With a dream of turning the family home, since four generations, into a classic but unique Indian guesthouse or Haveli, Vikram Seth and family started the major undertaking of turning the old home into a maze of wonderful and very special rooms unlike all others. Without having any previous knowledge of the hospitality industry Vikram put all his savings into the project that many called madness. He could have gone for the easy money and torn down the house to build a money making office building like his neighbours, but he chose the route less travelled. And his and the family’s efforts have paid off as they are now one of the most high ranking guesthouses in this country of 1.3 billion people.

www.jaipurhaveli.com

Siblings Jessica & Adam carry on their father’s legacy of bringing kiteboarding to the world. They first set foot on the beach of La Ventana in the region of Baja California Sur in Mexico in 2007. Since 2010 they have been here full time building the best possible set up for kiteboarding. But setting up a centre here is much more than that. It takes great efforts to also build the infrastructure around the city so that the place can handle all visitors. They need roads, banks, electricity and water and all this is a joint effort with the locals. Since the start Playa Central is now seen as one of the worlds top class kite spots and on a windy day during peak season 500 kites can be seen on the waters of La Ventana. The centre also is in part to thank for the fact that kiteboarding will be in the Olympics in 2024.

https://www.playacentralkiteboarding.com/

Slut ögonen och hör den. Staden, skogen eller havet. Hur ofta gör du det. Stänger av och låter dig uppfyllas av den audiella upplevelsen av en plats? Det borde vi göra oftare enligt Erik Sellgren som nördat ner sig i ljudet, bilden och inte minst filmens roll i attraktiviteten för en plats.

I det här avsnittet får vi lära oss om syndromet som får japaner att må illa i Paris, varför man kan resa till en imaginär plats i Kina och varför Kazakstan till slut omfamnar Borat.  

Ett riktigt intressant avsnitt med ett lite annorlunda samtal, om jag får säga det själv!