Whimsical tales of travel & lifestyle
I've read hundreds of interviews with avid travelers, but none quite as fun as the Travel Friday Memory series by The Travel Tester. I had the pleasure to be interviewed by Nienke, in which I discussed how and where I used to travel as a child and what has changed since. I really enjoyed answering her questions, and going down memory lane. If you want to have some laughs, check out my vintage pictures from back in the day. Technology has … [Read more...]
We caught Roni Weiss from RW Social, producing the first edition of the New York Travel Festival, to get the scoop on how the idea came to life and what to expect from an inaugural travel consumer show for the young tech-savvy urbanites. Monica Suma: How did the idea of the New York Travel Festival come upon? What sets it apart from the other consumer travel festivals? Roni Weiss: After going to a variety of standard consumer travel … [Read more...]
The first time I heard of Chris Guillebeau was from the Meet, Plan, Go! event this past fall in New York City. His latest book $100 Startup was one of the giveaways. I didn't win it, but the next day I ordered it from Amazon. I read it and decided to get in touch with him personally. Some of the entrepreneurial ventures described in the book had really spoken to me, and I wanted to thank him. We started talking on Twitter and despite his crazy … [Read more...]
I’m walking along the hectic Soho streets, on a sunny Saturday afternoon, when I suddenly hear the most marvelous music tickling my ears. It’s not a stereo, it’s live, but where is it coming from? I turn around, baffled, to a young man fervently playing a piano in the middle of the street. He is not bothered by the crazy traffic, the peeving city noise or the fact that cars might honk at him at any given time. It’s just him and his piano, in one … [Read more...]
Over time, I have met several travel bloggers and media personalities, passionate about a life of travel. Cezar is one of them, and after meeting him over drinks this summer in the Old City of Bucharest, I knew I had to share more of his amazing travels. This is the first of a new interview series I am starting, and I am honored to have Cezar premiere it! I had first heard about Cezar Dumitru, the phenomenon behind Imperator Travel, from my … [Read more...]
I'm a travel writer, blogger and social media maven that can't sit still. I'm inspired by all things creative, always accompanied by my camera.
