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Yeoh Siew Hoon

A Life in Travel

A Society, Culture and Travel podcast

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Yeoh Siew Hoon

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A Life in Travel

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This special extended episode captures the best bits of Season 2 throughout 2020. This has it all – podcasting secrets, lost bamboo, crazy ideas that turn into successful businesses, a sea journey with a mysterious captain, climbing mountains i
Travel has been a part of Cyril’s life from the time he was born. His mother was a flight attendant, and Cyril thinks that he probably took his “first flight on a baby chair.” After the sidelining of his plans to become a professional tennis pl
Danny has managed to combine his love for music and made it into a business which gives local musicians a platform to perform. His love for music has also brought him and his band, The Souls of Singapore, to different parts of the world. In thi
Two setbacks make the founding of a company for Rod. The founder of Viator, who subsequently sold the business to TripAdvisor, began the journey of creating Viator when he was fired from his job as the Vice President of Marketing. Rod then went
The author of The Gift of Rain (2007) and The Garden of Evening Mists (2012), which were respectively longlisted and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, was in Cape Town during the recording of this episode due to worldwide lockdowns due to C
While growing up in Hong Kong, journalist Sophie Cairns has always dreamt of becoming a China watcher. Her work at South China Morning Post and then at Reuters have brought her to Shanghai for the Beijing Olympics, and then to Paris. The life-c
While growing up in Hong Kong, journalist Sophie Cairns has always dreamt of becoming a China watcher. Her work at South China Morning Post and then at Reuters have brought her to Shanghai for the Beijing Olympics, and then to Paris. The life-c
After five years into her banking job, Anqi caught the travel bug and fell in love with the sea. Her stints as a scuba diving instructor eventually brought her to Thailand where she discovered her love for freediving, which is breath-hold divin
CEO, Queen’s Road CapitalEven as a young boy growing up in California, Fritz Demopoulos thought like an entrepreneur, finding a way to make money from distributing flyers. That lesson in distribution may have been what started him on his journe
Full Potential Labs, Sydney Yes, travel changes lives, and sometimes not necessarily for the better. A young Claire Hatton, living in Singapore then, lost her husband Chris to the Bali bomb attack in 2002. From then on, Claire has lived with th
Owner, Nikoi/Cempedak IslandsIn this episode, find out how a former banker found the real gold in beach sand, not bank notes. Andrew Dixon, born in Australia, was taking a holiday on an island in Indonesia when he and friends decided, why not b
Owner, Splice Studios, SingaporeKenn Delbridge has been in love with the art and science of sound since his early days in broadcasting and working with MTV. His studio is where ‘A Life in Travel’ is recorded and produced and, in this episode, w
An affinity with sound has followed Martin throughout his life; from the discovery of his love for the guitar following the passing of his father, to becoming a music producer today. The Managing Director of Meesta Production experiences the wo
Having achieved many firsts throughout her illustrious career, the woman who wears many hats is still to date, best known as the first woman and the first Singaporean to be appointed General Manager of Raffles Hotel in the city-state. This trai
A lawyer by training and an entrepreneur by nature, Loh Lik Peng saw an opportunity during the Asian Financial Crisis which spurred his first foray into the hospitality industry, as well as the F&B industry eventually. The founder of Unlisted C
The hardcore music-loving man of Syrian-British mixed heritage is at home everywhere, and yet does not call any specific country home. The travel technology specialist and CEO of HotelsCombined shares on his dynamic background, his perspectives
One Kind House, the Airbnb experience run by the Soh family, is inspired by the sense of community and togetherness of kampung living. This father and daughter team share on the motivations behind establishing this experience, the things they l
Stephan’s love for adventure and the unconventional has chartered his life – from being a teenage deejay way before it was cool, to starting an online travel agency in South Africa before big players took interest in the continent. The founder
After leaving her corporate job in 2008, Chef Shen launched into the Singapore F&B scene by setting up shop at a hawker centre to sell Nasi Lemak. With 11 years of experience and a slew of lessons learnt along the way, the Ownselfmakechef priva
A passion for people has seen Michael through his career, from his first days as a dishwasher to now the Chairman and CEO of Accor Asia Pacific. That same passion continues to fuel his excitement for travel and the big job ahead. “(Hospitality)
Founders of film production company Bananamana share on how they found their groove, and on how asking tough questions led them to discover what they truly love to do. From being a doctor and a rock band member to now being filmmakers, the posi
Author of best-selling novel Zero Sum Game, Hollywood stuntwoman and self-professed math geek shares what fuels her love for travel and how it has influenced her writing. “I think travel has consistently made me a better human…it makes me ques
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