Ashley Knowles

 MY LOVE FOR TRAVEL IS GENETIC​

I got the travel gene from my father, an avid sailor, who completed a solo circumnavigation of the globe on his sailboat.

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I HAD AN UNUSUAL UPBRINGING

My family of 4 spent a year living on a 36 foot sailboat in the Carribbean.

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COOLEST JOB I'VE HAD

I taught English at the King's School in Thailand. Fun fact: the school is located inside the palace grounds. 

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CRAZIEST TRAVEL STORY

I hiked to Annapurna base camp in Nepal with a friend. Along the way, we were held up by Maoist rebels. They gave us a receipt so that we didn't have to pay twice. 

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TRAVELER MEETS TRAVELER

My husband has Scottish parents, but was raised in South Africa. Our extended family gatherings are full of fun accents!  As a physician, his travel history includes both travel for fun and medical mission trips.

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I KNOW QUITE A BIT ABOUT CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

I have 3 boys, ages 10, 8 and 3.  I also have a masters degree in communication disorders. I use my background as a speech therapist to come up with ways to entertain my children when traveling. 

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PROUD TRAVEL MOMENT

My entire family learned to surf last year.   As of now, we have surfed together in 4 countries and plan to keep the trend going. 

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