O
riginally, I met Inka PiegsaQuischotte several years ago
online, when she approached
me to review one of her
novels, Sweet Revenge.
It was so well written with plot
and subplots intertwined and
resolutions, I was intrigued and
delighted by this writer. We since
have become good global friends.
In fact, I keep another of her books,
House Husbands, in my nightstand
for light relaxing reading when
I need to clear my head. Inka’s view
of the world and nomadic spirit has
always sparked my interest, so I was
delighted when she joined our team
of Luxe Beat contributors.
Photo from Inka’s article:
Ecology Meets Luxury at the
Mourtzanakis Residence Crete
BELOW
Inka’s article: La Caldea –
A Superspa In Andorra
BOTTOM
Inka’s article: Rejuvenating
At The Pera Palace Istanbul
MDH: Inka, can you share some
of your background, so our readers
will have better insight into
your love and
understanding of
travel and the
international
community?
IPQ: Born in Germany,
I went to boarding
school in
Switzerland. Next,
I studied law and
got three degrees
in Germany, UK and
Spain. Until about
six years ago,
I had my own
international law
r in on on
and Marbella, Spain.
Then I changed courses
and became a novelist
and travel writer. I lived
in London, Miami, Istanbul,
and Marbella, and have now
settled on Spain’s Costa
Blanca near Alicante. I speak
German, English, French and
Spanish and very bad Turkish.
MDH: Where did your love
for travel come from?
IPQ: I traveled with my
parents at an early age, then
in my profession as an international
attorney. However, I saw nothing
of the places I visited and decided
on a drastic change. I do have a
nomadic nature, so travel comes
naturally as well as living in
iff r nt o ntri
MDH: What is your
writing process?
IPQ: Ideas get jotted down in a
notebook, which I always carry.
Characters for a novel end up next
to notes about a museum, a jumble
only I can understand and then pour
into the right form. I love to paint
with words. Making my readers see,
feel, smell and even taste through
MDH: Why do you write
about luxury?
IPQ: Luxury is beauty and peace.
To n an
ri
h an oa i
in o r tro
or i
nit y
a strong motivator.
MDH: What is one of your
favorite experiences while
traveling?
IPQ: Finding hidden corners,
discovering extraordinary
museums and to relax at
least one night in the best
hot
an n
h r
r
I happen to be.
my words is my passion.
Photography interests me as an
addition or when I manage to
capture secret corners.
MDH: When you get the chance
to pick your travel destination,
where do you go?
IPQ: Warm, exotic and adventure,
with a dash of luxury if there is
such a thing. My favorite is the
Middle East.
MDH: If you had the chance to
be someone else, who comes
to mind?
IPQ: Living: Jane Fonda, dead
(presumably), Amelia Earhart.
MDH: What is your
favorite food?
IPQ: Being a vegetarian
and on a constant diet so
as not to put on weight,
eating is not high on my
agenda. I love fruit, most of all
mango and pineapple.
MDH: How do you spend your
free time?
IPQ: Reading, going to the theatre
and opera. My hobby is making
collages, otherwise, my job is my
hobby, and so free time and work
time are interlinked.
MDH: What is your view on
the luxury market?
IPQ: Luxury will always be around,
if only as a form of comfort or
escapism, very necessary to get
away from stress and trouble. Call
it a kind of painkiller if you like, to
be taken when needed.
MDH: If you were stranded on an
island, name one person and three
items you would bring?
IPQ: I’d bring my writer friend Ruth
Kozak and there would never be a
dull moment; my favorite blanket
(for comfort), my emerald ring (for
good luck), and Caleche by Hermes
(for a beaut