DISCOVER MY AFRICA - Key Persons
I was born in Durban, South Africa quite a number of years ago and except for a few years living and travelling in Europe, I have not moved very far from my place of birth. ‘African' is simply who I am and Africa owns my heart. Seeing my first Rhinoceros at the age of 6 is a memory that will never fade. I fell in love with wildlife there and then. My happy place is being in the wilderness - it feeds my soul. It is almost impossible to name a favourite place as each is so different and unique. I love the smell of the ground after the rain and I can never watch a sunset without being grateful for where I live. The sound of Africa has a cadence that is at once soothing and exhilarating - a lion's roar, the cry of a fish eagle, the laughter of children, a frog chorus on a summer evening.
I love books, maps, chocolate, golden retrievers and planning! I feel so blessed that I have been able to work in two industries that have fulfilled my passions - a bookshop (think "You got mail") and for the last 12 years, travel! My golden retriever sleeps under my desk whilst I get lost in the joy of creating a life-changing journey of discovery to Africa and hope that the traveller will have their wildest dreams exceeded and fall in love with the Africa I know and love.
There are a number of reasons to get out of bed in the morning but nothing can be as motivating as an eagerly awaited travel adventure. I have been blessed with a 23 year career in travel and the enjoyment of travel can only be matched by the enthusiasm and comradeship of those one chooses to travel with. Travel in this wonderful world inspires, motivates and rewards me. The thrill of expectation and the promise of the yet to be discovered is indeed a powerful ally.
When asked where my "happy place in life" is, and other than with my family, it's simply travelling through the African bush, my mind at peace, and my senses activated by the energy of the wildlife around me. If given a choice, I would spend most of my time searching for the reclusive leopard, or watching a breeding herd of elephant, but wherever a safari or new adventure takes me, I am fascinated by different eco-systems, the beauty and tranquillity of land and the species that inhabit them.