meet our retail staff
Our Islington crew have some incredible experience & great stories to share with you - read a bit about their backgrounds...
karl
The travel bug started with my birth in South Africa and just moved on from there. I returned to the UK just over a year ago after 2 1⁄2 years in Australia with Intrepid Travel. I am now based here in Islington with Europe on my doorstep and the choices of where to travel next just becoming more and more difficult.
This last year has seen me surfing on the west coast of Australia, diving off the southern coast of Africa, throwing myself off of a 216 metre high bridge, climbing the Eiffel Tower, supping Guinness in the Emerald Isle and more.
Life is an adventure and travel is the way to keep that adventure well and truly alive! So come join me this year as I hike the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, learn how to make sushi in Japan and tackle the challenging ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
If that all sounds a little active for you, we do have more relaxed trips on offer so come see us in the Islington store to find out more!
simon
I've been on the move since a young age. I've covered every state in my home country of Australia plus a host of Asian countries. Central America is my most recent travel experience, travelling for 3 months from Chihuahua to Cancun and everywhere in between.
I now find myself in London, working for Intrepid and taking advantage of the close proximity to Europe and have already checked out France, Austria, and Germany with Malta up next.
Come see me in-store to talk about your next travel adventure and let me inspire you!
david
I got lucky when I was born... my parents already had the travel bug. But for me, it all started while I was working in Ireland a few years later. I took a 1 month holiday in South Africa and Namibia. Next thing I know is that I quit my job in Dublin and got back to Cape Town. I lived there for over a year, also travelling around Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zambia.
Then, I got drawn to South America and Peru . I had the chance to see Machu Picchu, Bolivia , Argentina and Uruguay. This is when I became a tour leader and started leading tours in Central America from Mexico down to Costa Rica...and now ? London... not even quite home since I'm French but a lot closer!!
silvia
Born in Brazil, I was brought up amongst Barroque colonial icons and beautiful national parks. Since very young I felt I had to go...I just didn't know where! At Uni the feel turned into urged, and as soon as I graduated I moved to the UK, where the passion for travelling could be fed by the hard earned British Pound.
The Travel Monster grew bigger and bigger, Europe only wouldn't saciate it...
I legged it: across the Atlantic, from the Amazon to the Southern Pampas in my homeland Brazil, over the altiplano Boliviano, around the Inca land of Peru, criss-crossing the Andes into Argentina and Chile, exploring Easter Island, Tahiti, Australia, and ended up with both feet stuck fimrly on the Indian Subcontinent!!
Back in the UK, I bring all my experience travelling to help you choose your most exciting getaway to come!
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