On the bucket list?
CH I haven’t done South America yet and the whole region is very high on my list.  I haven't visited the Maldives either, but that’s because I just didn’t want to go to a honeymoon destination on my own. I’m also dying to see the icebergs before they disappear. I don’t have a tick list for travelling; I’m more open and just see where life takes me.

One place you’d visit over and over again?
CH I absolutely love South Africa—I honestly think that I could live there. There’s such diversity. For example, a place like Cape Town and the Cape Winelands where you could just do wine tastings all day, every day for seven days a week. And then you can be out in the bush and be on a safari with stunning wildlife around you.

It excites me just to think about my next trip to South Africa. I’ve been four times already starting from when I was two years old. I love the weather there, the wine, the food—it's all fantastic. The setting is unbeatable. You can be on a cliff at a restaurant having amazing food and wine overlooking the ocean and be able to see as far as Robben Island.

Things you always travel with?
CH My Macbook Air, and facemasks to keep my skin hydrated because I do travel on planes quite often (I don’t apply them on the plane, but I definitely do it as soon as I arrive). And I always take with me a pashmina because it often gets cold when travelling.

What do you usually read on the plane?
CH I’ve always got my Kindle with me—so whether it’s fiction or non-fiction, there’s always something on there for me. Also, I always pick up a copy of Forbes and Vogue when I’m at the airport.

Favourite travel companion?
CH I would have to say my boyfriend [and] my family. My dad’s English and my mum’s Chinese. My mum started our travel business and my dad has done a lot of consulting work for the UN and so when I was younger we moved around a lot.

Window or aisle?
CH Window seat for short-haul, aisle seat for long-haul. Short-haul I’m usually the last one on the flight and I do enjoy sitting by the window and taking photos for Instagram. Long-haul—definitely aisle seat because it’s all about getting up and being mobile.

Favourite travel app?
CH I have this app called Flightradar24 and I love it. It’s air traffic control. You have a map on your phone and you can see all the flights that are in the air or on the ground at that time. It’s great for travelling in and out of China because it gives you live updates on delays. They have this camera function as well where you can point it at any plane and it tells you where it’s flying to. It’s the perfect app for aviation geeks.

Your best travel tip?
CH Travel for the experience and not for ticking off a list. You find some people who will say "I’ve been to 24 countries", but it’s not about one-upping each other. It’s about going, enjoying the destination and really experiencing the place.

What do you love most about travelling?
CH The people—just being integrated with the people at the destination. Also, for me, it’s an occupational disease to travel and be in a hotel and to judge it. I enjoy seeing how a hotel can transform a guest’s experience to make it relate to them and to the culture of the destination as well.

A good example is Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Ubud. I loved it. There was a temple on the piece of land that they had bought but they decided not to destroy it and the locals still come in and do ceremonies in the temple. It’s a plastic-free hotel as well. There was literally no plastic, which is very hard when you consider things like room toiletries, food packaging, etc. Everything is locally made and there was a story behind everything that was in the rooms.

Any tips on overcoming jet lag?
CH Pick a flight time that allows you to arrive in the morning so that you can sleep on the plane (for people who are able to sleep on planes). Whenever I get on a long-haul flight I change my watch to the time of the destination that I’m going to and then I start acting as if I’m already there. So say I’m on a flight at 9am in the morning and the time at the destination is 9pm in the evening then I will try to go to sleep.

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