Where’s the strangest place you’ve spent the night?
Bali, in Indonesia. We spent three days on Nusa Penida Island and visiting Kelingking Beach was high on our to-do list. The secluded beach is down a rugged, 400-metre cliffside hike, which takes an hour to walk down and two hours to climb back up. I have a fear of heights but mustered the courage to do it – but I was ill-prepared and underestimated how physically challenging and scary it would be. The only security you have is a rope so one wrong step could be fatal. It was one of the scariest and stupidest things I’ve done but the view and beach is arguably the most spectacular thing you will ever see.
What has been your most life-changing experience while travelling?
Visiting the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin (stiftung-denkmal.de/en). It covers about 19,000 square metres and you can immerse yourself in the structure from all sides, day and night. It’s on a slight slope and its wavelike form is different wherever you stand. We’ve studied the history but to see the memorial was very emotional, especially accompanied by information on the victims.
My sister’s backyard in New York. She lives in Queens, and me and my cousin went out in Manhattan. We were only meant to be out for the day but ended up staying out until 2am. It took two hours to get home. To avoid waking up my heavily pregnant sister, we threw stones at the window of the room my mum was staying in but she didn’t wake up, so we pulled out the deck chairs in the garden and called it a night. I couldn’t sleep – it was scorching hot and I was paranoid a coyote would attack me. The night out in
Manhattan was worth it, though.