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Alex Buri

Growing up in the backcountry of north-western Canada, I gained a love for travel and the outdoors from an early age. I spent twelve years traveling throughout Asia, exploring the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, and Tibet, and more recently Croatia, Colombia, and Peru.

After founding TrekkingPartners in 2011, I started helping travelers find other like-minded people to adventure with. Now, with kimkim, we're excited to help travelers put together amazing travel experiences based around their own unique interests.

What places and activities do you specialize in?

"I can give advice and recommendations for anywhere in India and most regions in Nepal. I'm more familiar with the longer trekking routes, but have done many of the shorter, local treks around Nepal, Ladakh and Sikkim. Would be happy to help people looking to do the same. I'm also familiar with British Columbia's northern backcountry, if you're headed in that direction."

How did you get involved in travel?

"My first travel experience was volunteering in remote Cambodia during university. After that, I continued on to southeast Asia, Tibet, Nepal, and finally India where I spent 7 months wandering throughout the Indian subcontinent. Over time, it became clear that the most meaningful travel experiences were those that came about through the help and recommendations of others. In 2010, I started a website called 'Wandering India' to help facilitate such connections. In 2011, I started another site in Nepal for connecting like-minded travellers that didn't want to travel alone. Lately, I've connected with a great team in Palo Alto to continue helping people find a better way to travel."

Please share a unique travel experience you will never forget.

"My memories of visiting a new country or culture for the first time are hard to forget. Otherwise, it tends to be the experiences that come about unexpected that are the most memorable. To pick one, it would be visiting Tibet in March of 2006 with my girlfriend, hiking to the northern flank of Mt. Everest together, and then hitch-hiking our way back to Kathmandu from Tingri (after a long day of watching jeeps fly by us, a friendly Germany couple forced their driver to stop and pick us up)."

Alex is part of the following groups: British Columbia Travel Agents
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Recent trip reviews for Alex

Best of Croatia in 5 Days
Croatia | Oct 18 - Oct 23, 2018

Hilbert
Hilbert L.
the United Arab Emirates | Reviewed on Nov 05, 2018

My trip to Croatia went smoothly as planned with the help of Alex. Zero hiccups on all arrangements made. He exactly knew how to select perfect locations and comfortable places to stay. I liked the flexibility of setting the itinerary to fit my preferences or recommendations from Alex. As a solo traveler, the open line between us during the entire trip was definitely a plus! Looking forward to more trips with kimkim's services. 😁

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Alex
Alex Buri
Local specialist in Smithers, BC | Replied on Nov 10, 2018

Hi Hilbert, glad we were able to help with your trip and was great getting to know you. Hope to see you again for your next holiday!

Family Trip to Hawaii
Hawaii | Jan 13 - Jan 19, 2016

Edouard
Edouard T.
Palo Alto, CA | Reviewed on Feb 10, 2016

I used kimkim for a family trip to Hawaii. Kimkim was particularly useful to help me cut through the noise and get the information I needed. Most importantly, they saved me a lot time in my planning process.

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Alex
Alex Buri
Local specialist in Smithers, BC | Replied on Feb 18, 2018

Was a pleasure working with you, Edouard! Hope to have the chance again :)