| I recently had a chance to talk to Chris
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| | the family business where I now provide
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| Ronneseth of Trek Holidays (see interview
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| | support to our network of travel agents
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| preview) who gave me a good overview of
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| | across Eastern Canada as well as
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| adventure travel, an area of travel I
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| | compiling our monthly newsletter on
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| definitely would like to explore sooner
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| | adventure travel trends.2. What countries
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| than later...1. Tell us how you got into
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| | have you traveled to?Africa: Namibia,
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| the adventure travel business.I grew up
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| | South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland,
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| around travel. My father, Allan Ronneseth
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| | Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Egypt,
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| founded the company in 1972 and with a
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| | MoroccoEurope: UK, Greenland,
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| passion to see the world in a different
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| | Netherlands, Belgium, Germany,
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| way than the norm, we had the opportunity
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| | AustriaAsia: Thailand, Malaysia,
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| to travel to countries that were
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| | Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos,
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| considered exotic at that time and to
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| | Cambodia, Hong KongSouth Pacific:
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| some extent still are today. Venturing
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| | Australia, Cook Islands, Tonga,
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| out on my own traveling while attending
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| | FijiAmericas: Canadian High Arctic, USA,
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| University I became more and more
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| | Mexico, Jamaica, Cayman
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| passionate about the world beyond North
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| | Islands,Guatemala, Honduras, Belize,
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| America. With a degree in marketing, I
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| | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru,
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| ventured off first to New York and later
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| | Bolivia3. Please share with us your top
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| to Toronto working in sales and marketing
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| | three travel memories of all times.A.
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| for technology companies during the tech
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| | Peru -The last descent into Machu Picchu
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| boom. Having learned the skill of sales
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| | on the famed Inca Trail from the Sun Gate
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| in an industry outside of travel but
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| | after seeing sunrise over the site, being
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| backed with an upbringing rooted in
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| | the first to enter the site at daybreak
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| adventure travel, I made the progression
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| | and having a feeling of peace, harmony
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| to heading up sales in Eastern Canada for
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| | and strong magic in the air.B.
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