It is rare when one of our clients has not traveled or know of one of our treasured team members - Jacqui Kaufman! She has been a contractual guide for Marathon Tour & Travel for decades, traveling to all seven continents with our clients. She is warm, caring, compassionate, worldly, adventurous, an animal lover and the best salesperson when it comes to our Amazing Maasai Marathon Tour due to her love of her 'second home'...Kenya. We asked Jacqui to share a little about what she has been doing in her hometown of Boulder, Colorado since the pandemic started. Enjoy this little excerpt on our featured #TeammateTuesday and please join us in congratulating Jacqui for recently becoming a USA Citizen! Read more
Today, we briefly converse with Mike Sohaskey and Katie Ho, co-founders of RaceRaves, one of the go-to places for an online community dedicated to races and the race experience. The MTT team is fortunate and proud to work with Mike and Katie to mutually benefit you, our clients. We hope you enjoy the discussion as much as we did! Read more
Upon your arrival into Havana, you immediately are introduced to two of our longtime and exceptional guides - Alexis Hernandez and Abel Contreras. Well-traveled and so wise about world events and politics, they also have a wealth of knowledge about their home country...Cuba. Read more
This week we are doing something a little different for our #TeammateTuesday in honor of Mother's Day. In the midst of COVID-19, parents have had to adapt to many new challenges so we decided to take an inside peek into a few of our 'mom' team member's lives and their insight into this very unique, uncertain and memorable time. Read more
Guided by the ethos of Gross-National Happiness (GNH), Bhutan as a community of people has always shown us an incredible level of compassion and inclusion when we visit. The first thing lead guide Rinzin Dorji and our other Bhutanese hosts do when they welcome us at the airport is to place a Khata (white ceremonial scarf) around our necks to welcome us to their country. That simple gesture is a powerful preview of how our time together will be truly unique. Read more
Fhurisco, Lala and Lova….three amazing and experienced guides that we have been fortunate to have for our past two Madagascar Marathon Tours. Each has a passion for the wildlife and the beautiful fauna of their country; each have their own distinct personality that makes it so enjoyable to be in their company; and each has their own unique interests that adds another dimension to our tour. Read more
Felipe Bishara is the Head Expedition Leader at the Rio Serrano Hotel & Spa. Young, adventurous and a true student of the Patagonian region, Felipe has provided our clients with memorable experiences over the last two years as part of the Patagonian International Marathon trip. Read more
Born to a British mother and a Greek father on the Greek island of Corfu, she is a top-notch guide with anecdotal tales of how the Greeks explained life through myths and cultural practice. You can count on her to frequently turn around while in the coach bus with her microphone and ask, “does anyone want to hear another myth?” The answer is always... Read more
Today's Tuesday Teammate Spotlight is on Sori our local guide in Reykjavik, Iceland. His signature yellow coat and his bus ride lullabies are unforgettable. He is a wealth of knowledge and a valuable part of the team and Reykjavik experience. Read more
Today's Tuesday Teammate Spotlight is on Liz, our Pastry Chef on board one of our 2018 Antarctica ships. Liz quickly became a client favorite before anyone had met her with her delicious baking skills. We finally met Liz when she came out of the kitchen and asked us if she could participate in the Antarctica Marathon to commemorate her last Antarctica cruise. Read more
