COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT WE DO:
In these few days I have been transformed from a wilderness spectator to wilderness participant. Time no longer existed and all that mattered was the current moment."
Bas Tonissen
Bas Tonissen
"Have you ever compared your boss with a crocodile? Your colleague with an elephant? Or behaved like a rhino? With his vision on nature and wilderness, Alan McSmith is able to inspire others and show you a different perspective. On yourself, your dreams, and your legacy. It's interesting how he can link wilderness to our daily work and to notice how true that is."
Roos Stalenhoef
"You can feel the passion for Africa when Alan tells his wonderful stories. It is like you are in Africa itself. He tells about striking comparisons between wild animals and humans. And what you can learn from the animals. It helps you better understand your own reactions and emotions."
Gilian Neeseen
"On a Sunday morning I went to South Africa for a few hours. Being pulled into the wild with the stories of Alan in a timeless wilderness encounter (we had to put away or mobile phones and watches). The use of blindfolds made it even more intensive. I still got a wrapped South African pebble lying on my table, waiting to get unwrapped on the right moment."
Rick ter Heerdt
"On a cold autumn morning in Holland, Alan managed to bring some bursts of African warmth en sunlight by telling a few wonderful stories about animal encounters, wise African men and the art of simplicity & faith in life. Face to face with our inner lion, elephant and crocodile we’ve got truly inspired by his enthusiasm and philosophy. Too bad the plane to South Africa already left that day, otherwise we had send this message thousands of miles south from here."
Jeroen Bark and Rianne Lunenborg.
"Alan is a great character. In a very pleasant and stimulating way he gave us new perspectives on both African nature and our own."
Peter Jacobs and Barbara Jonker
About wilderness trails
"Through your wisdom about wilderness you helped me heal parts of me that called my soul here."
Shelley Jones
"You bring nature to people and people to nature. You explain the great qualities in life with simple answers … thank you for your guidance, your pathfinding, your energy, your smile, your stories, your listening, and above all, your friendship."
Pieter Hemels
"Thank you for sharing the wilderness experience with me. I’ve been inspired by your passion to look deeper into the souls of all beings is see."
Brigit Forssman
"I found it extremely invigorating to be at the mercy of nature for a change, and not the other way around. I am normally a fearful person, but for the first time in my life, i felt no fear! My concerns of spiders, lions, darkness and being alone dissolved before me. As a control freak in my life, i was liberated with letting it all go to nature and I have learned more about myself in the past week than ever before."
Mike Chambers
Roos Stalenhoef
"You can feel the passion for Africa when Alan tells his wonderful stories. It is like you are in Africa itself. He tells about striking comparisons between wild animals and humans. And what you can learn from the animals. It helps you better understand your own reactions and emotions."
Gilian Neeseen
"On a Sunday morning I went to South Africa for a few hours. Being pulled into the wild with the stories of Alan in a timeless wilderness encounter (we had to put away or mobile phones and watches). The use of blindfolds made it even more intensive. I still got a wrapped South African pebble lying on my table, waiting to get unwrapped on the right moment."
Rick ter Heerdt
"On a cold autumn morning in Holland, Alan managed to bring some bursts of African warmth en sunlight by telling a few wonderful stories about animal encounters, wise African men and the art of simplicity & faith in life. Face to face with our inner lion, elephant and crocodile we’ve got truly inspired by his enthusiasm and philosophy. Too bad the plane to South Africa already left that day, otherwise we had send this message thousands of miles south from here."
Jeroen Bark and Rianne Lunenborg.
"Alan is a great character. In a very pleasant and stimulating way he gave us new perspectives on both African nature and our own."
Peter Jacobs and Barbara Jonker
About wilderness trails
"Through your wisdom about wilderness you helped me heal parts of me that called my soul here."
Shelley Jones
"You bring nature to people and people to nature. You explain the great qualities in life with simple answers … thank you for your guidance, your pathfinding, your energy, your smile, your stories, your listening, and above all, your friendship."
Pieter Hemels
"Thank you for sharing the wilderness experience with me. I’ve been inspired by your passion to look deeper into the souls of all beings is see."
Brigit Forssman
"I found it extremely invigorating to be at the mercy of nature for a change, and not the other way around. I am normally a fearful person, but for the first time in my life, i felt no fear! My concerns of spiders, lions, darkness and being alone dissolved before me. As a control freak in my life, i was liberated with letting it all go to nature and I have learned more about myself in the past week than ever before."
Mike Chambers
