WIDN with Malak Fouad

I’m excited to be kicking off the year with Maria Shollenbarger, travel editor at the Financial Times’ HTSI magazine. I got to know Maria last year at The Narrative Summit, where she was on a panel that I moderated. 

Maria has been with the FT now for 17 years and had always dreamed about working as a travel journalist. On Part 1 of our conversation, we unpack her journey traveling and living around the world. 

Maria has a sophisticated eye, an instinct for what travellers need and want, and we’ll her industry in a lot of depth on Part 2 next week, so stay tuned.

Chapters:
0:00 Coming up
3:53 Early Career in Magazines
14:56 Moving to Europe
21:37 Life in Singapore
25:22 Reflections on an itinerant life

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Creators and Guests

Host
Malak Fouad
Founder, A&T Media and Host, What I Did Next

What is WIDN with Malak Fouad?

Connecting the dots across the Middle East through storytelling. Join host Malak Fouad, as she brings you the most inspiring people and unpacks their life journeys — successes, failures and everything in between!