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Jackie at Wadi Rum in Jordan |
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| Travelled to : |
Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Morocco, Dubai, Kenya, Tanzania,
Zanzibar, Zimbabwe, S. Africa, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Vietnam, China, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, USA, Canada, Mexico,
Belize, Guatemala, Cuba, Russia. |
| Travel industry experience : |
8 years at STA Travel |
| Top 3 places : |
Chichicastenango (Guatemala), Halong Bay (Vietnam),
Fraser Island (Queensland) |
| Favourite hotel : |
Silky Oaks in the Daintree rain forest Queensland |
| Best beach : |
Marrisa Beach (Sri Lanka) |
| Most depressing place : |
Dar es Salaam bus station |
| Contact me : |
jackie@travelnation.co.uk | 0845 3444 220
Jackie's last trip was to Cuba with www.cubagrouptours.com in November 2007
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Martin trekking on the Routeburn Track |
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| Travelled to : |
Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia,
Bali, Borneo, Kenya, South
Africa, India, Fiji, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, North America, China,
Japan, Russia |
| Travel industry experience : |
7 years as Senior Sales Supervisor at Bridge the
World. |
| Top 3 places : |
Mount Kinabalu summit, Byron Bay (New South Wales),
Table Mountain (Cape Town) |
| Favourite hotel : |
The Chedi, Ubud |
| Best beach : |
Jimbaran Bay, Bali |
| Most depressing place : |
City Casuals in Sydney at 6am looking for temporary
work |
| Contact me : |
martin@travelnation.co.uk
| 0845 3444 224
My last trip was to Cuba with www.cubagrouptour.com
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Karl somewhere near Bamboo on the
Annapurna base camp trek. Nepal
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| Travelled to : |
Africa, Middle East, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, South
East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile .America, Canada,
Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands |
| Travel industry experience : |
4 Years at Global Village Travel |
| Top 3 places : |
The Ancient City of Ankor (Cambodia), Varanasi (India),
Melbourne (Down under) |
| Favourite hotel : |
Helga's Folly - Kandy (Sri Lanka) |
| Best beach : |
Arunbol (Goa) |
| Most depressing place : |
Chennai Train station at 5am |
| Contact me : |
karl@travelnation.co.uk
| 0845 3444 229
Karl's last trip was to the Galapogos Islands in Feb 2007. If you are considering going there, call him for info on this unique travel experience.
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Claire at Terelj National Park, Mongolia
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| Travelled to : |
Australia, Africa, China, North, Central and South
America, India, Japan, Egypt, Jordan, Pacific Islands, S.E Asia,
Russia, Mongolia (Trans-Siberian railway), Madagascar |
| Travel industry experience : |
4 and a half years Trailfinders, 2 months Travellers
Contact Point, Sydney, 6 months American Express, Sydney and Perth |
| Top 3 places : |
Galapagos Islands, Petra and Mount Kinabalu |
| Favourite hotel : |
Hotel Mega, Trichy, southern India |
| Best beach : |
Turquoise Bay, Western Australia |
| Most depressing place : |
Dindigul bus stand, Southern India |
| Contact me : |
claire@travelnation.co.uk
| 0845 3444 221
Claire's last trip was to Madagascar in May 2007.
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Jonny under a tree, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
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| Travelled to : |
New Zealand, South Africa, Namibia, French Polynesia,
Easter Island,
Australia, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Mexico, south-east Asia, USA,
Dubai |
| Travel industry experience : |
5 years as Team Leader at Flight Centre (UK) Ltd
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| Top 3 places : |
Etosha Pan and National Park (Namibia), Mo'orea (French
Polynesia), Perhentian Kecil (Malaysia) |
| Favourite hotel : |
Loads.... probably The Ostinatto in Buenos Aires
for the lovely family who run it, or The Hudson in New York.. |
| Best beach : |
Matira, Bora Bora |
| Most depressing place : |
Waiting at the Greyhound Terminal in Compton, (LA),
grim. |
| Contact me : |
jonny@travelnation.co.uk
| 0845 3444 228
Last trip was to French Polynesia and Easter Island in March
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Lloyd eating noodles near Chiang Mai
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| Travelled to : |
Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Thailand, Cambodia,
Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Nepal, India,
Morocco |
| Travel industry experience : |
1.5 years at STA Travel |
| Top 3 places : |
Angkor (Cambodia), Gili Trawangan (Indonesia), Banff
(Alberta) |
| Favourite hotel : |
The Hermitage Hotel Mount Cook , New Zealand for
possibly the greatest location in the world. |
| Best beach : |
Hat Yuan on Ko Pha Ngan - my spritual home! |
| Most depressing place : |
The American War Museum, Saigon
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| Contact me : |
lloyd@travelnation.co.uk
| 0845 3444 230
My last trip was to South Africa in June 08, the highlight being my safari in Kruger NP.
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Tim at the world famous Big Bull in Birchip,
Victoria, Australia
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| Travelled to : |
Australia / New Zealand, Middle East, Africa, SE
Asia, India, Nepal, China, Korea, USA, South America, Russia, Cuba,
Guatamala |
| Travel industry experience : |
4 years at Bridge The World, 2 years at Asia World,
6 years at BTI UK corporate travel management then time for change. |
| Top 3 places : |
Mount Bromo, Indonesia;The Grampians, Vic; Wadi Rum,
Jordan |
| Favourite hotel : |
Shangri La, garden rooms, Singapore |
| Best beach : |
Boracay, Philippines |
| Most depressing place : |
Tagbilaran, Philippines. TucTuc smog
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| Contact me : |
tim@travelnation.co.uk
| 0845 3444 231
Last trip was to Guatemala climbing volvanoes and diving in Honduras. Also visited Cuba in June with cubagrouptours, great experience staying with families all over the country.
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Jim at the Great Wall of China
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| Travelled to : |
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, USA, Canada, Mexico,
Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Bali, Southern
India, Indonesia, China, Morocco, Kenya,
Tanzania, Uganda, Zanzibar, Maldives |
| Travel industry experience : |
8 years at STA Travel, 1 year organising medical
repatriation tavel (buy travel insurance !), 1 year Navigant Intl.
Business Travel. |
| Top 3 places : |
Trekking with Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi National
Park Uganda, Vietnam - loved every minute, Fiji - wonderful people |
| Favourite hotel : |
Beachcomber Resort, Fiji. Unique
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| Best beach : |
Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui Circa 1995 |
| Most depressing place : |
The Killing Fields, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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| Contact me : |
jim@travelnation.co.uk
| 0845 3444 223
Currently on secondment to our sister company working on an exciting new project - please contact any of my colleagues for a quote.
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Matt on the Eastern Oriental Express
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| Travelled to : |
Australia, New Zealand, Cook Islands, North America,
Canada, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Barbados, St Lucia, Kenya, South
Africa, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Singapore,
Malaysia, Thailand |
| Travel industry experience : |
8 years at Trailfinders |
| Top 3 places : |
Corcovado (Costa Rica), Summit of Cotopaxi (Ecuador),
Parque Tayrona (Colombia) |
| Favourite hotel : |
Too many to choose from - but currently The Datai
(Langkawi)
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| Best beach : |
Akaiami (Aitutaki) |
| Most depressing place : |
Miami International - my only real experience of
lost bags, coupled with the least "service" orientated
staff I have ever met.
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| Contact me : |
matt@travelnation.co.uk
| 0845 3444 227
Just returned from 3 weeks in New Zealand and Malaysia
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Haydn at Ulaan Baatar Railway station |
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| Travelled to : |
Africa, Middle East, India, Asia, Australia / New
Zealand, Pacific, North America, South America. |
| Travel industry experience : |
2 years at STA travel as a travel consultant. 10
years at Bridge the World as manager of the World-wide dept. Founded
Travel Nation in 2001. |
| Top 3 places : |
Machapuchre Base Camp (Nepal), Drakensburg Mountains
(South Africa), San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) |
| Favourite hotel : |
Awaroa Lodge (Abel Tasman - New Zealand) |
| Best beach : |
Kari Kari Bay (New Zealand) |
| Most depressing place : |
Being trapped in a 4 seater plane from Vegas to the
Grand Canyon after breakfast at the International House of Pancakes
after a large night out the night before |
| Contact me : |
haydn@travelnation.co.uk
| 0845 3444 222
My last trip was to Australia (Great Ocean Road by camper van) and back to one of my favourite parts of New Zealand, the Abel Tasman National Park.
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