After many years of adventure Carly found work as a Tour Leader in the Middle East for a couple of years and Syria became her home, immersing herself in to the community and culture she lived in Aleppo, Syria until March 2012.
Adventure, solitude, nature, and love for the deserts draw her back to the Middle East again and again. Gaining further knowledge and experience she worked as a freelance guide and led horse riding tours in Jordan and Georgia, and hiking and adventure tours in Sudan, Pakistan, Algeria, Oman, aswell as guiding in the ‘No go’ areas of Southern Iraq and finally back into Syria.
Over 10 years experience as a Tour Leader in the Middle East she is Qualified HEFAT (Hostile Environment Awareness Training) and Wilderness First Aid trained, an experienced horse rider and Paraglide licence holder.
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Show notes
Who is Carly
Living a unique lifestyle
Working as a freelance guide in the Middle East and Central Asia
Wanting to simplify her life so that she can live it
Her love for adventure and travel
Moving every 2 years due to her dad being in the Army
Turning 18
Deciding not to go down the university route and wanting to travel instead
Feeling liberating
Being a scared child
Deciding to face her fears
Going on lots of solo adventures and being inspired to do even more
Figuring it out as she went travelling around the world
Facing the fear by doing it
Changing in a shared dorm
42 years young!
Wanting to explore the world and keep on travelling
Henry David Thoreau quote
Age 27 and having another pivotal trip in Namibia
Being inspired by other people living as guides
Working as a tour leader in the middle east
Living on the brink of the unknown
Wanting to experience and feel communities
Going with her feelings
Falling in love with the middle east
Knowing there was more than her 9 to 5 life
Living in Syria before the conflict (2010)
Why it’s all about the people
Making friends and building a community
Working as a tour leader
Living in different communities in Canada, Switzerland and Florida
Why time is more important than money
Her love for running in the mountains, sleeping in a bivvy bag
Wanting to live a life, where she is able to do all the things that are really important to her
Learning how to paraglide
Saying yes to lots of things
Living a frugal life
Riding horses and taking a horse riding tour to Mongolia
Women and safety while travelling in the middle east
The importance of having respect
Setting up downtoearthtravel.co.uk with Kara Cheshire
Can you travel too much?
Feeling travel burnout
When travel lost its purpose
Advice for women who want to make a change
Letting go of attachments
Starting to doubt her life choices during covid
Training to run around Mount Blanc
The covid years
Having a routine and taking a big rest from the world
Feeling scared and anxious before travelling again
Getting older and dealing with the future
Building a tiny home in an orchard
Doing mini adventures and finding the sweet spot
Guiding in Mongolia
Getting serious with her running and building up time on feet
Ultimate Direction - Fast Packing Pack
Advice for women who want to be more adventurous and travel more
How plans can change and evolve and why you don’t need to have it all figured out before you start.
Social Media
Website: www.downtoearthtravel.co.uk
Instagram: @carly_fillis
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