“To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To travel is to live.” 

– Hans Christian Andersen

As a young child I dreamt of exploration and retracing my Norwegian ancestry, so growing up I settled for watching Michael Palin’s “Around the World in 80 days” for inspiration. 

Since the obligatory “OE” rite of passage in the UK and Europe after university,  I’ve never stopped exploring – from solo travel and small group tours in Asia; from African safaris to small ship expeditions at the ends of the earth; from self-driving through European villages to exploring high-altitude wineries in Argentina. I’ve visited over 50 countries spread across 7 continents and spent over 20 years helping Kiwis to live out their own travel dreams.

My special interest lies in crafting unique holidays in South America and Europe and adventures on small ships to explore far flung corners of the globe. 

Highlights have to be exploring both the Arctic and Antarctica on expedition ships, hiking in the Ethiopian mountains, kayaking in Alaska, and of course rediscovering our own beautiful Aotearoa on Great Walks with my family. 

I’ve still got some exploring to do including Nepal, Montenegro, Tonga, Colombia, Uzbekistan and Namibia –I would love to help you tick off some of your travel wishlist.