In Desktop mode you can see a countdown timer showing the days from the age of 52 (me) to the age of 85 where I hopefully will be. Why am I showing this count down timer? Because it reminds me every day that time is precious and that I have to live my values, desires and aspirations.

Simple maths: I am 52 years old, I hope to live as long as my father or hopefully a little longer, and 52 to 85 is 33 years. Thirty-three years multiplied by 365 days (I know, less sleep etc. – give or take a couple of months) we arrive at the number of days showing on the timer to have a meaningful, purposeful life. I am using the timer as an example to highlight the fact that we are all mortal.

“It´s time to remember what it is like to feel alive, in every walk with nature one receives far more than one seeks.” John Muir

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharlal Nehru.

The timer reminds me every day that my values have a sense of urgency and unless I go about life in a meaningful way, the values become less powerful. Being a transformational travel advisor enables me to assist others with their journey, it goes beyond making reservations and smoothing out travel plan logistics.

What does that mean: It means that the design of our products IS the marketing: it is the product itself, not the ads or slogans that are important!

We desire to be the fuse for the feelings and emotions that our experiences create. Our clan of people, that trust us and come to explore travel with us, do so because we arrange travel in accordance with our joint values.

In the bigger scheme of things, we all share the same planet, situated in this Goldilocks Zone hurtling around the sun, which is in turn hurtling around the centre of the Milky Way. So, in our lifetimes, we are never in the same place twice.

We are always travelling, we are travellers by nature!