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Stay In Good Company
by Mollie Reese
Stay In Good Company is a podcast series sharing the stories of families behind independently owned and operated stays and experiences across the world. From the history of the places to the personal visions for the businesses. From the variety of experiences offered to the attention to details that make each stay truly unique. Stay In Good Company captures the fond memories and traditions, past advice and future excitement of these places. Introducing a global audience of mindful slow travelers to the welcoming hospitality of family raised and run homestays.
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S9. | E15. Villa Neri | Sicily, Italy | Fabio Cimenti Invites You To Taste, Sip, And Savor The Soul Of Sicily At The Foot Of Mount Etna
“There's a strong interest in promoting the Sicilian excellencies, which are of course connected to food and wine, but also the natural beauties that we can offer. So, even though Mount Etna is visible from everywhere, really, it's the olive groves and the vineyards surrounding the estate that…
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S9. | E14. AlmaLusa Hotels | Around Portugal | Sofia Brandão Welcomes Guests To Discover The Living History And Portuguese Soul Of Her Boutique Collection
“We should be an experience for guests to experiment with Portuguese products, Portuguese brands, and this means the coffee, the toilet paper, the wines, the amenities. This creates a kind of conversation and it's also storytelling for them to take home.” We’re in great company with Sofia…
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S9. | E13. Susana Balbo Unique Stays | Mendoza, Argentina | Ana Lovaglio Balbo Uncorks A New Chapter In Argentine Wine Country Hospitality
“ I think that if travelers choose well where they go, they will always find rooted experiences and really personal experiences, because most of the wine world is like that. Wine is all about people, family, and stories. There's so much diversity with local producers. It's amazing because I…
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S9. | E12. Opera|02 | Modena, Italy | Mattia Montanari Proves That Innovation And Tradition Can Age Together Like Fine Balsamic Vinegar
“Right now, I still use the same methods, the type of grapes, as my great-grandparents. The only thing that has changed is that now I am responsible for the Aceto Balsamico and my father has always trusted me to carry on in this tradition. Because for us, the balsamic vinegar is your family…
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S9. | E11. The D'Angelo Family Collection | Across Italy | Marialuisa D'Angelo Creates Sanctuaries Where Disconnecting From Daily Life Means Reconnecting With What Truly Matters
“Because the truth is, there's a lot of magical hotels out there. But what makes something truly unique is the location in which it is, because our hotels aren't buildings that were built. They are beautiful essences, that were renovated with love and were kept the same. They were just polished....
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S9. | E10. Tenuta Lamanna | Tuscany, Italy | Samantha Lamanna And Luca Invernizzi Trade The Intensity Of Noma For The Quiet Rhythm Of Farm Life And Family
"Of course we're gonna have a menu that's constantly changing, we're following nature. And your ingredients when they're at their peak, your dish is gonna be at its peak. So why put something on a menu that maybe is out of season already two months ago. And that also challenges us to think…
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S9. | E9. Masseria Moroseta | Puglia, Italy | Giorgia Goggi Invites Guests To Discover Endless Creativity In The Rhythm Of Seasons And The Generosity Of Puglian Land
“They make their own wine or olive oil. They have fruit trees. They are so willing to share, to make you taste, to invite you for lunch and dinner, to teach you something. It's a very generous, open approach that was very new for me. It should be normal and obvious, but it's not. It's no longer...
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S9. | E8. Mukima Manor | Mount Kenya, Kenya | Anna Campbell Honors Her Mother's Legacy While Creating A Sanctuary For Wildlife, Wellness, And The Wild At Heart
“Everything got quiet and all that noise went away. And I remember being like, ‘Hang on to this, Anna, because you're so clear in this is what the plan is. Don't let the world's noise steal that from you.’ So it's been there in the back of my head while we've been pulling the hotels out of the...
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S9. | E7. Arctic Bath | Harads, Sweden | Maarten & Peter Invite Travelers To Discover What Truly Matters When Winter Slows You Down In The Arctic
“The idea behind Arctic Bath was born at Treehotel. And I think this is also an important part of the story. How new crazy things inspire other crazy people to do crazy things that nobody says is possible. We are not competing with each other, we are completing each other—working together and...
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S9. | E6. Beaumier | Across Europe | Anna Fedou Invites Travelers To Discover Soulful Luxury Hotels Rooted In Place, Culture, And The Art Of Living Differently
“ Beaumier is a story that began truly 10 years ago if we go back to the beginning of the portfolio. But this story of implementing soulful luxury properties and beautiful environments, really rooted in the local culture—it's less than five years old. We're a very young brand, I would say.” We're...
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S9. | E5. Serenbe | Atlanta, Georgia | Steve Nygren Proves That Changing The World Begins In Your Own Backyard With His Award-Winning Biophilic Community
“Generally you have to choose one and drive to the other. You have to choose either a rural setting or an area that has all these services with it—you walk to the schools, the hospitality, the shops, the medical services. And so one of the key things is it's all here—you just decide which door...
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S9. | E4. Restaries | Suffolk, England | Gem & Thom Transform A Historic Suffolk Farm Into Contemporary Retreats Away From The Ordinary Grind
“ It has to mean something to you in order for it to mean something to anybody else. And that's all we're dealing with really. We're giving people the most authentic version of what we see as hospitality that we can give. For us it's a very simple equation of giving what we really would like to...
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S9. | E3. Fowlescombe Farm | Devon, England | Caitlin Owens Welcomes Guests To A Regenerative Retreat Where Luxury Means Connection, Not Choice
“ So what I really want from Fowlescombe is actually that you come away feeling like you've stayed with a friend—if that friend was an amazing cook, had really beautiful guest rooms, and was a fantastic host—who'd looked after you really well and who'd really made the effort to show you around....
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S9. | E2. Château Royal Berlin | Berlin, Germany | Kirsten Landwehr’s Decidedly Cosmopolitan Boutique Hotel Champions Contemporary Art And A Convivial Atmosphere
“ I feel like Berlin is a city where anything is possible, while never quite achieving polished glamor. And that's its charm. There is no steep hierarchy to enter the art scene, or any scene to be honest. And that is what we wanted to reflect here in Château Royal Berlin, this kind of openness…
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S9. | E1. Nimb | Copenhagen, Denmark | Maria Oldenbjerg Redefines Luxury As Quiet Elegance And Playful Authenticity Within Tivoli Gardens
“ For many of our guests, they normally say, ‘It's not just a stay, it's a memory in the making.’ It’s a place where time slows down and where the ordinary, what do you say, becomes something truly extraordinary.” We’re in great company with Maria Oldenbjerg, the fairy godmother, formally known…
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S8. | E15. Londolozi | Kruger National Park, South Africa | Shan & Bronwyn Varty Share A Motherly Instinct, Nurturing Mother Nature For Future Generations
“If I go to the good Hopi Indian quote, ‘We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.’ I sit in reflection of that and I hope the future generations will lead with heart and they'll be guided by the values that built this legacy to date. That they honor the past…
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S8. | E14. The Roundtree Amagansett | Hamptons, New York | Sylvia Wong Transformed Her Corporate Experience Into Creating A Local's Haven
"There were four things that I thought were really important. The first one was to be humble and confident. Number two, be open-minded, but have a point of view. The third point was to know there is no substitute to working hard. Last but not least was to embrace change and challenges.” We’re in...
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S8. | E13. Ranchlands | Hyattville, Wyoming | Tess Leach Tells A Campfire Story Of A New Frontier Where We Work Together To Live With The Land
“It also gave birth to our hospitality program, which was another way to bridge the gap between urban and rural communities so that we could create a conversation around ranching and really a whole community on the ranch beyond the team that was working the land. And today it's very similar to…
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S8. | E12. Son Brull & The Ventourist | Mallorca, Spain | Mar Suau Is Building A Bridge Between The Traveler And The Island Destination She Calls Home
“You learn firsthand from us about our history, about our traditions, about why things are done in a certain way. Where we go as locals, which restaurants we go to, what we eat, what we do in our spare time. It's the art and the pleasure of giving, I feel very proud and honored and lucky to live...
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S8. | E11. Torel Boutiques | Across Portugal | Ingrid Koeck’s Collection Of Hotels Are “Artisans Of Memories” Crafting Indelible Charm And Human Connection
“I like to say sometimes we are an analog experience. Everybody today is talking about digitalization, which is indeed important. But the digital means can never, ever replace the human connection between two people. We are artisans of memories. It's the software of our hotels. The hardware is in...
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S8. | E10. Ekstedt | Stockholm, Sweden | From Forest To Flame, Chef Niklas Ekstedt Is Rekindling Nordic Culinary Traditions
“Culturally, it's so important because a lot of experiences are just the same all over the world. Hotels, theaters, cinemas, music—it's so mainstream today that we all consume pretty much the same thing. But culinary-wise, there's still this chance to create and cook something that's so local on...
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S8. | E9. The Aerial, BVI | Buck Island, British Virgin Islands | How Britnie Faith Turner’s Pep Talk With Richard Branson Led To A Private Island With Purpose
“And so all of our activities, all of our food, all of our ethos gets you to a place of just absolute peace. With that peace, you can find whatever it is that you're needing to break through. And once you break through, you can serve more than just your own problems. You can start solving these...
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S8. | E8. Sterrekopje Farm | Franschhoek, South Africa | Nicole & Fleur’s Fertile Farm Fosters Fresh Ideas And New Perspectives Inspired By Mother Nature
"The feeling I hope people will have on this farm is that deep sense of safety and surrender. The feeling of being deeply nurtured and nourished. That feeling you get from visiting your great aunt or your grandmother. That one elderly female family member where you go when you just want to be...
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S8. | E7. Cashel Palace | Tipperary, Ireland | Adriaan Bartels Tells An Irish Tale Of Rich History And Refined Hospitality Reminding Us ‘It’s A Lovely Day For A Guinness’
“Arthur went to Dublin and he used the 100 pounds to pay for the 9000 year lease in St. James's Gate. So when you go to the storehouse in Dublin now, you'll see that the first 10 years of his brewing career in Dublin was brewing an ale, and that was the ale that his father taught him in Cashel.…
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S8. | E6. The Ranch at Rock Creek | Philipsburg, Montana | Jim Manley’s Journey From Western TV Dreams To A Five-Star Ranch Legacy
“I think we're right where we want to be. People say to me, ‘You've succeeded in hospitality. What's your next project? What do you want to do?’ And I said, ‘No, this ranch is a diamond and I'm just going to continue to polish it.’” We’re in great company with Jim Manley, the Dreamer behind and...
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S8. | E5. Maslina Resort | Hvar, Croatia | Maud Truchi’s Love Letter To The Mediterranean Through Mindful Luxury
“I would suggest getting lost. I would suggest getting lost on the small inland roads to discover the breathtaking views, the old abandoned villages, the endless fields of lavender, just to wander around. And I would actually do the same with the boat. So I would also get lost in the multitude...
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S8. | E4. The Place Firenze & The Place of Wonders | Florence, Italy | Claudio Meli & Michela Babini Welcome Travelers To Experience The Modern Day Renaissance Of Italian Hospitality And Craft
“If you go to buy a beautiful men's suit from a famous brand, you can go to Tokyo, New York, London or in Rome, and it would be the same because it's a brand, okay? So why do you travel? But in Florence, you go to a great tailor who will do a beautiful suit. You decide the textile, you decide the...
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S8. | E3. Château de la Treyne | Lacave, France | Stéphanie Gombert’s 14th Century Castle Is The Crown Jewel On The Banks Of The Dordogne River
“ Every time I'm really surprised that on arrival, people after one night say, ‘Oh, it was so quiet. I slept until 10 o'clock in the morning. There was nothing around.’ And it is nature all around. Even if you open the window, you can listen only to the birds, and that is it.” We’re in great...
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S8. | E2. Burtown House & Gardens | County Kildare, Ireland | James Fennell Welcomes Guests To A Bounty Of Creativity And Wellbeing, Sustainability And Heritage
“ We’re very lucky that we've inherited this wonderful backdrop, but everything that we do is based around socializing and how we can use these spaces with our friends and our family. Yes, we like to party, the Irish love to party. So, that extends not just within the interiors, but into the...
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S8. | E1. Mountain Lake Lodge | Blacksburg, Virginia | Heidi Stone Is Crafting A Comeback Story For The Iconic Lodge From The Cult Classic Dance Film Dirty Dancing
“ If you love Dirty Dancing and you've never been to Mountain Lake Lodge, you do get that sense that you have arrived at Kellerman's. The big stone iconic lodge from the movie, it's timeless. Right? There's no way to improve the lodge, it is a forever kind of place. But what you see is the place...
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S7. | E15. Vertshuset Konow | Bergen, Norway | Monica Gjesdahl Intimately Invites Guests And Locals Alike To Experience Bergen’s Smallest Yet Ever So Popular Hotel
“ I want the guests to feel that the hosting at this place is very personal. And as for the restaurant, that it's cozy, that it's a good atmosphere, that it’s popular and unfussy. Of course, the food and the drinks should be good. I want guests to feel that they still are coming to a home and a...
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S7. | E14. Park Hotel Sonnenhof | Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Hubertus Real Invites Worldly Travelers To Delight In Composed Cuisine, Regal Amenities, And Magnificent Views
“ It's like a fairy tale. We can be so proud that we grew up in Liechtenstein and be happy that we can stay here and live here with this beautiful landscape, this strong government and strong principality behind it, that we feel like we’re in heaven.” We’re in great company with Hubertus Real…
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S7. | E13. Inn At Hastings Park | Lexington, Massachusetts | Trisha Pérez Kennealy Celebrates The Birthplace Of American Liberty With New England Cuisine And Welcoming Hospitality
“ And I felt that it was silly that the birthplace of American Liberty didn't have an inn, because inns and taverns were so fundamental and so important to the beginning of the Revolution. Inns and taverns were crossroads where people would come together. They would exchange ideas. They would…
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S7. | E12. Nusfjord | Lofoten Islands, Norway | A Restored Fisherman Village And Resort Offering Warmth In The Wild Above The Arctic Circle
“Because that's also something that's quite important is that you have time. You don't go to Nusfjord to stay one night. You need at least a couple of nights to actually understand where you are and get a feel of where you are. And I've been in quite a lot of different hotels which have a high...
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S7. | E11. Finca Victoria | Vieques, Puerto Rico | Sylvia De Marco Invites Travelers Into A New World Of Ancient Wellness
“And I got so addicted to my creativity. The more I create, the more praises I get. I'm doing a movie, but I'm also doing three restaurants where everybody's eating in those restaurants, and then I'm also doing the wine list for those restaurants. So it was really rich and amazing and beautiful,...
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S7. | E10. Albert Hotel | Fredericksburg, TX | Mike Bolick Welcomes Travelers To Experience An Honest Hill Country Getaway Like Never Before
“If you walk up and down Main Street and go into an art gallery, or a retail shop, or a restaurant that's been here for years, you're gonna get a, ‘Welcome y'all. How's it going?’ And you're going to get a sense of who that person is and what that place really is. There are ways to be luxurious…
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S7. | E9. The Swag & Cataloochee Ranch | Great Smoky Mountains, NC | Annie Colquitt Shares A Timeless Thanksgiving Story Of Family And Friendship
“And I would say for me, there's only a very small number of times where I really felt convicted that this is the path for me in life. This is the thing I'm supposed to do. And this was one of those moments where it just felt really clear. Getting to buy The Swag, it wasn't like it was a dream…
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S7. | E8. Camp Wandawega | Elkhorn, Wisconsin | Tereasa Surratt’s American Getaway For Creatives To Gather Off Grid And Step Back In Time
“It's not really the place that you're going, it's the stories that reveal themselves in the place that you're going. You're fascinated by the lives and the experiences that people had before you, because you're finding this connective tissue emotionally to another generation, another decade,...
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S7. | E7. FLOHOM | East Coast, USA | Brian Meyer Is Raising The Tide For Immersive Waterfront Experiences With His Luxury Floating Homes
“I'm an extreme version, but the water is my life. It's where I live. It's what I do to work out. It's where I go to think. So it solves pretty much all aspects of my life of what keeps me motivated, keeps me fit, keeps me well minded. And I think naturally, most people would say the water has…
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S7. | E6. Folly Collection | Southwest & Northeast USA | Hillary Flur Is Crafting A Harmony Between Nature And Space With Zero Compromises To The Guest Experience
“We want people to take away a new perception of ‘off-grid living’ and what that means. So when you first think of off-grid, especially when I did it, I was like, ‘Okay, off grid. You're roughing it. Is there going to be hot water? You don't know. Is there a toilet? You don't know.’ And so we...
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S7. | E5. Volcanoes Safaris | Rwanda & Uganda | Praveen Moman Is Pioneering Ecotourism And Conservation Experiences Beginning With Great Apes And Inspiring The World
“So it's a very special experience because you're suddenly connecting to a species which you feel you know. The gorilla looks at you and you look at them and there's a very strong rapport. A kind of connection saying, ‘Haven't we seen each other before?’” We’re in great company with Praveen…
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S7. | E4. Sol y Luna | Urubamba, Peru | Petit Miribel Is Creating A Bright Future For Travelers To And The Children Of The Sacred Valley
“They have to find their own path. So maybe they go back home and then they start to be a bit more conscious about where they live. Maybe they realize that, ‘Oh, there's an amazing foundation in my village or in my town,’ and they start to support that foundation. And that's perfect. You know…
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S7. | E3. Fanø Krogaard & Hjerting Badehotel | Jutland, Denmark | Mette Hyttel Invites Guests To Savor The Change In Seasons At Her Island Inn And Seaside Boutique Hotel
“Fanø and Esbjerg are my home, but you need to get inspiration abroad as well. And when we lived in Copenhagen, we came once a month here to slow down, to set a different pace than we do in our daily lives. Now we live here, we visit Copenhagen, we visit Hamburg, we travel the world, because we...
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S7. | E2. Idaho TrainStays | Deary, Idaho | An Accidental Placemaker, Webb French Inspires His Family And Friends To Reimagine Their Small Town’s History For Today’s Modern Travelers
“It would have been cheaper, by far, to tear this building down and stick up a metal structure. However, there's no character in that. And the people from Deary who've been here, they highly appreciated the saving of this building. We have a group of older men who meet for coffee there every...
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S7. | E1. Few & Far | Limpopo, South Africa | Sarah & Jacob Dusek, Founders Of Under Canvas, Invite Travelers On A New Sustainability Adventure Going Further Than They’ve Gone Before
“Under Canvas had been a very light footprint, very ecologically sound, sustainable business. But we realized there was another step - we could also build a regenerative company. And that's what we're trying to do now with our newest company, Few and Far, which is create an extraordinary five…
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S6. | E15. Esmé | Miami Beach, Florida | David And Maya Berg Invite Guests And Locals Alike To Experience ‘A Time Away From Time’
“The whole experience isn't really supposed to be programmed. It's actually meant to get lost. And that has multiple meanings. It means to get lost in time. Like what era is it? Am I in the twenties, the thirties? This building has gone through a hundred years of history and we pick up on…
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S6. | E14. Hotel Marcel | New Haven, Connecticut | Bruce Becker Is Making History With America’s First 100% Electric Hotel Operating Free Of Fossil Fuels
“It's sort of the same thing that happened with electric cars. Early on, the electric cars were seen as slower and less sophisticated. And now, the most beautiful Porsches, BMWs, Audis and Teslas, they're all electric. And so we're trying to do something similar for hotels to show that you can...
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S6. | E13. The Society Hotel | Pacific Northwest, USA | Jonathan And Jessie Call All Travelers, Wild Spirits And Creative Minds To Come Together To Explore Oregon And Washington
“There's something we've always told people we aspire to, which was we wanted it to be a microcosm of the best of this region, right? So we travel a ton to this day and the food in the Pacific Northwest is unmatched. The coffee is unmatched. And we did the design ourselves, the architecture was...
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S6. | E12. Venissa & Casa Burano | Venice, Italy | Matteo Bisol Invites Us To Stay & Sip On His Family’s Prized Prosecco In His ‘Walled Vineyard’ Of The Venetian Lagoon
“But then we realized that the best way to show this wine and the best place to show this wine was really in front of a vineyard. And my father lived his life traveling all over the world, bringing Prosecco to people, but in Venice, there's people who take planes from all over the world to come…
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S6. | E11. The Western & A-Frame Club | Colorado, USA | Adam Larkey And Zeppelin Development Are All About Placemaking From Wild-West Saloons To Mid-Century Ski Lodges
“And really the ethos of the company has been about placemaking, has been about bringing people together doing projects in areas that have been underserved. And it was really a little bit less about what types of projects they were doing, but it was more about how they were doing it and what they...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Stay In Good Company is a podcast series sharing the stories of families behind independently owned and operated stays and experiences across the world. From the history of the places to the personal visions for the businesses. From the variety of experiences offered to the attention to details that make each stay truly unique. Stay In Good Company captures the fond memories and traditions, past advice and future excitement of these places. Introducing a global audience of mindful slow travelers to the welcoming hospitality of family raised and run homestays.
HOSTED BY
Mollie Reese
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