"Travel Pictures & An Exhibition"
Calendar Feature
The Boston Globe
November 10, 2002

In his 33 years, former Wellesley resident Rob Holmes has trekked through 32 countries on six continents, almost always traveling in a low-budget, eco-friendly style. Along the way, he developed his talents as a photographer and put together slide shows that depict exotic countries from a native's vantage point…continued…

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"Rob Holmes Travels the Path to Success at Trails.com"
Feature Interview
Seattle24x7.com
October 9th, 2002

From the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to the land of the snow leopard in Mongolia and Central Asia, Rob Holmes has traveled the world in pursuit of adventure, recreation, learning, inspiration, new business development, and even protection of an endangered species. Yes, no matter how far or how high his treks have taken him, the trail has always led back to Seattle…continued…

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As a kid, Rob Holmes '92 delivered papers and shoveled driveways. But while his friends saved up to buy Star Wars action figures and Big League Chew, Rob opted out of the plastic Princess Leah and instead banked his money. During his junior year at Hobart, while he was busy studying wildlife management in Kenya, that money continued to accrue. By the time he graduated with a degree in environmental science and biology, he had saved enough to purchase a car and pay for a 12-month trip around the world…continued…

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"Former Resident Rob Holmes Now Hiking the
Information Highway"
Feature Story: Lifestyle Section
The Wellesley Townsman
April 12th, 2001

Type the words "trails.com" into an Internet search engine, and up comes a photo of lush green forest and the words "Over 20,000 trails." This Web-based company was co-founded in the fall of 1999 by the former Wellesley resident and Wellesley High School graduate Rob Holmes. Based in Seattle, Washington, Trails.com is a Web site designed to help its visitors plan their weekend activities and vacation adventures…continued…

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Robert B. Holmes, University of Washington MBA Program, Class of 1999
• Academic focus: International Business, Marketing and Business Development
• Favorite classes: Business to Business Marketing and International Field Studies
• Activities: Global Business Association, Challenge for Charity, Environmental Business Association
• Program highlights: Study Tours to Brazil and South Africa, Student Exchange Program to India
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Weston Road resident Rob Holmes, a 26-year-old globe-trotter with several continents under his belt wants to send a message to his contemporaries: travel. No, he is not a spoiled kid and he's not advocating vacation time. In Holmes' view, now that the world has somewhat shrunk and the United States is "helping" other countries out there, young people have work to do in the names of objectivity and awareness. They can also get a better sense of themselves and their roles…continued…

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Living in the age of planning did not stop one young man from Wellesley from pursuing his dream of taking a world tour one day at a time. Moved by his urge to see how people really live in faraway places, 24-year-old Rob Holmes spent close to a year taking in experiences he never thought he was going to have. And he was not pressed by any schedules…continued…

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