About Us
Dan and Audrey are married and share a love for travel and continuous learning. They are American, but their home for the last five years was in Prague, Czech Republic, where they enjoyed comfortable lives in stable professions.
Armed with 20 years of combined professional experience, they’ve opted for a mid-career break and are currently swapping the comforts of home for an opportunity to explore new places, people, food, and cultures through word, images, and sound.
Theirs is a personal and professional journey around the world - to learn more about themselves, our world and its people through engaging with it rather than reading about it. For them, travel presents an opportunity and a platform through which to explore one’s personal growth. They may discover along this journey what they want to do when they grow up. More than likely, however, their journey will continue long after their bags are unpacked with the realization that life will somehow always be about “the search.” Such is the nature of personal discovery and creative sabbaticals.
Philosophy aside for the moment, Dan and Audrey have learned that numerical facts are sometimes useful to describe them. Here they are in numbers:
- Together they have already lived in or traveled to over 35 countries
- Together they have 20 years of professional experience
- They are food enthusiasts, but some of their favorite meals have cost less than $5
- Audrey’s last position involved working with over 20 countries
- Dan has worked with over 25 different clients as a consultant
- During this journey, they hope to visit an additional 40+ countries
- Audrey’s photography has been part of 4 photography exhibitions in Prague and 1 in Kyoto. Dan had 1 photography exhibition in Prague.
- Dan has completed 1 marathon (Prague). Audrey has started 0.
About Dan
Dan had the opportunity to travel with his family across the United States when he was young, but took his first trip abroad was when he was 26 years old. He went to India by himself, discovered another planet located on Earth, and fell terribly ill (dengue fever). He eventually recovered and has had the travel bug ever since.
From time to time, Dan seeks adventure in local foods and has been known to eat a bug or two for new experiences. He values integrity, freedom, curiosity, and creativity and believes in trying to maintain a sense of stewardship towards those around us. Professionally, Dan enjoys balancing the analytical with the creative and derives pleasure from catalyzing ideas from seemingly unrelated fields. His greatest satisfaction comes in helping others become personally and professionally unstuck. At home, Dan enjoys seeking out fresh and fascinating ingredients and making madness in the kitchen.
Professional:
and CV/resumé
About Audrey
Audrey was born in Pennsylvania but has lived more than half of her life outside the United States, initially as the child of diplomats and then through initiatives such as study abroad, Peace Corps and moving to Prague with Dan. Coming from a family tradition in international work that goes back three generations, Audrey’s international focus in life is not a surprise to those who know her well. She looks for everyday universal experiences when she travels, trying to make personal connections with people and cultures in diverse environments. Audrey is sometimes accused of being an idealist, particularly when it comes to human nature. She has a weakness for dark chocolate and can bake a mean apple crisp.
Professional:and CV/resumé
Previous Travels
Since Dan and Audrey first met in 1997 they have traveled extensively, in a way preparing themselves for this journey. Living in Prague also served as a perfect jumping off point for other destinations in Europe. Now, their curiosity extends to places further afield.
- Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Angkor Temples, Battambang)
- Laos (Luang Prabang, Nong Khiaw, Vang Vieng and Vientiane)
- Vietnam (Hanoi, Halong Bay, Sapa, Bac Ha, Hoi An, Saigon, Mekong Delta)
- Thailand (Bangkok, Koh Pha Ngan, Chiang Mai, and Southern Thailand)
- Czech Republic (including Prague)
- Germany (including Berlin and Dresden)
- Austria (including Vienna)
- France
- Italy (Venice, Tuscany, Amalfi and Sicily and Bologna and the Ligurian Coast)
- United Kingdom
- Spain (including Andalusia)
- Denmark
- Netherlands
- Lithuania
- Estonia
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Romania
- Turkey
- Switzerland
- Portugal
- Finland
- Sweden
- Norway
- Russia
- Australia (Dan)
- India (Dan)
- Hong Kong (Dan)
