Travel Guru
Age: 40 I'm old school baby : )
Where's home?
Home is where my passport is…
My roots lie in East Germany but I’ve spent most of my life on the road travelling.
At the moment you’ll find me and my backpack in the Netherlands… proudly representing RPT Europe HQ : )
Languages spoken:
My German might be a bit rusty but I can adapt every accent : )
Thanks to Sex and the City and working with my favourite brit boyyyyss : ) english became my second language over the years.
I can also order my coffee in spanish, french and dutch… and that’s all I need to survive.
Time spent in Australia and NZ:
On and off since 1st February 2006 ~ yes, I remember the date.
The beginning of a wonderful love affair…
A little about me:
Growing up behind a wall definitely shaped my longing for freedom.
Travelling was never so much about the destination but more a kind of lifestyle. The classic travel bug… once you’ve started you can’t stop.
I’ve studied Journalism in Germany and initially came to Sydney to work for a newspaper… Before I knew it I found myself in a camper driving up the coast kicking all good intentions of a normal life out of the window…
Instead of working for the newspaper, I wrote a book about my travels (Stempelmädchen. Freiheit im Gepäck. (https://cutt.ly/NrSftjw) and started helping others exploring this side of the world.
Australia has always been the closest to what I’d call home and I love sharing this passion with everyone out there…
Favourite spot in Australia:
There’s something about Byron Bay. It’s one of those rare places where I can be my true hippie self and live my life how I want to ~ barefoot.
But my heart will always be down south… I’m a Sydney-sider through and through. Life’s a beach and we have 150 of them – take that Melbourne : )
Best moment in Australia:
Somewhere in Queensland, 3 am in the morning, I’m waking up from shaky movements and squeaky noises in our camper and I’m about to have a go at my friends for having fun…
Further investigations revealed a pair of wombats rubbing themselves extensively under our camper… loving life! That moment when a wombat looks at you angrily for interrupting his favourite thing and keeps on going for hours – priceless.
Backpacker tips:
I have to quote Jack Kerouac on that one…
“Live, Travel, Adventure, Bless, And don’t be sorry.”
Type of traveller:
Curious & happy with the simple things… feet in the sand and head in the clouds…
I can’t help but wonder what the world looks like from the top of a mountain.
From our RatPackers
Really helpful and overall great experience. Thanks George!!
George was super helpful, getting us organised for our trip to NZ and sorting us out a great deal for our home on wheels :) Very much appreciate the support given we left it a little late... Thank you!
Great service, Sam was so helpful and made planning a holiday a breeze!
Can't thank Ben @Ratpack Travel enough for the turnaround on my campervan booking - and on short notice too! Outstanding customer centricity and quality banter with the knowledge to match Should be a go to for anyone wishing to travel this way
Ben couldn’t have been more helpful in assisting with this booking. He was responsive and patient whilst we changed details and dates. I’d highly recommend rat pack and Ben. Thanks guys!
Anna was super attentive and helpful during the planning process. She made it as easy as it possibly could be!
Just rent a car through this company. James has been really helpful and patient ! I recommend a 100 %
Had trouble booking a campervan in nz and finding a good price, James made the process extremely easy and was willing to answer any questions we had in great detail would highly recommend James to anyone struggling to find a campervan in New Zealand. He even got us a discount!
Gregg did a great job of navigating through my questions in helping us secure the right vehicle for our trip to New Zeland! I don't have time to search and get quotes from 5 different companies all with different add ons and prices. Gregg with Ratpack did all the work and even negotiated a better price then going direct. Pretty much covered the additional cost of insurance! So dont waste your time searching the net for the right rental! Get time back to plan your adventure and let Ratpack get you there!
Sammy was super helpful in helping me find exactly what I was looking for! He checked in with me every so often and was patient with me while I organised dates. Also gave some great advice relating to my travels! Thankyou:))
My booking experience with James was exception. excellence in customer service second to none!
Chris is a star! Even with the time difference, RatPack manage to keep track of our demands through whatsapp, with days apart. We also have an incredible support to find us a solution with our dates that at first didn't match van availability, and score for us a great deal on top of that. Highly recommended!
Ryan got me a really good deal and was very helpful over the phone, would 100% recommend him and ratpack
James was super helpful! Thanks so much!
Ryan helped me book my 4 week trip to NZ, all sorted over 1 simple phone call. Very polite and extremely helpful. Highly recommend.
