Kate has worked in the travel industry for over 10 years. Her love of travel started quite close to home in Europe where she spent 7 years living and working in both France and Spain. Since then Kate has travelled independently to a variety of destinations and since joining Steppes Travel she has discovered a passion for the Middle East & North Africa.


Countries you sell?
Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, China & Spain

Last five countries visited?
Egypt, Morocco, Australia, Syria & Jordan

What has been your favourite travel experience?
Breaking the fast during Ramadan with freshly picked dates (from the trees above us) and Berber tea, whilst watching the sunset over the salt lakes and great sea of sand in the Western Desert, Egypt.

Favourite/most impressive natural wonder?
The Namib Desert

Favourite animal?
Cats - big, small, domestic and wild!

The best hotel/lodge that you have stayed in?
Bamurru Plains on the edge of Kakadu National Park in Australia.

Your favourite restaurant?
La Molienda in Benalauria, Andalucia

Your favourite guide?
Jabra (aka James) in Jordan - The people of this country are so friendly anyway and my guide seemed to be related to so many people, we were constantly being invited for meals and drinks.

What has been your most remote travel experience?
Probably the Okavango Delta where we made our own toilet with a shovel and a few bits of wood and we woke up in the morning to find hippo dung in the middle of our camp!

Most embarrassing travel experience?
Round the camp fire in the Okavango Delta with the local villagers. They were treating us to a repetoire of their local songs and dances then indicated that they wanted us to perform something for them! We were a mix of English, Irish, American, Dutch & Spanish & noone could think of anything so we did a stilted performance of God save our gracious queen!!! None of us could really remember the words so out of complete desperation we sang Wonderwall by Oasis! They were most impressed!

Essential item that you always take with you on your travels?
Hair scarf - when hair washing is not an option

Your one luxury when you travel?
Not really a luxury girl! Tea Bags or marmite!

What’s your best piece of travel advice?
Travel with an open mind

Where would you most like to go back to?
The Western Desert in Egypt & Syria

Where you would like to visit next and why?
Mmmmm difficult to choose but I will say Mongolia because it sounds amazing. I love wild open spaces & would like to try my hand a riding a Mongolian horse across the open steppe (would need to polish up the old horse riding skills first though!)