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Pursuit is an online magazine for the conscious traveller, created by the team behind Satopia Travel. We search the globe in pursuit of discovering some of the most inspirational people on the planet and destinations that offer experiences that awaken the senses. 
ADVENTURE
September 25, 2023

Embark on a Transformational Philanthropy Travel Experience with Virgin Unite and Sir Richard Branson

Navigating a Journey of Legacy and Philanthropy Travel By Ahmed Gouda, Co-founder  Alchemist Experience with Virgin Unite and Sir Richard Branson In a world where challenges such as climate change, social injustice,…
DESTINATIONSWORLD TRAVEL
April 30, 2023

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express: A World Of Luxury and Elegance

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express: A World Of Luxury and Elegance By Ahmed Gouda, Co-Founder of Satopia Travel From the moment my boat arrived to take me from my hotel to Venezia Santa Lucia Railway…
Dominique CrennCULINARY
December 12, 2022

New Extra Star for the Star Chef Dominique Crenn

Dominique Crenn is currently one of the most celebrated chefs in the world and she has just been recognised with two new green stars in the Michelin Guide. This is a huge…
CULINARY
February 28, 2022

A Different Version of Reality According to Francis Mallmann

He confronted the tension between meaning and language. So when Francis Mallmann says, “I don’t think I’m an incredible chef” he’s not expecting flattery. What Mallmann wants is for us to question…
Paul ListerCONSERVATION
July 18, 2021

Paul Lister – The Future of the Forests in His Hands

The 23,000 acre Alladale Wilderness Reserve is an unprecedented attempt at private conservancy, nestled in glacial valleys, fringed by Scotland’s small remaining Caledonian pine forest. It’s home to one of Europe’s most…
CONSERVATION
June 15, 2021

World Oceans Day: Protecting the Seas, Protecting our Future Through Environmental Philanthropy

2021’s World Oceans Day focuses on something that the world has recently learnt – that every aspect of our world is connected and interrelated. The aim is to influence decisions being made…
PHILOSOPHY
May 3, 2021

How to Begin Again With Style

For many of us, spring is the moment when we slough off our long dormant season and enter the world again. We’ve had a year of down-time, spinning our wheels, planning our…
CONSERVATION
March 23, 2021

Make This Earth Day Matter

22 April is Earth Day, designed not just to acknowledge our debt to the planet, but to encourage action that will help preserve our world and improve it.
PHILOSOPHY
March 9, 2021

The Importance of Human Connection

Today, after a period of living in lockdowns and quarantines, most of us have come to reevaluate this most commonplace and yet most remarkable of experiences. We’ve been starved of hugs and…
PHILOSOPHY
February 22, 2021

Emerging with Strength & Consideration

We are seeking the changes that have been for the better, and being present to the rhythms and structures we've created for ourselves personally and professionally to take care of our wellbeing.…
CONSERVATION
January 28, 2021

Walking Into Freedom Without Looking Back

Kris Tompkins, former CEO of Patagonia inc. and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation, knows where we should be heading. On 21 January 2021 Kristine spoke honestly about how she and her late husband…
CONSERVATION
January 6, 2021

Rewilding the Land, Restoring Ourselves

Kristine Tompkins is an American conservationist, former CEO of Patagonia Inc., and President and Co-founder of Tompkins Conservation. Kristine is also a UN Environment Patron, recognised for her commitment to protected areas…
WELLBEING
January 5, 2021

Life Through Screens Led Me Back to Nature

We’ve all spent most of this year being grateful for technology, from Zoom and Teams and the way they’ve revolutionised our work-lives through, to Netflix and curved gaming monitors that have helped…
Virtual Experiences
December 22, 2020

“Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New…” Are Virtual Experiences a New Tradition?

It can be easy to forget that every tradition was a response to current conditions, and that what we do this year will become traditional by the end of the decade. We…
WELLBEING
December 15, 2020

Who Really Benefits When We Give?

Recent research says something different. In 2009 a Harvard Business School study showed that happier people give more, and that giving increases happiness – so it’s a virtuous circle. And it’s not…
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
December 8, 2020

Success: The Phoenix Must Burn to Emerge

Books are written about it, podcasts focus on it, each of us has a personal barometer that charts our success level in all areas of life: financially, socially, romantically, educationally, sports, work…
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
December 1, 2020

Why CEOs Need to Travel to Maintain Momentum

The influence of travel is profound – it’s a whole-body experience that feeds every sense. But it also does something more remarkable… it creates the space within which that mercurial thing called…
CONSERVATION
November 16, 2020

Kristine Tompkins: 25 Years Saving Wildlife

As the current president and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation and the former CEO of Patagonia, Inc., Kristine left the business world to protect wild beauty and biodiversity by creating national parks, restoring…
CULINARYTHOUGHT LEADERS
October 23, 2020

Carlo Cracco Constellation of Contradiction

Chef Cracco’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele restaurant complex is a perfect recreation of the original 19th century Galleria in Milan, fitted with every mod con and novel feature. Cracco trained in Monte Carlo…
WORLD TRAVEL
October 20, 2020

Join Laura Austin and Airstream on a California Road-Trip

Professional travel photographer Laura Austin and American Travel Trailer company Airstream® will be hosting a small group road-trip across California for people to learn about mindfulness and photography storytelling.
CULINARY
October 15, 2020

Shining a light on Massimo Bottura

From his avant garde culinary art through his fight on food waste and his work to uncover the invisible potential of others, it’s always been about bringing light to the world. When…
Virtual Experiences
October 13, 2020

How to Save Your Company Christmas Party

This year has been difficult to describe! Had someone told us at the start of the year that what lies ahead would be a summer that mostly spent at home, our holidays…
PHILOSOPHY
October 10, 2020

Francis Mallmann’s Philosophy on Freedom, Fear & Change

Regarded as the Godfather of open-fire cooking to his dedicated following of culinary explorers, Mallmann’s style of cooking has created a global phenomenon. Without a doubt, Mallmann is South America’s most famous…
CONSERVATION
September 19, 2020

Protecting the forest in the Highlands

Scotland was once covered in thick forest, it was an undulating wilderness teeming with wild lynx, wolves, and bears. Hunted and persecuted, these natural predators entered extinction hundreds of years ago.
CONSERVATION
June 15, 2020

Rewilding – The Return of the Macaw

Rewilding – The Return of the Macaw. For many Central and South American tribes consider the macaw to bring healing through light and colour. The Inga tribe in Colombia hold it sacred…
PHILOSOPHY
May 29, 2020

Why We Must Continue to Dream with Massimo Bottura

With most businesses, including restaurants and bars being forced to close as Italians were confined to their homes. The rest of the world followed closely behind. What we all discovered is that…
WORLD TRAVEL
September 4, 2019

How to Be a More Responsible Traveller

Raising awareness with travellers of their social, environmental and economic impact is something that Satopia Travel believes that the Travel and Tourism Industry has a responsibility to actively tackle, by educating people...
ADVENTURECULINARY
July 15, 2018

A Feast For All The Senses with Francis Mallmann

From landing in the port town of Comodoro Rivadavia, guests are forgiven for wondering if this is a trip or a pilgrimage. Embarking on a journey by road and boat across sometimes…