Elisa and Max, professional globe-trotters
In 2013, Elisa Detrez and Max Coquard got the best job in the world in Australia. They come back from this adventure with a super-well-put together book, which just came out. They are promoting it this week end in Lyon (France) through a public meeting.
She was born in the Jura (France North East); he was born in Tarare. She worked in tourism; he worked in photography. They met in Paris, in a studio, during a fashion shoot. That was in 2010. Elisa Detrez and Max Coquard never left each other again. Maybe their names mean something to you. In 2013, they got the best job in the world with the Australian National Tourist Board, hitting some 330,000 candidates from 196 countries at the post. Not bad, isn’t it?
“But at first it was just for one person,” says Elisa. That was my delusion. I’ve always loved speaking foreign languages. I had lived in New Zealand, Germany, Spain. I’d been dreaming of Australia since I was 6: the koalas, Uluru… Max was the man in the shadows, the little photo/video genius. The one that allowed him to make a 30-second clip so effective, that he made him pass the preselections.
From stage to stage, Elisa takes on the trophy. Even better, she negotiates the arrival of her partner in the adventure. In August 2013, they flew to Brisbane, Queensland. In front of them, 100 000 dollars and six months of a dream to embrace the wonders of the island-continent, from East to West, from North to South… and to make them known to the largest number of people.
And here you are. The Bestjobers are gradually bringing together a global community that makes them reflect on their individual goals in life. And if they extended their skills to the whole world.” In Australia, the USA, travel bloggers could make a living from their activity. Why not us? “she says.
From salon to salon, from contact to contact, Elisa and Max finally convince. Today their bosses, they travel around France and the world, in search of good plans, essentials, unusual places… according to an economic model that works. With the Net, people have access to a lot of information. We advise them, we inform them. It happens, for example, that some people take inspiration from our travels for their honeymoon! It’s sharing the experience.”
Nomads, they are no less sedentary. Next month, they will settle permanently in Lyon. We need a place to relax, recharge our batteries, work. You can’t imagine the time spent editing videos, processing, choosing photos, writing. To do what you do, you have to be passionate. Despite a busy schedule, Elisa and Max have finally managed to put their Australian adventures on paper, where it all started (read more).
This Wednesday, they will be in Lyon for an evening of meetings and exchanges around this book. Not to be missed.
