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10 Ways to Connect with Wildlife
10 Ways to Connect with Wildlife
Travel Designer, Transformational Guides, Social & EnviornmentalJake Haupertwildlife spotting, safari, guiding, mindful wildlife, africa, wildlife conservation, interconnectedness, safari tips, viewing wildlife, respectful wildlife, wildlife connection, birding, mindful birding tips, quiet, nature, wildlife viewing, respecting wildlife, conscious birding, transformational wildlife, aaron herst, transformational travel council, naturalist, outdoor education, caring for wildlife, distance from wildlife
How a Boat Named Skimpy Transformed my Life
How a Boat Named Skimpy Transformed my Life

I was made to explore, travel and have big adventures. I know this because a wanderlust feeling has always lived deep inside me. I know this because going to new places and having new experiences fills me with wonder and joy. I know this because when I got married and bought a house (despite the prior warning signs of chest pains and a head screaming "don't do it!") I felt stuck and trapped…

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How A Safari To Tanzania Changed My Life Forever
How A Safari To Tanzania Changed My Life Forever

As long as I can think I have had a love for Africa. When I was a child and The Lion King was released in 1994 I was instantly obsessed with the movie and knew every line by heart.... When I grew up, whenever I would see documentaries about Africa, my heart would beat faster and I felt this incredibly strong yearning in every cell of my body. It felt as if Africa was reaching out to my soul and it only became stronger over time. 

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Why Mongolia is a great destination for photographers?
Why Mongolia is a great destination for photographers?

During the month I spend traveling through Mongolia with New Milestone Tours, I was impressed by the diversity and richness of the scenes, its magical atmospheres, history and heritage, culture and traditions. I wanted to discover the real nomadic lifestyle outside the tourist trail and wanted to live their everyday life. This is exactly what New Milestone Tours was able to organize and it was a life changing experience.

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The YOURNEY of our Lives
The YOURNEY of our Lives

We’ve always been experience chasers, since Ana & I (Juan) met we always talked about how much we love to travel, how much there’s to see in the world, and how little time we feel there’s in people’s lives to explore all it has to offer. Which is why we decided to make our passion our life’s purpose, we decided to take what we love most, and transform it into what we do as a living. 

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Filling the Gaps in Philanthropic Travel
Filling the Gaps in Philanthropic Travel

After 7 years working as Brand Manager in a big multinational I decided to quit my job in my hometown Barcelona (Spain) and embark into a one-way ticket trip to South America. Few people understood my decision, not even my family, but I was absorbed by routine and my intuition told me that life had to be more intense and exciting out there. 

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Called by a Vision
Called by a Vision

I lived in India for almost a year when I was 25, in the early 80’s. As I lived with Indian families and worked with Indian children, I was not a ‘tourist’.  This intimate experience in a culture vastly different from my own, changed me. Yet, it wasn’t until almost 15 years later, that I was called to travel back to ancient lands of people who lived simply and close to the Earth.

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Tourism as a Force for Good
Tourism as a Force for Good

Eventually I reach the point where I have this overwhelming urge for adventure. It starts small, sometimes with an inability to stay focused, to stay seated, but the yearning is like a rising tide, and I know I’ll only feel better if I go.

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Inner Journeys Discovered in the Greek Isles
Inner Journeys Discovered in the Greek Isles

I walked up the hill to this small white and blue Greek chapels. One of those standing by itself on a cliff overlooking the vast ocean. The sun was shining, and the earth smelled like oregano. I turned the doorknob on the dark wooden door and to my surprise it was unlocked. Inside it was dark, cool, and light shone in through the small windows high up on the wall.

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Escaping, Exploring, Setting Records
Escaping, Exploring, Setting Records

On the 15th of March 2015, I set off with a small group of intrepid adventurers and paddlers from Cape Town in high spirits and armed with a mixture of nervousness and excitement. Our destination: a little known former hunting concession area deep inside Botswana's Okavango Delta. Our mission: to be the first people to explore the far regions of the famous Delta by Stand Up Paddleboard. 

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