The Timeless Africa Team
Julian Asher is the founder of Timeless Africa and heads up the office in London, England. He cut his travel planning teeth in the offices of Let's Go Travel, publishers of the Let's Go travel guides, and is certified as a South African Travel Fundi (expert). Julian's first trip to Africa as a schoolboy was rudely terminated when his mum refused to sign the permission form on the grounds that he was going to catch a heinous disease and die. Despite this less than promising beginning the call of Africa could not be denied, and he now travels to Africa several times a year - recent visits have included Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania. If someone put a gun to his head and forced him to choose his favourite African destination he would have to admit that Botswana is particularly near and dear to his heart. His non-safari orientated travels have taken him to Asia, Latin America, Antarctica, and various locations across Europe.
Prior to founding Timeless Africa, Julian travelled extensively as an award-winning travel and wildlife photographer. He will go to great lengths in the name of the perfect shot, including being duct-taped into a doorless helicopter over the Okavango Delta in Botswana. The risks have paid off (or so he hopes) - he has been profiled in Wild Lens magazine and his work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He leads small-group photography workshops and particularly enjoys working with novice photographers.
A former resident of Cape Town, Julian is an ex-food and wine writer currently blogging on Instagram as @pictusepicurious. He is a longtime collector of fine South African wines - with a particular fondness for the Swartland - and contemporary African art who can often be found haunting the tasting rooms of the Cape Winelands or the art galleries of Cape Town and Johannesburg between safaris. He has made it his personal mission to introduce as many camps as possible to his sundowner of choice, Campari and soda, and has recently developed a dangerous addiction to North Island muesli and tempura prawns. He remains resolutely free of heinous diseases.
