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Laura Pattara
Loquacious from birth and nomadic by nature, Laura holds a BA in Interpreting and Translation, focusing on linguistics and cultures from Sydney, Australia. For the past 20 years, she has tour-guided overland trips through South America and southern Africa and independently explored northern Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Far East Asia. Laura's adventures include a six-year motorbike journey from Europe to Australia and exploring the Arabian Peninsula in an old postie van. When she's not uncovering our planet's hidden gems, Laura moonlights as a freelance travel writer.
Education:Western Sydney University, 1996BA Interpreting and TranslationExpertise:Articles by Laura Pattara
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