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Robert

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Robert has worked in travel for over 35 years, running tour operators in Pakistan, Italy & the UK, writing guide books and articles and running a conservation charity that fights species extinction and habitat loss worldwide. He's trekked coast to coast across Borneo, climbed to 6,500 metres in the Himalayas, travelled the the length of the Silk Road and been chased out of a bar in Lesotho by a Warthog.
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Peruvian Perils

  • February 8, 2021
  • Robert
‘No, I’m not doing it,’ I stated calmly but very firmly. ‘You want to, you do it,’ still said firmly but with a hint of hysteria creeping in. Our three…
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The Lost Himalayas

  • February 4, 2021
  • Robert
A wrinkled face on the road side tea stall in Rudraprayag looked in anticipation as I walked towards it. There was hope in his eyes which the catastrophic floods in…
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Travel Writing Competition Terms & Conditions 2021

  • January 26, 2021
  • Robert
Terms and Conditions: 1. The competition is open to travellers worldwide aged 18 and over, with the exception of employees of PureTravel, their immediate families, agents, or anyone else associated…
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The PureTravel Travel Writing Competition 2021

  • January 26, 2021
  • Robert
Click Here to see the 2021 Short-list Click here to see the 2021 Long-list – 21 writers for 2021 ** The Competition is now closed – the winner will be…
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PureTravel is proud to sponsor Stories For Survival 2021, run by Conservation Charity Explorers Against Extinction

  • January 26, 2021
  • Robert
PureTravel is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the 2021 Explorers Against Extinction initiative Stories For Survival. Explorers Against Extinction is a UK Charity (Reg. 1177505) who campaign against species…
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Welcome to the Pure Travel Guide

  • January 15, 2021
  • Robert
Our Travel Guides give advice on where to go, when to go, what to see and what to do. Click here to get started. Whether you’re planning your next big…
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