About Jeremy
I have spent my whole life travelling - be that for leisure, business, study, back-packing, educational trips, music, or volunteering - where, to date, I have visited 66 countries across 6 continents, which before my joining Tailored Journeys, previously culminated in me (in pre-Covid years) forming and building a profitable travel company.
Where are you originally from and have you lived abroad?
I was born and grew up in the UK, I lived in Sydney, Australia in the 80's.
Countries Jeremy has visited:
Andorra
Austria
Bangladesh
Belgium
Belize
Colombia
Cyprus
Denmark
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
France
Galapagos
Gambia
Germany
Guatemala
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iran
Ireland
Leichenstein
Luxembourg
Malta
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar
Netherlands
Nepal
Nicaragua
Pakistan
Panama
Philippines
Romania
Last Trip: Guatamala & Belize
Next Trip: Chile
About Jeremy
When you're not working or travelling, you're...
Reading, playing the piano, listening to music, indulging in gastronomy & wine plus cooking, going to exhibitions, watching sport, cinema & theatre, going to see live music.
How many languages do you speak?
English and conversational French.
Your favourite band/singer and film?
Van Morrison and All The Presidents Men.
Which place exceeded your expectations on your travels and why?
Panama - 17th century Hispanic conquistador history, indigenous culture, artisan arts & crafts, natural beauty, wildlife, exotic birding, soft adventure, world-class diving/snorkelling, soft white-sand beaches.
What are your top 5 must-pack items?
Plug adaptor, camera, mobile, hair brush, tooth brush.
If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be and why?
Japan - because it combines the old-world charm, history and culture, and sophistication one can find in Europe; plus the 'get up and go' energy and entrepreneurial spirit, drive, and tech of new world USA, Canada, and Australia - with the exotica and mystic of the orient. It is the one place where one is on the outside and looking in and every day is a new experience and it is somewhere gravitas with a sense of identity.
What is your first great travel experience?
What is your favourite hotel, why and where is it?
Das Cataratas - a Belmond property, the only hotel within the Iguazu falls National Park itself. Its location (overlooking one the greatest waterfalls in the world) is unbeatable. At six o'clock all the tourists go home and the small number of hotel guests have the falls to themselves and get to see sunset and sunrise over the falls in glorious isolation - all that with world-class luxury.
Which is your favourite beach, why and where is it?
Lamu, an island in the Indian Ocean off Kenya - pure quintessential, unspoilt paradise, soft white sand, fringed by colourful bougainvillea and immersed in a combo of Swahili and Arabic culture dating from the old spice trade route.
Which passport stamp are you the most proud of?
Myanmar! Dating back to when it was Burma and a closed world. You could only go for 7 days and no one hardly ever went.
What destination is at the top of your bucket list?
US Southern states - Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Muscle Shoal, Montgomery to combine music and the blues trail, plantation history, and USA Civil Rights MLK legacy
Have you ever worked abroad?
Yes, for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Sydney, and Reuters in New York - and on multiple business trips across Europe, Asia, Africa, USA and Latin America.
Have you experienced culture-shock, if so, where?
Yes, first time in an immersive Muslim culture in remote rural Eastern Türkiye, and first time hitting the frenetic streets of Calcutta, and arriving in the little Caribbean Nicaraguan island of Little Corn.
If you had just 24 hours in a big city, which one would it be?
Berlin - a great party city and a real crossroads 'centre of the universe' destination with eclectic gravitas - a tough call between New York and London though.
What do you miss most from home while you're away?
My 3 adult daughters
What’s the best party you have been to while travelling?
New Year's eve on the beach in India. We celebrated the NY midnight in 9 different countries as the time zones passed as was with fellow back-packers with 9 different nationalities.