Who are Objective?

Objective Travel Safety specialises in training a wide range of professionals & individuals prior to their travels. Since 2002,  we have been running Hostile Environmnet Safety Courses for journalists deploying to conflict zones, we currently have a contract with the European Broadcast Union www.http://www.ebu.ch/en/hr_training/training/index_new.php and have run courses for most of the UK's print and TV media. We also run courses for NGOs and multi national companies sending employees to post conflict countries. In addition, courses are available to expeditions & Objective trained Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman before both the Long Way Round & Down motor bike expeditions.    

The increasing need of safety awareness for young travellers lead to the creation of the Gap Safety course. In one day, students are given advice, warnings and responses to various situations they may face. The course is designed to teach the individual how to evaluate situations so they can avoid trouble and to give them the confidence to get off the beaten track and explore; i.e make the most of their gap year. The course had now been running for 7 years. 

Charlie McGrath MBE
A wonderful paradox of a safety specialist and highly entertaining teacher. He spent his two gap years South America & Asia; then 15 years in the army working in Northern Ireland , Africa, Middle East and Central America . He has travelled extensively as a civilian on every continent (including Antarctica ). His never- exhausting repartee of travelling experiences adds humour and first hand experience to the courses.

Heather Thompson
A childhood in Southern Africa instilled an intrinsic desire to travel and she went backpacking through Souther Africa, parts of SE Asia, Australia, the Pacific and USA. She ran a programme for Raleigh International in Malayais & then managed Global Adventrues, a Gap Year programme provider. Heather has travelled independendently to Central and Sough America, Eastern Europe and parts of Asia.  

Eleanor John

Eleanor spent her gap year travelling throughout Central and South America  and has since indulged her passion fo rthe outdors by backpacking in teh US, Europe and Tibet. Professionally she has been involved in several geo-science research expeditions to remote parts of SW China, Mexico and Eastern Europe.  

Georgie Aldous
Travelled numerous miles with a rucksack on her back; 8 years experience as a travel agent; extensive experience in all continents.

Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton MVO MBE
20 years service with the Irish Guards and SAS; specialist knowledge of South America, the Middle and Far East . Jamie established the course with Charlie in 2002 and now act as a consultant.