Voices

Nicholas Frost & Damon Reynolds
The Shoregate, Crail, Scotland, United Kingdom

Part-time residents for years of the former fishing village in Scotland’s East Neuk of Fife, Nicholas Frost and...

James Jayasundera & Marc-Ludolf von Schmarsow
7 Koppies, Franschhoek, South Africa

That South Africa’s spellbinding Western Cape might inspire budding hoteliers isn’t surprising – but the couple behind 7...

Koko Barno
Paris, France

Racially marginalised growing up in a tiny French country town, our Paris is Turning issue cover star Koko...

Stephen Lewis & Christian Scali
Villa Ardore, Tuscany, Italy

Beginning to explore their Italian roots a decade ago, LA couple Stephen Lewis and Christian Scali fell so...

Fleur Huijskens & Nicole Boekhoorn
Sterrekopje, Franschhoek, South Africa

That its creators call Sterrekopje a ‘healing farm’ might seem disingenuous, given its sumptuous appointment and breath-stealing setting....

Benjamin Schneider & Patrick Krummenacher
Hotel Arlberg, Lech, Austria

When Benjamin Schneider and his husband Patrick Krummenacher took the helm at Hotel Arlberg, the family hotel, their...

Dax Savage
Los Angeles, California, USA

Corporatised and anodyne 25 years ago, LA has since undergone a creative renaissance that today presents a city...

Pangina Heals
Bangkok, Thailand

What makes Thailand the progressive queer paradise it is? Empowered performers like Pangina Heals pushing society’s boundaries, says...

Gary Abela & Andreas Zaremba
Hof Flieth, Uckermark, Germany

Sometimes it’s the places and situations you least expect that surprise and delight you. In a rural idyll...

Kevin Wendle
Hotel Esencia, Xpu-Ha, Mexico

Kevin Wendle, the man behind the upmarket Mexican beach resort Hotel Esencia, describes himself as a frustrated designer,...

Jade Flavell
Adelaide, Australia

Tack-sharp, politicised, fiercely independent and utterly OutThere, publican and brewer Jade Flavell has with her Adelaide neighbourhood pub...

Clayton Mercieca
Valletta, Malta

While travelling around Malta in search of stories and profiles of diverse characters for OutThere, all roads seemed...

Wisharawish Akarasantisook
Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok’s fashion dynamo, Wisharawish Akarasantisook, stresses the need for craftsmanship and authenticity in the era of social-media-driven fashion,...

Charles and Ron
Naxxar, Malta

The owners of Malta’s glitziest fashion brand Charles and Ron are modest about the part they’ve played in...

Aldo Gatt
The Three Cities, Malta

As a luxury guest house owner, Aldo Gatt has a lot of stories to tell about Malta and...

Surachai Saengsuwan
Phuket, Thailand

He’s the visual storyteller making every frame count – Thailand’s leading photographer Surachai Saengsuwan walks us through his...

Gregory & Madigan Ahn
Monterey County, California, USA

In a conversation with OutThere’s Rupert Mellor, Gregory and Madigan Ahn reflect on their move to Monterey County,...

Cristi Quesada-Costa
Mammoth Lakes, California, USA

The snowy peaks of California’s Mammoth Lakes echo with Latin jazz and the clinking of forks, coming from...

Heather Croall
Adelaide, Australia

As the CEO of the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Heather Croall has her finger on the pulse of what’s...

Karly May Naudi
Valletta, Malta

Karly May Naudi knows a thing or two about what it’s like growing up ‘different’ in Malta. Though...

Siseko Simphiwe Maweyi
Cape Town, South Africa

Zeitz MOCAA gallery guide and docent Siseko Simphiwe Maweyi shares what first got him into art, and why...

Chamintha and Rajindra Jayasinghe
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Chamintha and Rajindra Jayasinghe of award-winning luxury experience makers Ayu in the Wild open up about just why...

Geoffrey Kent
Monaco

Geoffrey Kent, founder and co-chairman of Abercrombie & Kent, tells us all about the adventures of his life...

Wilbert Das
Trancoso, Brazil

Martin Perry meets Diesel’s former creative director, Wilbert Das, who left Europe for Brazil in the Noughties, with...

Eric Buterbaugh
West Hollywood, California, USA

Born and raised in rural Oklahoma, Eric Buterbaugh now lives amongst the stars in West Hollywood, where his...

Mark Duguid
Manchester, United Kingdom

We sit down with Mark Duguid, Managing Director of Carrier, who explains why it’s important to look beyond...

Bill Bensley
Bangkok, Thailand

What planet is Bill Bensley on? Most definitely this one and he’s passionate about saving it, especially since...

John T Reddick
NYC, New York, USA

“There’s nothing like being a clued-in stroller navigating Harlem,” says John T Reddick, this long-time resident of NYC’s...

Dinesh Perera
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Travel and its culture-blending opportunities were always key inspirations for Colombo native Dinesh Perera. So he ditched a...

David Ankli
Budapest, Hungary

David Ankli is a storyteller at heart, organising perhaps the most informative and exciting tours of Budapest travellers...

Hubert Hlatky-Schlichter
Budapest, Hungary

With his five stylish and much-loved restaurants across Budapest, self-made entrepreneur Hubert Hlatky-Schlichter has helped usher in a...

Guido Ignatti
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Internationally acclaimed Argentine artist Guido Ignatti shares his thoughts on life, work, country and sauna. Guido Ignatti’s home...

Paolo Kastelec & Philip Robinson
Villa Fontelunga, Arezzo, Italy

Far from the tourist-trodden streets of Florence and Siena, Villa Fontelunga is a honeypot for guests from around...

Peter Szucs
Budapest, Hungary

Peter Szucs knows Budapest inside out. In his many years of living in the city – and indulging...

John Duran
West Hollywood, California, USA

The Mayor of West Hollywood, ‘Call me John’ Duran’s opening gambit goes a little something like this: “Welcome...

Shanjei Malraj Perumal
Galle, Sri Lanka

Zack Cahill meets up with experience leader Shanjei Malraj Perumal in Galle, Sri Lanka, to talk about life...

Toni Garau
Mallorca, Spain

Uncomfortable in his own skin, artist Toni Garau fled his native Mallorca as a troubled teenager, but it...

Esteban Mercer Palou
Mallorca, Spain

After stints in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, Esteban Mercer Palou decided to return to his home of Mallorca...

Stevie Hanley
Chicago, Illinois, USA

“I’m a real irritable asshole; I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I can’t share a studio space...

Steven Reigns
West Hollywood, California, USA

West Hollywood’s first poet laureate, Steven Reigns, opens up about activism and life in the city on legendary...

Eric Jennings
NYC, New York, USA

A menswear industry leader and retail visionary, Eric Jennings has over 20 years’ experience in luxury fashion. We...

Bruce Badrock & David Woodbine
Five Acre Barn, United Kingdom

Escaping from the big city to the peace and quiet of a rural setting can come at a...

Julian Cole & Jean Abreu
Cable Street Inn, London, United Kingdom

Just a mile from the internationally recognised symbol for London that is Tower Bridge, in a quiet corner...

Johan Buskqvist &
Marcel van der Eng
Ladfabriken, Sweden

What does it take to create the perfect guesthouse? That’s the million Krona question, and now, thanks to...

Karim Tassi
Marrakech, Morocco

After a week of getting lost on purpose in the labyrinthine Medina and drinking my body weight in...

Jaime Trias
Mallorca, Spain

Through his role at the stunning Belmond La Residencia, Jaime Trias shakes hands with the most discerning of...

Alex Poots
NYC, New York, USA

With a flair for risk-taking and a knack for next-level, Scottish-born Alex Poots is one of New York’s...

Osama Chami & Enrique Gimeno
Madrid, Spain

The founders of Madrid’s Cazador tell us how they became the epicentre of the city’s alt-queer-hipster nightlife scene....

Bryan Herb & Joel Cabrera
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Bryan Herb & Joel Cabrera take LGBTQ+ travellers abroad on worldly adventures; but for them, there’s nothing quite...

BJ Pascual
Manila, The Philippines

Spending a week with Manila’s hottest, young photographer, BJ Pascual, showcases a brand new generation of creative spirit...