Tina Montana

Tina has lived abroad for 20 years from 1996 - 2016, working, studying and raising two children in Brazil, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Switzerland, Belgium and Argentina. Travelling has always been a priority as she is passionate about learning new cultures, languages and traditions. She appreciates historical sights, nature and gastronomic pleasures. She loves visiting museums and world class art shows such as Art Basel and TEFAF in Maastricht in the Netherlands. She is an avid skier with extensive skiing experience in Japan, France and Switzerland. She can speak Portuguese, French and Spanish. Her first trip overseas was a language study program in Nice, France while obtaining a BA in International Business. After working for 10 years with a major multinational company in New York and Brazil, Tina focused her time planning trips for members of newcomers groups in Japan, Switzerland, Belgium and Argentina.

Her favorite travel moments were admiring the outdoor sculpture garden at Foundation Maeght on the French Riviera, drinking caipirinhas on the beaches of Buzios, near Rio de Janeiro, eating a gourmet meal on a mountain top after a day skiing off piste in Courchevel, France, shopping Tokyo’s Sunday shrine sales for beautiful textiles and imari porcelain, hiking in Verbier at 3000 meters in the majestic Swiss Alps, contemplating Buddhism in Bhutan, shopping for local treasures in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, wine tasting in Mendoza, Argentina and the list goes on…

Favorite Museums: Mauritshuis, The Hague, Netherlands, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Musee des Arts Decoratifs (part of the Louvre), The Wallace Collection, London, Foundation Beyeler, Basel, Mori Museum (Roppongi Hills, Tokyo), El Museo de Arte Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Punta della Dogana, Venice, Baur Foundation, Geneva, Foundation de l’Hermitage, Lausanne, Groeninge Museum, Brugges, Metropolitan Museum of Art , NYC, PROA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Excursions:

Hong Kong Junk trip in South China Sea, hike the Dents de Midi covering both France and Switzerland, Hanami – cherry blossom festival in Kyoto, Kodaiji temple and zen gardens, Alhambra, Spain, trekking to Paro Taktsang in Bhutan, camel riding in Turpan in the Gobi Desert, offering monks their daily food in Luang Prabang, Laos at sunrise, beaches in Jimbaran Bay, Bali, Montreux Jazz Festival, Glacier Trek on Perito Moreno Glacier, El Calafate, Argentina, hiking Torres del Paine in Chile, marveling at ice the size of NYC blocks in Antarctica

Favorite Cities:

Amsterdam, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul, Paris, London, New York, Hong Kong, Venice, Hanoi, Buenos Aires, Antwerp, Berlin, Vienna, Bangkok, St. Moritz