Meet our new G-Family
Niels and I decided to join a tour (G-Adventure) for travelling Central America. Luckily we are only 6 passengers, one trainee and the tour guide. This way it feels more like travelling with friends than in a tour.
Queen Lara of Britain: She was born and raised in London, where she lives at the moment. As the picture tells she loves cows. She even gets out of a hammock to see a cow herd. After working for the British Fashion Council, she is taking a time-off to discover central America with us. Even in rural areas she always maintains her British class.
Wai Ying “the exterminator”: Wai Ying was born and raised in Hong Kong. When she was 11 years old she went to Toronto for 12 years, only “recently” moving back to Hong Kong. She started the trip with one huge suitcase, a sports bag and a daypack (appr. 30 kg “that’s what she says”) with goods for survival purposes. The suit case was 95% filled with bug spray, food, kettle that can cook food, 5 packs of antibacterial wipes, 1000 plastic bags, mosquito net, etc. As you might can tell she is afraid of bugs but still took the challenge of this trip. In the beginning she only went out without a whole body cover, sometimes even two layers of cloth for bug protection purposes. But we recognizes some changes lately: short sleeves have been spotted. Before going to sleep she follows a ritual: pest control, covering the whole room in bug spray. On top of that she wears a longsleeve pyjama and a of cause uses a mosquito net.
Allie the crazy tour guide: She is always well-organized, flexible and has a good sense of humour. Her recommendations are always very good no matter if its locations for lunch, dinner, coffee or having a drink. She works for G Adventures for 4 years already. Her backpack is her office and the local hostel is her bed for the night. She lives the life most people dream of travelling all year long with cool and young people. She makes sure that all of us have a fun and safe time.
Rob “The Faust” Robert: A real Aussi! A man without fear, in fact the concept of fears seems to be unknown to him. Whereas being cool was invented by him. He is a text book surfer dude. Living next to the beach in Newcastle, he spends most of his time in the water. He is my favorite yoga chick, even though he is not mastering the handstand position yet.
Hernand “The Facilitator” Hasselhoff. A man with many names. A workout junkie – going for a run no matter what: daytime heat, tropical rain or bad hang over – Hernand is on his feet. Despite his epic age he is still youthful in his mind and body. Making girls happy is his goal in life.
“Doc” Raffi is our youngest. A New York gangster from Bangladesh. Future savior of worlds, he took a final time off before starting his medicine studies. He is well prepared for his time at university, because of his mad Beer Pong skills. Even though he is not a yoga professional he masters to sleep in every position. Trusting the world by not having a lock screen on his new iPhone.
