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GUEST CONTRIBUTORS

Rafael micha

afael Micha M Sc, International Relations, is CMO and Managing
Partner at Grupo HABITA, which has 15 posh lifestyle hotels
located in Mexico and the US. His hotels and lounges have been
R featured in publications including: Wallpaper*, Vogue, Condé
Nast Traveler, and the New York Times, among many others. In addition he
personally attends to VIPS, international media, and his prestigious guests,
including: Madonna, Kim Kardashian-West, Katy Perry, Bono, Viggo
Mortensen, and contemporary artists Shirin Neshat, Gabriel Orozco, the
architects Wolf Prix, and Richard Meier, among many other luminaries.
Micha is on numerous Art Museum boards and is deeply committed to the
contemporary art scene.

Brian

McCallen

e is one of Golf Magazine’s former top contributors and the author
of three books: Golf Resorts of the World, Top 100 Courses You Can
Play, and Golf’s Best New Destinations.
HHis work has also appeared in: Esquire, Travel & Leisure, Town
& Country, Playboy, Golf Digest, Cigar Aficionado, The Washington Post, Los
Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News, among others. McCallen
is currently a consultant for development companies, hospitality firms, and
international resorts as well as advisor to the Los Cabos’ Tourism Board.

Jacquie Bate

daydreamer,” teachers wrote on Bate’s school reports. With a
passion for reading, general knowledge and playing with words,
“A she’s a blogger, published poet and Weakest Link winner. With
Enid Blyton and her parents as role models, Jacquie learned to write, and never
stopped learning. Based in Durban, Bate and her husband are digital nomads -
camping and road tripping across South Africa. Happiest at the coast, she can live
anywhere there’s wi-fi and chocolate!

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