Talking Travel with Ken Gaub

I got to spend some time with Ken Gaub yesterday.

Photo Courtesy of Ken Gaub World Wide Travel

He is the president and founder of Ken Gaub Ministries, Founder/President of Y.O.U., a non-profit religious organization geared to helping people worldwide, an international motivational speaker, author of six books with an international radio broadcast, and the recipient of many awards from government officials in several countries including the 1990 Presidential Medal of Merit from President George H.S. Bush, the 1991 J. Edgar Hoover Award for distinguished Public Service, the 1992 Family Values Award from Vice-President Dan Quayle, the Presidential Award from President Ronald Reagan and the 1997 American Police Hall of Fame Honor Award (I've seen his name on their wall!).

Of particular interest to me, Mr. Gaub has traveled to over 115 countries and has visited Israel and the Holy Lands over 150 times- needless to say he is among the elite of the elite in frequent flyer circles, having traveled over 8 million miles around the world. He's a pretty big deal, and yet, I found Mr. Gaub to be extremely nice and without a shred of ego and it was so cool to visit with him. We talked travel mostly and he showed me some of his souvenirs, gifts, and mementos from around the world and his stack of passports, even one issued by the KGB!

Mr. Gaub and his wife host at least two all inclusive trips a year to the Holy Lands which include visits to the Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, the Jordan River, and Bethlehem. He said people of all faiths, as well as those with no faith, have traveled with them to Israel. Clearly an interpretative tour with someone so intimately familiar with both the word and the Holy Lands would be an amazing experience and I'd love to go along sometime. They sometimes do other hosted tours, but focus almost exclusively on the Holy Lands.

If you've ever considered visiting Israel and the Hold Lands, check out Ken Gaub World Wide Travel and let them know Melissa at Northwest Family Vacations sent you.