as John Lennon said, "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans" I came back in 1994, got married in 1995 to my husband Hector, and by 1997, I was the mother of the two most beautiful babies in the world. Even though I loved spending time with them, I needed something to do, and I started importing quality wooden toys from Germany and opened two shops; it wasn't a very successful mission and I gave up after a few years. My most enjoyable appointment was working for the Cyprus Police Association as an interpreter for 17 years, predominantly because I got to travel again and met amazing people all over Europe and beyond. Cyprus has become my home, I became a Cypriot citizen, I speak perfect Greek. Our children are now grown up and live abroad but they love coming back because the island grounds them. I trained as a Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner and I wrote a book called "The Soul Kit - first aid for the soul" I am the Regional Director of the Global Woman Club Cyprus and I love connecting women and networking, I love people. I love my island in the sun as I lovingly call it, I love nature, the sea, the mountains (this winter I did what I had wanted to do for many years, I swam in the sea in the morning and skied in the afternoon). I love the traditions, the cooking, and baking and most of all, I love the community and my beautiful friends. I love this podcast which also celebrated its first birthday. Basically, I love my life. https://thesoulkit.com/

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She is a born-and-raised California girl and was Mrs Globe in 1996. Also in 1996 when Albania hosted the Miss Europe contest and she helped presenting it, she decided to visit neighbouring Greece and find her husband's birthfather. Her mission was successful and she's been in love with Greece ever since and spends half of the year there and the other half in California. She organizes "The Divine Conference" every year in Greece. Dr. Tracy is the owner of Mrs. Globe®, the world's largest international beauty event for Misses in the world. Celebrating 20 years of success, the MG brand is licensed in over 70 countries, globally. Dr. Tracy is also the registered brand owner of Mrs. U.S.of A.®, Mrs. North America®, and Mrs. Globe Classic®.

She is the founder of The W.I.N. Foundation, a non-profit that specializes in programs of recovery and empowerment. Her life-changing program "Right Living" has been taught to over 60 countries around the globe and translated into 3 languages. Founded in 1996, over 150,000 lives have been helped through the programs of empowerment offered by WIN.

In 2010, Dr. Tracy and WIN was commissioned and endorsed by Miller Coors Social Responsibility for her break-out program "Raise Your Standards"; a "drink responsibly / date responsibly" program that was implemented in over 50 universities across the USA.

Due to her 20 years of transformational work with women, Dr. Tracy has been recognized by media and world figures, including Hilary Clinton and former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Jemima Cooper (Jem) is a former professional classical ballerina turned endurance athlete, psychology grad, entrepreneur, multi-passionate ‘life-go-getter’ business consultant and coach. Jem brings her experiences from the world of sport, peak performance mindset, overcoming severe illness and business to support ambitious entrepreneurs to step up to a higher level of alignment, personal power, autonomy, and ultimately - RESULTS. Her signature program is the MOMENTUM Mastermind - supporting entrepreneurs to scale to 6+ Figures with lifestyle-aligned (overwhelm free!) businesses!

Jem currently lives in Mallorca Spain and splits her time between Spain & Switzerland and jet-setting as often as possible!

Find out more about Jem @jemcooper on instagram Learn more the Momentum Mastermind at www.momentum-formula.com

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She is a multi-award-winning, highly connected journalist with 30 years of experience working with national media and PR. She started her training in a local newspaper before moving up to national newspapers and magazines including The Daily Star and The Daily Express She has worked in television production and post-production such as ITV and Carlton Food Network on programs such as Emmerdale, Heartbeat, and Hollyoaks

She is the founder of the award-winning Lifestyle Magazine in Liverpool and Lifestyle magazine in Cyprus

She is a regular contributor to radio and television panel discussions on consumer, fashion, lifestyle, and parenting issues ( as a mum of 6)

She is the producer of Liverpool Fashion Week and runs shows in Los Angeles and Cyprus

She understands the media and is well connected in the media and fashion industry. She is a social media micro-influencer with over 30,500 followers across her platforms, with high engagement levels

She is a passionate, authentic professional who understands the needs of her clients. She maintains strong relationships with all her clients who return year after year, creating campaigns that make a difference. She makes it personal, your business is her business

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Kicki Pallin is a publisher, author, editor and artist. At Pallin Publishing, she looks for miracles around her every day, and lets them inspire her work, her live and her art. At the Global Woman Club, she is a project manager and helps women turn into bestselling authors, and she is a journalist at the Global Woman Magazine.

Her book ”East, the Long-Trunked Elephant” has travelled to all corners of the world, and it is part of her mission to do all she can to make the world a better place for future generations. She wrote the book about East to teach small children that even though we're all different, we can all find self-love, compassion and kindness on this journey called life. Both for ourselves and others. We are more alike than different ... and our perceived weaknesses can turn out to be our greatest gifts. As a host of "Most Memorable Journeys" I was especially interested in Kicki the Regional Manager of Trans World Airlines when she was a young woman and how travelling was different then. Tune in and find out how people were chosen for an upgrade to business class. Kicki is a very warmhearted and caring woman who's dream it is to one day have an orphanage, and we all know that dreams come true when we really believe in them. https://www.pallinpublishing.se/

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I met Eden Dema on Facebook and I had never met anyone from Bhutan before. I was immediately intrigued by her posts, talking about nature, culture and cooking and I wanted to find out more. Eden has a Bachelors Degree of Arts (Economics and Mathematics) and she did a Masters Degree in Economics in Paris and she loves France. Through her work for the Central Bank of Bhutan she got to travel the world and told me about her favorite places and how my home country Switzerland made her feel a little bit like her home country Bhutan. We also talked about how her dad saved money all year to take the family on a yearly holiday to India. Eden and her family love cooking, local and international dishes and once more I realise that no matter where we come from, we have so many things in common. Bhutan is a fascinating country in the Himalayas and according to the latest report from the World Population Survey on the happiest countries in the world. Tune in and find out. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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Miranda Tringis is a Dutch-born entrepreneur and herbalist, living in Cyprus for 30 years now. She studied Traditional Western Herbalism and French Aromatherapy. Miranda and her husband Adamos are the founders of Cyherbia Botanical Park in Cyprus, where visitors can learn about the herbs of Cyprus in 9 themed herb gardens, witness the extraction of essential oil in the distillation room and go on a green adventure in the maze and woodland walk around Cyprus. In the woodland, there is a fairy village to discover, and a witch’s cottage where the door to childhood imagination is opened once again. The Cyherbia project started out as a wild dream, turning a barren field into a green oasis where many bird species find refuge. The park opened in 2012 and has been growing ever since. Miranda is a regular guest on Cyprus TV shows, where she shares her herbal knowledge with the public. She teaches seminars and workshops at the park and at conferences and leads a research program at a local university. She has created educational programs for schools through which children learn in a playful way about the benefits of local plants and how to nurture and care for the natural world.

Miranda has created a large variety of organic herbal products at Cyherbia, ranging from tea blends to essential oils, tinctures, and cosmetics, available at the botanical park and online. Cyherbia now employs 8 staff and has won several business and environmental awards.

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In August 1994, we had driven our green Range Rover from England via Switzerland to Cyprus and I had moved in permanently with my then-not-yet husband. I started working as a Sales Executive at the Sheraton Hotel in Limassol and luckily also got to do a little traveling for this job which otherwise I didn't like and decided to give up after not even a year. I was 35 years old and partly ready to settle down and on the other side terrified to commit to anything "forever" because I hadn't lived anywhere for more than 2 years in one stretch since I had left home at the age of 18. I needed a little time to think and decided to get in touch with the tour operator which I had worked for and asked to be assigned to a round trip in the US and was offered a tour that started in Boston and ended in Toronto. Little did I know that I was already pregnant when I left Cyprus.

My then not yet husband joined me at the end of the round trip in Toronto and I broke the news to him on the 34th floor in a downtown Sheraton. He nearly fainted but got used to the thought after spending some time in New York and Boston before we both went back to Cyprus.

Long story short, two years later, me, the globetrotting party girl was a mother of two babies.... tune in and smile.

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Dr Anna Grichting is a Swiss architect, urbanist and musician who’s spent her career using arts and design to create a more beautiful, biodiverse and sustainable world, through co-creative, interdisciplinary and holistic approaches to design projects - especially at the city level. Dr Anna has lived, practiced and studied in England, Ireland, Switzerland, the USA, and the Gulf region, and conducted research in Cyprus, Korea, Berlin and Qatar. She is interested in holistic and systems approaches to Design and her academic experience includes teaching at the Universities of Geneva, Harvard and Qatar, developing an Education Initiative for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and teaching the Balkans Peace Parks Academic Expedition Summer Course. She’s also an accomplished jazz singer and recording artist who has worked with musicians all over the world, incorporating different spiritual traditions. During lockdown, she entertained her neighbours with her songs from the balcony.

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Vakis Papanastassiou graduated from the University of Manchester and obtained the title of a special Neurosurgeon from Oxford University / Royal College of Surgeons. He's also a part-time clinical professor at the University of Nicosia but I was less interested in Vakis the doctor but much more in Vakis the multifaceted human. He was bitten by the travel bug as a young boy when his family loaded their car on a ferry to Greece and took him on road trips through Greece and Italy and ex Yugoslavia. I was fascinated by the fact that he has visited both the Arctic and Antarctic and during the interview I also found out that he climbed Kilimanjaro.

He loves watching nature and taking photographs and has published a book called "The birds of Evretou Dam" and talks about what nature can teach us about life.

Prof Papanastassiou isn't only a brilliant neurosurgeon but a man with a wonderful worldview and a love for nature, food, and wine.

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I was immediately impressed by Adamos' personality, a gentleman and true aviator of the highest class. I met him to talk about the last landing at Nicosia Airport but then I got so much more than I had hoped for. He was born to a family of 8 children and told me that his dream was from a very young age to become a pilot because he was fascinated by anything that flies. He talks about how he got to England to learn how to fly and how he found work as a pilot and how he ended becoming chief pilot at Cyprus Airways. On July 15,1974, a military coup took place in Cyprus instigated by the junta in Athens, giving Turkey the pretext to invade five days later.The plotters overthrew the President of the Republic of Cyprus Archbishop Makarios and installed a “marionette” government under journalist Nikos Samson. Their aim was to unify the island with Greece, the Union being a nationalist ideal for some Greeks and Cypriots as well. Five days later, the Turkish army invaded Cyprus and their occupying forces remain on the northern part of the island to this day. Adamos' story did not finish at the airport during that morning of July 20th 1974. He was also very lucky to survive the next couple of days and then continued working out of Larnaca airport which was hastily developed towards the end of 1974 after Nicosia was forced to close and opened in February 1975.

He ended his fascinating aviation career as the personal pilot to HM The Sultan of Brunei and is now retired.

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Ever since their adventures have been broadcasted on Swiss Television SRF DOK, Markus and Sabrina Blum are well known throughout Switzerland. In this podcast, Markus Blum talks with pleasure and much enthusiasm about their impressive adventures in the wilderness of Canada and the Outback of Australia but also about how it all began and how he met Sabrina in Australia. Which real outdoor fan does not dream of the legendary wilderness of Canada! Sabrina and Markus Blum have fulfilled this dream. Inspired by the world bestseller “The Snow Child” by the adventurer Nicolas Vanier, the Swiss family goes on a great journey and follows the traces of the snow child to his homeland. On a farm they learn the vital handling of riding- and pack horses. Together with their 18-month-old daughter and five newly purchased horses, they ride through the magnificent mountain world of British Columbia, without meeting a single person. Despite the heavily loaded horses and the food they carry, the family is dependent on feeding on nature. Their food often consists of what they have caught or hunted: Fish, grouse and ptarmigan. On their way they experience countless adventures until they finally find the dreamlike little log cabin at Lake Thukada. In recent years, the family has lived not only in summer and autumn, but also in deep winter and high-risk spring in the Cassiar Mountains of western Canada, and also spent many months in the log cabin at Lake Thukada. After their trips to Canada, Markus and Sabrina Blum wanted to set off for another horse adventure with their two daughters. But a new idea had to be born when their youngest daughter suddenly got a horse allergy. Their new plan: Crossing the Australian Outback with camels and a wagon. Six months of preparation on site and a three-month trip through impressive desert landscapes follow.

In November 2016, the Blum family leaves for Australia. While the children Amira and Naira go to school in the small South Australian village of Hawker, Sabrina and Markus start training untamed camels coming directly from the desert. Dealing with the still wild, stubborn animals and temperatures up to 50° Celsius demanded everything from them. After six months of hard work, great persistence and many setbacks, Markus and Sabrina harness the camels in front of the wagon they have built especially for this purpose and travel with their children through the impressive desert areas of Australia for three months. On this journey they trust in themselves and in the reliability of the animals, far away from the rhythm of everyday life.

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I had tried to live a "normal" life back in my home country Switzerland after 11 years of living and working all over the world but somehow I realised that I wasn't cut out for "normal". In August 1994, I decided to take a leap of faith and move to Cyprus where I had lived and worked 6 summers as a tour guide but this time, I was moving there to stay, forever as they say. We had decided with Hector, my husband to be to give it a shot and move in together after we had known each other for 10 years but never actually lived together. I decided to exchange my bright red sexy sports car with a boring green Range Rover and it had to be bought in England because we were going to drive it to Cyprus where they also drive on the "wrong side of the road" or the left hand side.

In this episode I am talking about how we drove from England to Switzerland, filled the Range Rover to the brim with my belongings and went on through Italy, via ferry to Patras in Greece, across the Peloponnese Peninsula to Piraeus and on another ferry to Limassol, Cyprus where I have been living happily ever after since then.

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Dominick Domasky is an inspirational author, storyteller and founder of the inspiration sharing and publishing platform Motivation Champs. Dominick is the author of the inspirational books, The Journey of a Grunt, How to Write a Book in 2020, and creator and co-author of the hit book Go Ask Your Dad. His greatest accomplishments are his two children, and he aspires to be the best husband father he can be. Dominick and Motivation Champs share inspiration, smiles, and positivity 24/7 and help others do the same. This mission is accomplished through publishing, screenwriting, a large social media footprint, in person events and work with nonprofits. My Name is Sharon, the newest book by Dominick chronicles the pain a family feels when their mother's advanced memory loss collides with a global pandemic. This timeless love story attempts to put a face on Alzheimer's Disease and explain the grief and guilt felt by the families quietly mourning the loss of the living. The loss of a loved one is never easy; however, we attempt to find comfort in the special memories we shared together. My Name Is Sharon is a journey through a collection of precious family memories. We uncover the deep bond between mother and son and learn Sharon will be remembered as far more than a victim of disease. Dominick’s inspirational book The Journey of a Grunt was not written from a pedestal, but from the trenches of digging ditches, picking up cigarette butts and overcoming countless failures. The Journey of a Grunt is a positive, humorous story that takes us from adolescence to adulthood and tackles life’s teaching moments along the way. This book look is a pop culture, modern-day look into the meaning behind each job, task, and chore. Its pages will make you laugh, smile, reflect, and most of all inspire. Go Ask Your Dad was conceived by Dominick be a tool for fathers and caregivers to refer to in times of triumph or turbulence. Domasky admits he is not a perfect father; so, he enlisted the help of twenty-one passionate fathers from across the globe to answer the questions of fatherhood. The dads who co-author Go Ask Your Dad are from different faiths, cultures, and upbringings and come together to create a tool that will help today’s father succeed in an ever-changing world. Today’s fathers must be prepared to navigate the subjects of broken homes, teen pregnancy, social media updates, and drug addiction, but be strong enough to understand that true fatherhood is all about unconditional love and raising your children to be the best that they can be. Mr. Domasky is not a gold medalist or business titan, and he’ll be the first to admit he’s just a guy who has failed, been benched, suffered setbacks, lawsuits, punches to the face, and got up and brushed himself off. Dominick has no ill will of the past but looks back and finds humor and strength. As the old saying goes, “That which does not kill us only makes us stronger!” Dominick can be contacted for events, speaking engagements, or publishing opportunities at www.motivationchamps.com He can be found daily at Motivation Champs across most social media platforms sharing smiles, positivity and messages of inspiration. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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It's been a fascinating year and we all had to deal with challenges which we never thought we would face. Covid crossed many plans and drove us up the wall. When I couldn't travel anymore the way I was used to, I felt like I was missing a limb but then I decided that if I cannot travel anymore, at least, I can talk about it, and so I started this podcast. Despite everything, I managed to leave Cyprus four times and loved every minute of my travel as usual. Let's have a look at the past year together, yours and mine. Let's start dreaming again and be hopeful for 2022. I want to thank you for subscribing and listening to my episodes, for your contributions and for your love and I want to wish you and your loved ones a very happy new year. Always believe that everything is happening for your highest good, may your heart be filled with happiness. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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My first Australian podcast guest... The ethical entrepreneur and creative powerhouse Tamara Loehr has spent her life making disruptive change for good by ‘doing the opposite’. Now she’s encouraging other women to leverage their personal power for global impact. She is the Co-Founder of the House of Beusail brands which is a range of Beauty and Wellness brands that are 100% vegan, female founded, cruelty free, sustainable, indie, made in non-polluting countries and gives back and committed to zero waste. She is also the author of the book "Balance is BS"! A handbook that will change the 42%+ of women who are now the breadwinners. We know “balance” doesn’t work. Tamara has figured out a solution after 20+ years as a global entrepreneur. A new way to approach your busy work and life. How to ditch expectations, uphold your values and embrace a work-life blend. https://www.loehrblend.com/

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She is the founder and CEO of the Global Woman Club and with her background in media and psychology, she helps women go global. She has shared the stage with Grant Cardone, Gary V, Robert Kiyosaki, Kim Kiyosaki, Les Brown, Jack Canfield etc. and she shares her experience and helps female entrepreneurs start their business, leverage it, scale it and take it global. She has come a long way and her story is very inspiring. From a small village in Albania where before 1991 not even dreaming of having a career abroad was allowed, she made it the hard way but with lots of determination. The motto is: If you want to empower a women, give her a microphone and thousands of women in the world have had the opportunity to hold this microphone thanks to her. Improving public speaking skills is a huge boost for the self esteem and getting the opportunity to speak at an even like The Global Woman Summit is a very empowering experience. She is also the CEO and editor in chief of the Global Woman Magazine and helps people share their stories by contributing to the magazine. I am proud to be the Regional director of the Global Woman Club Cyprus and New York where I have the opportunity to help business women and female entrepreneur grow and get more exposure because as Mirela says: "If you are amazing but don't tell anyone about it, you are just a hidden talent." www.globalwomanclub.com www.globalwomanmagazine.com www.globalwomansummit.com www.globalwomanacademy.com

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Josh Rosen is a comedian/impressionist based out of South Florida. He uses his talent and mimicry to portray spot-on impressions of dozens of individuals including President Joe Biden, former Presidents Donald J. Trump and Barack Obama, Woody Allen, Larry David, Rodney Dangerfield, Matthew McConaughey, Jimmy Fallon, Owen Wilson, and Bernie Sanders to name a few. When I met him on Clubhouse, I knew that I would have to share him with you and make you laugh. Josh performs in comedy clubs across the country having recently opened up for comics Jeff Ross and Michael Rapaport at the South Florida Improvs. He posts daily content on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Twitter, Clubhouse and YouTube. (social media links below) https://linktr.ee/JoshRosenImpressions Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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Roswitha Gassmann is a Swiss author and tour guide and even though she is retired, she still accompanies an occasional tour group because she loves spending time with people and she loves culture. We worked for the same tour operator years ago. In this episode she talks to me about how she reluctantly became a tour guide and then did the job for over 40 years. Things were very different before the internet, we had to deal with stuff that is unimaginable today. She is the author of the book "Wie ich alle Grenzen ueberschritt" or in English, "How I crossed all borders" She is an amazing lady with lots of fascinating stories and a great sense of humor. Tune in.

https://www.orellfuessli.ch/shop/home/artikeldetails/A1061028183

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Marianna Rosset writes books and songs, acts in movies, loves and lives life to the full. She believes that we are all capable of turning our lives into fairy tales. After looking for her true purpose and striving to do everything and be everywhere, travelling widely etc. she became a happy wife and mom of three beautiful children. That doesn't stop her from studying enthusiastically and participating in business project and act and produce movies like Portrait of God (2019), S.O.S. Survive or Sacrifice (2020) and The Ghosts of Monday. Her company is called Altadium group and in her capacity as a movie producer, her and her husband ended up representing Cyprus on the red Carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, promoting the island's film industry by making the world aware of its shooting diversity and overall potential.

I love her book Fanyasha, a beautiful angel that can tell people about happiness and love, suffering, dreams and how to find yourself in this big, wide world. Fanyasha helps make the world a brighter and kinder place, helps adults and children to believe in miracles, and helps them to find their way and understand that everything in this world happens for a reason.

In 2020, Marianna Rosset was the winner of the Red Diamond Russian Business woman of the year award.

http://mariannarosset.com/index.html https://eng.fanyasha.com/ https://altadium.com/

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Cherie is a former IBMer in the field of Computer Engineering and research and development. Cherie believes it is truly possible to change the world by taking ideas that solve problems and putting action behind them to watch them grow. She has travelled all over the world and loves to ride motorcycles over high mountain passes in Europe and especially Switzerland. We meet in Global Woman Club Zoom rooms and Clubhouse rooms and have never actually met in person, even though I feel that she is a soul sister.

She is also a twenty-year breast cancer survivor and turned a bad thing into a good thing for others, she is the Founder and CEO of an Austin, Texas-based company called Healincomfort that has won many Innovative Awards and has been nationally and internationally recognized. The name of her company Healincomfort, appropriately named because from personal experience it was the last thing that occurred. Healincomfort is dedicated to helping women and men heal in comfort and dignity after mastectomy surgery in their battle against breast cancer with her award-winning, patented, and innovative post-operative garment. Cherie chose to bootstrap her business as a social experiment with one thousand dollars to learn if people still believed in a good product would they share it with others and whether it was possible to grow a business organically and by word of mouth.

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Ever since I saw a picture in Queen Noor's book "A Leap of Faith - Memoirs of an unexpected life", with her and the late Kind Hussain I, sitting on a motorcycle with Wadi Rum in the background, I have been dreaming of going there. Against all Covid19 restrictions, rules and regulations, my best friends and I spent 4 wonderful days in this beautiful country and tried everything from Kohl eyeliner to camel riding, stargazing in the desert and floating on the dense water of the Dead Sea. My dream finally came true and I got a lot more than I had bargained for. Walking through world famous Petra which is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system, Petra is also called the "Red Rose City" because of the colour of the stone from which it is carved. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. Then onto Wadi Rum where we enjoyed a bouncy 4×4 jeep drive over sand dunes and climbed up huge rock formations to view the sunset and camping out under the stars in a Martian landscape, well, we "glamped" and stayed at the UFO Luxotel. Yes, Wadi Rum is worth visiting. It is basically a giant sandpit to play in and observe the beauty! Ending the short trip with an overnight at the Moevenpick Hotel and Resort on the Dead sea, covering ourselves with mud and floating on the water was just another highlight. Jordan, I will be back soon. https://www.facebook.com/dryverjo (our drivers) https://www.petraguesthousehotel.com/ (Hotel in Petra) https://www.facebook.com/shadi.petra.7 (staying in a cave) https://luxotel.com/en/wadi-rum-ufo/ (Hotel in Wadi Rum) https://www.movenpick.com/en/middle-east/jordan/dead-sea/resort-dead-sea/overview/ (Hotel on the dead Sea)

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Jose "Joe" Mari Lim Chan (born March 11, 1945) is a Filipino singer, TV host, songwriter and businessman in the sugar industry. He is currently chairman and CEO of Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company, Inc. and A. Chan Sugar Corporation. He is also the chairman and president of Signature Music, Inc. When I met Jose Mari Chan in a Zoom room with the Global Woman Club Manila and their wonderful director Rayla Allertsen, I knew, that I needed to take this opportunity and ask him to be my podcast guest and he said yes. In this interview Jose Mari tells me about how his father left China and went to live in the Philippines, how he met his wife and why he loves Switzerland. One of Chan's most famous song is "Christmas in our hearts" which has become a Filipino Christmas classic but many other Christmas songs and this phenomenon that earned him the unofficial title of “the king of Christmas".

In the Philippines, the build up to Christmas starts on September 1, and truth to be told, when Rayla recently arrived at Manila airport from a trip abroad, she was welcomed home with Jose Mari Chan's music. According to Wazzup.ph, the three most famous characters during Christmas season are: 1. Jesus Christ, 2. Santa Claus, 3. Jose Mari Chan

He is a wonderful, warm person and he sang for me and for you if you listen.

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I was born in one of the most beautiful countries in the world and it took me many years to realize that. As a child growing up with my grandparents who didn't know how to drive a car, I didn't have anyone to take show me around and after I became a tour guide at the age of 20, I spent the next 11 years mostly living all over the world. When I got assigned to an incoming tour from a group from Hongkong, I got very excited. I got the know my country while assisting the 20 contestants of the Miss Hongkong Contest 1991 and a few months later I showed my picture book country to a group of Germans who traveled with the Diner's Club and who had spent a lot of money on this tour. Travel with me from Lucerne to Mount Titlis and from St Moritz to Zermatt, find out why the Swiss don't export wine and why William Tell took out two arrows of his quiver. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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She has over 30 years of experience in business and is the former CEO of Saga Travel and MD of emerging Markets at TUI and generally a Travel and Hospitality Expert. She is the host of the podcast "Brave, Bold, Brilliant" which is in the top 2% of all podcasts in the world. She is fun to talk to and easy going and I very much loved discussing frozen eyelashes as well as buying companies in Moscow. She is a down-to-earth, an approachable business leader with a zest for life and her motto is: We only have one life, so live with passion and not regrets BRAVE. BOLD, BRILLIANT

Jeannette Linfoot's website https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/

Jeannette Linfoot's podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brave-bold-brilliant-podcast/id1524278970

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Thailand - my unexpected winter in the land of smiles I was planning to spend the winter skiing and traveling but then I received this unexpected call to go and work in Phuket. I know that sometimes opportunity only knocks once and when we say no, it never comes again. That’s why I said yes and three days later was on a Thai Airways Jumbo to Bangkok. Listen to my episode and find out what happened and how much fun I had. Yes Sir and Sawadee Ka! Check out his website: https://www.marketing-probst.ch/

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Roman Probst is the Founder and Managing dDrector of Marketing Probst Gmbh. He is also a Start Up Coach at the ZHAW Zurich University of applied sciences. He is my podcast guest because of his life as a globetrotter which started with being a tour guide at various seaside holiday destinations on several continents – first as part of a team and then as sole leader, and finally as team manager for Egypt/Israel. He has acted as a fill-in for emergency situations and as a travel guide in Asia, Europe, South America. He was part of the team of the Millennium World Tour in 2000 which took a group of people around the world for the beginning of the 21st century.

You are going to love him, listen carefully :)

Check out his website: https://www.marketing-probst.ch/

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I had negotiated this trip in exchange of hard work in the USA and when it actually happened, I was a little overwhelmed. It was my first trip to Australia ever with a very large tour group and a complete airline chaos in the country. Let me tell you, how we improvised and turned this trip in the a huge success with the biggest tip I ever received in all the 11 tour guiding years. Find out about what's under the toilet lid in the Northern Territory and if the Ghan has wooden seats. Listen to my apology to the Anangu people for climbing Ayers Rock and many more snippets about the continent down under. Fly with me to Kangaroo Island and let's visit the little penguins on Philip Island.

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Kiera Chaplin is a top model, entrepreneur, actress and singer from Northern Ireland. She is the granddaughter of the English filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and the great-granddaughter of the American dramatist Eugene O'Neill. She is also an adventure seeker, fashion lover and an eclectic creator but most of all she is a very kind and charismatic person who serves others and helps others grow. She is involved in many charity organisations and foundations and in 2018 Kiera Chaplin created the Chaplin Awards in Asia. It is an award that goes to an actor or filmmaker whose work embodies Charlie Chaplin's qualities of realism, diversity and courage within their craft. I am grateful to Kiera for this beautiful interview and I hope that you will enjoy listening to it as much as i did recording it.

Here's the link to The Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles du Maroc that Kiera mentioned https://www.rallyeaichadesgazelles.com/en/

Here's the link to Kiera's beautiful scarf collection https://janaviindia.com/women/collections/janavi-india-x-kiera-chaplin.html

Here's the link to Kiera's song "Love feels so much better with you" https://youtu.be/gsIxf5jzgio

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I accompanied lots of round trips in the West of the USA. It's a beautiful part of the world and one goes from highlight to highlight. It took me a while to warm up to Los Angelos, I instantly loved San Francisco, I was always fascinated by Las Vegas and if I needed to choose, I would want to live in San Diego. Find out how I met Tony Robbins, what happened in Vegas and why we stopped in Mammoth Lakes. I am still hoping to get invited to a beautiful villa in Malibu and would love to have dinner at Nobu. Never take me too seriously, I mean well. If this podcast channel inspires you, feel free to help me produce more content by donating to: https://www.patreon.com/join/ElisabethVilligerToufexis?

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I met Manfred Ritchard in New York in November 1986 because my friend Eliane who later became his wife wanted to meet up with me even though Manfred had other plans. The next time I met him at the helicopter pad in the Grand Canyon while our clients were flying over the gorge and he gave me hundreds of useful tips how to earn more money during my roundtrips in the West. We have known each other for many years and have lots in common; we both worked as tour guides for Kuoni, the largest Swiss tour operator. Today, Manfred Ritchard is a very successful trainer, motivational speaker, and lecturer. He is well known in the Swiss travel industry and has been supporting many well established companies in introducing innovative sales concepts. He I admire his eloquence and expertise, and I love his sense of humor. Check out his TED Talk "Coping with Robots" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylR8UFm6e1o&ab_channel=TEDxTalks https://www.manfredritschard.ch/ • Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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In this new episode, I am publicly declaring my love for Canada and how much I enjoyed traveling to all the beautiful places there. Do you want to know where my sexy red Delsey suitcase was bought and where it ended up or where I found out that I was pregnant with my daughter? Tune in and enjoy! Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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Simone Lugeon started working for Kuoni (Switzerland's biggest tour operator) during her student years and did the tour guide training with me. We immediately became friends, and I was very impressed with her flawless Swiss German even though her mother tongue is French. In this episode, we are talking about some boring Rhine Cruises and how she nearly lost a client in Boston but also about her wedding to Arne on the beautiful lake of Geneva which I attended. The last time we met was in 1994 when she came to Cyprus with her firstborn boy. After that, we kind of lost touch because life took over and both our families grew. When we got together for this interview, we picked up the conversation from where we had left it off over 20 years ago. She had moved to Singapore, then to Myanmar, then to Vietnam and now owns a hotel in Seam Reap, Cambodia. Simone is a true tourism expert and has lots of stories to tell, some are most memorable journeys. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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On March 11, 2020, the day the World Health Organisation declared Covid19 a pandemic, I traveled 18 hours from Cyprus to Buenos Aires because I thought this will be over when I come back two weeks later. I had arranged to meet my daughter Natalie and her boyfriend Saemi in Argentina's capital to travel around the country, explore the vineyards of Mendoza and admire the Andes. I am stubborn and nothing could have stopped me from going on this trip. Little did I know into how much trouble I was getting myself and that the Cypriot Government would lock me up for two weeks when I finally managed to come back. You know what? I would do exactly the same again, I had a wonderful time and even if I only managed to stay in Argentina for three days, it was worth every minute. I got to hug my daughter, made a friend who dances the Tango, had one of the best steaks in my life, saw a rainbow from above and had a Margarita at the airport lounge in Sao Paulo.... Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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I know a fun person when I see one and when Katie turned up in my exercise class, I immediately thought that she is a genuinely kind, clever and special person. We started having coffees after class, and I asked how she ended up in Cyprus all the way from Alabama and then found out that she has lived in many other places before. She is definitely my kind of girl, and I love having her as a friend and neighbour. This episode is dedicated to her and her husband Nash's beautiful baby Alex who was born after we recorded this conversation. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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New York, New York, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere and this is where I realized that I could. Travel with me from New York to the Jersey Shore and via Philadelphia to Washington DC. Find out where the word lobbying comes from and why the White House is called the White House and then we continue to one of the most beautiful towns in one of the most beautiful states: New Orleans in Louisiana. Let's gooooo! Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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She is the first princess that I interview as a podcast guest and at first I didn't know how to address her but she made me feel comfortable with her kind and sweet way. She has many stories to tell, about how to keep up royal appearances even when her heart tears apart. Princess Zama Zulu is a descendant of King Shaka Zulu who was a Zulu chief (1816–28) and the founder of the Zulu empire in Southern Africa. The princess talked to me about her life as an abandoned child and how she got assaulted by her stepmother and how she used all the obstacles in her life as stepping stones. She is the author of the book "A Zulu Princess Warrior" Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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Did you know that St Augustine is the oldest continuously-inhabited European-established settlement in the contiguous United States and did you know why Walt Disney built Disneyland in Anaheim and later created Disney World in Orlando. Florida as a state full of diversity and a very different East coast to the West Coast. I travelled all over Florida and met Mickey Mouse personally but I also know the most quiet benches to sleep on in Epcot Center. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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Monette Hamlin served on the Tourism Promotions Boards of the Philippines as a director representing the Meeting, Incentives Travel, Conventions, and Exhibitions & Events Services & Facilities Sector for three years. She is my friend and the perfect person to talk about journeys, life, travel and her beautiful country of 7400 islands. Monette is also the founder and president of TeamAsia, a 29-year old award-winning integrated marketing experience firm that builds brands through branding & design, digital marketing, content marketing, events & activation, video production. Monette concurrently serves as chairwoman of the Women’s Business Council of the Philippines (WomenBizPH); chairwoman of Hopkins International Partners, Inc.; president of the Government-AcademeIndustry Network (GAIN), and Vice President for Conventions of the Philippine Association of Convention/Exhibition Organizers and Suppliers (PACEOS).

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Egypt isn't only Cairo and the pyramids, it's carving a path out through millennia by the Greeks, Romans, Medieval pilgrims, Egyptologists and, now, travelers. But beyond the astonishing antiquities, it’s a magical country that swirls with myth, legend and mysticism. Egypt is also geographically a very fascinating place. It is kind of a Middle Eastern nation in the north of the continent of Africa and also partly Asia while it borders the Mediteranean Sea in the North and the Red Sea in the East. I visited Egypt with many tour groups and when I was preparing this episode, I realised how much I want to go back and do it all again. Follow me! Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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Baria Alamuddin is an outspoken award-winning political journalist and broadcaster in the Middle East and the UK. She is the editor of the Media Services Syndicate and has interviewed numerous heads of states like Margaret Thatcher, Benazir Bhutto, King Hussain of Jordan, Yasser Arafat and Fidel Castro, to name a few. Baria was the last journalist to interview Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Baria Alamuddin is also the mother of Amal Clooney who is a celebrated humanitarian, high-powered barrister, mother of twins, and fashion icon—who happens to be married to a George Clooney. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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1988 was a complicated year, I came back to work in Cyprus even when I knew that it wasn't a good idea. However, I made a new friend, Daniela, and we travelled to New York, Florida and Puerto Rico together. It was also the year, where I moved on, to a new employer with lots of new adventure opportunities. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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Elena Tanou is a prominent and highly respected business professional and the Vice President of Top Kinisis Travel Ltd, the largest tour operator in Cyprus. She is involved in the Cyprus economy and the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce. We share a common passion, we love to travel with tour groups all over the world, and in this interview, we compared notes. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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India isn't just a country, it's a subcontinent and every state is different, I travelled all across India with various tour groups and have the most amazing memories. I lost my suitcase, opened the wrong hotel room door, stepped with my sandals in cow dung and met Mother Theresa by coincidence. I would love to go back and do it all again. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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Glenn Lundy is the host of the daily morning show #RiseandGrind which has taught hundreds of thousands of people about "The Morning 5 - 5 Steps to an extraordinary life" and he was recently featured in Forbes Magazine. He's also a father of eight and a wonderful husband and he told me how he was nearly arrested on his first flight ever. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis

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Everything happens for a reason. I didn’t get a job as a Lufthansa flight attendant but I got the opportunity to travel to various cool cities around Europe as a tour guide. I have learned to grab opportunities when they appear. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis Twitter: exinal

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Most memorable journeys with my most precious travel companions. When I was 37 years old, I suddenly found myself with two small babies after I had been used to a glamorous life, jet setting all over the world. I absolutely loved being a mother to those two exquisite creatures but I also missed travelling and I knew what I needed to do. I needed to make them love travelling as much as I do. They grew up trilingual which was a good start and after initial trips to Switzerland, my home country and holidays in Greece, which is a short flight away from Cyprus, we started going further and further and explored the whole planet together. I loved and still love traveling with my children and we have done some crazy things together like going to a Heavy Metal Concert in New Jersey, feeding kangaroos in. Australia or canoeing in Canada, etc. I couldn't think of any better podcast interview partners in my life... Natalie has graduated from the famous Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne and Alexi is studying psychology at the University of Zurich. My children are the light of my eyes. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis Twitter: exinal

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These beautiful Cyprus summers were carefree and entertaining. They had a big impact on my life and I made lifelong friendships. I worked very hard and established myself within the company. I was ready to go further and explore the world even more. I was growing up.... Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis Twitter: exinal

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Carmen Flaminio is a retired tourism expert in Dubai but then she trained as a local guide for The United Arab Emirates and the Louvre in Abu Dhabi because she loves what she is doing. A conversation going back to good old times of tour guiding. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis Twitter: exinal

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My first long-distance flight and my first long-distance destination. The Maldives are paradise on earth but it gets a little boring after a few months, and there were a few surprises when I went on my visa trip to Singapore. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis Twitter: exinal

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Rob Moore is Mr Podcast, The Disruptive Entrepreneur with 700 episodes and this is my 7th episode; he inspired me to start a podcast with his course and came to talk to me about his most memorable journey and lots more. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis Twitter: exinal

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In this episode, I am talking about how I left Europe for the first time and spent a winter in Tunisia. I found out where the women with the little suitcases went and learned how to haggle with the fruit and vegetable sellers. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis Twitter: exinal

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In this episode, I am having a chat with my two beautiful friends Ruth Widl and Bernadette Andrey who were tour guides like me many years ago. They have been my companions on my travel journey and my life journey for many years. Our common passion is traveling and talking about it. I met Ruth because she was briefing me for my first ever trip to Egypt and Bernadette was part of the Kuoni New York City team. Find out how we started off and how we all ended up in Thailand together. We had lots of fun doing this episode. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis Twitter: exinal Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5BvLBYZ5zdZzy5VsUTzZkQ Website: https://thesoulkit.com/

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In this episode, I am talking about how life in Cyprus got better and better and how the island developed. I was definitely there to stay for a while even though I had to convince the head office every year that I was not replaceable. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis Twitter: exinal Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5BvLBYZ5zdZzy5VsUTzZkQ Website: https://thesoulkit.com/

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In this episode, I am talking about how I arrived in Cyprus for the first time many years ago and realized that they were driving on the wrong side of the road. Today, Cyprus is my home, my island in the sun but in those days I never thought that I would end up here. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis Twitter: exinal Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5BvLBYZ5zdZzy5VsUTzZkQ Website: https://thesoulkit.com/

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In this episode, I am talking about how I dealt with wasps, strikes, and windsurf disasters. My season in Skiathos was a lot more challenging than I had expected and singing with a famous star was not initially on the program. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis Twitter: exinal Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5BvLBYZ5zdZzy5VsUTzZkQ Website: https://thesoulkit.com/

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In this episode, I am talking about how I managed to get a job as a tour guide in Greece even though I was not only untrained but also too young and how it turned out to be my most amazing learning experience. When you know what you want, the universe will present you with the opportunities to do what you want. It was a long and very tiring summer but after this, everything else was easy and sometimes when we think that we are in a dark place, we think that we are buried but we are planted and during this summer in Rhodos, the seed to my life long globetrotting was definitely planted. Please subscribe, comment, like, and share this podcast with your family, loved ones, and friends. I would love to hear from you. You can find me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis Instagram: elisabethvilligertoufexis Twitter: exinal Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5BvLBYZ5zdZzy5VsUTzZkQ Website: https://thesoulkit.com/

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Welcome to my Podcast. My name is Elisabeth and I would like to invite you to join me and listen to my most memorable journeys. But how did all this start? I was definitely not born with a travel gene. I was born in a small village in Switzerland, but I realized very early that I wasn't cut out for village life. I wanted to see the world, and when I started learning languages at school, I knew that this was for me. I wanted more. I started working at a very early age, and my first job was clearing tables in a ski lodge and there were some American guys working with me and I was just so fascinated by the way they talked and started learning a few words and started being able to communicate with them a little bit. With this podcast, I want to entertain you and take you with me on past and contemporary journeys, it may prompt memories of a past holiday or activate your wanderlust. Let me remind you that life is beautiful and that in the end, we will only regret the things that we didn't do and not the things we did. Life is too short to stay in the same place all the time. We have nothing to lose and a world to see. So please subscribe to my channel, and if you have a fascinating story to tell, get in touch with me. You can find me on: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.toufexis (Facebook) Instagram Twitter: exinal https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabeth-villiger-toufexis-602893b/?msgControlName=reply_to_sender&msgConversationId=6777974818538037249&msgOverlay=true (LinkedIn) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5BvLBYZ5zdZzy5VsUTzZkQ (Youtube) https://thesoulkit.com/ (Website)