It was in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands where Francesco Galli Zugaro found his calling. Surrounded by the unspoiled beauty of nature, Zugaro was astounded by the sights he saw and explored, and all the more eager to share its wonders with adventurous travellers.
In 2008, he struck out with his partner Fred Brown to found and run Aqua Expeditions, a boutique cruise firm currently headquartered in Singapore, a city that Zugaro and his family now call home. The travel specialist will soon unveil an updated itinerary for its Indochina tour, which was first launched in 2014—a journey that will take travellers through Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand, in partnership with luxury resort Soneva Kiri and The Siam Hotel in Bangkok.
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Here, the itinerant traveller reveals more about his sojourns.
What was your last trip?
Francesco Galli Zugaro (FGZ) In the last three months, I have been in Indonesia, Montenegro and Sicily. They are all amazing in their own right: Indonesia provides the equivalent of the Galapagos Islands in Southeast Asia; Montenegro’s Aman Sveti Stefan is a private island for only 100 guests, set in a 600 year-old village; and Sicily (in particular Capofaro, on Salina in the Aeolian Islands) is truly Italy at its best.
