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Most memorable journeys200 Episodes later - The host becomes the guest, Elisabeth unpluggedReaching 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 N...2025-04-081h 08Most memorable journeysAlexander Toufexis - Off to China for a yearAlexander 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...2023-07-1133 min
Paul Lambis "The Chat Shows"Episode 97: Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis discusses motivation and the significance of finding inspiration within oneselfPaul Lambis chats to Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis, a renowned author, life coach and neurolinguistic practitioner. Her skills include being a hypnotherapist, and she dedicates a lot of time to her work as Director of the Global Woman Club Cyprus.Featured on Culturescope - Season 3Air date: Friday, 17 February 2023Produced by Silver Thespian Ltd.Watch the video interview on Culturescope: ELISABETH VILLIGER TOUFEXISMore about Culturescope: www.culturescope.euMore about Paul Lambis: www.paullambis.com2023-02-1709 minMost memorable journeysDayna Reggero - Award Winning Documentarian, Filmmaker and Founder of the Climate Listening ProjectDayna 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 he...2023-02-1438 minMost memorable journeysSimon Belmont - FlymanSimonA350 - Pilot, Author and Fear of flying CoachHe 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...2023-02-0738 minMost memorable journeysCelebrating myself - The 10 best episodes and where do we go from hereI 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 itI was a tour guide for 11 years in my twenties and I worked as a conference interpreter all over Europa...2023-01-3139 minMost memorable journeysHector Toufexis - My travel partner on this journey called lifeI 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...2023-01-2439 minMost memorable journeysBecky Mullins - PR is all about networkingBorn 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 marriageToday, 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...2023-01-1735 minMost memorable journeysKate MacGregor - Anyone can learn to have the lifestyle they dream ofKate 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.2023-01-1035 minMost memorable journeysThe Pageturners - A group of fun women and a pile of booksThese 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...2023-01-0348 minMost memorable journeysMicaela Passeri - Transmuting your fear into courage is a journeyMicaela 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...2022-12-2738 minMost memorable journeysHarry Mitsidis - one of the world's biggest travellersHarry 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...2022-12-2040 minMost memorable journeysKlaus Derendorf - Founder of the INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LOUNGE - a traveller's happy place during he pandemicDuring 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...2022-12-1330 minMost memorable journeysNoémie Frischknecht - From Lawyer to Flight Attendant because the comfort zone is where our dreams go to dieI 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 i...2022-12-0635 minMost memorable journeysLeanne and Lyle McCabe - Beach Travel WineInspiring 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 be...2022-11-2940 minMost memorable journeysDr. Olivier Seiler - The Life of an Air Ambulance DoctorI 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. 2022-11-2231 minMost memorable journeysJeannette Macchi Meier - About the wild years and finding the meaning of life through GodWhen 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...2022-11-1535 min
Hotel Talk with Farah ShammasHotel Talk with Farah Shammas: Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis - Life Coach, Hypnotherapist and the host of the podcast “Most Memorable Journeys”Send us a textElisabeth Villiger Toufexis - is a life coach, hypnotherapist and the host of the podcast “Most Memorable Journeys” She claims that people who spend their money on experiences, such as travel tend to be happier in their life and in this episode shares her thoughts and own personal life journey with us along with some funElisabeth Villiger ToufexisFacebookInstagramHost Farah Shammas :InstagramFacebookLinkedin TikTokFarah's ClubSt Raphael2022-11-1029 minMost memorable journeysDr. Rachel Dodds - What is sustainable tourism and "Are we there yet"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...2022-11-0835 minMost memorable journeysLeila Atbi - From Algeria to Abu Dhabi - a self-discovery journey from conviction to freedom.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 ...2022-11-0138 minMost memorable journeysTatiana Stupak - The mountain climbing pianist soon to be in the Guinness Book of RecordsTatiana 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...2022-10-2541 minMost memorable journeysGil Antolin - Luxury World Traveler - The Mortgage Crash was a blessing in disguiseGil 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...2022-10-1844 minMost memorable journeysDick Atkins - What happens when you end up in jail in a foreign countryTraveling 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...2022-10-1139 minMost memorable journeysMonica Glenn de Zea - The compassionate language teacher who survived a plane crashI 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...2022-10-0437 minMost memorable journeysAndre Perez Gomez - I'd rather have a passport full of stamps than a house full of stuffHis 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...2022-09-2741 minMost memorable journeysIrene Rosmarie Heim - Love for travel, nature and bakingI 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...2022-09-2038 minMost memorable journeysJames Hammond - when you live to travelI 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. 2022-09-1339 minMost memorable journeysMartina Kwan - the race car driver who dares to be differentMartina 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...2022-09-0637 minMost memorable journeysVeronica Tan - Co Founder of Success ResourcesDid 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...2022-08-3034 minMost memorable journeysJennifer K. Hill - Count your awe, serendipity and miracle moments every dayJennifer 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...2022-08-2341 minMost memorable journeysCaroline Evans - the Herbalist from Heaven on EarthI 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...2022-08-1646 minMost memorable journeysPaul Lambis - Award winning Screenwriter, Author and DirectorI 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...2022-08-0939 minMost memorable journeysDemetris Pierides - Patron of the Arts, multitalented Cosmopolitan and defender of Cyprus' archeological treasuresDimitris 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 wa...2022-08-0233 minMost memorable journeysTatiana Shukouroglou - Founder of "Take Care of Your Thoughts"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...2022-07-2633 min
SelFormAtion-BYou - by Edna SchurEpisode 3 - with Elisabeth Villiger ToufexisElisabeth Villiger Toufexis was born and raised in Switzerland and after a challenging childhood, decided to travel far away from home and start over by becoming a tour guide. For 11 years she worked all over the world and in the meantime, she has travelled to over 100 countries and speaks 6 languages. Her most wonderful take away from all her travelling is realizing that we are all the same, we all have the same needs for safety, we all seek happiness and we all try to avoid suffering. After settling down in Cyprus and while raising her two beautiful c...2022-07-2534 minMost memorable journeysSami Zeidan - Al Jazeera News Anchor, Reporter, Media Trainer and PodcasterI 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...2022-07-1934 minMost memorable journeysAjay Goyal - Inspiring global Entrepreneur and Founder of Zening ResortsAjay 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...2022-07-1243 minMost memorable journeysJay Noland - About The Science of Getting richI 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 Se...2022-07-0541 minMost memorable journeysSavvas Perdios, Deputy Minister of Tourism of CyprusSavvas 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, SwitzerlandIn 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 inhotel departments like kitchen, maintenance, service, ban...2022-06-2844 minMost memorable journeysDoug Gordon - Global Man of the YearDoug 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...2022-06-2142 minMost memorable journeysAngelos Loizou - Past Chairman of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and lots moreI 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...2022-06-1437 minMost memorable journeysRita Jammet - The Champagne Queen and Chief Bubble Officer at La Caravelle wines/champagneRita 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’...2022-06-0740 minMost memorable journeysWhy I was honoured with an award for travelling with the police for 17 yearsA 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 Gre...2022-05-3129 minMost memorable journeysEdna Schur - about fertility treatment and trips to create babiesI 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...2022-05-2448 minMost memorable journeysGiselle Rufer - The watch lady, founder of Delance watchestxtThroughout 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 en...2022-05-1754 minMost memorable journeysFarah Shammas - Managing Director at St Raphael Resort and Marina and so much moreFarah 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"...2022-05-1037 minMost memorable journeysZoran Todorovic - The visionary who lives with the misfits in IbizaI 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. ...2022-05-0338 minMost memorable journeysAmel Derragui - Turn your challenges into opportunities with Tandem NomadsWhen 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...2022-04-2638 min
Beautiful Second ActTurn Your Dreams Into Achievable Goals / Interview with Elisabeth Villiger ToufexisIn today's episode we have Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis, a Life Coach, Author, Motivational Speaker, and Podcast Host of Most Memorable Journeys. Through her programs and podcast, Elisabeth hopes to bring more light to the world and help others carry their burden and help them let go of what weights them down.We discuss her early life and how she became a world traveler today. Having traveled to more than 100 countries, Elisabeth has learned much about the human spirit and how no matter where we come from, we are all basically the same. We are all connected.2022-04-1942 minMost memorable journeysConstantinos Yiorkadjis - Mayor of Nicosia, the last divided capital in the worldConstantinos 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...2022-04-1932 minMost memorable journeysChristina Covotsou Patroclou - Dedicated Rotarian and fun travel companionChristina 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...2022-04-1237 minMost memorable journeysDeclaration of love to my island in the sun - 40 years in Cyprus in a nutshellEnd 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...2022-04-0525 minMost memorable journeysDr Tracy Kemble - Owner of Mrs. Globe and writer, human potentialist & an uncompromising optimistShe 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 M...2022-03-2935 minMost memorable journeysJemima Cooper - Classical Ballerina turned multi-passionate "life-go-getter"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...2022-03-2240 minMost memorable journeysAmanda Rachel Moss - The PR Badass who can make you famousShe 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 HollyoaksShe is the founder of the award-winning Lifestyle Magazine in Liverpool and Lifestyle magazine in CyprusShe is a regular contributor...2022-03-1537 minMost memorable journeysKicki Pallin - Working for TWA when we dressed well to flyKicki 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 wrot...2022-03-0836 min
Beyond the Hustle | The Happy, Wealthy and Free EntrepreneurFrom travel guide to successful business woman - Interview with Elisabeth Villiger Toufexishttps://www.dropbox.com/sh/u2n08acw76aldj1/AAAcI9n_QZf2wYg_hwlvo6v3a?dl=0
In this episode I interview Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis, former travel guide from Switzerland who now resides on Cyprus with her family and has been running successful businesses since decades. 🔥
I met Elisabeth on a kayaking tour while on Cyprus and we found out that we have the same podcast producer. How small is the world!! 🎉
Of course we agreed on having a podcast interview together and I learned more about her fascinating travel stories and how she built a successful business overcoming a childh...2022-03-0150 minMost memorable journeysEden Dema - Talking about Bhutan - her beautiful country in the HimalayasI 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...2022-03-0127 minMost memorable journeysMiranda Tringis - The beautiful Herbalist who loves tea and butterfliesMiranda 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 ag...2022-02-2239 minMost memorable journeysNesting on my island in the sun and getting ready for babiesIn 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...2022-02-1520 minMost memorable journeysAnna Grichting - Architect, urbanist and Jazz Singer who loves swimming with the dolphinsDr 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 fo...2022-02-0840 minMost memorable journeysVakis Papanastassiou - an accomplished neurosurgeon and a multifaceted, compassionate humanVakis 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...2022-02-0135 minMost memorable journeysAdamos Marneros - The last landing at Nicosia Airport and working for the Sultan of BruneiI 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...2022-01-2553 minMost memorable journeysMarkus Blum - With Horses in the Canadian Wilderness and Camels through the Australian OutbackEver 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 Swis...2022-01-1853 minMost memorable journeysWe drove a green Range Rover from England to Cyprus and lived happily ever afterI 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...2022-01-1119 minMost memorable journeysDominick Domasky - That which does not kill us only makes us strongerDominick 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 GoAsk Your Dad. His greatest accomplishments are his two children, and he aspires to be the best husband father he can be. Dominick and MotivationChamps share inspiration, smiles, and positivity 24/7 and help others do the same. This mission is accomplished through publishing, screenwriting, a...2022-01-0433 minMost memorable journeysEnd of year review, my dreams and my wishes to youIt'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...2021-12-2822 minMost memorable journeysTamara Loehr - Ethical entrepreneur and creative powerhouse from AustraliaMy 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 w...2021-12-2140 minMost memorable journeysMirela Sula - empowers woman locally and connects them globallyShe 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...2021-12-1451 minMost memorable journeysJosh Rosen - or should I say Donald Trump, or maybe Joe Biden?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...2021-12-0726 minMost memorable journeysErika Wichro - Medical Doctor and fearless leaderDr. Erika Wichro is an Austrian Medical Doctor, humanitarian and expert in international crisis and outbreak-management, who was awarded "International Public HealthExpert 2020" and "Empowered Woman 2021" by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP).
Recently the IAOTP also selected her as one of the Top 50 fearless Leaders. Dr. Wichro's inter- and cross-disciplinary education and trainings led her to over 25 years of national and international clinical, medical, and public health work experience in challenging health crisis missions like Ebola, Polio, Influenza, Measles, Malaria, and more for WHO, European Commission, CDC, and others in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey for Syria, Ghana...2021-11-3044 minMost memorable journeysRoswitha Gassmann - How I crossed all bordersRoswitha 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, "...2021-11-2336 minMost memorable journeysMarianna Rosset taught me how to notice when my guardian angels are around meMarianna 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...2021-11-1642 minMost memorable journeysCherie Mathews - Breast Cancer Survivor, Investor and Badass Motorcycle RiderCherie 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...2021-11-0939 minMost memorable journeysJordan - Camel riding in Petra and stargazing in Wadi RumEver 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...2021-11-0224 minMost memorable journeysJose Marie Chan - He is the reason why Christmas is always in our heartsJose "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...2021-10-2640 minMost memorable journeysSwitzerland - When you get to know your country because of the Miss Hongkong ContestI 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...2021-10-1923 minMost memorable journeysJeannette LinfootShe 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...2021-10-1237 minMost memorable journeysThailandThailand - 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 ou...2021-10-0524 minMost memorable journeysRoman ProbstRoman 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...2021-09-2830 minMost memorable journeysAustralia - Down under during the domestic pilots strikeI 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...2021-09-2126 minMost memorable journeysKiera Chaplin - a superstar without airs and gracesKiera 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...2021-09-1431 minMost memorable journeysThe best of the West and how I spent a day with Tony RobbinsI 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...2021-09-0722 minMost memorable journeysManfred Ritschard - my most eloquent friend, who showed me where the money isI met Manfred Ritschard 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. ...2021-08-3144 minMost memorable journeysThe world needs more Canada and where I found out that I was pregnant with my daughterIn 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 youYou can find me on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth...2021-08-2422 minMost memorable journeysSimone Lugeon - my Swiss French ConnectionSimone 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...2021-08-1737 minMost memorable journeysArgentina - Quarantine instead of Malbec and TangoOn 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...2021-08-1035 minMost memorable journeysKatie Melville - How does a good, catholic girl from Alabama end up in Abu DhabiI 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...2021-08-0326 minMost memorable journeysFrom the Big Apple to the Big Easy, travelling from New York to New OrleansNew 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.2021-07-2723 minMost memorable journeysTalking to a real princess - HRH Princess Zama Zulu of South AfricaShe 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 ho...2021-07-2034 minMost memorable journeysFlorida - Henry Morrison Flagler, Mickey Mouse and Thomas Alva EdisonDid 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...2021-07-1326 minMost memorable journeysTalking to Monette Hamlin in Manila about life, love and her beautiful country of over 7400 islandsMonette 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 oldaward-winning integrated marketing experience firm that buildsbrands through branding & design, digital marketing, contentmarketing, events & activation, video production. Monetteconcurrently serves as chairwoman of the Women’s Bu...2021-07-0635 minMost memorable journeysEgypt is a magical countryEgypt isn't only Cairo and the pyramids, it's carving a path out throughmillennia 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 th...2021-06-2922 minMost memorable journeysBaria Alamuddin - award-winning international journalist and broadcaster, mother of Amal ClooneyBaria 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, co...2021-06-2243 minMost memorable journeys1988 - A complicated year and lots of new adventures in New York, Florida and Puerto Rico1988 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 youYou can find me on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth...2021-06-1521 min
Fabulous After Fifty!FABULOUS AFTER FIFTY! EPISODE 8 – ELISABETH VILLIGER TOUFEXIS – AGING WITH GRACE- SENSATIONAL AFTER 60
Today I am joined by the Sensational After Sixty Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis, Life Coach, NLP practitioner and Hypnotist, Author and motivational speaker who has combined her vast life experience over many countries and many jobs to help others truly make the most of their lives. Elisabeth will be sharing her life secrets to help us embrace our age and age with grace!
Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis was born and raised in Switzerland and after a challenging childhood, decided to travel far away from home and start over by becoming a tour guide. For 11 years she worked all over...2021-06-1000 minMost memorable journeysElena Tanou - Vice President of Top KinisisElena 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 youYou can find me on:Facebook: https://www...2021-06-0839 minMost memorable journeysThe day I met a Saint - India and NepalIndia 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 youYou can find me on:Facebook: https...2021-06-0123 min
Be Real with Vikram DeolEpisode #37 Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis | If More Women Understood They Have the PowerElisabeth is a badass! She found out decades ago that her subconscious mind needed to be reprogrammed by picking up a book in 1989. She didn't know that she was asleep and that she had a subconscious mind. She learned that if she changed her focus and chunked things down, she would be able to achieve more. The crazy thing....most people today 30 years later still don't know this.She also discovered that at a young age that without money and financial literacy she would be a slave. As a child she was told "you'll...2021-05-1859 minBe Real with Vikram DeolEpisode #37 Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis | If more woman understood they have the powerElisabeth is a badass! She found out decades ago that her subconscious mind needed to be reprogrammed by picking up a book in 1989. She didn't know that she was asleep and that she had a subconscious mind. She learned that if she changed her focus and chunked things down, she would be able to achieve more. The crazy thing....most people today 30 years later still don't know this.She also discovered that at a young age that without money and financial literacy she would be a slave. As a child...2021-05-041h 00