Our Team
My first true travel adventure was in my late teens when my parents waved me off from Victoria coach station, bound for France. I spent the next 18 months working as an au pair and immersing myself in French life. I discovered a love for languages. Spain followed where I resided for five fun filled years, interspersed with winters spent skiing in the Alps. After back packing from Fiji through New Zealand, Australia and southern Africa I returned to the UK to pursue a career in tailor made travel and joined the Steppes team in 2006.
Nowadays I am instinctively drawn to wild landscapes with as few people as possible, just the unparalleled beauty of nature which never fails to astound and inspire me. Since working for Steppes I have been lucky enough to travel to countries as diverse as Jordan, Japan, Costa Rica and Australia. My product role within the team now regularly has me jetting (virtually) from Tajikistan to the wilds of Argentina, all in one day.
Many ancient cultures are slowly changing or disappearing completely, so on my first visit to Japan I was excited at the chance to enter the mysterious world of the geisha. During a fascinating evening I met two young geisha in training, known locally as maiko, a third generation okiya owner or ‘mother’ plus an experienced older geisha with a playful air.
I awoke to the sound of kookaburra and cockatoo, with buffalo grazing metres from my terrace. Boarding an airboat, we headed onto the floodplains. Flocks of black and white magpie geese (after which the lodge is named) took to the air in their hundreds. Chicks were hatching, crocodiles lingered, and our guides knew just where to look. We moored amidst a carpet of water lilies for a cold beer before returning to the lodge to laze in the infinity pool and dine on freshly caught mud crab, emu, buffalo and kangaroo pie! A truly unforgettable and Australian experience.
Include Bamurru Plains in your holiday to Australia.
These are a few of my favourite travel experiences…
Holiday Suggestions
One of the things I love most is a wild panoramic view, add in some wildlife and I am happy! Here are a few of my favourite holiday ideas alongside a few destinations that are high on my wish list.
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