Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Coming up: Jeff Minthorn, Editor
of Verge Magazine
Not only am I a travel nut, but I am also a voracious reader. One
of the magazines I picked up recently is called Verge
and I felt it really stood out from the crowd of travel magazines.
The magazine’s motto is “study – work –
volunteer – travel” and it focuses on traveling with
a purpose.
The magazine is unique in that it talks a lot about learning vacations
and volunteer vacations. Once I explored their website I discovered
that their primary target audience is young people who might want
to take a year off university and focus on opportunities to study,
work and volunteer abroad.
Jeff Minthorn is one of the two founders of the magazine; he has
quite an interesting background and is no stranger to travel. He
completed a degree in environmental studies and architecture and
during university he took a year off and lived in Rome. He has traveled
extensively throughout Europe and also worked in Antarctica.
Throughout his working life he has become involved in quite different
endeavours. He ran his own design/build company, specializing in
residential renovations. Later he took time off work and worked
as a volunteer with special needs adults. He also worked as an outdoor
wilderness guide and instructor.
Jeff and his friend Tannis sat down around 3 years ago over a cup
of coffee and decided that they wanted to do something different.
And so the idea for Verge Magazine was born. Jeff is one of those
people who has successfully turned his dream into reality. About
6 months passed between that fateful conversation over coffee and
the day when the first issue of Verge hit the newsstands in September
of 2002.
Two and half years later Jeff has become an experienced publisher
and editor of a unique publication, and I look forward to introduce
him to you.
Related articles:
Here is the completed interview with Jeff
Minthorn.
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