Remember your photo albums, stacked full of pics taken during school trips, holidays, drunken parties and weekends away – out of focus, badly framed, eyes shut, or even worse red, as if cursed by the devil!! Those photographs were far from perfect, but what they lacked in quality was made up in character and emotion! Back…
Simon Sinek’s interview on the challenges facing Millennials and their employers in the work place has certainly resonated with people of all ages. I would highly recommend spending the 15 minutes to listen to Simon’s views. Should your time be tight, I have summarised some of the key points with some of my own ideas…
Travel Out There has always been a Disruptive Innovation since the company was formerly established in 2006. Please find below a bite sized overview of our exciting journey to date. Sharing Great Experiences with New Connections and having fun! In 2005, Austin landed on Baltic shores and started a ‘hobby business’ to connect with…
My name is Austin Nicholas, Founder and Director of Travel Out There, and I have a confession to make…. I am having a passionate love affair with Latvia that began in 2003, during a reconnaissance mission to Riga for a football tour. Pre-Ryanair and Pre-EU membership the country was on the verge of great changes….
Imagine a balloon represents each key area in one’s life and the air in side each balloon symbolises attention, time and energy: Work, Play (if you think about your health & fitness as ‘Play’ it does not seem so daunting to maintain this habit). Family/Friends Learning / Self development Which one of your balloons would…
It takes just one-tenth of a second for us to judge someone and make a first impression. Not only are people quick to form first impressions, they are also fairly accurate. Why making a good first impression matters. Enhance others’ perception of you, Project trustworthiness, Inspire confidence in your abilities Exude friendliness, Approachability and likeability,…
Travel Out There are on the hunt for the Hippest Santa. We have a good idea who this person could be, but we have no way of finding him, hence we are asking for YOUR HELP! What we do know: He often travels on tram 6 or 11 and gets off at Gertrudes iela….
Yesterday, I was invited to do a guest talk at Riga’s International School, to a group of captivated Economic students. The age group of the students was around 17 years old and I went in with the mindset of giving them some career’s advice that I certainly never received when I was as school. I…
The difference between responding with a first class or second class stamp could be the difference between you gaining that client or not. Responding in hours, not days, is a good way to generate trust and respect! We would be very interested to hear whether you agree with this idea or not. Kristian Sheglova…
Ok, so you have received a brief to organise a corporate event from a client or it might be the case that you have been given the responsibility to manage an incentive or corporate away day for your company. The age old saying ‘failing to plan, is a plan to fail’ is certainly evident when…
