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Founders' Profiles
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Name:
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Warwick Lister-Kaye
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Director |
Warwick has loved travel since the time that he
climbed into a helicopter aged six and was flown
once around the local fairground.
He was brought up in the Highlands of Scotland
by parents that lived and breathed the tourism
industry and for whom quality and service were
daily aspirations.
Aged nineteen he mustered sheep and cattle
in Western Australia and The Northern Territory
for a year before returning to Britain and starting
a career as an Officer in the British Army.
He served for six years with The Highlanders
during which time he negotiated sensitive disarmament
agreements with bands of militia in the
hills of Kosovo, patrolled Northern Ireland before the
ceasefire and trained hundreds of recruits.
During his military career he found time to
travel all over Europe, South East Africa, East
Asia and the United States.
Retiring as a Captain, he set off to South
America and travelled through Chile, Argentina,
Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru
- during this time he fell in love with the
continent, its diversity and peoples.
Apart from helping his father's tourism business
on and off for years, Warwick has also worked
for tour operators in Egypt, Jordan and Israel.
Favourite Travel Moment - While travelling
across Bolivia's high plains on a public bus
we found that the road was blocked by a mudslide.
The driver calmly pulled off the road and set
out across the grassy plain, leaving the road
and any sign of civilisation far behind. When
we eventually became stuck in a ditch, all of
the passengers (including ladies in bowler hats
and voluminous petticoats) got out and pushed
the bus through. We eventually rejoined the
road two hours later and continued on our way!
Favourite Place - sitting with my friend,
Mohammed Hamed, in his Bedouin tent in Sinai,
drinking sweet tea and smoking shisha.
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