To undertand where the name comes from, you must learn a little about our founder, then it may make sense. This whole site is derived from the founder’s background and knowledge, along with personal experiences.
The name, Captain Travel ‘Tog’, comes from the various facets of the work our founder does. The “Captain” comes from the fact that he is currently a Captain for a major airline in the United States. The “Travel” comes from the additional work as a Travel Advisor for another company he founded, which has become a family business. While “Tog” has a definition related to clothing, we use “‘Tog'” differently, our meaning is short for photographer, another business which our founder built.
OK, we know this is not an actual photograph of our founder, but it is an AI rendition of him with some added Photoshopping, of course. If you want to see a real photo of him, scroll down a little to the part about the Travel Advisor business and click the link to that company’s website.
Captain Ashby currently maintains the position as Captain on the Boeing 737 for a major U.S. airline. His flying not only covers the United States, but extends into Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and even into Colombia and Ecuador. His prior positions also extended his flying into Europe and South America, even over to Israel.
Some of what you find in this website will be from his experiences during these trips, along with his personal travels around the world.
Starting up a family-run Travel Advisor business was the latest addition (well, actually this website is the latest) to his Travel-related endeavors. Each business began based on one of Mr. Ashby’s passions, assisting others in taking dream vacations and going on travel adventures has been a desire for many years, which research on its development began during the pandemic, when travel was its most restricted.
Building from his passion to assist others to meet their Travel needs, he decided to first start a Travel Advisor business, selling the types of travel he loves first. He ultimately decided a franchise was the best route to get started in this venture, selecting Cruise Planners® and starting Cruise Planners – South Florida.
Mr. Ashby is an award-winning Travel Photographer. He founded and currently operates his photography business, Visual Approach Photography®, which does an extensive amount of Travel Photography from Resort Photography to tourist attractions to Drone Travel Photography. Additionally he does Lifestyle Photography for various companies and at locations throughout the world.
As you peruse this website, you will find that most Travel Photography is Mr. Ashby’s work, ranging from simple iPhone imagery all the way up to Drone Photography.
Since before the major interest in drones began, Mr. Ashby has been incorporating them into his photography business. Starting mostly with local work, he began traveling with his drone around the United States, then to different countries. His Drone Travel work has taken him to many countries, some with strict regulations and restrictions, obtaining authorizations needed along the way, including flying in Santorini (which the whole island is controlled airspace). Some of his Drone Travel Photography can be found within this website.
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