Journalist, Travel Writer, Author

A journalist, travel writer and foreign correspondent, I’ve reported on news and current affairs in Australia and France as well as European and EU issues. An experienced broadcast journalist, I also report for radio. Often on the road, I cover adventure, road trips, food, wine and design. Outlets I write for include CNN Travel, World Nomads, Decanter, The New Zealand Herald, and Monocle.

For Forbes, CNN, The Globe & Mail, The South China Morning Post and others, I have reported on world news, architecture, culture, lifestyle and business.

A global hotel industry and hospitality correspondent, I write for Hotel News Now, Hotel Investment Today, Hospitality Design, Sleeper and Supper. Many of my stories focus on sustainability and ESG in the hotel industry. I also cover hotel trends, openings and design.

The author of several books, including travel guides to Borneo, Switzerland, Barcelona and Rome – more are on the way.

Journalist travel writer Tamara Thiessen on longboat trip, Batang Ai, Sarawak, Borneo

There is no Place Like Away for a Journalist, Travel Writer

Home is away for me! Since 1996, I’ve lived and roamed between Australia and France, spending many years in Strasbourg before moving to Paris in 2015. I am irresistibly drawn to remote, wild places. Particularly those richly imbued with nature, like my end-of-the-world island of Tasmania. And Borneo – the subject of my Bradt Travel Guide soon to appear in edition 5. Borneo is a biodiversity wonder of the world, and I am so privileged to know it.

The photo shows me up river in Central Sarawak – one of my favourite places in the world.

Global Roaming

On my blog, Tamara Thiessen Travels, I share posts on travel news, tips and great trips.

I write about the most beautiful places in the world – plus food, wine, design, culture, hotels and amazing roadtrips and outdoor adventures.

I also post about daily news and current affairs. In my global roaming life as a journalist and travel writer, I have written on subjects as diverse as French train strikes and Paris terrorist attacks, cycling superhighways in Copenhagen and trekking on the trail of orangutans in Borneo. I regularly cover new restaurants and hotels from Vienna and Paris to Melbourne and Sydney.

Meanwhile, I delve into daily issues affecting travelers and share insider knowledge about my life in France and my global pet-sitting adventures.