Tom Allen is the Society's new Expeditions and Fieldwork Manager. He is an explorer, author, trail prospector and responsible travel advocate specialising in the Caucasus region, as well a past recipient of the Society Land Rover Bursary.
In addition to supporting our core audience of fieldwork and expeditions practitioners, Tom will be helping the Society to expand the Society’s support to many more people, from leading experts to the simply curious, who want to make the world a better place as they travel with purpose, develop geographical knowledge, and share what they learn.
Tom first attended Explore in 2006 as a young delegate while planning a round-the-world bicycle expedition, and soon after found his niche as a communicator on the art of personal journey making. He has published numerous blogs, books and documentary films inspired by expeditions made on foot, bicycle, horseback, and by packraft, as well as building an online resource for budding bicycle travellers in the form of his long-running blog TomsBikeTrip.com
In 2016 he was the recipient of the prestigious Land Rover Bursary, helping establish a new 'Transcaucasian Trail' long-distance trekking route across the Caucasus region, and exploring and mapping the trail’s first national section across Armenia. The route was published in 2021 and now attracts an annual cohort of adventurous hikers.
