James Armitage
Operations Director
I introduced the Steppes Latin America programme with great enthusiasm in 2000 following a combined period of over 3 years exploring this incredible continent. My travels have taken me down the Amazon River by dug-out canoe, to the summit of many Andean peaks, and working on a number of cattle ranches throughout Argentina and Chile. Before joining Steppes Travel I worked and travelled extensively throughout Turkey.
Countries you sell?
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Falklands, French Guiana, Suriname, Turkey, Uruguay.
What has been your favourite travel experience?
Undoubtedly, Antarctica.
Favourite/most impressive natural wonder?
Trekking in the Fitzroy mountain range in Los Glaciares National Park.
The best hotel/lodge that you have stayed in?
Hotel Charleston Cartagena, Colombia.
What has been your most remote travel experience?
Travelling across the Salar de Uyuni between Bolivia and Chile.
Most embarrassing travel experience?
Entering Argentina in April 1982 and being advised that England had declared war on Argentina.
Essential item that you always take with you on your travels?
Baseball cap (thin on top!)
Your one luxury when you travel?
Don't do luxury.
What’s your best piece of travel advice?
Do some research before going to a new destination and try learning some of their language.
Where you would like to visit next and why?
The ruins at Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
Alternative Suggestions
Chile
Journey through the longest country on earth and experience a land of incredible contrasts.
Suriname
A relatively undiscovered paradise where adventure beckons.