Bowling’s First Snow Angel

One of my favourite things about working for G Adventures is the global nature of the business and how the company invests in travel for our worldwide staff.

As a full time, permanent employee, one of the benefits that G offers is the opportunity to go on a yearly FAM (Familiarization) Trip which allows our employees to better understand the business. We can choose from hundreds of trips; any destination that G travels to!

G Adventures also flies staff to events such as G Stock (our annual conference), Connection Camp and Leadership Camps which are held in a different country every time.   For many people, it’s their first time travelling outside of their home countries and for some their first time on a plane.

In the video below, Bowling and Dean from our Bangkok office are in Toronto for a Global Operations meeting. It’s also Bowling’s first time seeing snow!

Race for Planeterra

I was fortunate to be able to facilitate training sessions at our Melbourne, Australia office and attend G Fest (their annual office meeting/ party!)

In this video, G Adventures’ VP of Technology, John races against our Oceania I.T. support guy, Steve to raise money for Planeterra.  Lots of trash talking and laughs!

Eating Tarantula in Siem Reap Cambodia

One of our core values at G Adventures is “Embrace The Bizarre.” As part of the Amazing G Race at Purpose Camp (a camp where our CEOs a.k.a. tour leaders learn about the culture at G and learn how to find meaning & purpose through their work), 4 people on our team were challenged to eat a tarantula!

This experience traumatized me. The hairy legs I could handle but I totally gagged when the body of the tarantula squirted in my mouth. So gross!!! Never again!!! At least I can say I tried it once.

Lake Manyara, Tanzania – G Women’s Leadership Camp

Each year, G Adventures hosts a Women’s Leadership Camp.  Through an application process which is open to all G Adventures’ women employees from all areas of the business worldwide, 12 participants are selected to attend the camp which is held at a different destination.

The camp includes time for personal development, learning leadership skills, and lots of discussions to explore the challenges and opportunities that exist for women.  This year I had the privilege to design some of the content and be one of the facilitators at the camp.

In this video, the participants of G’s Women’s Leadership Camp 2015 were treated to tuk tuk off-roading, surprise cocktails at sunset at Lake Manyara and a candlelight dinner under the stars. It was epic evening with so many inspiring women.