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Meet the Team

Claire was born in South Africa & spent much of her adult life in Africa, before returning to the UK. As managing director she travels extensively searching for new ideas & has many adventures under her belt, including canoeing down the Zambezi, walking in the Okavango & tracking mountain gorillas in Uganda. She has travelled throughout Southern & East Africa - including Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar & Mozambique. She has also explored much of Latin America - including Peru, Ecuador & Galapagos, Argentina, Chile, Brazil & Mexico. She has also travelled through India & Sri Lanka.

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Melissa was born in the heart of Sussex, but when she fell in love with a South African she hung up her wellies and moved to Durban for 5 years to pursue working in travel. They were married on a beautiful African beach, before returning to the UK. As our sales manager she travels frequently to Southern & East Africa and has explored South Africa in depth, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania & Zanzibar. She has also travelled to Mexico.

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Rosie was born in Hertfordshire and has always been passionate about travel. She has backpacked through South East Asia and Australia and visted South Africa, Botswana, India and Sri Lanka. Rosie is a gym enthusiast and enjoys walking her two dogs, a dalmation called Alfie & a labrador called Ellie.

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Rhona was born in Scotland but moved to "sunny" England over 30 years ago. She is a keen competitive golfer, with many club and county trophies to her name. She enjoys travelling and has visited South Africa several times. She has spent many of our winter months exploring Thailand and has travelled extensively in the United States. She has also visted the Bahamas.

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Dianne is our marketing consultant. She is passionate about responsible tourism and loves the outdoors. She has trekked in the Pyrenees, Himalayas and Costa Rica and has visited the San Blas Islands in Panama. She has cycled in Ecuador, driven along the Garden Route in South Africa and been on safari in Kenya, Botswana, Namibia and Kruger. She has also visited Mauritius and Reunion Island, which holds a special place in her heart.

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Jacci has worked in the travel industry for many years and is well travelled in both Africa and Europe. Jacci is an accomplished photographer and artist, weaving magic with her camera and paint brush. She does artwork for our website.

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Brian has travelled the world with his backpack and motor bike, including India, Asia and Europe. He develops our travel management systems and website. Brian is a keen rugby supporter and we doubt there is anyone alive who has attended more live Bruce Springsteen concerts than he has!

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Eleen is our accountant. She was born in Malaysia and has travelled throughout South East Asia - including Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. She has also visited China and Australia. One of her favourite travel moments was exploring a crystal cave in Thailand in a tiny boat and seeing spectacular stalagmites & stalagtites.

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Nigel looks after our office technology. He has travelled to many destinations, including road tripping through the USA and Australia. One of his most memorable adventures was travelling by motor cycle through Europe. He has also spent time in India enjoying many new cultural experiences.

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Sharron looks after our middle office. She is also an accomplished photographer and keen artist, who enjoys lino cut printing and painting in acrylics. She enjoys skiing and walking in the Alps and is passionate about live music, enjoying nothing better than a live gig. She is also qualified to give acupressure and relaxation therapies.

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Bella is an integral member of our team. Along with long walks in the Hertfordshire countryside, she enjoys the occasional treat of cheese and keeping the team in good spirits. She is a good traveller, having visited Wales & the Lake District. She now has Scotland in her sights.

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