Who is Arnie:
Arnie is the Africa Specialist here at Great Canadian Travel Company. We call him our Dr. Africa! He has been to Africa about forty times (he’s lost count) as a tourist, travel agent, and tour leader, and has slept on the ground under the African skies and stayed at some of the most exquisite safaris camps imaginable. Arnie grew up in Flin Flon, Manitoba and has a PhD in Food Science (so, he really is a Dr.!). Growing up he had an uncle who always threatened to send him to Timbuktu when he misbehaved at home. Later, he found out that Timbuktu was a real place and yes, he has now been to Timbuktu and back 2 ½ times. Introducing people to Africa is a passion of Arnie’s.
Top 5 Travel Experiences:
- Being a trailblazer on first trip to Africa – Destination was Lake Turkana (Northern Kenya)
- Lunch of fish (and sand) overlooking the dunes at Timbuktu
- Witnessing the Migration with wildebeest crossing the Mara River and crocodiles awaiting lunch
- Riding the Ougadougou Choochoo
- Market day (Mondays) at Djenne, Mali
What is Arnie’s closing comment:
Arnie has a bad back and says it is because he has lugged over 50 elephants back from Africa (they’re wooden, of course!). When friends say “Wow, that means a lot of dusting” he asks them, “Who dusts elephants?”
