Posted: May 1, 2020
Nancy Pole Wilhite
Goal Keeper for final planning documents
Team member since 2009
What’s your hometown?
Navy brat, but I spent most of my formative years in Corona del Mar, California
What’s your favorite thing about working at Mango?
The staff
Why do you love to travel?
Because I get to experience new ways of looking at the world
What’s your favorite destination in Africa and why?
The next one…
What’s your favorite destination outside of Africa and why?
South America because it has a varied landscape, culture, people, food, flora and fauna
What’s your dream trip for 2020?
Perhaps Brazil
What’s the best thing you ever ate while traveling?
Beetle larvae
What’s the most memorable wildlife sighting in Africa?
Wild dogs on the hunt at Savuti Camp
What’s the most unique souvenir you’ve ever brought home from a trip?
Sand from the Atcama Desert
What 5 things are always in your carry-on bag?
Bathing suit, extra pair of cheater eye glasses, miner’s light, dental floss, tooth brush and a copy of my passport picture page
What’s the foreign currency you have the most of floating around at home?
Euro
What’s your top travel tip?
In case you lose your luggage, wear multiple layers of clothing on the flight
What’s your favorite animal?
Wild dogs
What do you love to do outside of travel?
Garden
What’s your go-to drink for sundowners?
Pimm’s Cup or scotch, preferably single malt
What’s your favorite movie or book?
“Les Enfants du Paradis”
What’s your favorite food?
Chocolate
What pets do you have?
My plants
What’s your perfect summer day?
Spending time in the water- on the beach or in a pool…
What’s your guilty pleasure movie?
Lord of the Rings series