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.

Tamara Thiessen journalist travel writer and author on the job in Borneo

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, travel 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 latest global pet-sitting adventures.