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My Background
Mike is a sporting enthusiast who has been water- and snow-skiing everywhere and tried all manner of active pursuits, from wakeboarding in Nice to white water rafting and canyoning in Interlaken, parasailing in the Bahamas, hang gliding in Costa Rica and diving with sharks in South Africa.
Although Mike is game for exploring the outdoors in faraway places, he was especially moved by his experiences in Burma in September of 2007 when the military brutally retaliated against students and Buddhist monks who had been peacefully protesting. “Nowhere outside of Africa had I been so moved by the culture and people of a region,” he says. “The citizens of Burma certainly have a special place in my heart.” Although Mike’s specialty is focused on travel to Africa, he is a Virtuoso-certified consultant and Master Bellini Club Ambassador with Orient-Express.
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Best Travel Experience Ever
By: Megbrownie08
Reviewed on: 17 Sep 2013

Do Not Miss, Highly Recommended
By: Lynne
Reviewed on: 09 Oct 2013
Outstanding Journey
By: Dtw2srq gal
Reviewed on: 19 Jun 2015
amazing service
By: Michele 67
Reviewed on: 23 Sep 2015
Great Service - Perfect Trip!
By: Tom & Marie B
Reviewed on: 23 Oct 2015
A trusted opinion!
By: ADMB
Reviewed on: 02 Feb 2016
Amazing Journey
By: tootsbear
Reviewed on: 13 Aug 2016
The Africa expert!
By: John C
Reviewed on: 11 Jul 2016
Outstanding!
By: MG
Reviewed on: 16 Jul 2016
"Epic" Vacation
By: MC
Reviewed on: 11 Jul 2016
great detailed advice
By: David44
Reviewed on: 01 Aug 2016
Knowledgeable, Outstanding Servive
By: Dave023
Reviewed on: 20 Aug 2016
Expert coordination
By: VB @SRQ
Reviewed on: 08 Oct 2016
First-class Advisor
By: Bfamous
Reviewed on: 27 Oct 2016
South America
By: Tom B
Reviewed on: 21 Jan 2017
Very knowledgeable
By: Louie
Reviewed on: 08 Mar 2017
Africa
By: Jfainfl
Reviewed on: 23 Jun 2017
great Africa trip
By: Africa Newbies
Reviewed on: 09 Jul 2017
Michael
By: mimi
Reviewed on: 11 Jul 2017
Great Africa trip
By: Super
Reviewed on: 03 Jul 2017
Tanzania and South Africa
By: David T
Reviewed on: 07 Jul 2017
Best trip of my life!
By: Kay C
Reviewed on: 17 Jul 2017
Excellent advice
By: Leslie
Reviewed on: 06 Oct 2018
Michael is a pleasure to work with and knows Africa well.
By: MG
Reviewed on: 25 Jul 2017
Great experience the whole way
By: Family of 5 :)
Reviewed on: 10 Aug 2017
Scotland Ireland
By: lola
Reviewed on: 01 Oct 2017
Africa
By: me
Reviewed on: 01 Oct 2017
Michelle Anderson
By: Gail
Reviewed on: 24 Dec 2017
Africa - 2018
By: Bobbi
Reviewed on: 13 Apr 2018
wonderful
By: brooke anderson
Reviewed on: 20 Apr 2018
Malaka
By: Happy
Reviewed on: 26 Jul 2018
So thankful!
By: Kelly Dancer
Reviewed on: 04 Sep 2018
Amazing Trip!
By: Becky and James
Reviewed on: 11 Sep 2018
Over the Top
By: Javier & Jessica
Reviewed on: 23 Sep 2018
Italy
By: Chele
Reviewed on: 26 Sep 2018
Review
By: tjm
Reviewed on: 10 Oct 2018
Michael Distler Admiral Travel
By: maura
Reviewed on: 12 Oct 2018
Great Trip - Great Admiral Service
By: Wroghtway4010
Reviewed on: 23 Nov 2018
Perfection Plus!
By: NZ2019
Reviewed on: 20 Feb 2019
The absolute best
By: François
Reviewed on: 01 Apr 2019
Sarasota Crystal Sky pre-trip Meeting
By: "Captain"
Reviewed on: 28 May 2019
Singita Adventure
By: Jason
Reviewed on: 24 May 2019
South Africa/Crystal Skye
By: Leopard girl
Reviewed on: 25 May 2019
Great Agent - Unfortunate Circumstance
By: Wrightway4010
Reviewed on: 10 Jun 2019
Africa safari
By: Bp301
Reviewed on: 10 Jun 2019
Family trip of a Lifetime
By: Fishinrod
Reviewed on: 13 Jul 2019
Europe 2019
By: Tom Belcher
Reviewed on: 19 Jul 2019
South Africa Vacation
By: Bud Taylor
Reviewed on: 23 Jul 2019
Trip of a lifetime!
By: Dreamweaver
Reviewed on: 29 Jul 2019
Memorable trip
By: VB
Reviewed on: 09 Aug 2019
African Safari
By: Mary
Reviewed on: 15 Aug 2019
Trip to Africa
By: Faine
Reviewed on: 14 Aug 2019
Best trip ever
By: Meg
Reviewed on: 29 Aug 2019
OKeefe family safari
By: Gene
Reviewed on: 03 Sep 2019
trip of a lifetime to Africa and Sicily
By: Bob
Reviewed on: 14 Oct 2019
Singita
By: Jim
Reviewed on: 13 Oct 2019
Admiral Travel
By: VLS
Reviewed on: 27 Jan 2020
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