A journalist, travel writer, and foreign correspondent, I’ve reported on news and current affairs in Australia and France as well as on European and EU issues. An experienced broadcast journalist, I also report for radio programs.
I wear two hats – as a news journalist and travel writer. Often on the road, I cover adventure, culture, road trips, amazing people and places for outlets such as CNN Travel, World Nomads and Monocle.
For publications including Forbes, CNN, The Globe & Mail and The South China Morning Post, I have covered world news, architecture, culture, lifestyle and business.
The author of several books, including travel guides to Borneo, Switzerland, Barcelona and Rome – there are more on the way.
A global hotel industry correspondent, I write for American publications Hotel News Now, Hotel Investment Today, and Hospitality Design.
Many of my stories focus on sustainability and ESG in the hotel industry. Indeed, I am passionate about and committed to this issue. I also cover hotel trends, openings and design.
Home is Away for a Journalist Travel Writer
Since 1996, I’ve lived and roamed between Australia and France, living many years in Strasbourg before moving to Paris in 2015. Actually, signing for an apartment just weeks before terror struck! I shared in that collective grief, as a journalist and a Parisian.I am irresistibly drawn to remote, wild places. Particularly those richly imbued with nature, like my end-of-the-world island of Tasmania. Read more about me and my island beginnings here.
Tasmania … islomania, I have been struck with an irresistible island attraction. Soon, I will be heading to Borneo to research the Borneo Bradt Travel Guide 5! Borneo is a biodiversity wonder of the world, and I am so privileged to know it.
All my writing is an invitation to roam. So please come roam with me!
You can follow me on Tamara Thiessen Travels, where I post about my global roaming adventures, life in France (from patisseries passions to dog poop encounters), travel news, hotels, food, wine and design. And on Instagram under the same handle. Meanwhile, bon voyage!
