We’re so excited to announce our newest Travel Chicks Ambassador Amanda Williams! Amanda lives in North Dorset in the UK and has visited over 27 countries on 4 continents. She says she’s always planning her next trip.
Amanda works as an environmental practitioner and full member of the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment, and she is passionate about sustainable travel.
Her most memorable trips include gorilla trekking in Uganda, snowshoeing on Mount Etna, white water rafting in Morocco, and sleeping under the stars in Jordan’s Wadi Rum. WOW. Amanda is also a news journalist and travel blogger in her own right, sharing many stories and tips on her website Amanda’s Wanderlust.
Travel Q&A with Amanda
We decided to do a little Q&A to get the inside scoop on our newest addition to the team:
1) What’s your favorite place you’ve visited so far?
It’s got to be Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda, where I fulfilled a life-long dream to see Mountain Gorillas in the wild. But Botswana is a close second as the wildlife viewing opportunities there are awesome too.
2) What made you become interested in traveling?
My interest in travel is rooted in a love of geography and the natural environment, plus a bit of the spirit of adventure that my late father passed on to me.
3) Have you a good mishap/embarrassing moment you’d like to share? Make us all feel a little better about our mishaps, please 🙂
In the UK it’s polite to clear your plate when someone cooks for you, but in some cultures it is best to show you are full up by leaving a little bit, otherwise your plate will keep getting topped up. I didn’t realise this until I’d almost eaten one kind family ‘out of house and home’..
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4) Hey, that’s a good one! And food can be a tricky thing in different cultures. What’s a travel tip for girls that you’ve learned on the road that you’d like to share?
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Just trust your instincts. If something doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t, but if it does then go for it.
5) I love that! It’s always a good idea to listen to your gut. Well let’s play fill in the blank now. Answer this: You might not expect it, but I never go on a trip without packing _________.
Snacks!! I’m a vegetarian, and so I’m always a little paranoid about getting enough to eat, but it’s usually completely unnecessary.
6) Hey we’ll never argue with snacks! Love it. Is there anywhere you haven’t been that you’d particularly like to travel to?
I dream about going to Virunga National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo (Africa’s oldest national park) and seeing more Mountain Gorillas. This is somewhere close to my heart as I am a trustee of a gorilla conservation charity that supports the wildlife rangers there.
7) Wow – we hope you get to travel there soon. We’ll end with a question that mixes practical and fashion: What’s your go-to pair of shoes for spending all day walking in a new city?
It’s got to be my Merrell Kahuna III Womens Sandals
Welcome on board Amanda!
Travel Chicks City Guides for Girls by Amanda Williams
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