Travels Around the World

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• Kenya Group, I escorted, Giraffe Manor, Nairobi; Ol Tukai Lodge, Amboseli NP; Samburu Intrepids, Samburu NP; Olare Safari Camp, Masai Mara GR; Aug/September 2008
• Kenya with Gamewatchers, Porini Camps and Heritage Hotel Group, Nairobi: House of Waine; Selenkay Conservancy: Porinin Camp; Ol Pejeta: Rhino Camp; Samburu NP: Intrepids Tented Camp; Masai Mara: Mara Explorer; Lamu – Manda Island, Kipungani, Nairobi: Serena, July 2008 
• Mfuwe Lodge, Zambia, July 25-29 2008 
• Zambia with A&K, South Luangwa NP: Chichele & Puku Ridge; Lower Zambezi NP: Kulefu; Victoria Falls: Sussi & Chuma; Lusaka: Taj Pamdzi, July/August 2008 
• Botswana with Ker & Downey, Okuti Camp, Unchartered Africa Safari Co., mobile safari in the Moremi NP with island fly-camping, Jack’s Camp with Mkadikgadi Pans quad-bike outing, walking with the meerkats, walking with the Bushmen, May 2008 
• Indaba International Trade show in Durban, May 9-12, 2008, Protea Umhlanga Hotel 
• Namibia with NatureFriends, fly-in safari to Etosha NP: The Fort at Onguma Plains; Kaokoland: Okahirongo Elephant Lodge; Damaraland: Mowani Mountain Camp; NamibRand Nature Reserve: Wolwedans Dunes Camp and Boulders Lodge, May 2008 
• The Travel Institute Conference, Luxury Expo & VSA Visit Southern Africa conferences at Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, Dec 4-8, 2007 
• Tanzania, African Safari Co., inspecting 45 lodges and camps, Ranger Safaris, Tanzania Trails, Dec 2007 
• Kenya, Tsavo NP: Finch Hattons Tented Camp, Samburu NP: Samburu Intrepids, Masai Mara: Olare Safari Camp, Amboseli NP: Amboseli Serena Lodge and Ol Tukai Lodge, Nairobi: Gracia Gardens and Fairview Hotel, Waymark Safaris, November 2007 
• South Africa, VSA: Visit Southern Africa/Lion World Tours, Johannesburg: Michelangelo Towers; Kruger private concessions: Singita Sweni and Singita Lebombo: Cape Town: Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa, August-September 2007
• Wind Surf, Platinum Seminars at Sea, 14 days from Barcelona to Rome via Palamos/Spain, Marseille/France, Porquerolles/France, Cruising Strait Of Bonifacio, Porto Vecchio/Corsica, Portovenere/Italy, St. Tropez/France, Monte Carlo/Monaco, Cannes/France, Portofino/Italy, Livorno/Italy, Portoferraio/Italy, Ponza/Italy, Sorrento/Italy, July 2007 
• Cruise-A-Thon in Seattle WA, Travel Trade, CLIA, June 2007 
• Norway, escorting a group, Oslo, Balestrand, Bergen, 12 days on Finnmarken, a Hurtigruten ship doing the Norwegian Coastal Voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes and back, SAS, May 2007 
• Botswana, A&K fam, The Grace in Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa; Stanley’s Camp, Chief’s Camp, Chobe Chilwero Lodge, Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, Zimbabwe, March 2007 
• Tahiti, Sunspots International and Tahiti Tourist Board Tiare Program; Intercontinental Tahiti, Bora Bora Pearl Resort, Bora Bora Nui, St. Regis Resort and Spa, Le Meridien Bora Bora, Hotel Bora Bora, Inctercontinental Le Moana, Intercontinental Thalasso Resort and Spa, Sofitel Bora Bora, Sofitel Motu, Tikehau Pearl Beach Resort, Intercontinental Moorea, Hotel Hibiscus Moorea, Hotel Les Tipaniers, Sheraton Moorea, Moorea Pearl Resort, Sofitel Ia Ora, Sofitel Tahiti, Travel Exchange at the Sheraton Tahiti, Le Meridien Tahiti, Intercontinental Tahiti, Royal Tahitien, Tiare Tahiti, February 2007 
• Rwanda & Uganda Gorilla Tracking, Kigali, Volcanoes Virunga Lodge, Gorillas Nest Hotel, Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda, drive to Uganda, Volcanoes Mount Gahinga Lodge, Nkuringo, Bwindi, Volcanoes Bwindi Lodge, Ishasha, Mweya Lodge, Queen Elisabeth National Park, Kyambura Gorge, Maramagambo Forest, Kazinga Channel, Emin Pasha Hotel, Kampala, Paraa Lodge, Murchison Falls, Pabidi in Budongo Forest, volcanoes Safaris, December 2006
• Kenya, House of Waine, Nairobi, Ol Donyo Wuas, Chyulu Hills/Amboseli, Lewa Safari Camp, Lewa Downs, Ol Malo, Laikipia, Samatian Island, Lake Baringo Rekero Camp, Masai Mara, Fairview Hotel, Nairobi, The Archer Group Inc., Bush and Beyond December 2006 
• Zambia & South Africa, The Michelangelo Towers, Lusaka, Mfuwe Lodge in South Luangwa National Park, Mwaleshi Camp in North Luangwa National Park, Chikoko Bush Camp, Chikoko Trails and Crocodile Camps, Tafika Camp in South Luangwa National Park, Sunnyside Park Hotel in Johannesburg, Camp Jabulani, Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge, Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge, SAA, Kartagener Inc, Remote Africa Safaris, Legacy Hotels, November 2006
• Regent Seven Seas Mariner, Alaska cruise from Vancouver via the Inside Passage, Ketchikan, Bear Viewing at Anan Creek, Tracy Arm, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, Hubbard Glacier to Whittier; Seward Sealife Center, Kenai Fjords National Park, Cooper Landing, Soldotna, Homer & Hallo Bay, July 2006
• Holland America Line Signature Fam, Seattle WA June/July 2006 
• Vacation.com conference, Ceasar’s Palace, Las Vegas, June 2006
• Cruise-A-Thon in Vancouver BS, Canada, Travel Trade, CLIA, June 2006 – www.traveltrade.com 
• Kenya, Master KATS fam trip 2006, House of Waine, Nairobi; Olonana, Saruni Camp & Cottar’s 1920s Camp, Masai Mara Game Reserve; Elsa’s Kopje, Meru NP, Shompole, near Amboseli National Park; the Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi, NWA/KLM Airlines, May 2006 – www.magicalkenya.com 
• APTA National Conference, Dallas Texas, April 2006 – www.apta.biz 
• Tanzania & Kenya, Stanley Hotel, Nairobi, Tortilis, Amboseli National Park, Giraffe Manor, Nairobi, Kenya; Tarangire Treetops, Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Thomson’s Classic Private Luxury Safari Camp, Kilimanjaro Western Breach Trek, Thompson Treks, Tanzania, February 2006 
• Fiji, Matai fam trip, northern islands, Koro Sun Resort, Qamea Resort & Spa, Matangi Island Resort & Treehouse, Taveuni Island Resort, Maravu Plantation, Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort, Namale Fiji Islands Resort & Spa, Nukubati Island Resort, Dec 2005
• Botswana, KAI fam trip, Michaelangelo Hotel, Johannesburg, Sonwe Village, Victoria Falls, Zambia, Savuti, Chobi National Park,Khwai, Xakanaxa, remote island camping, Moremi Game Reserve, , Botswana, Game Trails Mobile Safari, Airport Grand Hotel, Johannesburg, South African Airways, Oct/Nov 2005
• American West Steamboat Company (AWSC), inspected the luxury sternwheelers Empress of the North & Queen of the West – on the Columbia River in Portland Oregon, Nov 2005
• Mercury, Celebrity Cruises, Seattle roundtrip cruise to Vancouver BC, Nanaimo & Vicoria, Canada, Sept ‘05
• Tanzania & Kenya, Stanley Hotel, Nairobi, Tortilis, Amboseli National Park, Giraffe Manor, Nairobi, Kenya; Tarangire Treetops, Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Thomson’s Classic Private Luxury Safari Camp, Kilimanjaro Western Breach Trek, Thompson Treks, Tanzania, February 2006
• Fiji, Matai fam trip, northern islands, Dec 2005
• Botswana, KAI fam trip, Michaelangelo Hotel, Johannesburg, Sonwe Village, Victoria Falls, Zambia, Savuti, Chobi National Park,Khwai, Xakanaxa, remote island camping, Moremi Game Reserve, , Botswana, Game Trails Mobile Safari, Airport Grand Hotel, Johannesburg, South African Airways, Oct/Nov 2005
• Mercury, Celebrity Cruises, Seattle roundtrip cruise to Vancouver BC, Nanaimo & Vicoria, Canada, Sept ‘05
• Sweden, the High Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, July 2005
• Cruise-A-Thon in Seattle WA, Travel Trade, CLIA, June 2005
• Fiji, Matai fam trip, The Outrigger on The Reef Resort, Pearl South Pacific Hotel, Cultural tour of the Arts Village, Pacific Harbour, Beqa Lagoon Resort, Lalati Bay Resort, Beqa Island, white water rafting trip down Luva, Rivers Fiji, Warwick Fiji Resort, The Ka Levu Restaurant, The Shangri-La Fijian Resort. Sonasali Island Resort, The Sheraton Royal Resort, The Garden of the Sleeping Giant, First Landing Resort, Coral Coast, Blue Lagoon Cruises – Mystique Princess, Yasawa Islands, Air Pacific, May 2005
• Kenya, Master KATS fam trip, Dubai, Ngong House, Nairobi; Loisaba Lodge, Loisaba Koija Starbeds, Laikipia Plateau; Saruni, Mara Cottar’s 1920’s Camp, Masai Mara; Tortilis Camp, Amboseli National Park; Emirates Airline, April 2005
• Tanzania & Kenya, Africa, escorting a group: Nairobi, Masai Mara National Reserve, Serengeti National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Ngorongoro Crater and Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Arusha, Serena Lodges, February 2005
• Oceania Cruises, Regatta, The Caribbean, Miami to Miami 12 days - La Romana, Dominican Republic; Spanish Town - Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands; Basseterre, St. Kitts; Roseau, Dominica; Castries, St. Lucia; St. John's, Antigua; Gustavia, St. Barts; Radisson Seven Seas Voyager, Athens & the Greek Islands, Turkey, Venice, Oct. 2004
• Diamond Princess, Seminar at Sea, Seattle to Vancouver BC, September 2004
• Spirit of Oceanus, Seminar at Sea, Vancouver to Seattle, September 2004
• Ms Westerdam, Scandinavia & The Baltic Sea, Copenhagen, Denmark; Stockholm, Sweden; Helsinki, Finland; St. Petersburg, Russia; Tallinn, Estonia; Visby - Gotland, Sweden; Warnemunde/Rostock, Germany; Oslo, Norway; London, England; July 2004
• CAT at Vancouver BC, Canada June 2004
• British Virgin Islands, private fam to Tortola & Virgin Gorda, Long Bay Beach Elite Resort, Little Dix Bay Resort, Bitter End Yacht Club, May 2004
• Puerto Rico, AATravel Exchange, El Convento, Melai Paradisus Resort, May 2004
• St. Lucia pre-fam to the TrAAvel Exchange, Body Holiday Le Sport, May 2004
• Copper Canyon, from Los Mochis (Hotel Santa Anita) to Chihuahua on the historic El ChePe: Barrancas del Cobre Chihuahua al Pacífico Railroad, Hotel Mision, Cerocauhui; La Posada Barrancas Mirador, Divisadero; Hotel Palacio del Sol, Chihuahua, April 2004
• Star Clippers, Phuket, The Andaman Sea, Thailand & Malaysia, Star Flyer, 2 weeks, Surin Islands, Similan Islands, Ko Rok Nok, Langkawi, Phi Phi Islands, Phang Nga/Ko Khai Nok, Phuket, Ko Adang, Penang, Ko Lipe, Ko Khai Nok, Phang Nga/Ko Dam Hok, Similan Islands, Feb. 2004 
• Ms Westerdam, Scandinavia & The Baltic, July 2004
• Puerto Rico, AATravel Exchange, May 2004
• Copper Canyon, Los Mochis to Chihuahua, April 2004
• Phuket, cruise the Andaman Sea of Thailand & Malaysia, Star Flyer, Feb. 2004
• CAT at Fort Lauderdale, Cruise-a-thon, Travel Trade, CLIA, Dec. 2003
• Botswana, South Africa, The Westcliff Hotel, Gaborone Sun Hotel, Mokolodi Nature Reserve, CC Africa camps at Sandibe Safari Lodge, Okavango Delta & Nxabega Safari Camp, Moremi; Chobe Safari Lodge, Kasane; Victoria Falls, Zambia; Court Classique Hotel, Pretoria; Rovos Rail: The Pride of Africa, Mkhaya Reserve – Swaziland, Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Zululand; Durban, South African Airways, Botswana Tourism, Nov. 2003
• Aruba, Wyndham Aruba Resort & Casino, CTO Cascade chapter fam trip, Oct. 2003
• ICTA conference, The Travel Institute, Disney Yacht Club Resort, Orlando, Sept. 2003
• South Pacific Symposium, Coast Hotel, Whistler, Aug. 2003
• Caribbean Experience, CTO Conference, Abbotsford, Aug. 2003
• Maui, Hawaii, Maui Prince Resort, Blue Helicopter Tours, July 2003
• ms Amsterdam cruise to Alaska from Seattle to Seattle via Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan & Glacier Bay, Holland America Line, July 5-12, 2003
• Holland America Line’s ms Zuiderdam Inaugural Cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Half Moon Cay, Eleuthera, The Bahamas, Dec. 08-11 ‘02 
• Stockholm, Sweden, SAS Airlines, Nov. 13-21, 2002 
• Hawaii with Prince Resorts Hawaii to Hawaii Prince Hotel on Oahu, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel & Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii and Maui Prince Hotel on Maui, Hawaiian Airlines, Nov. 08-12, 2002 
• Egypt, OSSN International Conference, Sharm El Sheik at Conrad International, St. Catherine’s Monastery & Mt. Sinai, Valley of the Kings, Karnak, M/S Tulip Nile cruise from Luxor to Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo & Aswan, Abu Simbel, Cairo at Le Meridien Pyramids Giza, the Great Pyramids & the Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, Coptic Old Cairo, Memphis & Saqqara, "Egypt Specialist" certificate from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, OSSN, Egypt Air, Wings Group of Egypt, Sept. 17-29, 2002 
• Alaska, Holland America Line 9 days Alaska and Yukon Explorer land fam-trip, Anchorage, Portage Lake, Talkeetna, Denali, McKinley Explorer train to Fairbanks, Tok, mv Yukon Queen II, Dawson City, Whitehorse, ss Klondike, White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad, Skagway, Lynn Canal, Juneau, Alaska Airlines, August 2002 
• Holland America Line ship inspections, ms Zaandam, ms Statendam, & ms Volendam, Crown Plaza Hotel Georgia, Vancouver BC, Holland America Line, August 2002
• Princess Cruises ship inspections ot the Sea & Star Princess, The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver B.C., Princess Cruises, July 2002
• Calgary to Vancouver BC, Rocky Mountaineers Rail-Tours, Canadian Rockies Excursion package with overnights in Calgary, Kamloops, Banff, and Vancouver BC, Gold Service, July 2002
• Honeymoon Specialist trip to Barbados, Barbados Tourism Authority, June 2002Vancouver
• Cruise-a-thon, Travel Trade & CLIA, June 2002
• Seattle to Vancouver BC, mini-fam cruise, Spirit of Oceanus, Cruise West, May 2002
• Byzantium to Catalonia, , Silversea Cruise on the Silver Whisper from Istanbul to Barcelona, NACTA and Ritz Carlton Hotels, British Airways, May 2002
• Tahiti Hotel Inspection Trip, Sunspots International, Air Tahiti Nui to Tikehau, Bora Bora, Huahine, Moreea, and Tahiti, March 2002

• Spirit of Endeavour, Cruise West, cruise from Cabo San Lucas, uninhabited island beaches in the Sea of Cortes, Bahia de Magdalena, La Paz, Loreto, Mulege, Californa Jesuit Missions, Jan. 2002

• Whistler, BC, Canada, Ski Trip Christmas 2001

• Spirit of '98, Cruise West, cruising the San Fransisco Wine Country and Blue Grass Band Cruise, Dec. 2001

• Luxury Travel Expo, The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, Nov. 2001

• Radisson Seven Seas Navigator, Athens to Rome, Greek Islands & Turkey, Oct 2001

• Cruise West, Spirit of Oceanus, Seattle to Juneau, Canada and Alaska Inside Passage, August 2001 Photos

• South Africa, Sun City, Pilansberg Park, Kruger Park, Sodwana Bay, Durban and Capetown, Victoria Falls, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Chobe Park and the Okavango Delta, Botswana, and Swaziland, South African Airways, Ker & Downey Safari, Sun International Hotels, Grace Hotels, Welcome Tours in Johannesburg, July 2001

• ASTA Cruise fest, Vancouver BC, May 31 - June 3, 2001

• Temptress Adventure Cruises, M/V Temptress Explorer, Costa Rica, May 2001 Photos

• Costa Rica, Tabacon Resort, Marriott San Jose, OSSN International Conference 2001 Photos

• Manzanillo, Mexico, Karmina Palace Resort, Alaska Airlines, December 2000 Photos

• Bahamas and Key West, cruise on RCCL Majesty of the Seas, November 2000

• CLIA Institute, Hyatt Regency, Miami, MCC training, November 2000

• ICTA “Power of One” Convention, Ritz Carlton, New Orleans, November 2000

• Maui, Hawai’i OSSN Conference, Maui Marriott Resort and Club, September 2000

• Cruise-a-Thon, Vancouver BC, Canada, CLIA, Travel Trade, June 2000

• Islands of Tahiti, m/s Paul Gauguin, Radisson 7 Seas Cruise Line, AOM Airlines, April 2000 Photos

• Panama Canal, Acapulco to Barbados, Crystal Cruises Harmony, Bougainvillea Resort, Barbados, December’99 Photos

• La Paz, Baja Mexico, La Concha Resort, Alaska Airlines, November ‘99 Photos

• Scandinavia, Nordic Saga Tours, SAS, Try Norway, co-leader, STAR fam October ’99

• Barbados, QTC Barbados Tourism Authority Qualified Travel Specialist, Sept. ‘99, BWI Photos

• Sweden, Stockholm, Dalarna, SAS, Countryside Hotels, May ‘99

• Britain Bound, Birmingham Travel Trade Show, fam to the UK, London and Paris, British Heritage Tours, Eurostar Train, British Airways, March ‘99

• Finland Pourpuri, Kuopio, pre and post tours, Finnair, Finnish Tourist Board, May ‘98

• Cabo San Lucas, Baja Mexico, Villa Del Palmar Resort, Alaska Airlines, April ‘98 Photos

• Sun Valley, Idaho, Sun Valley Resort, Horizon Airlines, February ‘98

• Keystone, Colorado, Keystone Resort, United Airlines, December ‘97

• Sweden, Glass District, Kalmar and Växsjö, SAS Airlines, Sweden Countryside Hotels, AutoEurope Car rental, November ’97 Photos

• Mazatlan, Baja Mexico, Los Sabalos Hotel, Alaska Airlines, October ‘97

• Switzerland Network Specialist Convention, St. Moritz, Appenzell, Swissair, Swiss Tourist National Office, , September ‘97

• Baja Mexico Inaugural Cruise, Carnival Inspiration, Carnival Cruise Line, April 7th ’96

• Italy, Monte Carlo to Rome, Seabourn Spirit, Seabourn Cruise Line, May ‘96

• Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo, Mexico, Dorado Pacifico Resort, Alaska Airlines, November ‘95

• Australia, Sidney, Cairns, Hamilton Island, Australia Pacific Tours, Air New Zealand, August ’95

• Puerto Vallarta, Baja Mexico, La Jolla De Mismaloya Resort, July ’95

• Holland, The Hague, Amsterdam, Maastricht, Utrecht, HTP, Netherlands Tourist Board, KLM Airline, November ‘94

• Scotland, Glasgow, & Edinburgh, C.I.E. Tours, British Airways, March ‘94

• Austria, Salzburg, A.C.T.S., Austrian Tourist Board, Lufthansa Airline, November ‘93,

• France, Chamonix, SAS Ski Fam, March ‘93

• Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Sunmakers’ Destination Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines, December ‘92

• Switzerland, Montreaux, Swiss National Tourist Office, Swissair, Swissotels, February ‘92

• Southern England, British Tourist Authority, British Air, Forte Hotel Group, November ‘91

• Scandinavia, Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Royal Viking Fam, SAS Airline, Hesperia Hotel, November ’90

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