Meet Melita Koulmandas, Sustainable Travel Pioneer and CEO of Song Saa Private Island
Melita Koulmandas has built a Cambodian island paradise dedicated to ecological harmony and restorative experiences.
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We highlight a Game Changer who inspires, educates and celebrates individuality, beauty and style. This month, meet Melita Koulmandas, a sustainable travel pioneer and CEO and founder of Song Saa Private Island, off the coast of Cambodia.
What was it about Cambodia and Song Saa in particular that you were so drawn to"
I moved to Cambodia in 2004. I have a very adventurous spirit and I love visiting remote destinations, and I was captured by the essence of Cambodia in the people, the energy and the vibrancy. But back then Cambodia was very much still waking up after the Khmer Rouge, and it is a country, even to this day, that?s in healing. 70 percent of the population were under the age of 30 back then, so it had this really young, dynamic spirit. There was so much positivity, which was something that I think that was in contradiction to what probably people felt about the country at that time.
I had just spent two weeks circumnavigating the Koh Rong archipelago, and it was pristine and the water was crystal clear. We?d stop outside of the beaches and park overnight and sleep on the fishing boat, and monkeys would come down to the water?s edge. It was just an extraordinary experience.
Why does it matter for people to exp...
The post Meet Melita Koulmandas, Sustainable Travel Pioneer and CEO of Song Saa Private Island appeared first on LUXUO.
We highlight a Game Changer who inspires, educates and celebrates individuality, beauty and style. This month, meet Melita Koulmandas, a sustainable travel pioneer and CEO and founder of Song Saa Private Island, off the coast of Cambodia.
What was it about Cambodia and Song Saa in particular that you were so drawn to"
I moved to Cambodia in 2004. I have a very adventurous spirit and I love visiting remote destinations, and I was captured by the essence of Cambodia in the people, the energy and the vibrancy. But back then Cambodia was very much still waking up after the Khmer Rouge, and it is a country, even to this day, that?s in healing. 70 percent of the population were under the age of 30 back then, so it had this really young, dynamic spirit. There was so much positivity, which was something that I think that was in contradiction to what probably people felt about the country at that time.
I had just spent two weeks circumnavigating the Koh Rong archipelago, and it was pristine and the water was crystal clear. We?d stop outside of the beaches and park overnight and sleep on the fishing boat, and monkeys would come down to the water?s edge. It was just an extraordinary experience.
Why does it matter for people to exp...
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