14/06/2021
I am the founder of Bespoke, and I must be honest. I am nervous about travel in these bizarre times. I have two small children who need me to get home on time, because their dad is a helicopter pilot flying all over Africa for the EU. If I am delayed, he can’t work. And if I’m also honest, it’s a little bit scary to be stuck in transit with lots of heavy breathing people who might be sick. Yet somehow….at this stage, one point five years later, the courage to face these obstacles is being reborn in me. It is a courage born of my innate yearning for adventure, for wild untouched places free from the niggling distractions of home life. It is born from a sense that I wasn’t made to sit watching the world go by – it is my intention to immerse myself in the world, to be part of it, and explore far-flung corners….travel has always been an initiation. It has always called us to be brave, to confront our discomfort, to move beyond the borders of our self-imposed limitations. So….I think I’m ready…at long last. Are you?