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Travel Story: I travel and explore to help save our rhinos
Meet Nisha Padayachee, an avid runner and wildlife activist from South Africa who is using her extensive travels to highlight the plight of the South African rhino. Nisha and her family joined us on our Taste of Italy tour in June 2017, and caused quite a stir with their rhino-related apparel. We caught up with…
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Travel Story: 24 years old, 40+ countries visited – I live for my travel dream
Meet Lubaib Gazir, an 24-year-old project engineer, adventurer and photographer from India who has visited 40+ countries, all on his own dime. He also delivered a TEDx Youth talk about The Price and Power of Wanderlust. Lubaib completed a multi-country Europe tour in 2014. Here’s the story of how he turned his case of wanderlust and…
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Travel Story: Take the trip, make the memories – it will change your life
Meet Hugh Slater, a 23-year-old adventurer from Newbury in England. Hugh has a yen for all things travel, and recently completed the Europe Jewel tour with his girlfriend Natalie. Along the way, he shot some stellar footage and compiled it into this awesome video to commemorate their trip. We caught up with Hugh to find…
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Travel Story: Why I quit my job to travel more
Meet Jeff Larsen, a 28-year old traveller who lives in Warsaw, Poland. Originally from South Africa, Jeff quit his 9-5 film editing job to teach English and travel the world. He joined us on an Expat Explore trip in 2016, after winning our #BigTicket2Travel competition. Jeff shares more on why he decided to quit the…
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Travel Story: Solo travel & its unexpected benefits
Meet Sanny Rodriguez, 22-year-old traveller from the Philippines who lives and works in Dubai. Sanny completed 2 Expat Explore tours and will be joining us for another in August 2017. This is how he started to travel the world and why he believes solo adventures broaden your horizons… I’ve always wanted to travel. I studied…
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Travel Story: We ventured ‘beyond the box’ and loved it!
Meet Ezette and Herman van der Merwe, a couple from South Africa who treated themselves to two Expat Explore tours in two years after consciously deciding to make travel a priority in their lives. Here’s what the couple learned about Europe coach travel (and themselves) after completing the Croatian & Western Delight tour in June…
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Why South Africa is now on our list of travel destinations – a chat with founders, Carl and Jakes
Founders Carl and Jakes have always dreamed of operating tours in different countries and on different continents. The one that truly hit home, however, was South Africa, their home country. Why South Africa? For years now, Carl and Jakes have been ‘selling’ South Africa indirectly to the guests who travel with Expat Explore. As South…
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Led by a local: uncover Tallinn, Estonia
Total local immersion. It’s the very best way to see a country – led by a local, on foot and in through the backdoor. No-one uncovers the secret nooks and hot spots quite like somebody who knows a city like the back of their hand and can take you on an unforgettable journey through their…
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Travel Story: Why we should all make the conscious choice to get out into the world and travel
We run everywhere all the time. We rush to make our way from home to work and then hurry back home to get rest. This is what life expects from us. Through life, and especially from my travels, I’ve come to realise again and again that we need to slow down. In South Africa, we…
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Meet Jakes Maritz, co-founder of Expat Explore Travel.
When Jakes and Carl paths crossed in the UK early 2000s, their mutual friends already saw it coming. Carl was the entertainer, a true tour leader at heart, and Jakes had the MBA background and organisational skills to give the necessary structure to what was then only an idea at the back of their minds. Expat…