Stories

“We’re preparing the next generation of women of Morocco. Empowering women, for them to have positions of influence, it can bring some great changes to society.”

It was a morning full of activity and before we knew it, it was time to go. We had only spent one night with the Maasai but it was an emotional goodbye.

I’m here to learn about the village and its community-based tourism project – both shaped by a single story – involving a British missionary and Nabutautau’s chief, that took place 152 years ago.

The stronger and fitter we are the easier the travelling is. We know this so we work at it.

Despite my obsession with finding out everything there is to know about a place before I visit, I am constantly astounded by the secrets the world is hiding around every corner.

The image of the headscarf is one of the most pervasive of women in Iran. The thickest and longest scarf I own is about to get an unseasonable turn as my main fashion accessory for a week.

“I had some doubts, mainly about travelling with a bunch of strangers for ten days. But I decided to take a chance and book it. I not only survived, but I loved it!”

Sailing the Dalmatian coast, on an itinerary I didn’t plan, was the perfect way to maximize relaxation time.

He says he’s “proud to be Intrepid”, as I think any of us that take on one of these journeys are. He considers the people he works with family.