My name is Rob Farris. My interest in travel was developed at an early age through many family trips in Canada and the USA.

During my 30 years as a secondary school geography and social sciences teacher, I organized many class field trips in Ontario. I also had the opportunity to co-organize and participate in several high school performing music trips to MusicFest Canada and Europe with my wife Betty, a secondary school music teacher (now retired). In addition to the school trips to Europe, Betty and I have travelled extensively in Canada and parts of the USA.

Most recently, I was Tour Director for her school band's Britain-France excursion in March 2006. (photo below is in front of Buckingham Palace, March 2006)

Since retiring from active teaching in 2002, I have travelled with the band, done supply teaching in a variety of subjects and taught pre-service teachers at a Faculty of Education. I enjoy working with students, and meeting new people from all walks of life.

My hobbies are travel, gardening, square dancing, church choir, skiing, snowmobiling, reading, woodworking and home renovation.

I look forward to helping other groups have exciting and meaningful travel experiences.