Tours

First year of university complete and the lads took full advantage of the great value European Inter Rail pass. We ventured forth into the unknown and after this tour I was hooked; exploring was wonderful.

2nd Tour

19 August - 17 September 1982

Another crazy Inter Rail tour of Europe with intially girlfriend and sister and then seperated to go with with Braz for an unforgetable exploration of the Iberian peninsula.

3rd Tour

22 August - 19 September 1984

Fiona and I decided to hit Greece and the islands using the Inter Rail pass as the low cost means to get there. On the spur of the moment we decided to visit Turkey and I loved the feel of such an exotic place.

4th Tour

13 June 1990 - 5 June 1991

Braz, Fern & I decided to quit our jobs and spend 1 year travelling the world. It was the best decision of my life. A truly wonderful experience where after the initial planned 6 months we just followed our nose for 6 months.

5th Tour

6 September - 6 October 1997

The 1 month Guerba tour of South-West Africa was my first experience of Sub-Saharan Africa. The sights were amazing and watching the wildlife in Etosha was truly special.

6th Tour

21 October - 21 November 1998

The 1 month Dragoman tour of Central America was quite confronting due to Hurricane Mitch and the ugly poverty in which many lived.

7th Tour

24 July - 20 August 1999

Pete and I toured Eastern Europe by train for 1 month with the ultimate objective of experiencing a total solar eclipse in Romania. We started in Poland and then headed south through Slovakia, Hungary and finally Romania.

8th Tour

25 November 2000 - 9 January 2001

The 6 week Dragoman overland tour began for me in Accra, Ghana. A challenge was most on board were half way through a London - Cape Town adventure so integrating socially was quite difficult.

9th Tour

24 August - 23 September 2001

I joined the inaugral 1 month Dragoman tour of Central Asia. I was well prepared historically having read about the Great Game and Timur. These were young republics having seperated from the USSR only 10 years previously.

10th Tour

5 July 2002 - 12 June 2003

Anne & I departed on our so called Odessey. The intention was for a 6 months tour but we made it a year.We explored some amazing places such as Mongolia, the Altai Mountains in Russia and Ethiopia.

11th Tour

9 - 23 June 2023

Fern, Braz & I spent a fun 15 days on an Exodus cycle tour of 4 Balkan countries. Really enjoyed the terrain, local food and drink and the company of there other 3 guys on the tour; Guy, Steve and John. We cycled 586km and climbed 7301m.

1st Tour

22 August - 21 September 1981